Past eventHeld October 6–9, 2026
MVCIA Conference 2026
MVCIA Conference is a law-enforcement conference focused on violent-crime investigation and homicide casework.
Copper King Convention Center, Butte, MT
- Held
- October 6–9, 2026
- Venue
- Copper King Convention Center, Butte, MT
TL;DR
- MVCIA Conference 2026 took place October 6–9, 2026 at Copper King Convention Center in Butte, MT.
- The program was billed as including a Bryan Kohberger and University of Idaho quadruple homicide keynote case, homicide-team training, manhunt and case reviews, and genetic genealogy.
- Attendance was limited to people authorized to receive Confidential Criminal Justice Information.
About
The MVCIA Conference is the Montana Violent Crimes Investigators Association gathering for violent crime investigators. Attendance was restricted to sworn law enforcement authorized to receive confidential criminal justice information. The keynote was scheduled to look at the Bryan Kohberger and University of Idaho homicide investigation, including the evidence and national impact. Other sessions were scheduled to cover building a homicide team, a Kern County manhunt, a Big Sky homicide case, a cold case from Florence, and genetic genealogy.
Who was in the room
Violent crime investigators
Sworn law enforcement personnel with CJIN authorization.
Featured speakers
6 listedSgt. Matthew Wilson Sr.
Keynote: Building a Successful Homicide Team · Indiana homicide unit
Sgt. Patrick McIrvin
Kern County Manhunt case study · Kern County, CA
Greg Sangster
Special Agent: Genetic Genealogy · FBI
Samantha Gondeiro
Officer: Getting through the Grind · Great Falls PD
Ethan Smith
Detective: Lessons Learned - My First Homicide Trial · Missoula PD
Bruce McDermott
Agent: Michelle Sorrows Homicide Case Review · Montana DCI
Venue & travel
Venue
Copper King Convention CenterQuestions people ask
6 answeredMVCIA Conference 2026 took place October 6–9, 2026.
It was held at Copper King Convention Center in Butte, MT.
Attendance was limited to people authorized to receive Confidential Criminal Justice Information under MCA 44-5-101 and federal CJIN access law.
The published audience was violent crime investigators, specifically sworn law enforcement with CJIN authorization.
It was most useful for homicide and violent crime detectives, especially from Montana and neighbouring states, since the program paired case studies such as the Kern County manhunt and the Florence hair salon cold case with talks by an FBI genetic genealogy agent and an Indiana homicide supervisor. Attendance was limited to personnel authorized for confidential criminal justice information, so civilians, and officers without patrol-to-investigations interest, would have gotten little from it.
Investigators at police training conferences usually wear business casual or plain-clothes duty attire, such as slacks, collared shirts and sport coats, with some attending in agency polos or uniform; October in Butte is cold, so a jacket was useful.
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