Detective Gary Fourtney retired after 30 years of service with the St. Louis County, MO Police Department.  Gary's formal education includes a Certificate of Specialization in Business Administration from St. Louis Community College, Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Management and Business Administration, and a Master of Arts Degree in Business, all from Webster University in St. Louis, MO.

Gary currently manages all of Vista Law Enforcement Training and Consulting, LLC's consulting services to law enforcement agencies, legal entities, and private corporations. Gary also prepares all of Vista Law Enforcement Training and Consulting, LLC's new Missouri Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) training programs.

During his 30-year career, Gary was assigned as a detective for over 24 years, including 14 in the Bureau of Crimes Against Persons, Homicide Unit.  Gary also served 7 years in the Bureau of Drug Enforcement, where he was assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Task Force in both the Tactical Intelligence Unit and the Financial Crimes (Money Laundering) Group.  For the remaining 3 years, Gary was assigned to the Burglary Unit, where he initially began his investigative career in 1983.

Gary was initially trained as a death investigator through St. Louis University's Medical Death Investigator's Training School.  Gary has subsequently attended and been trained at 8 Masters Conferences for Advanced Death Investigations, also through St. Louis University's School of Medicine. 

For the past 31 years, Gary has been on the instructional faculty and staff, teaching "The Role of the Homicide Detective in Forensic Death Investigations," also through St. Louis University's School of Medicine.

Gary was trained in undercover drug operations through the Drug Enforcement Administration's Narcotics Investigators Training School, through the DEA's Office of Training in Quantico, VA.

Gary was assigned as a full-time instructor at the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy for a total of 4 years, where his primary areas of instruction were Missouri Criminal Law and Juvenile Law, Defensive Driving Techniques, and Criminal Investigations.  

After that time, and for the last 31 years, Gary has continued teaching at the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy on a part-time basis, training both new police recruits, as well as veteran law enforcement officers.  Gary has also provided a variety of law enforcement training, education, and instruction at numerous police agencies and training institutions throughout the United States.  

Gary is currently an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at St. Louis Community College (Meramec, Wildwood, and Forest Park Campuses), providing instruction in the areas of Criminal Investigation, Introduction to Policing, Rules of Criminal Evidence, Police Supervision, and Management of Human Conflicts.

Gary is a Missouri Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Certified Generalist Law Enforcement Instructor, certified through the Missouri Department of Public Safety.  

During his training tenure at the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy, Gary was also trained and certified to teach a variety of specialist instructional programs in addition to his Generalist POST Instructor License, including being a Firearms Instructor (handgun, shotgun, and patrol rifle (AR 15 .223/5.56), Semi-Automatic Weapons Armorer, Certified Chemical Munitions Instructor (Chemical Mace and Pepper Mace), Defensive Tactics Instructor, and Defensive Driving Instructor, certified though the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glencoe, GA. 

 Gary was trained as an instructor in Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) which includes tactical strategies and techniques in the response and survival to active killer/workplace violence incidents.

In 2023, Gary was selected as a Team Adam Consultant for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).  In this role, he provides rapid, on-site assistance to law enforcement agencies and families in critical cases of missing children, technical assistance to law enforcement agencies regarding long-term missing children investigations, and in-person and online training to public safety and child-serving professionals.

Gary was appointed by the St. Louis County Executive to the St. Louis County Pension Board, where he served on both the Investment and Plan Improvement Committees, serving 1,000's of current and retired St. Louis County employees.  Gary attended and trained at the Missouri Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (MAPERS) Conferences.  He received pension and benefits training from The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.  Gary serves as a Board Member in the St. Louis County Police Retirees' Association, where he serves as Financial Officer, overseeing pension benefits and other financial issues affecting retired St. Louis County Police Employees.

• 26 Certificates of Appreciation for Law Enforcement Instruction
• 2 St. Louis County Police Department Chief’s Commendations
• 6 St. Louis County Police Department Awards of Excellence
• Letter of Appreciation from the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
• National Office of Drug Control Policy, High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Award for Outstanding Drug Interdiction Achievement
• US DOJ, National Drug Intelligence Center, Letter of Appreciation
• US DOJ, Office of the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, Award for Distinguished Service
• US DOJ, DEA Administrator’s Award for Exceptional Service, DEA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
• St. Louis DEA Division Award for providing intelligence on a major drug trafficking organization 
• 3 Letters of Appreciation from the DEA’s St. Louis Division Office
• 2 Letters of Appreciation from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri 
• 2 Letters of Appreciation from the DEA Office of Training, Quantico, VA for providing specialized training to DEA special agents

• International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA)
• Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 111 (FOP)
• St. Louis County Police Retiree's Association

Lieutenant Brian Hilke retired in 2021 from the O’Fallon, MO Police Department after a 25-year law enforcement career. Brian spent 14 of his 25-year career serving in the roles of Detective and Detective Sergeant, where he gained extensive experience and advanced training in the areas of serious/complex criminal investigations, interview and interrogation, courtroom testimony, applicant selection/ background investigations, and report writing. Brian was also a Shift Supervisor and Section/Division Commander for 18 of his 25 years, where he augmented his skills and knowledge in the areas of training/coaching, policy development, team building/leadership, organizational risk management, crisis/emergency management, and public relations. 

Brian has 18-years’ experience as a Certified Forensic Law Enforcement Polygraph Examiner, where he has conducted over a 1,000 polygraphs in the areas of criminal specific, applicant pre-employment, internal affairs, and other requested exams.

Brian is President-Company Partner and Lead Instructor of Vista Law Enforcement Training and Consulting, LLC, where he leads our instructors while designing, scheduling, and teaching our POST-approved training courses. Brian oversees all operations, formulates company strategy, executes business marketing, and manages our budget/payroll. He conducts polygraph examinations, and he delivers expert consulting, investigative, and witness testimony services to law enforcement agencies and law firms.

In 2023, Brian was selected as a Team Adam Consultant for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).  In this role, he provides rapid, on-site assistance to law enforcement agencies and families in critical cases of missing children, technical assistance to law enforcement agencies regarding long-term missing children investigations, and in-person and online training to public safety and child-serving professionals.  

• Master of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology (Lincoln University), 4.0 GPA
• Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice, Minor in Sociology (Columbia College), 3.95 GPA, summa cum laude
• Certified Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Law Enforcement Instructor Generalist and Specialist training certifications.
• Texas Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Polygraph School certification 
• Post-Conviction Sex Offender Testing (PCSOT) training certification
• Missouri Police Chiefs’ Association Charitable Foundation Command College Class #10
• FEMA’s EMI’s Professional Development Series and Field Force Command & Planning for Executives
• Over 4,800 hours of law enforcement training

• 29-years as a law enforcement veteran/trainer
• Shift Supervisor and Section/Division Commander for 18 of 25-year career
• Detective and Detective Sergeant for 14 of 25-year career
• Jail Administrator-Division Commander
• Crime Scene Investigator (CSI)
• Field Training Officer (FTO)
• Patrol and Community Services Sergeant-Section Supervisor and Commander
• Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officer, Department Coordinator, and Great Rivers CIT Council-Region 4 St. Louis, MO Board Member
• Detective Sergeant-Section Supervisor and Commander
• Certified Forensic Law Enforcement Polygraph Examiner
• Certified Fire and Arson Investigator
• Patrol Lieutenant-Watch Commander
• Adjunct Instructor for the Missouri Police Chiefs’ Association (MPCA) Charitable Foundation Command College and other MPCA courses
• Presenter at the Missouri Police Chief’s Association, Missouri Sheriff’s Association, and Missouri Coroners and Medical Examiners Association Conferences
• Adjunct Polygraph Instructor for the Marston Polygraph Academy in San Bernardino, CA
• Certified ASP Tactical Weapon Instructor (Baton, Restraints, Flashlight)
• Certified SABRE Aerosol Irritant Projector Instructor (OC Pepper Spray)
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) Instructor

• Deputy Report Officer and Deputy Commander for the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis
• Member, St. Louis Area Child Abduction Response Team (CART)
• Member, St. Charles County’s Child’s Center Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
• Member, St. Charles County Child Fatality Review Panel
• Assisted and oversaw investigators who conducted over 8,200 investigations
• Participated in and managed over 1,000 applicant background investigations

• Featured in the 2019 NBC Dateline television season #28 premiere "The Thing About Pam"
• Featured in the 2019 NBC Dateline first-ever podcast "The Thing About Pam," Apple’s No. 3 podcast for two consecutive years; downloaded over 1.3 billion times as of 2/2024 
• Featured in the 2022 NBC Dateline television episode “The Real Thing About Pam”
• Featured in the 2022 NBC television six-part true-crime drama "The Thing About Pam" by actor Cuyle Carvin
• Featured in the 2022 Investigation Discovery: People Magazine Investigates "Infamous Pam Hupp" 
• Featured in the 2022 STL TV “The Issues: Countdown to Murder – The Pam Hupp Case”
• Featured in the 2022 FOX 2 “Key Pam Hupp Detective Now Trains Other Officers” by reporter Chris Hayes
• Featured in the 2023 German podcast "Mord auf Ex" (Murder of Ex: Murder in Missouri) about killer Pam Hupp
• Featured in the 2024 FOX/Tubi series premiere/season 1, episode 1 “Ms. Murder: Pamela Hupp” 
• Featured in the book “Countdown to Murder: Pam Hupp – Death Insured” by bestselling author Rebecca Pittman
• American Legion Police Officer of the Year award
• Four, Chief’s Letter of Commendation awards
• Two, Chief’s Letter of Appreciation awards
• Academic Excellence Award for graduating 1st overall in class from Eastern MO Police Academy

• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
• International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA)
• American Association of Police Polygraphists (AAPP)
• American Polygraph Association (APA)
• The BackStoppers, Inc.
• Law Enforcement Officials (LEO) of Greater St. Louis