Mark R BecknerMark Beckner is known in Colorado from his time with the Boulder Police Department from 1978 to 2014. He rose through the ranks to become Boulder's Police Chief in 1998 and remained in that position until his retirement in 2014. Chief Beckner took th reins of a department in turmoil and suffering from widespread criticism in the wake of the 1996 JonBenet Ramsey murder. Given the propensity of unusual happenings in Boulder, the Department and Chief Beckner often found themselves in the news. However, it wasn't until he took over command of the JonBenet Ramsey investigation in late 1997 that he became known across the country by those interested in the bizarre nature of JonBenet's death. While the case has never been solved, Chief Beckner was able to bring order to the investigation and played a role in getting the case to a grand jury. Most within the local media respected Chief Beckner for his honesty and straightforward approach.Mark holds a Master's Degree from the University of Colorado Denver and now splits his time between Colorado and Arizona. Mark and his wife Sally have a daughter, Kimberlee, and a son, Chad who are both married with kids. They have five grandchildren. Mark now uses his law enforcement experience and writing skills to create thrilling, dramatic, and suspenseful murder mysteries with a touch of realism. His first two books, Behind The Lies and Death From Desire, have received highly positive reviews. His third book, Naked Evidence, continues with detectives readers came to know in the Candy Man Killer case (Behind The Lies) and the Deadly Desires case (Death From Desire). Read More Read Less