Michael Ruggiero

Mike Ruggiero was in law enforcement for 35 years and worked for the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Florida from 1991-2022. He has over 25 years of experience investigating major crimes, such as: narcotics, sex crimes, internal investigations, robbery, and homicide. Sergeant Ruggiero has completed numerous hours of training in the fields of graphology, kinesics, and statement analysis. He has provided thousands of hours of advanced training in the fields of investigations, interviewing, and detecting deception through identifying aspects of handwriting, body language, and statement analysis.

Sergeant Ruggiero has been involved in the investigation of several hundred homicides as both an investigator and the sergeant of the Homicide Squad. He was involved in the high-profile investigations of Caylee Anthony and Markeith Lloyd. Mike earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from Columbia College in 2012 and has provided instruction for central Florida Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers, the US Peace Corps, the International Chiefs of Police Association, the Florida Homicide Investigators Association, and various other police departments and security professionals across the US.

In 2022, Mike authored a book, “Uncover the Truth” on body language and statement analysis.  He is a member of the teaching staff at P.A.T.C. (the Public Agency Training Council) and continues to provide training for officers throughout the state of Florida on the topics of Death Investigation, Interview and Interrogation, and Detecting Deception.