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SPEAKERS

Years of Us
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF DETECTIVES
Friday, 5th September 2025

Seminar: Janel Klein - Journalist and Correspondent

Janel Klein is a journalist, correspondent and on air talent
contributing to a range of national media outlets, including NBC,
ABC, FOX Sports, The Weather Channel, NFL Network, ESPN, and
NBA Entertainment. A seasoned live speaker and interviewer, Janel
has hosted major events such as the NCAA Frozen Four Tournament,
the College Football Championships and the Kentucky Derby. Janel
is a former newspaper editor who began her television career as an anchor and news
reporter for the ABC affiliate in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She is a graduate of the
University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Janel Klein will discuss some of her most high profile stories that made national
headlines over the past few years, where in most situations, private investigators were
used by the families involved, the prosecution, or the defense. She will also discuss
private investigators working with the media on high profile cases.

Jennifer Auger graduated from Indiana University in 1993 with
a dual major in Economics and History. Jennifer attended Emory
University College of Law graduating in 1996. She makes her home
in Franklin, Indiana.

Jennifer has an active practice, primarily focusing on family law,
personal injury and criminal defense. Jennifer’s cases have been covered in such
publications as the Tokyo Times, The Indiana Lawyer and U.S. News and World Report.
She has appeared on CNN and ABC World News Tonight for her legal opinions. She
has taught at the Emory University College of Law’s Trial Techniques program and
was recently invited to speak in Indianapolis on jury selection.

On October 28, 2022, Richard Allen was arrested for the February 2017 murders of
13-year-old Abigail “Abby” Williams and 14-year-old Liberty “Libby” German near
the Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana. Jennifer was asked to join the team of
defense attorneys for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen. The trial in 2024
garnered worldwide attention. In December 2024, Richard Allen was sentenced to
prison for 130 years for the murder of these two teenage girls.

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