The conference brought personnel from law enforcement agencies together to share information about these topics. Topics included death investigations in cases in which either murder or suicide is a possibility, murders in which the offender follows a particular pattern or "signature," the investigation of serial murders, investigative techniques, and drug-related homicides. Other presentations focused on forensic pathology related to weapons, the use of DNA profiling for victim identification, case studies related to missing children, and case management in investigations of multiple murders. Figures, forms, checklists, and related information