Crime expert Van Zandt to lecture on terrorism

Staff report

WARREN

Clint Van Zandt, a television and radio commentator and author, will lecture on “The Face of 21st Century Terrorism” at 10:30 a.m. March 18 at Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW.

Doors open at 9:30 a.m. with coffee and breakfast rolls available for purchase.

Tickets are $25 at the door. Van Zandt’s appearance is part of the Trumbull Town Hall lecture series. For season tickets, group rates or information, contact Laraine DeCristofaro or Kathy Lepro at 330-373-1900.

Van Zandt’s newest book, “Facing Down Evil: Life on the Edge as an FBI Hostage Negotiator,” will be available to purchase, and Van Zandt will sign copies. The former FBI agent is an expert on crime and human behavior. He has appeared on television programs thousands of times. Court TV aired a biography on his life. Van Zandt is currently the chief criminal analyst for NBC/MSNBC.

As an FBI profiler and hostage negotiator, he personally negotiated with Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh in Waco, Texas, and he has conducted negotiations that have brought about the release of hostages held by prison rioters, and kidnap victims held by both South American guerrillas and terrorists in the Philippines.

He correctly profiled Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh on the day of the bombing and also led the analytical team that helped to identify the “Unabomber.”