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• Seattle University
Professor Emeritus • Hall of Fame Inductee University of Washington Communications Dept. 2016 • Fulbright Sr. Specialist Scholar 2011 United Kingdom • Fulbright Sr. Specialist Scholar 2008 Cali, Colombia • Hall of Fame Inductee 2006 University of Arizona "Wildcat Hall of Fame" • Consultant for NPR 2005-06 "The Learning Curve" • National Bar Assoc. Silver Gavel Award Winner 1995 Investigative series "Overwhelming Evidence" • Judge for Mystery Writers of America 1994 "Edgar" Best First Novel • National Education Reporting Award 1990 Investigative Series "Who's Driving the Kids?" • Master of Arts in Communications 1990 University of Washington • N.Y. Times Best Selling Author 1990 "The Search for the Green River Killer" • Pulitzer Prize Finalist 1988 Investigative Reporting • Covered historic eruption of volcano in Columbia 1985 • The Seattle Times 1980-94 Investigative Reporter • Omaha World Herald 1977-79 Reporter • Tucson Citizen 1974-77 Reporter • Bachelor of Arts in Journalism 1974 University of Arizona |
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Tomás Guillén is a Professor Emeritus at Seattle University. Often he is asked to discuss law enforcement and criminal justice issues on CNN, FOX, and Good Morning America. He also is sought by local, national, and international news organizations as an expert on serial killers.
Before joining Seattle University, he worked as a journalist at The Seattle Times, Omaha World-Herald, and the Tucson Citizen. In 1988 he and a colleague were Pulitzer Prize finalists for their articles on the Green River Killer and in 1995 his stories on crime laboratories won the Silver Gavel in the American Bar Association investigative reporting competition.
The El Paso, Texas, native has judged numerous competitions, including the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel. In 2008 Guillén was selected to be a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Columbia. In 2011 he was selected to be a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar in the United Kingdom, where he taught at Staffordshire University.
Guillén received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Arizona and his Masters of Arts in Communication from the University of Washington. In 2005 he was named to the Arizona Daily Wildcat Hall of Fame at the University of Arizona. And in 2016 he was inducted into the “Hall of Fame” at the University of Washington Communication Department. (link to uw article in my word documents)
Guillén and his wife Susan Frerichs Guillén live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Susan regularly complements the author’s research with professional insights since she served as a police officer in the Omaha Police Department and Seattle Police Department. She also worked for many years as a clinical laboratory scientist. Tomás and Susan have three adult children: Natalie, Phillip and Anne.
Before joining Seattle University, he worked as a journalist at The Seattle Times, Omaha World-Herald, and the Tucson Citizen. In 1988 he and a colleague were Pulitzer Prize finalists for their articles on the Green River Killer and in 1995 his stories on crime laboratories won the Silver Gavel in the American Bar Association investigative reporting competition.
The El Paso, Texas, native has judged numerous competitions, including the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel. In 2008 Guillén was selected to be a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Columbia. In 2011 he was selected to be a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar in the United Kingdom, where he taught at Staffordshire University.
Guillén received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Arizona and his Masters of Arts in Communication from the University of Washington. In 2005 he was named to the Arizona Daily Wildcat Hall of Fame at the University of Arizona. And in 2016 he was inducted into the “Hall of Fame” at the University of Washington Communication Department. (link to uw article in my word documents)
Guillén and his wife Susan Frerichs Guillén live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Susan regularly complements the author’s research with professional insights since she served as a police officer in the Omaha Police Department and Seattle Police Department. She also worked for many years as a clinical laboratory scientist. Tomás and Susan have three adult children: Natalie, Phillip and Anne.
