North Carolina Homicide Investigators Association

Countdown to Our
Fall 2026 Conference!!!

Message from Our President

On behalf of the North Carolina Homicide Investigators Association Board of Directors, welcome to our association’s website. The North Carolina Homicide Investigators Association was founded in 1994 and it aimed to be an information sharing organization that assisted NC law enforcement agencies with cold cases. The immediate result was homicide investigators from across the state coming together to review and offer investigative ideas and techniques to aid in closing unsolved homicides. This group of individuals provided a solid foundation on which our association has been built. We have grown to support two training conferences each year that regularly provide cold case presentations, solved case presentations, nationally recognized experts from various fields of study, and focused training topics to approximately 250 homicide investigators across North Carolina. If you are not yet a member of our association and would like to apply, please take the time to review our by-laws to determine your eligibility. The top-notch training you will receive will prove to be very beneficial and informative. Additionally, the relationships you build with other members will be of great value to you through your professional career and beyond. Again, on behalf of our association’s Board of Directors and members, thank you for your interest in our association and we look forward to seeing you at one or both of our annual training conferences.

NCHIA Members,

As we get closer to the 2026 NCHIA Fall Conference, I wanted to follow up with additional information regarding the open seat on the NCHIA Board of Directors and our Open Case Review scheduled for Wednesday.
NCHIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS – OPEN SEAT
An election will be held during the Fall Conference to fill an open seat on the NCHIA Board of Directors.

Members interested in being considered for the position must:

• Be in attendance at the 2026 NCHIA Fall Conference.
• Provide a letter of recommendation from a senior supervisor within their agency specifically expressing the agency’s support for the member to serve on the NCHIA Board of Directors.
• The letter must also confirm the agency’s support for the member to attend all NCHIA Board meetings, both annual conferences, and any other training events held by NCHIA.

If you are interested in the open board seat, please see any current NCHIA Board member during the conference and provide your letter of support no later than Tuesday afternoon of conference week.

Once your letter has been submitted, you will receive additional information regarding the election process and next steps.

Serving on the NCHIA Board is a great opportunity to become more involved with the association, help shape future training and conferences, and contribute to the continued growth of NCHIA.

OPEN CASE REVIEW – WEDNESDAY
We are also still looking for investigators who have an open or unsolved case they would like to discuss with a small group of experienced investigators during Wednesday’s Open Case Review.
This will not be a presentation in front of the entire association. The review will take place in a smaller group setting designed to encourage open discussion, fresh perspectives, and the exchange of investigative ideas.
If you have a case that could benefit from another set of experienced eyes, please email NCHIA Board Member Matt Hefner at matthew.hefner@cmpd.org with a brief overview of the case you would like to present.
We hope members will take advantage of both of these opportunities to become more involved with NCHIA and with one another. We look forward to seeing all of you in the next few weeks at the Fall Conference!

Respectfully,

Derek B. Moore
Major of Operations
Carteret County Sheriff’s Office
President, North Carolina Homicide Investigators Association