Stacy Dittrich is an award-winning 17-year law enforcement officer, author, media consultant, and former detective specializing in sex crimes. With past training by a former FBI Behavioral Specialist, Stacy is certified through the National Institute of Truth Verification as an examiner (CVSA- lie detector). Stacy has also been assigned to a federal drug task force and has been involved in the investigations of numerous homicides. In 2002, she received the Victim’s of Crime Award from former Ohio Attorney General, Jim Petro and is a certified law enforcement instructor. She has instructed on topics ranging from sexual assaults to “stranger dangers.” Stacy retired early in 2008 to focus solely on her writing and media commitments. However, she is still a sworn special deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in Mansfield, Ohio and is assigned to running the voice stress analysis tests for new hires and criminal suspects.

Growing up in a family stocked with police officers created a unique upbringing for Stacy. Her father and three uncles began their career as police officers in 1969 after they returned from Vietnam. She saw firsthand the dangers of the job in 1979 when her uncle, James, was shot in the line of duty. Although he survived, he ultimately had to go out on disability. However, the other three brothers remain officers now and have an incredible 120-years combined experience. Fascinated with law enforcement at an early age, Stacy frequently accompanied her father to work, and began investigating her own “crimes” at age 8, after reading the story of serial killer Ted Bundy. With a hand-me-down kit of fingerprint powder, microscope, and handcuffs, she scoured the neighborhoods in search of the ultimate crime scene, often performing crude autopsies on unsuspecting insects. By the time she graduated high school, Stacy had been on the scene of more “real” crimes than most police rookies, spending her weekends taking part in a ride-along program with her father. Stacy graduated the police academy as class president, at the top of her class. In 1997, the Mansfield News Journal did a 2-page feature story on Stacy and her father, “Like Father, Like Daughter: The Beat Goes On.”

Stacy is the author of the CeeCee Gallagher thriller series about a female detective. She and her first novel in the series, “The Devil’s Closet”, were featured on CNN and Fox. Based on an actual case Stacy investigated, the novel debuted in October, 2008. The highly anticipated follow-up, “Mary Jane’s Grave”, debuts in May 2009. Stacy’s first true-crime book, “Murder Behind the Badge: True Stories of Cops Who Kill”, will debut in September, 2009 (Prometheus, Hardcover), and is already receiving rave reviews (see below).

Stacy’s untitled memoir about her life as a female police officer debuts in Spring 2010 (Kaplan).
Stacy is a member of the International Thriller Writer’s Association, Sisters in Crime, and is a regular contributor on Women in Crime Ink, a new web blog by an impressive group of award-winning true-crime authors, print and broadcast journalists, crime novelists, producers for CNN and CBS News, television personalities, and criminal justice professionals. Stacy is also a guest contributor at OfficerResource.com. Stacy is co-owner of Justice Interrupted, LLC; a media and advocacy team along with LA Deputy District Attorney, Robin Sax, and famed author and violence expert, Susan Murphy-Milano. Justice Interrupted Radio is a regularly featured show on Blogtalk radio and is currently being developed for television.

Stacy has appeared as a law enforcement commentator on "The O'Reilly Factor," Fox, CNN, Fox’s Geraldo at Large, The Nancy Grace Show, E! True Hollywood in Crime, The War On Crime, The Dana Pretzer Show, “That’s Life” with Cleveland’s Robin Swoboda, and hundreds of radio stations nationwide. She has appeared in the pages of SELF magazine, Women’s World magazine, Allure Magazine, The Boston Herald, The UK Observer, and The Miami Herald to name a few.

Stacy has given her expert and professional opinion on cases ranging from the Jon Benet Ramsey and Caylee Anthony case, to the Manson Family and Natalee Holloway. She has spoken on topics ranging from the American Mafia to Islamic honor killings, and just about everything in between.

Stacy Dittrich currently resides in Ohio with her husband, Rich—a police officer, and their two daughters.

"Murder Behind the Badge: True Stories of Cops Who Kill" reviews:

“As a crime victim myself who went on to become a felony prosecutor, police have been a constant in my life for many, many years. They are some of the most honorable people I have ever known. Dittrich exposes the dichotomy between police who fight crime every day vs. those who have become criminals themselves... a real mind-twister!”
Nancy Grace, CNN

"Murder Behind the Badge reveals the dark underbelly of the cop-shop, the evil that can lurk within. Some of these cases you may have heard about, many you have not. Now, learn the inside details of how a murderer gets a badge and is sometimes protected by fellow officers. Only another cop could walk the public through how a psycho gets on a police force in the first place. Only another cop could explain how the mindset of the thin blue line is sometimes so similar to the mindset of the truly disturbed. Author Stacy Dittrich is that cop. This is the book.
In the realm of true crime this is a must-have!
Diane Dimond, Investigative Journalist/Author of "Who You Love: Inside the Michael Jackson Case"

"Mary Jane's Grave (CeeCee Gallagher Book 2)" reviews:

A CeeCee Gallagher police procedural is always a treat (see THE DEVIL’S CLOSET) as the sergeant gives her readers a deep look at how she runs an investigation and why she takes some of the key steps that she does. The audience also receives glimpses of her love affair with FBI Agent Michael Hagerman while he deals with a treacherous former wife who will do anything to get him back. The who-done-it is terrific with its ties to the late nineteenth century atrocities as Stacy Dittrich provides a unique voice with a fresh brisk thriller starring a heroine who resonates with readers.
Harriet Klausner-MidWest Book Review

“A creepy ghost story lies at the heart of Dittrich’s second thriller starring detective CeeCee Gallagher. The crime is horrific and puzzling, and Dittrich does an excellent job laying out a clever procedural that is hauntingly laced with eeriness. A book to send true chills down the spine! Four and a half stars!
Romantic Times Book Review

“MARY JANE'S GRAVE provides a fast-paced storyline with a ghostly flair, emotional turmoil and multi-generational twists.”
Fresh Fiction

"The Devil's Closet" reviews:

"Dittrich explores every parent's nightmare in this chilling police procedural. The drama is intense and the plot terrifying as Dittrich's police detective heroine leads readers through an intricate maze set to entrap her. CeeCee Gallagher is a highly complex heroine whose private life is in shambles, but whose dedication to the job is impeccable...four stars!"
-- Romantic Times Book Review

"Detective CeeCee Gallagher hates cases that involve children. However, the case she's working on now has her racing against the clock to find a serial killer whose victims are young girls. After many years of kidnapping and murdering young girls, a frenzied killer has become even more demented, picking CeeCee as his next target.
A year ago, CeeCee had to make the decision of staying with her husband or starting a new life with Special Agent Michael Hagerman. CeeCee chose her husband, however Michael is now coming back to assist in the investigation of the case she's currently working. This has CeeCee wondering if she made the right choice in men. Michael knows what he wants -- CeeCee -- and when it looks like he can finally have her, he has to make sure he's able to keep her.
THE DEVIL'S CLOSE is jam-packed with mystery, suspense, romance and much, much more. A perfect combination of elements kept this reader's nose between the pages. I really like debut author Stacy Dittrich's style of writing. Drawing on her personal experiences as a deputy sheriff and detective specializing in sexual crimes, her novel is definitely interesting. And I'm looking forward to her next novel due to come out May 2009."
--Fresh Fiction Book Review

“CeeCee Gallagher is the real McCoy — gritty and tough, but with smooth edges. She embodies what a true detective needs to be.”
—Andrew Peterson, author of First to Kill

“Stacy Dittrich is an absolute master at devising and then executing a story that is not only realistic but downright chilling. Dittrich’s law enforcement background coupled with her command of descriptive adjectives, made it nearly impossible for me to put The Devil’s Closet down. She captured the ultimate fear and terrifying reality of a child sexual victim at the hands of a heinous predator.”
—Robin Sax, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney - Sex Crimes Division, Author of Everything Parents Need to Know about Predators and Molesters

"The first CeeCee Gallagher book is a terrific thriller mostly due to the dedicated lead character, who is tough yet vulnerable because she cares...fans will feel the serial killer taunting the cops is as amorally evil as Lector. The romance between the two cops adds depth to a strong tale that will frighten readers with what happens to the innocent young."
--Harriet Klausman, MidWest Book Review

"Dittrich is a former police detective who specialized in juvenile sex crimes and homicides. Dittrich brings her gritty expertise to fictional alter ego Detective CeeCee Gallagher in The Devil's Closet, a thriller about a serial child abductor..."
--Publishers Weekly's Show Daily

"With "The Devil's Closet," Stacy Dittrich has created a fascinating monster and an equally fascinating team of monster hunters. CeeCee Gallagher is a hard-nosed detective trying to track down a man who abducts and kills little girls. But, it's the big girl on his trail that the killer really wants....

This is no ordinary killer; he borders on the surreal. The thought that he might be living just down the street from you is disturbing.

This is a quick read that may appeal more to women than men due to the heavy emphasis on romantic entanglements within the monster hunting team.

Dittrich, a real-life police officer, provides plenty of twists and turns and non-stop action. This is her first novel, and surely not the last."
--Ron Simon
The Mansfield News Journal

The Devil's Closet-October 2008, A CeeCee Gallagher Thriller (Leisure)
Mary Jane's Grave-May 2009, A CeeCee Gallagher Thriller (Leisure)
The Body Mafia-March 2010, A CeeCee Gallagher Thriller (Leisure)
The Rapture of Omega March 2011, A CeeCee Gallagher Thriller (Leisure)
Murder Behind the Badge: True Stories of Cops Who Kill-September 2009 (Prometheus)
Stumbling Along the Beat: A True Story of a Policewoman's Journey-Spring, 2010 (Kaplan)

"Suffer the Children: True Stories of the Most Infamous Child Murders and Abductions"