In Search of the Blue Wind

The Road Dawgs Motorcycle Club, made up solely of active and retired police officers, goes in search of two of its members after they go missing while riding to the Laughlin River Run in Nevada. Having last heard from veteran bikers Gator Joe Farris and Cracker Jack McVey shortly after their departure from Wickenburg Arizona, the two mysteriously vanish. After contacting law enforcement authorities in Arizona, the Club finds out that prior to Gator Joe and Cracker Jack's disappearance, 14 other bikers have disappeared over a two year period from the same general area and under similar circumstances. Even after the formation of a multi-jurisdictional task force to investigate the large number of missing bikers, law enforcement authorities are left baffled and without any clues. The Road Dawgs become quickly frustrated at the lack of progress that law enforcement is making in the case. In their minds, if their brothers are to be found and the case is to be solved, the Road Dawgs will need to do it themselves. Follow the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Road Dawgs Motorcycle Club and their mascot, Scruffy the Bulldog as they sift through the desert sands along U.S. 93 in Arizona searching for their missing brothers or the mythical Blue Wind that blows over the body of a dead police officer
About the Author: Tim Whitfield has been involved in the field of Forensic Science since 1975 when he began his career with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Tim retired from the Sheriff's Office on December 1, 2004 after serving as the Director of the Forensic Science Section for over 12 years. Tim returned to law enforcement in 2005 and currently serves as the Director of the Scientific Investigation's Section of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office. In addition to Tim's duties in both Pinellas and Hernando, Tim has also doubled as the Team Leader for the Florida Sheriff's Association State-Wide Forensic Task Force. Mr. Whitfield's background in Forensic Science is extensive. Tim has been an adjunct professor at Saint Petersburg College and St. Leo University where he was instrumental in helping to establish both forensic science programs. Tim has also been an adjunct instructor in Forensic Investigation classes at the Institute of Police Technology and Management out of the University of North Florida since 1987, having taught classes internationally and in over 40 states. Because of his extensive knowledge in the field, Tim has been asked to lecture and instruct classes for numerous law enforcement agencies and organizations to include the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Evidence Response Team, the Florida Prosecutor's Association, the Washington State Police, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Rochester Institute of Technology and the United States Treasury Department.