• Child Abuse
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Crime Scene Analysis
• Criminalistics
• Law Enforcement
• Violent Crimes

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:

A: Master's Degree- Criminal Justice Administration- Oklahoma City University, OK (96)
Bachelor's Degree- Criminal Justice, St. Martin's College, Lacy WA. (94)
FBI National Academy, Quantico, VA. (96)

Have authored or co-authored textbooks on Death Investigation, Investigating Sexual Assault Crimes, and Crime Scene Staging. Also authored other professional papers. Investigation of Equivocal Deaths (suicides). Publishing date in late 2023.

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:

A: American Academy of Forensic Science, (Fellow)
International Homicide Investigator's Association (Member)
Southeastern Homicide Investigator's Association (Member)
International Association for Identification (Member)
FBI National Academy Associated (FBINAA) (Member)

Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:

A: Staged Crime Scenes: Crime Scene Clues to Suspect Misdirection,
Workshop conducted at annual training session for the Association of Crime Scene Reconstruction, Feb 2, 2008, Tulsa, OKLA. Presented by Grant D. Graham, MFS, CSCSA, CBPE- (co-authored the material)

Staged Crime Scenes: Crime Scene Clues to Suspect Misdirection,
3, 8-hour Workshops presented to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police CSI, Las Vegas NV. (May 09)

Staged Crime Scenes: Crime Scene Clues to Suspect Misdirection, 8 hour
Workshop presented at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Chicago, IL (Feb 2011); Washington DC. (Feb 2013), New Orleans, LA Feb (2017)

Staged Crime Scenes: Crime Scene Clues to Suspect Misdirection, 8 hour
Workshop presented at the South Carolina Coroner’s Association, Columbia, SC., March 2014.

Staged Crime Scenes: Crime Scene Clues to Suspect Misdirection, 8 hour
Workshop presented at the North Carolina Homicide Association, Wilmington, NC (2014)

Staged Crime Scenes and the Jeffrey MacDonald Case,
International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA) Las Vegas, NV (2018)
NC Homicide Investigators Association, Willington, NC (Oct 2019)
Southeastern Homicide Investigators Association, Norfolk, VA (Nov 2019)
ROCIC annual Homicide Conference, Savanah, GA (Aug 2020)
Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC (mar 2023

Staged Sexual Homicides Presentation
International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA) Austin, TX (Aug 2019)
ROCIC, Annual Homicide Conference, Mobile, AL (Aug 2022)


Course: Staged Crime Scenes Crime Scene Clues to Suspect Misdirection: 16 Hour workshop, presented to:
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Conroe, TX. (Dec 2017)
Hudson Police Department, Hudson NH- (April 2018)
Randall County SO, Amarillo, TX (Oct 2018)
Sandy Police Dept., Sandy UT, (Mar 2019)
Garden City Police, Garden City, ID (Scheduled Oct 2019)
ROCIC, Nashville, TN (Mar 2021)
Sandy Police Department, Sandy, Utah (April 2020)
Potter County SO, Amarillo, TX (May 2021)
Cleveland Police Department, Cleveland TN (Aug 2021)
Tucson Police Department, Tucson, AZ (Sept 2021)


Course: Forensic Aspects of Death Investigations 40 hours
Potter County Sheriff’s Office, Amarillo, TX (May 2019)

Course: Adult Sex Crimes 40 Hours
Potter County Sheriff’s Office, Amarillo, TX (May 2020)
Cleveland Police Department, Cleveland, TN (Oct 2022)
ROCIC, Nashville, TN (Scheduled Aug 2023)

US Army CID In-service Training

Crime Scene Staging Workshop 8 hours, presented to Army CID Elements in Yongsan, Camp Casey, Daegu, and Camp Humphries, Korea. (July 2018)

Investigating Sexual Assaults (40 Hours)

Workshop presented to US Army CID and police agencies in Ft Bragg, NC Area (Oct 2018)
Workshop scheduled for US Army CID and police agencies Ft Drum, NY (May 2019)
Workshop presented to US Army CID and police agencies, Ft Bragg, (Oct 2021.)

Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)

A: No.

Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?

A: Five times by prosecutors. Results: four convictions and one pending trial. These cases were completed pro bono as I was working as a federal agent at the time.

Once by family seeking assistance on a suspected suicide of family member. Analysis showed suicide was improbable and police agency reopened the investigation.

Several cases involving wrongful convictions.

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?

A: Crime Scene Staging- these cases were completed pro bono as I was working as a federal agent at the time.

Reviewed wrongful conviction death investigation to establish investigative sufficiency of the case.

Reviewed wrongful conviction case involving alleged sexual assault and death investigation.

Reviewed death case to determine if it was consistent or inconsistent with suicide. Police reopened the investigation as a homicide.

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?

A: Most consultations were with prosecutors.

Two cases by plaintiff in wrongful prosecution suits.

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?

A: About 50% of cases are from defendant.

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?

A: Once

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?

A: 2012

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?

A: Qualified as expert 9 times in various judicial jurisdictions in Mississippi for- Crime Scene Analysis or Crime Scene Examination.

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?

A: Qualified nine times in state court.

Have testified in federal, multiple state, and military trials. Also testified multiple times in German Criminal Court (89-91)

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?

A: Most consultations were previously completed as part of my normal employment as a Federal Agent or provided pro bono to prosecutors.

Over 15 years consulting on different cases with various agencies (law enforcement).

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)

A: Case review and consulting on police investigations to determine sufficiency of the investigation. Provide written analysis providing investigative errors, or additional investigative suggestions and potential trial strategy. Identify strengths and weaknesses of the case. Scene or event reconstruction and review of forensic reports. Business partner available for bloodstain pattern interpretation, shooting incident reconstruction, and crime scene evaluation. Available for travel if necessary.

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?

A: Initial contact and discussing the case with the client there is no charge. If case is accepted, there is no charge for additional consultation or discussions with attorney.

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: $250 as a retainer to review the case documents. Once case accepted, then $200 per hour or set fee negotiated.

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?

A: $250.00 per hour.

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?

A: $250.00 per hour

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)

A: Travel expenses and per diem are expected.

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