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Maria Viola Jefferson:
Maria Viola Jefferson is a mother, wife, nurse, filmmaker, and author born to Sicilian immigrant parents. She discovered a love for writing and illustration in the third grade, where she wrote her first book of original poems and entered into a contest. After a twenty-year career as a labor & delivery nurse, Maria’s sustained passion for writing led to her first self-published children's book, Lefty Lucy for President (2017). This book was inspired by her daughter, signifying the challenges of being left-handed amongst her peers. In 2018, Maria wrote and produced her very first multi-award-winning feature film, Offstage Elements (2018). Offstage Elements is an inspirational drama that converges rock n’ roll with current-day family issues including drug and alcohol problems, mental illness, and more. It is currently streaming on demand and can be watched on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Plex, and Apple TV to name a few. Amid co-writing comedic episodes for a local television show in Palm Springs, Maria continues to write screenplays with hopes to inspire others.
Chris McMullin:
Chris McMullin was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He began his career as a police dispatcher in North Wildwood New Jersey in 1989. In 1990 he graduated from the Cape May County Police Academy and served as a Class II to Police Officer in North Wildwood New Jersey until being appointed a full-time police officer in the city of Philadelphia in October of 1990. Upon graduation from the Philadelphia Police Academy he was assigned to the 9th Police District where he served in Patrol. On August 20th 1992 he became a member of the Bensalem police department. He was promoted to the rank of Detective in January of 2000 and assigned to the Special Victims Unit where he investigated sex crimes, crimes against the elderly and children, homicide and cold-case homicides. In March of 2022 he retired and was sworn in as a Lieutenant with the Bucks County Sheriff's Office. He is a member of both the Vidocq Society and the Pennsylvania Homicide investigators Association. McMullin earned his Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice at DeSales University and is currently earning his Master's Degree. He is currently working to develope a true crime television series on solved cold cases with McCool television productions.