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INTRADEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
October 5, 20111.17
TO: The Honorable Board of Police Commissioners
FROM: Chief of Police
SUBJECT: TRANSMITTAL FOR APPROVAL TO REPROGRAM FUNDS FOR THE2009 SOLVING COLD CASES WITH DNA PROGRAM FROM THENATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
1. That the Board of Police Commissioners (Board) REVIEW and APPROVE this report.
2. That the Board TRANSMIT the attached grant application, pursuant to Administrative CodeSection 14.6(a), to the Mayor, Office of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), Office of theChief Legislative Analyst and to the City Clerk for committee and City Council reference.
3. That the Board REQUEST the Mayor and City Council to AUTHORIZE the LAPD toreprogram funds, totaling $112,625, for the 2009 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Program(2009-DN-BX-K007) as follows:
Category Current Change New BudgetPersonnel Services $407,460 - $65,880 $341,580Travel $44,814 - $37,000 $7,814Equipment $850 - $850 $0Consultants/Contracts $655,750 +$112,625 $768,375Other $19,645 - $8,895 $10,750
TOTAL $1,128,519 $1,128,519DISCUSSION
The 2009 Solving Cold Cases With DNA Program provides funding to state and local units ofgovernment to identify, review and investigate "cold" or unsolved cases of homicides orUniform Crime Report, Part I sexual assaults that have the potential to be solved using DNAanalysis, and to locate and analyze biological evidence associated with these cases. As a resultof advances in DNA technologies, samples from crime scenes once thought to be unsuitable forDNA testing or samples that generated inconclusive results may now yield DNA profiles.
The Honorable Board of Police CommissionersPage 21.17
The reprogramming of funds to the Consultants/Contracts budget category totaling $112,625 willallow the Department to utilize outside contract laboratories to perform DNA analysis onevidence from additional cold cases.
If you have any questions, please have a member of your staff contact Senior ManagementAnalyst Nancy Cammarata, Officer in Charge, Contracts and Grants Section, at (213) 486-0380.
Very truly yours,
CHARLIE BECKChief of Police
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' e • Or I t Gi 0 II 'ICH, Police AdministratorComm/ding OfficerInformation Technology Bureau
INTRADEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
September 29, 20111.17
TO: Chief of Police
FROM: Commanding Officer, Information Technology Bureau
SUBJECT: TRANSMITTAL FOR APPROVAL TO REPROGRAM FUNDS FOR THE2009 SOLVING COLD CASES WITH DNA PROGRAM FROM THENATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENTOF JUSTICE
Attached for your approval and signature is an Intradepartmental Correspondence to the Board ofPolice Commissioners (BOPC), requesting approval to transmit the attached request toreprogram funds for the 2009 Solving Cold Cases With DNA Program, pursuant toAdministrative Code Sections 14.6(a) and 14.6(b) to the Mayor, Office of the CityAdministrative Officer (CAO), Office of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and to the CityClerk for committee and City Council consideration.
The reprogramming of funds to the Consultants/Contracts budget category totaling $112,625 willallow the Department to utilize outside contract laboratories to perform DNA analysis onevidence from additional cold cases.
The program provides funding to state and local units of government to identify, review andinvestigate "cold case" homicides or Uniform Crime Report (UCR), Part I sexual assaults that havethe potential to be solved using DNA analysis, and to locate and analyze biological evidenceassociated with these cases. As a result of advances in DNA technologies, samples from crimescenes once thought to be unsuitable for DNA testing or samples that generated inconclusive resultsmay now yield DNA profiles.
If you have any questions, please contact Senior Management Analyst Nancy Cammarata,Officer in Charge, Contracts and Grants Section, at (213) 486-0380.
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JUNE LAGMAYCity Clerk
HOLLY L. WOLCOTTExecutive Officer
CITY OF LOS ANGELESCALIFORNIA
ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSAMAYOR
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Los Angeles, CA 90012General Information -(213) 978-1133
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January 26, 2010
To All Interested Parties:
The City Council adopted the action(s), as attached, under Council file No.
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COUNCIL APPROVAL DATE JANUARY 15, 2010
RE: THE 2009 SOLVING COLD CASES WITH DNA GRANT AWARD
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VERBAL MOTION
I HEREBY MOVE that Council APPROVE the following recommendations of theBoard of Police Commissioners and the City Administrative Officer (Item #17, Council file 07-2305-S1 ) relative to the 2009 SOlving Cold Cases with DNA grant award, SUBJECT TO THEAPPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
I. AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, or designee, to:
a. Accept a grant award in the amount of $1,128,519 from the United StatesDepartment of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NU) for the period May 1,2009, through March 31, 2010.
b. Negotiate, execute, and submit all necessary documents relative to the grantaward cooperative agreement to the grantor and to negotiate, execute, andsubmit any other necessary agreements and documents relative to the grant,subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
2. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to:
a. Expend, up to $1,128,519, in accordance with the grant award cooperativeagreement for the duration of the grant term.
b. Authorize the LAPD to submit grant reimbursement request to the grantor anddeposit grant receipts into Fund 339/70.
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
a. Set-up a grant receivable in the amount of $1,128,519 and establish anappropriation account, account number to be determined, within Fund 339/70 forthe receipt and disbursement of grant funds.
b. Increase appropriations, up to $42,480, from Fund No. 339/70, account numberto be determined, to Fund No, 100/70, Account No. 1090, Overtime General.
c. Increase appropriations, up to $364,980, from Fund No. 339/70, account numberto be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, Account No. 1092, Overtime Sworn.
4. AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, or designee, to increase existing contracts with OrchidCellmark, Bode, Serf, and Fairfax by an amount not to exceed $655,750 for contractualservices related to DNA analysis.
5. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technicaladjustments consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CAO; and,AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
PRESENTED BYGREIG SMITHCouncilmember, 12
TH District
PRESENTED BYTOM LABONGECouncilmember, 4
1h District
January 15, 2010CF 07-2305-S1
JAN lb 2010
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1. ABSTRACT
The proposed Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD's) Solving Cold Cases with
DNA Program will focus on the following: 1) the review and prioritization of 800 "cold"
homicide and UCR, Part I sexual assault (sexual assault) cases that have the potential of being
solved through DNA analysis; 2) the retrieval and evaluation of biological evidence;
3) DNA analysis of biological evidence likely to yield results from those cases reviewed;
and 4) follow-up investigations. In the City of Los Angeles, 46 out of every 100 homicides, and
80 out of every 100 rapes, are never solved. Compounding the problem is the fact that the 1,500
homicide cases that were identified but never reviewed date back to the 1960s. Moreover, the
California statute of limitations that applies to sexual assault cases prevents charges from being
filed after 10 years or requires that prosecution take place within one year of a "cold hit" or DNA
match. The LAPD also faces another formidable challenge, an unknown number of the homicide
and sexual assault cases may be gang and drug related.
The LAPD has based its strategy on the simple premise that Detectives take an average
of six (6) hours to review and investigate to determine the availability of biological evidence.
Since Detectives will review the cases after their regular work hours or on their days off, they
can hopefully review 800 cases. Last year under the grant, 758 cases were reviewed. In
addition, the LAPD has decided that it will not specify the total number of homicide or sexual
assault cases that each Unit will review.
The review of "cold case" homicide and sexual assault investigations will be prioritized
to ensure that the goal of reviewing 800 cases is met and exceeded, since biological evidence
may not always be available. Detectives will prioritize both homicide and sexual assault cases in
a similar manner by first looking at those cases that occurred indoors or in enclosed spaces that
have a known suspect who is not in custody.
During the entire review process, Detectives will work closely with Criminalists in the
LAPD laboratory, Medical Examiners from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiners Office,
the Los Angeles County District Attorney's and City of Los Angeles Attorney's Offices. A team
approach is intended to provide institutional as well as general perspective, while fostering new,
innovative approaches.
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2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................ 12. TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................ 33. NARRATIVE .......................................................................................................................... 4
a. Purpose, Goals, and Objectives ........................................................................................... 4Purpose 4Goals and Objectives 9
b. Review of Relevant Literature ............................................................................................. 9c. Implementation Plan .......................................................................................................... 14
Methodology 15d. Management Plan and Organization .................................................................................... 18
4. APPENDIXES ...................................................................................................................... 20e. Bibilography/References .................................................................................................... 20f. List of Key Personnel ......................................................................................................... 21g. Resumes of Key Personnel ................................................................................................ 23h. List of Previous and Current NIJ Awards .......................................................................... 49i. Letters of Cooperation/Support or Administrative Agreements from OrganizationsCollaborating in the Project ...................................................................................................... 50j. Timeline of Milestones ...................................................................................................... 53
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3. NARRATIVE
a. Purpose, Goals, and Objectives
Purpose
The proposed Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD's) Solving Cold Cases with
DNA Program will focus on the following: 1) the identification, review and prioritization of
up to 800 cold cases that have the potential of being solved through DNA analysis; 2) the
retrieval and evaluation of biological evidence; 3) DNA analysis of biological evidence likely
to yield results from those cases reviewed and prioritized; and 4) follow-up investigations
after a "cold hit" or DNA match. Primarily, the LAPD would like to close many of the 800
cold case homicide and sexual assault investigations, providing closure to victims or their
families.
In the City of Los Angeles, 46 out of every 100 homicides, and 80 out of every 100
rapes, are never solved. The LAPD's Cold Case Homicide Unit (CCHU) and Sexual Assault
Unit (CCSU) receive these "cold" cases—the ones that no one wants because well over a
year (average of five years for homicide investigations) has usually passed and there are no
significant leads. Compounding the problem is the fact that 1,500 homicide cases, which
date back to the 1960s, were identified but never reviewed. Moreover, the California statute
of limitations that applies to sexual assault cases prevents charges from being filed after 10
years or requires that prosecution take place within one year of a "cold hit" or DNA match,
essentially limiting the LAPD's review to 500 cases dating back to 1998. The LAPD also
faces another formidable challenge, an unknown number of the homicide and sexual assault
cases may be gang and drug related. As a result, even fewer leads may be available due to
the fear of retaliation that prevents most witnesses from coming forward or from speaking to
the police, making DNA analysis even more valuable in solving these crimes when biological
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evidence is present. The City of Los Angeles has one of the highest concentrations of gangs
in the nation-700 gangs and 40,000 gang members.
Although not all of the cold cases identified can be solved through DNA analysis,
some may be solved through new DNA technologies that permit the testing or retesting of
smaller quantities or of degraded samples. Therefore, old cases that were previously thought
unsolvable may contain valuable DNA evidence, capable of identifying a perpetrator, or
exonerating an individual who has been wrongfully convicted. For example, the LAPD
solved a series of murders that were linked to Chester Turner through a review that it
undertook when the Cold Case Homicide Unit was established in 2001. The LAPD
submitted samples from 387 cases for DNA analysis. A full or partial profile was returned
from 103 (26.6%) of those samples that were submitted. Fifty-four of the 103 cases resulted
in a "cold hit" or a DNA match either to a suspect or linked crime scenes. Twelve (22.2%)
of the 103 cases were linked to serial murder Turner. Turner was active in raping and killing
women from 1987 through 1998. He was serving time for rape and was to be released when
the work of the CCHU uncovered his crimes. The investigation that was undertaken by the
CCHU not only identified one of the most active serial killers in Southern California, it also
exonerated David Jones who had been convicted of a murder that Turner committed. The
CCHU also solved a murder committed by Adolph Laudenberg, dubbed the "Santa Claus
Killer" by the media. Laudenberg was suspected of having committed three murders in the
Los Angeles area in the 1970s. Although he was convicted of only one count of murder, a
predator was removed from the community and the families of the victims finally found
some closure.
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The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) that was introduced by the Bureau of
Federal Investigations (FBI) allowed LAPD investigators to obtain leads much more quickly
as to the identity of the suspects in both the Turner and Laudenberg cases. An automated
DNA information processing and telecommunications system, CODIS is implemented as a
distributed database with three levels: the Local DNA Index System (LDIS), State DNA
Index System (SDIS) and National DNA Index System (NDIS). Detectives can use CODIS
to compare crime scene evidence to a database of DNA profiles obtained from convicted
offenders or to link DNA evidence obtained from different crime scenes, thereby identifying
serial criminals.
Moreover, achieving success in investigating cases, particularly cold cases, in
California has become even more likely, since the passage of Proposition 69 in November of
2004. Proposition 69 calls for the immediate collection of DNA from 1) all adults and
juveniles convicted of any felony offense; 2) adults and juveniles convicted of any sex
offense or arson offense, or an attempt to commit any such offense (not just felonies); and 3)
adults arrested for or charged with felony sex offenses, murder, or voluntary manslaughter
(or the attempt to commit such offenses). In 2009, Proposition 69 will also allow law
enforcement agencies to collect DNA samples from all adults arrested for or charged with
any felony offense. As a result of Proposition 69, the number of DNA profiles in the State
Database Index System (SDIS) will increase from 350,000 to well over a 1,000,000 in the
next few years. The increase in profiles provides the LAPD an exceptional opportunity to
solve cases in those instances where biological evidence from crime scenes is available for
DNA analysis.
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To realize the full crime solving potential of CODIS, DNA analysis has to be
performed on biological evidence found at the crime scenes. However, like laboratories
nationwide, the LAPD laboratory, despite its best efforts, continues to struggle meeting its
current demand for analysis due to its limited resources. For example, many cases aren't re-
tested even when re-testing can yield valuable information due to advances in DNA
technology. Moreover, only a few samples are often tested, resulting in erroneous or partial
leads. This is particularly true in sexual assault homicide cases, when the victim may have
been penetrated by more than one individual.
In addition, the LAPD laboratory does not have experts to perform Mitochondrial
(MtDNA), Y chromosome or DNA Witness testing. Although the tests aren't always
accurate, they do provide information that can be useful in eliminating potential suspects or
identifying victims.
Moreover, the Detectives from both LAPD's Cold Case Units cannot rely solely on
witness testimony or DNA evidence to establish the identity and the guilt of perpetrators.
DNA only provides clues as to who may have been at a crime scene and it does not always
establish guilt. To prove their cases, Detectives must conduct thorough investigations both
prior to when the DNA analysis is performed and after a "cold hit." The Cold Case
Detectives must locate any personnel who worked on the case, and they must locate all
witnesses. Because prosecutors may be concerned about the ability of witnesses to recall
information, the Detectives must in many instances travel to obtain recorded testimony. In
addition, prior to interviewing suspects, Detectives must do a "work-up" or gather
information, contacting the suspect's family members, friends and acquaintances. Detectives
may have to surreptitiously recover DNA samples from a suspect to confirm the "cold hit" or
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to obtain a comparison sample when the samples recovered and tested from the crime scene
do not match any profiles in CODIS or match the profile of an identified individual.
Moreover, Detectives require continuous training in interviewing techniques to elicit
information from victims, witnesses, and suspected perpetrators. However, funding is
seldom available for this purpose, since the City of Los Angeles is among those urban cities
lacking funds to provide essential services; therefore, the LAPD receives a budget that
primarily pays for the salaries of its employees and the most minimal of operating expenses.
The City of Los Angeles is expected to have a deficit of 400 million dollars in 2009.
Moreover, the LAPD, which serves over four million residents, has among the lowest officer
to population ratios in the nation, forcing it to focus on immediate law enforcement services.
In addition, the LAPD, like other large municipal police departments, experiences
constant personnel changes due to promotions, retirements, and transfers or an influx of new
personnel, making training essential under the best of circumstances. According to
prevailing theory, the most important component of the cold case squad is the experience and
training of its personnel, and the resources that it has available to it. There are currently
nineteen Detectives assigned to the unit.
The rapid turnover of personnel also places a greater emphasis on the need for a team
approach that includes Criminalists, Coroner examiners from the Los Angeles County
Medical Examiner's Office, and prosecutors from the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
and the Los Angeles City Attorneys' Office, when it comes to solving cold cases. A team is
more likely to provide institutional as well as general perspective, and to foster new,
innovative approaches and ideas, during each step of the investigative process. Moreover,
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the team may collectively have experience and training about various types of homicides and
sexual assault investigations.
Goals and Objectives
Goal 1
The Cold Case Units will review 800 cases to prioritize those cases that have the potential tobe solved through DNA analysis.
Performance Measure
To increase the number of the total homicide or UCR, Part I sexual assault cold cases where
the files or evidence, or both have been reviewed for the presence of biological evidence.
Goal 2
Screen and/or test biological evidence identified and upload the resulting profiles to CODIS.
Performance Measure
Increase the number of homicide and violent sexual assault cold case DNA profiles that are
uploaded to CODIS.
b. Review of Relevant Literature
The premise of Cold Case Squads or Units is that they can be especially useful in
reviewing case files and examining physical evidence, and locating and working with past
and potential witnesses from cases that are over a year old and have no significant leads—
that is cold cases. These Squads are particularly advantageous in reducing the backlog of
unsolved homicide cases.
Cases are reviewed and prioritized according to the likelihood of an eventual solution.
Those cases deemed to have the highest potential for being solved receive attention first.
They are cases in which the murder victim has been identified, the death was ruled a
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homicide; suspects were previously named or identified either through witness testimony or
through forensic methods, significant physical evidence can be processed or reprocessed for
further clues, newly documented leads have arisen within the last 6 months; and witnesses
are accessible and willing to cooperate. High priority cases generally involve those in which
witnesses can identify suspects, forensic evidence testing has the potential to identify
possible suspects, or the initial investigation identified witnesses who could not be located or
need to be re-interviewed.
The resolution of cold cases is primarily rooted in the squad's ability to identify,
locate and secure the testimony and cooperation of witnesses and informants. Investigators
work to secure the participation of previously unknown or uncooperative witnesses.
Cold case investigations usually start by reviewing the case file, talking with all
previous investigators tied to the case, and obtaining any notes they may have that are not in
the case file. Investigators are particularly interested in reviewing or locating any gaps of
information in the case, including people mentioned in statements that have not been
contacted and questioned.
A Cold Case Squad, however, requires significant staffing and financial resources to
pursue leads and track suspects. A Squad's success in reviewing files, obtaining victim
and/or witness statements, may actually hamper its effectiveness if resources for pursuing
additional leads are not available.
Moreover, Cold Case Squads have at their disposal technology, investigative
methods, and resources that were not available to law enforcement agencies in the past. The
most frequently cited technological tools are DNA analysis and fingerprint identification
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systems. In addition, the Internet is also a valuable tool in locating witnesses or obtaining
information.
DNA evidence is particularly important because when few other clues are left at a
crime scene, it may provide the only indication as to perpetrators' or victims' identities and it
can link different crime scenes to each other. Blood evidence has been found in 60% of
murders and in a similar percentage of assaults and batteries. Hair has been found at the
scene of 10% of robberies and six percent of residential burglaries. In some instances, DNA
may also be the only evidence to suggest a crime was committed because it provides clues as
to the identity of victims.
Moreover, DNA testing has become an established part of criminal justice
investigations. It is a powerful tool because each person's DNA is unique (with the
exception of identical twins). DNA is the fundamental building block for an individual's
entire genetic makeup, and is a component of virtually every cell in the body. Because each
person's DNA is the same as the DNA in the individual's skin cells, saliva, and other
biological material, it is often left behind at crime scenes as clues to a victim's or
perpetrator's identity.
DNA is generally used to solve crimes in one of two ways. In cases where a suspect
is identified, a sample of that person's DNA can be compared to evidence from the crime
scene. The results of the comparison may help to establish that the suspect committed the
crime. In cases where a suspect has not yet been identified, biological evidence from the
crime scene can be analyzed and compared to offender profiles in DNA databases to help
identify the perpetrator.
Forensically valuable DNA evidence from crime scenes that are decades old may
benefit from new technologies that permit the testing or re-testing of smaller quantities or of
degraded samples. Therefore, old cases that were previously thought unsolvable may contain
valuable DNA evidence, capable of identifying the perpetrator, or exonerating an individual
who has been wrongfully convicted. Original forensic applications of DNA analysis were
developed using a technology called restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP).
However, RFLP analysis required a relatively large quantity of DNA for testing to be
successful. Also, if a biological sample was degraded by environmental factors, RFLP
analysis may not have been successful in producing results.
Newer DNA analysis techniques, like short tandem repeat (STR), enable laboratories
to develop profiles from biological evidence invisible to the naked eye, such as skin left on
ligatures, weapons, and gloves, or saliva from cigarette butts and soda cans. STR analysis is
a forensic analysis that evaluates specific regions (loci) that are found on nuclear DNA.
Most laboratories use STR analysis. The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) analysis
enhances DNA analysis and has enabled laboratories to develop DNA profiles from
extremely small samples of biological evidence. When old biological evidence lacks a
nucleated cell, such as hair shafts, bones and teeth or is very degraded and cannot be tested
using RFLP, STR, or PCR analysis, MtDNA can be useful. MtDNA analyzes DNA found in
the mitochondrion. For this reason, MtDNA testing can be very valuable. Mitochondria are
inherited from an individual's maternal lineage and an individual's mother and great
grandmother have identical MtDNA. Several genetic markers have been identified on the Y-
chromosome that can be used in forensic applications. Y-chromosome markers target only
the male fraction of a biological sample. Therefore, this technique can be very valuable if the
laboratory detects semen from multiple males within a biological evidence sample.
Advancements in Y-chromosome testing may eventually eliminate the need for laboratories
to extract and separate semen and vaginal cells from a vaginal swab or a rape kit prior to
analysis.
DNA is often compared to fingerprint analysis in how matches are determined. When
using either DNA or a fingerprint to identify a suspect, the evidence collected from the crime
scene is compared with the "known" print. If enough of the identifying features are the
same, the DNA or fingerprint is determined to be a match. If even one feature of the DNA or
fingerprint is different, it is determined not to have come from the suspect. To identify
individuals, forensic scientists scan 13 DNA regions that vary from person to person and use
the data to create a DNA profile of that individual—sometimes called a fingerprint. There is
an extremely small chance that another person has the same DNA profile for a particular set
of regions. A marker by itself is not unique to an individual; if, however, two DNA samples
are alike at four or five regions, odds are great that the samples are from the same person.
In 1994, the FBI established CODIS, a distributed database, and in 1997, it
announced the selection of 13 STR loci or specific regions to serve as the standard, allowing
for DNA test comparisons across the nation. CODIS, an automated DNA information
processing and telecommunications system, is implemented as a distributed database with
three hierarchical levels: local, state and federal. CODIS allows investigators to compare
crime scene evidence to a database of DNA profiles obtained from convicted offenders and
to link DNA evidence obtained from different crime scenes.
DNA profiles that are uploaded to CODIS dramatically enhance the chances that
potential crime victims will be spared or that the families of victims will find closure when
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the identity of perpetrators is established. However, the full potential of CODIS cannot be
realized if DNA analysis does not take place.
One of the biggest problems facing the criminal justice system today is the substantial
backlog of unanalyzed DNA samples and biological evidence from crime scenes, especially
in sexual assault and murder cases. In many instances, public crime labs are overwhelmed
by requests for DNA analysis. In addition, these labs may be ill equipped to handle the
increasing influx of DNA samples and evidence. In a 2001 survey of public DNA
laboratories, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) found that between 1997 and 2000, DNA
laboratories experienced a 73% increase in casework and a 135% increase in their casework
backlogs. In addition, the demand on public laboratories is expected to increase as more
states join the 23 that now require all convicted felons to provide DNA samples. According
to one publication, NIJ estimates that there are between 500,000 and 1,000,000 convicted
offender samples that are owed, but not yet collected.
c. Implementation Plan
Both the LAPD's CCHU and CCSU are established Units that have exceptionally
qualified investigators; therefore, the LAPD can quickly implement its Solving Cold Cases
with DNA Program. Moreover, both Units have already identified cases that require review.
The LAPD recognizes that successful investigations require experienced personnel,
training to elicit information from victims, witnesses, suspects and the public, travel to
conduct the investigations and equipment to ensure productivity. Keeping this in mind, the
LAPD has developed a strategy that will allow it to maximize the use of personnel and
resources.
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Detectives will work overtime in teams to review and prioritize 800 cases. They have
determined that each case takes an average of 6 hours to review and investigate in order to
determine the availability of DNA evidence. There are currently 8 Detectives assigned to
Cold Case Sex and 11 Detectives assigned to Cold Case Homicide. There is also a
Lieutenant II, a Senior Management Analyst II, and a Senior Clerk Typist assigned to the
Cold Case Special Section. Last year they screened 758 cases
Moreover, each Unit has developed a method of prioritizing to ensure that only those
cases that are likely to have biological evidence are reviewed. Those cases that do not meet
the criteria for prioritization will be set aside for later review.
Methodology
The review of "cold case" homicide investigations will be prioritized according
to Table 1. If an investigation after careful but calculated review of a file determines that
biological evidence is unlikely to exist, the individual will move on to another case; thus,
maximizing the Unit's ability to review more files. The Detectives will review the casebook,
typed case summaries to evaluate solvability factors, particularly the availability of DNA
evidence for testing or re-testing. They will select those cases that are committed indoors or
in confined spaces because of the greater probability that DNA evidence exists. In addition,
they will then select from those cases the ones that have a known suspect or suspects;
thereby, increasing the likelihood of solving the cases with DNA. They will then determine
the risk posed by the suspect. If the review reveals that the suspect is not in custody, the case
will receive greater consideration since the individual is capable of committing more violent
crimes.
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The second step that Detectives will take is to follow-up on "cold hits." Those cases
that produce multiple hits with a known, outstanding suspect will receive greater attention.
They will be followed by those cases with a single hit to an outstanding suspect, especially if
the suspect and the victim were strangers because DNA evidence cannot be contested easily.
The next group of cases to receive priority is those that have a multiple hit to an unknown,
outstanding suspect or a single hit to an unknown, outstanding suspect. Cases that will then
receive consideration are those in which there has been a "cold hit" to a suspect already
serving time for another crime but who may be due to be released.
Table 1
Homicides Committed Indoors/Inside Motor Vehicles
1Known Suspect
Not In Custody
JrUnknown Suspect/Cases with Connection to other cases
Due to the statute of limitation concerns, the Detectives from the CCSU will review
those cases that date back to 1998 first, working towards to the present. They will review
each file to determine if a sexual assault kit might exist. This may require locating and
interviewing victims or advocates who might have assisted the victim immediately after the
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incident. Much like the homicide cases, priority will be given to those sexual assaults that
were committed indoors, since biological evidence is more likely to exist from these crime
scenes. In addition, they will give greater priority to cases with a known suspect who is not
in custody. (See Table 2). They will then follow almost identical methodology as the
detectives in the CCHU.
Table 2
Sexual Assaults Committed Indoors/Confined and Enclosed
JrKnown Suspect
1Not in Custody
Unknown Suspect
Suspect In Custody
The LAPD estimates that approximately 30% of the cases reviewed will have
biological evidence that can be analyzed. Biological evidence from those cases will be
forwarded to the LAPD's laboratory. Criminalists from the LAPD's Laboratory will package
and ship the evidence to a contract laboratory for screening and/or testing. From experience,
Criminalists in the LAPD Laboratory predict that 60% of the evidence forwarded for
screening will be positive for DNA and will require testing. Once the profiles are returned,
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the Criminalists will perform data review and upload to CODIS. If a "cold hit" occurs, the
Criminalists will notify the Detectives. The Detectives will then be expected to obtain a new
reference sample from the suspect for a final comparison or a confirmatory comparison.
Criminalists envisage that only 30% of the uploaded profiles will produce a "hit" to a
specific person. These hits will require confirmatory testing by the contract laboratory.
If the Detectives identify biological evidence from more than 30% of the cases, then
the LAPD's Laboratory will treat those requests for screening and/or testing as if they were
part of its backlog. Thus, the biological evidence from all of the cases will eventually be
screened and/or tested.
d. Management Plan and Organization
The LAPD is one of the most well known and respected law enforcement agencies
throughout the Nation. Serving an incredibly diverse population of 4 million in one of the
largest geographic areas (468 square miles), the LAPD exceeds expectations. In addition, it
has served as the lead agency in many multi-agency, multi-regional projects.
The LAPD will employ a team approach, bringing together Detectives from the Cold
Case Units, Criminalists from the LAPD Laboratory, Medical Coroner Examiners from the
Los Angeles County Medical Examiners Office, and prosecutors from the Los Angeles
District Attorney's and City Attorney's Offices to optimize the chances of solving "cold"
homicide and sexual assault cases. (See attached Letters of Support.) These individuals will
work as part of the team, with each taking the lead in their areas of expertise and guiding the
others. The Detectives III in the LAPD's Cold Case Units will each serve as coordinators
and facilitators, making sure that questions and concerns are addressed and recommendations
implemented. These Detectives will arrange the quarterly meetings to discuss progress on
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specific cases. However, all team members will be available telephonically to consult with
the Detectives or other members to ensure that information is readily exchanged.
The City Attorney's Office is not as likely to have a large role, since most of the
crimes are likely to be prosecuted as felonies. However, in those instances when the District
Attorney's Office cannot charge suspects with a felony due to insufficiency of the evidence
or for other reasons, the City Attorney's Office may be able to prosecute them on the charge
of having committed a misdemeanor.
Captain Denis J. Cremins, Commanding Officer, Robbery Homicide Division, will
provide overall leadership to the project. A seasoned veteran of the LAPD, the Captain
brings years of knowledge and experience to the position. He is currently overseeing the
implementation of the DNA Expansion Program. He reports to Commander Patrick M.
Gannon, Assistant Commanding Officer, Detective Bureau, and Deputy Chief Charlie Beck,
Commanding Officer, Detective Bureau, both of whom are taking an active role in
overseeing this project and the Scientific Investigation Division as a whole.
In addition, Lisa Kahn from the District Attorney's Office, who pioneered the use of
DNA evidence in trials, will serve as a resource not only for her colleagues but also for those
participating in the team. She has provided her expertise on numerous similar projects and is
well respected throughout the legal community.
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4. APPENDIXES
e. Bibilography/References
"Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology." Presidents Initiative on Advancing Justice,2003.
Joyce, Elizabeth. "Pursuing the Power of DNA: Forensic DNA's Impact on Crime Victimsand Their Advocates. National Center for Victims of Crime, 2003.
"Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases." National Institute of Justice, 2002.
Samules, Julie E and Asplen, Christopher. "The Future of Forensic DNA Testing:Predictions of the Research and Development Working Group." National Institute of Justice,2000.
Travis, Jeremy. "The Unrealized Potential of DNA Testing." United States Department ofJustice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1998.
Turner, Ryan, and Kosa, Rachel. "Cold Case Squads: Leaving No Stone Unturned." Bureauof Justice Assistance, 2003.
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f. List of Key Personnel
Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, Commanding Officer, Detective Bureau
Commander Patrick M. Gannon, Assistant Commanding Officer, Detective Bureau
Captain III Denis J. Cremins, Commanding Officer, Robbery Homicide Division
Lieutenant II Thomas Thompson, Commanding Officer, Cold Case Special Section, RobberyHomicide Division
Senior Management Analyst II David Diliberto, Assistant Commanding Officer, Cold CaseSpecial Section, Robbery Homicide Division
Detective III Tim Marcia, Supervising Detective, Cold Case Homicide Unit in the RobberyHomicide Division
Detective III Pamela Stirling, Supervising Detective, Cold Case Sexual Assault Unit,Robbery Homicide Division
Greg Matheson, Director of the LAPD Crime Laboratory, Scientific Investigation Division
Larry Blanton, Supervising Criminalist, DNA Serology Unit, Scientific InvestigationDivision
Jeff Thompson, Supervising Criminalist, DNA Serology Unit, Scientific InvestigationDivision
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STAFF
Homicide Cold Case Unit
Name Years of Law Time in InvestigativeEnforcement Service Assignment
Detective Jeffrey Allen
Detective Susan Antenucci
Detective Richard Bengtson
Detective Linda Compton
Detective Elizabeth Estupinian
Detective Richard Jackson
Detective Peter Lee
Detective Louis Rivera
Detective Rosemary Sanchez
Detective Ken White
16 years
20 years
14 years
18 years
14 years
29 years
6 years
20 years
27 years
13 years
6 years
1 year
8 years
5 years
5 years
22 years
1 year
1 year
18 years
2 years
Years of LawEnforcement Service
Time in InvestigativeAssignment
Cold Case Sexual Assault Unit
Name
Detective Oscar Gamino
Detective Marta Miyakawa
Detective Nancy Nelson
Detective Virginia Rubalcava
Detective Silvina Yniguez
Detective Mike Zolezzi
Detective Carla Zuniga
14 years
20 years
23 years
20 years
14 years
13 years
21 years
1 year
2 years
5 years
11 years
1 year
1 year
2 years
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g. Resumes of Key Personnel
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Resume of Captain III Denis J. Cremins
PROFILE:
• Extensive command, supervisory and investigative experience during a 35 year career with theLAPD.• Diversified experience: Patrol Operations, Area Detective Operations, Specialized DetectiveOperations, Internal Affairs, Commanding Officer of Patrol Division, Area (Precinct) andSpecialized Detective Division.• Supervised and conducted high-profile, serial and confidential investigations• Over 18 years experience as a case-carrying detective; 13 years supervisory experience; 11years management experience.
EDUCATION:
1979--Bachelor of Science Degree, Administration of Criminal Justice
California State University, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
1990—Master's DegreePublic Administration
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles Police AcademyPolice Science, Social Science, Law and Physical Education
SPECIALIZED TRAININGCurrently hold a California Peace Officers' Standards and Training (POST) Management Certificate
Completed a Fellowship at the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) in 1985
HONORS & AWARDS
Recipient of numerous commendations and awards
PROMOTIONS
Captain--2004Lieutenant -1997Detective --1981Police Officer--1973
AFFILIATIONS:Los Angeles County Peace Officers Association
OBJECTIVE:To secure a position with an organization utilizing my extensive leadership experience coupled with my investigativeexpertise gained during my career with the Los Angeles Police Department.
EXPERIENCE:
Los Angeles Police Department; Robbery-Homicide Division 2008 to PresentCommanding Officer
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• Oversee complex, high-profile investigations• Command 124 personnel
Los Angeles Police Department; Newton Area 2006 to 2008Commanding Officer• Responsible for the day to day operation of all elements of the command• Responsible for all operational functions: patrol, detectives, vice, narcotics, gangs• Oversee the arrest and safe handling of 13,000 arrested individuals annually.• Prepare and present command activity at weekly Compstat meetings.
Los Angeles Police Department; Rampart Patrol Division 2004 to 2006Commanding Officer• responsible for the all police operations during the tour ensuring appropriate deployment of resources, securing crime
scenes, formulating plans to deal with developing emergencies and making notifications.• As Integrity Control Officer kept Commanding Officer apprised of important and sensitive matters affecting
personnel in the command and taking appropriate action.• Taking measures to prevent and discourage corruption including overtime abuse.
Los Angeles Police Department; Operations-Central Bureau July 2004 to October 2004Adjutant• Supervised and directed the conduct of warrant investigations.• Report preparation, answering and initiating correspondence on behalf of the Commanding Officer to other NYPD
units and outside agencies.
Los Angeles Police Department; Operations-West Bureau 2001 to 2004Adjutant• Conduct and supervise investigations of criminal acts and acts of serious misconduct committed by members of the
NYPD. Most cases classified as highly confidential and some high profile. Duties include surveillance, backgroundchecks, public records checks, computer checks, interviewing witnesses and victims.
Los Angeles Police Department: Transit Services Section 1999 to 2001Officer-In- Charge• First line supervisor in all police incidents occurring in the field; supervised investigations, examined crime scenes for
evidence. Ensure proper deployment for the tour and adequate coverage for situations requiring the attention of thepolice and other agencies.
Los Angeles Police Department; Internal Affairs Group 1998 to 1999Officer-In-Charge• Conduct investigations to locate and arrest wanted fugitives. Conducting interviews of family, victims, witnesses and
developing additional information utilizing computers and numerous information sources..
Los Angeles Police Department; North Hollywood Area 1997 to 1998Watch Commander
Effectively responded to emergency incidents, defusing volatile situations, setting up crime scenes, makingproper notifications and protecting citizens from dangerous situations. Conduct preliminary investigations,making summary arrests.Angeles Police Department; Robbery- Hs Angeles Police Department
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Lieutenant II Gregg StrenkOffice in Charge, Rape Special Section
Robbery-Homicide Division
22 years with the Los Angeles Police Department
September 2006 — Present
Position: Officer in Charge, Rape Special Section, Robbery-Homicide Division
Duties: Supervise 14 detectives assigned high-profile and serial sexual assault crimes, aswell as Cold Case DNA sexual assault hits.
September 2005- September 2006
Position: Officer in Charge, Internal Affairs Group, Administrative Investigation Section.
Duties: Supervise 16 Department supervisors with investigative responsibility for policemisconduct allegations.
September 2002- September 2005
Position: Commanding Officer, Southwest Detective Division
Duties: Supervise detectives and staff of 60 responsible for all criminal investigations inthe geographic area.
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David Diliberto
Objective
Employment
To use my knowledge and experience to help lead a CityDepartment into the 21 st Century.
2007-Present . City of Los Angeles Police Department
Senior Management Analyst II
Assigned to the Robbery-Homicide Division (RHD). Highestranking civilian in Division. Maintain database to manage DNAHits Citywide. Create spreadsheets for tracking statutes ofli mitations on sexual assaults. Communicate with all PoliceDivisions citywide. Review cases and distribute DNA Hitnotifications. Assigned to the Detective Control Unit. Presentweekly reports in front of City Council Public Safety Committee.Move Coordinator for RHD. Currently assigned to Cold CaseSpecial Section as Assistant Commanding Officer withAdministrative supervision over 18 Detectives in the Cold CaseHomicide and Sexual Assault Units.
2000-2007 City of Los Angeles Department of Animal Services
Director of Field Operations
Supervise more than 200 employees including law enforcementofficers, animal care technician staff, and clerical staff at sevendifferent shelters. Oversee the Administrative Hearing staffthat handles all Dangerous Animal and Barking Dog Hearings.Supervised the Special Operations Division, which includes theSpecial Enforcement Unit, the Permits section, the Spay andNeuter Task Force, and the Department Air rescue Team.Assisted with the annual budget package. Created newlegislation. Assisted with the establishment and supervised theAnimal Services portion of the joint Los Angeles PoliceDepartment and Animal Services, Animal Cruelty Task Force.Assisted the City Attorney's office with the establishment ofthe Animal Protection Unit to prosecute animal cruelty cases.Assisted in the transition shelter system wide from our oldmainframe system to our current Chameleon computer system.Prepared reports and testified before the Animal ServicesCommission and the City Council. Spoken to the media asDepartment representative. Acted as Department liaison toother City Departments and other State and County agencies.Familiar with Standardized Emergency Management Systemand the National Emergency Management System and haveacted as Department representative in the EmergencyOperations Center and on site during emergencies. In 2004,elected to the Board of the California Animal ControlDirectors' Association. Subsequently elected to position ofVice President for Southern California Region. Attend
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quarterly meetings in Sacramento. Help to organize the annualCACDA conference. Co-Chair of both CACDA RecruitmentCommittee and CACDA Board Development Committee.
1989 — 2000 City of Los Angeles Department of AnimalRegulation
Animal Control Officer/Senior Animal Control Officer
Seven years of experience as an animal control officer,enforcing all laws in the City of Los Angeles pertaining toanimals. During this time routinely conducted cruelty toanimal, dangerous animal, and animal nuisance complaints.Handled domestic and wild animals on a daily basis. Fouryears experience as a Senior Animal Control Officer. Duringthis time I have been the supervisor at the East Valley, WestLos Angeles, Harbor, and South Los Angeles Districts. Servedas Senior Animal Control Officer II in charge of the South LosAngeles District, where I supervised more than fortyemployees. Written and prepared cases for filing with the Cityand District Attorney that have resulted in successfulprosecution. Written up and prepared cases for barking dogand dangerous animal administrative hearings and have actedas the Department advocate at such hearings. Mediatedbarking dog meetings at the District level. Written up andserved search warrants and have testified in court as an expertwitness. Served on two committees, one regarding in houselicensing and one regarding changing the barking dogordinance.
Completed and submitted alteration and improvement andbudgetary request forms for the Districts. Interviewedcandidates for the position of clerk/typist and Animal ControlOfficer. Participated in disciplinary proceedings againstsubordinates and have had to hire and fire employees.Received a City Council commendation for my work inrescuing animals during the Malibu/Topanga Firestorms.Acted as the master scheduler for all of the field operationsstaff for a period of two months. Assisted the training officerby teaching form completion to the last three graduatingclasses. Taught SB 1785 and 597.1 PC to a majority of theDepartment's employees.
Routinely met with representatives from the council office,LAPD, and other City organizations. Gave interviews with themedia as a Department spokesperson. I have had a full timeteaching credential from the State of California in Animal Careand Control and I have taught a Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict Regional Occupational Program class to high schoolstudents on those same subjects.
Education 1980— 1987 UCLA BA in HistoryGraduated 10 week long Animal Control Academy
Continued my education by attending many West Coast
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Animal Care expos including those sponsored by the HumaneSociety of the United States, the American HumaneAssociation, and the California Animal Control Directors'Association, and have taken more than 100 seminars andworkshops on animal related topics.
832 PC Certified
Emergency Treatment/First Aid for Dogs and Cats (UCLAExtension)
Introduction to Supervision (Certificate Course)
Applied Supervision (Certificate Course)
Excelling as a First Time Supervisor (Certificate Course)
City Employee Emergency Response Team (Certified Member)
Illegal Animal Fighting Ventures (POST Certified)
Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (LAPD Certified)
Investigation of Elephants/Other Animals used in Circuses(Certificate Course)
Animal Cruelty and Human Violence (POST Certified)
Rescue, Handling, and Care of Wild Skunks (CertificateCourse)
CACDA Animal Handling and Behavior (Certificate Course)
Leadership for the 21 st Century (UCLA Extension)
Interview Certification Training (Certificate Course)
Vice President of the California Animal Control Director'sAssociation
Member of the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators.
State of California Teaching Credential (ROP AnimalCaretaker class)
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Timothy G. Marcia
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LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT, Los Angeles, CA
Robbery-Homicide Division, Cold Case Special Section, Detective I, II, and III
I have been assigned to the Cold Case Special Section since it's inception during November2001. During that time, I have successfully investigated numerous unsolved homicide cases,which include several that were high profile and followed closely by the media. In addition tomy investigative experience, I was selected as the Unit's primary instructor. I have given ColdCase Homicide lectures to numerous entities, which include the Federal Bureau of Investigation,National Institute for Justice, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Los Angeles CountyDistrict Attorney's Office. Furthermore, I have developed an expertise in the area of wirecommunications, suspect interrogation, and the development of PowerPoint presentations, all ofwhich I am commonly called upon to provide assistance to my fellow detectives.
In November 2007, I was selected to the position of Officer-in-Charge of the Cold Case SpecialSection, Homicide Unit. Currently, I have 12 detectives under my command.
An example of the cold case investigations I was responsible for include:
1983 Murder/Kidnap of Elaine Graham: This investigation was used as a case example in therecently published text book "Cold Case Homicides: Practical Investigative Techniques"
▪ 1987 Murder of Jade Clark: At the time of this investigation, the suspect Pierre Romaine wasa Federal law enforcement officer.
• 1996 Murder/Rape of Barbara Burnside: The suspect, Enrico Mellon confessed to this crime,along with committing two additional murders in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• 1993 Murder/Rape of Mara Robinson: This was a unique circumstantial DNA case. Duringthe course of the investigation, unconventional scientific methods were used to create ascientific link (outside of DNA) between the suspect and the decedent. This case has beenprofiled and used as an exemplary "cold case homicide investigation" at homicide and sexualassault conferences held throughout the United States.
Robbery-Homicide Division, Rape Special Section, Detective I
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During my assignment in the Rape Special Section, I was responsible for handling severalcomplex sexual assault investigations, coordinating crime scene investigations and searchwarrant locations. In addition, I developed an expertise in suspect interrogations and my fellowdetectives commonly called upon my abilities. Furthermore, I was selected as one of the unit'sprimary instructors. I provided lectures pertaining to sexual assault investigations to newdetectives at the Los Angeles Police Department's Basic Detective School, and at conferenceshosted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, California Sexual Assault Nurse's Association,Cal-State University in Long Beach, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.Four major investigations I was responsible for include:
• Multi-jurisdictional, serial home invasion sexual assault investigation, which consisted of 11women being victimized. The suspect, Christopher Cardwell, was successfully prosecutedand was sentenced to 650 years-to-life in prison. Prior to the Prop 69 ballot election TheState of California and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office used thisinvestigation as a case example.
• Multi-jurisdictional, serial home invasion sexual assault case, which consisted of ninewomen being victimized. During the interrogation, the suspect, Oscar Lopez, confessed toall of the alleged crimes. During the crime spree, the media covered this investigation ingreat detail.
▪ The officer involved shooting in West Los Angeles on January 1, 2000. The suspect,Mercedes Lopez committed a home invasion, sexual assault and attempted murder of twoLos Angeles Police Officers. Lopez was convicted and received 150 years, plus two lifesentences.
• The brutal murder/rape/arson of two elderly victims living in the West Valley Area. Thesuspect, Gregory Miner was arrested after seven months of extensive investigation. Minerconfessed to being involved in the crime and he was held to answer at preliminary hearing.This case is currently pending trial.
Hollywood Homicide and Sexual Assault Units, Detective Trainee
During my time in Hollywood Area detectives, my investigative skills were quickly noticed.After a brief assignment in CRASH, I was assigned to the Homicide Unit, where I wasresponsible for investigating both fresh and unsolved homicides. I received experience in crimescene investigation, major case management, forensics, witness interviews, suspectinterrogations, and overall case preparation. To enhance my investigative experience, I alsoinvestigated crimes involving sexual assault. This provided me a strong foundation andexperience in the areas of DNA and victim interviews. Two major investigations I wasresponsible for include:
• 1986 Murder of Nicolas Spanos: The suspect, Daniel Cannon, was identified through latentprints and DNA. Based on an extensive investigation into the suspect's background, Cannonwas charged with first degree murder with special circumstances. He was found guilty at
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trial; however, a plea bargain was reached before beginning the death penalty phase. Inexchange for waving all rights, Cannon received life without the possibility of parole.
• Multi-jurisdictional, serial kidnap/rape investigation, which was commonly known as the"Limo Rapist." This was a highly publicized investigation. The suspect, John Jones, was amulti-millionaire accused of drugging unsuspecting women at nightclubs located throughoutLos Angeles County. This was the first case in LAPD history, wherein a serial drugfacilitated sexual assault case was ever prosecuted. During a three-year investigation over 20victims were identified.
HONORS AND AWARDS
• 2006 — recipient of the Department's Life Saving Medal• 2001 — recipient of the Department's Police Star Medal• 1993 — recipient of the Department's Police Star Medal• Awarded the 1996 Hollywood Officer of the Year• Awarded the 1996 Officer of the Year by the American Legion• Recipient of over 100 Bureau and Area commendations• Awarded three individual Los Angeles City Council proclamations for outstanding service to
the citizens of Los Angeles.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
• 80-hour ICI Homicide Investigation Course• 40-hour LAPD Homicide Investigation Course• 64-hour LAPD Instructor Development Course• 160-hour LAPD Basic Supervisor School• 80-hour LAPD Basic Detective School — Honor Graduate• 40-hour LAPD Field Training Officer School• 40-hour Reed Interrogation School (Basic and Advanced Courses• 40-hour NCIS Cold Case Homicide Course• 40-hour LAPD Narcotic Investigation Course• California Sexual Assault Investigators Criminal Paraphilia Course
SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
• 21 years of law enforcement experience• Recognized expertise in Sexual Assault and Cold Case Homicide investigations• Responsible for providing investigative instruction on both the Local and National levels• Recognized expertise in the area of suspect interrogation• Recognized expertise in the interception of wire communications• Advanced knowledge in the usage of the following databases and software: Autotrack,
LACRIS/CAL Photo, Parole Leads, Lexis-Nexis, PowerPoint, Word, and PhotoShop
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Detective Pamela StirlingLos Angeles Police Department
150 North Los Angeles StreetRoom 800Los Angeles, CA 90012(213) [email protected]
I have been working for the LAPD for 21 years. I have worked the following assignments:Patrol, including footbeat, bicycle detail, special problems unit, training officer and captainsadjutant. I worked a Vice Detail in an undercover capacity investigating prostitution violationsas well as infiltrating Inca11 and Outcall illegal services, and pimping and pandering. I wasfurther assigned to the Bookmaking Detail and Alcohol and Beverage violations in anundercover capacity. I have spent the last 14 years as a Detective working various assignments(i.e. Burglary, Robbery, Auto Theft, Juvenile Crimes/Arrests, Major Assault Crimes, DomesticViolence); however, I have specialized in Sexual Assault Investigations. I investigated sexualassaults at a divisional level for two years, and then City Wide at Robbery-Homicide Divisionfor 9 years. For the last 2 1/2 years, I have been assigned to the Cold Case Sexual Assault Unit.
I spent a year as a certified instructor for POST where I taught several 8 hour courses on FirstResponders to a Sexual Assault Investigation.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING40 hour Field Training Officer School80 hour LAPD Basic Detective School160 hour LAPD Basic Supervisor SchoolSexual Assault Investigation Course(s)80 hour ICI Homicide Inveestigation Course (ICI graduate)40 hour LAPD Homicide Investigation Course80 hour LASD Homicide Investigation CourseLAPD Vice SchoolDNA Awareness SeminarSexual DevianceInterviewing Sex Offenders
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LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENTScientific Investigation Division
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
Gregory B. MathesonChief Forensic Chemist I
Current Area of AssignmentAdministration
Education• B.S., Criminalistics, 1977
California State University, Long Beach
Professional Experience10/94 - Present Chief Forensic Chemist I
City of Los Angeles Police Department, Scientific Investigation Division07/93 - 10/94 Supervising Criminalist, Forensic Analysis Section
City of Los Angeles Police Department, Scientific Investigation Division03/92 - 07/93 Supervising Criminalist, Serology
City of Los Angeles Police Department, Scientific Investigation Division05/89 - 03/92 Criminalist III, Serology
City of Los Angeles Police Department, Scientific Investigation Division10/88 - 05/89 Criminalist, Field Investigation of Hit & Run Fatalities (FAIT)
City of Los Angeles Police Department, Scientific Investigation Division08/81 - 10/88 Criminalist, Serology
City of Los Angeles Police Department, Scientific Investigation Division01/80 - 08/81 Criminalist, Special Testing
City of Los Angeles Police Department, Scientific Investigation Division06/78 - 01/80 Criminalist, Toxicology
City of Los Angeles Police Department, Scientific Investigation Division11/73 - 06/78 Community Service Officer
Culver City Police Department
TestimonyQualified as an expert witness to testify in the field(s) of:• Filament Examination, Serology, Explosives, Flammables, Poisons, Toxicology - DUI
Specialized Training• American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting, American Academy of Forensic
SciencesDallas, TX, February 2004 (60 hours)
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• 14th Annual Symposium on Human Identification, Promega CorporationPhoenix, AZ, September 2003 (32 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarChicago, IL, February 2003 (20 hours)
• California Association of Crime Laboratory DirectorsPleasanton, CA, November 2002 (12 hours)
• Promega International Symposium of Human IdentificationPhoenix, AZ, October 2002 (24 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSan Francisco, CA, May 2002 (20 hours)
• California Association of Crime Laboratory DirectorsSan Diego, CA, April 2002 (12 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarAtlanta, GA, February 2002 (20 hours)
• California Association of Crime Laboratory DirectorsFresno, CA, November 2001 (12 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarLos Angeles, CA, October 2001 (20 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarLake Tahoe, CA, May 2001 (20 hours)
• California Association of Crime Laboratory DirectorsLos Angeles, CA, April 2001 (12 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarReno, NV, February 2001 (20 hours)
• California Association of Crime Laboratory DirectorsSan Jose, CA, November 2000 (12 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarGlendale, CA, October 2000 (20 hours)
• California Association of Criminalistics (CAC) SeminarNapa, CA, May 2000 (36 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarReno, NV, February 2000 (36 hours)
• California Association of Crime Laboratory DirectorsFresno, CA, November 1999 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalistics (CAC) SeminarOntario, CA, October 1999 (36 hours)
• West Point Leadership ProgramLos Angeles, CA, August 1999 (136 hours)
• California Association of Criminalistics (CAC) SeminarOakland, CA, May 1999 (20 hours)
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• California Association of Crime Laboratory DirectorsHuntington Beach, CA, April 1999 (12 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarOrlando, FL, February 1999 (32 hours)
• California Association of Crime Laboratory DirectorsOakland, CA, November 1998 (12 hours)
• California Association of Criminalistics (CAC) SeminarSan Diego, CA, October 1998 (20 hours)
• California Association of Criminalistics (CAC) SeminarMonterey, CA, May 1998 (16 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarSan Francisco, CA, February 1998 (32 hours)
• California Association of Crime Lab DirectorsConcord, CA, November 1997 (12 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarIrvine, CA, October 1997 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSacramento, CA, May 1997 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarPalm Springs, CA, October 1996 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarMilpitas, CA, May 1996 (16 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarNashville, TN, February 1996 (32 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarLos Angeles, CA, October 1995 (16 hours)
• Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogen, Los Angeles Police DepartmentJune 1995 (4 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarWalnut Creek, CA, May 1995 (16 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarSeattle, WA, February 1995 (32 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarPasadena, CA, October 1994 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarOakland, CA, May 1994 (16 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarSan Antonio, TX, February 1994 (32 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSan Diego, CA, October 1993 (16 hours)
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• International Symposium on Human IdentificationScottsdale, AZ, September 1993 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarBerkeley, CA, May 1993 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarVentura, CA, October 1992 ( .6 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarFresno, CA, May 1992 (16 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarNew Orleans, LA, February 1992 (32 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarOntario, CA, October 1991 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSan Francisco, CA, May 1991 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarLong Beach, CA, October 1990 (16 hours)
• Radiation Safety Officer TrainingSan Diego, CA, July 1990 (16 hours)
• PCR Workshop, University of New Haven, CTJune 1990 (40 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSan Mateo, CA, May 1990 (16 hours)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarCincinnati, OH, February 1990 (24 hours)
• RFLP Analysis - FBI ProcedureDenver, CO, January 1990 (40 hours)
• Detection of DNA PolymorphismsDenver, CO, January 1990 (40 hours)
• B/A .08 Training, Los Angeles Police DepartmentJanuary 1990 (8 hours)
• International Symposium on Human IdentificationMadison, WI, November 1989 (16 hours)
• International Society of Forensic HaemogeneticsNew Orleans, LA, October 1989 (32 hours)
• DNA Techniques and Typing, University of New Haven, CTJuly 1989 (24 hours)
• Bone Grouping Techniques, University of New Haven, CTJuly 1989 (24 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSacramento, CA, May 1989 (16 hours)
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• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) SeminarLas Vegas, NV, February 1989 (32 hours)
• Vehicle Lamp Examination, Northwest UniversityEvanston, IL, October 1988 (24 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarOrange County, CA, October 1988 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarBerkeley, CA, May 1988 (16 hours)
• Advanced Accident Investigation, California Highway Patrol AcademyApril 1988 (80 hours)
• Skidmark Analysis, Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, CA, February 1988 (40 hours)
• Forensic DNA SeminarNewport Beach, CA, November 1987 (8 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarNewport Beach, CA, October 1987 (16 hours)
• Serology Symposium SeminarSacramento, CA, May 1987 (24 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarReno, NV, May 1987 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarContra Costa, CA, May 1986 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarLos Angeles, CA, October 1985 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarOakland, CA, May 1985 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSan Diego, CA, October 1984 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarMonterey, CA, May 1984 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSan Bernardino, CA, November 1983 (16 hours)
• FBI Biochemical Methods in Bloodstain Analysis, Federal Bureau of Investigation AcademyQuantico, VA, December 1982 (80 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSacramento, CA, November 1982 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarOrange County, CA, May 1982 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSouth Lake Tahoe, CA, November 1981 (16 hours)
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• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarPasadena, CA, May 1981 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarYosemite, CA, November 1980 (16 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarSanta Barbara, CA, May 1980*(16 hours)
• Forensic Alcohol Supervisors School, Orange County Sheriffs AcademyApril 1980 (80 hours)
• FBI Bombing Investigators School, Orange County Sheriffs AcademyApril 1980 (32 hours)
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC) SeminarOakland, CA, October 1979 (16 hours)
• IR & HPLC Seminar, Beckman InstrumentsLos Angeles, CA, September 1979 (8 hours)
• Finigan Instruments - Toxicology Seminar, University of Southern CaliforniaJune 1979 (6 hours)
Professional Affiliations• California Association of Criminalists, 05/00 to 05/03
Participation: Endowment Committee• California Association of Crime Laboratory Directors, 07/98 to 07/00
Participation: President• American Board of Criminalistics, 02/98 to 02/04
Participation: Board of Directors, Member-at-Large• California Association of Crime Laboratory Directors, 11/97 - 11/98
Participation: President-Elect• California Association of Criminalists, 05/94 to Present
Participation: Publications Committee Member• California Association of Criminalists, 05/94 - 05/96
Participation: Financial Review Committee Chair• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), 02/93 to Present
Participation: Member• California Association of Criminalists, 05/92 - 05/93
Participation: President• California Association of Criminalists, 05/91 - 05/92
Participation: President-Elect• California Association of Criminalists, 05/90 - 05/91
Participation: Regional Director-South (Board of Directors)• American Board of Criminalistics, 02/90 - 05/92
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• California Association of Crime Laboratory Directors, 07/89 to PresentParticipation: Member
• California Association of Criminalists, 01/87 - 05/90Participation: Certification Committee Chairman
• California Association of Criminalists, 05/86 - 05/89Participation: Awards Committee Member
• California Association of Criminalists, Fall 1985Participation: Seminar Chairman
• California Association of Criminalists, October 1979 to PresentParticipation: Member
Training Given• LAPD Detective Supervisors School, various locations from 1992 to present• LAPD Homicide Detective School, various locations from 1988 to present• LAPD Sexual Assault Detective School, various locations from 1988 to present• Medical Protocol Trainer for the Collection of Sexual Assault Evidence, Sponsored by the
Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP), 1987 to 1988
Publications and Presentations• "Certification, For You the Professional", CAC Seminar, Spring 2000• "Coordinating High Profile Cases and Managing the Effects on the Laboratory", CACLD
Seminar, Fall 1997• "Coordination of a High Profile Case", CAC Seminar, Fall 1996• "Complying with the Nation: Preservation of Biological Evidence at LAPD", CAC Seminar,
Fall 1994
Additional Qualifications• Presentation before the Federal Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence. Topic covered
the storageconditions for the biological evidence.July 1999, Boston, MA
• Presentation at the 1999 AAFS Annual Meeting" Will the Success of Criminalistics Mark the End of the Criminalist?"
• Moderator of afternoon DNA program at the February 1998 American Academy of ForensicSciencesMeeting.
• Presentation at the Fall 1997 CAC Seminar.Panel on the Evidence & Repercussions of the Simpson Case.
• Participant in the development of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards of Trainingtelecourse on Forensic Technology, July 1993.
• Diplomate of the American Board of Criminalistics, issued July 1993.• Presentation at the Metropolitan Sexual Assault Investigator's Meeting, January 1992.
DNA Processing as it Pertains to Sexual Assault Evidence.
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• Holder of a "Certificate of Professional Competency in Criminalistics" issued June 1989 bythe California Association of Criminalists
• Proficiency test analyst for the State of California, Bureau of Forensic Services'implementation of EAP, EsD, and PGM Sub-typing, utilizing iso-electric focusing. 20 blindsamples. March/April 1988.
• Member of the Standards of Training working group for the 1987 Symposium on the Practiceof Forensic Serology.
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LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENTScientific Investigation Division
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
Larry BlantonSupervising Criminalist
Current Area of AssignmentSerology
Education• B. A., Chemistry, May 1985
California State University Northridge
Professional Experience01/95 - Present Supervising Criminalist
City of Los Angeles Police Department, Scientific Investigation Division03/87 - 01/95 Criminalist
City of Los Angeles Police Department, Scientific Investigation Division09/85 - 12/85 Production Chemist
Diagnostic Products Corporation12/85 - 03/87 Laboratory Technician II
City of Los Angeles Department of Sanitation
TestimonyQualified as an expert witness to testify in the field(s) of:• Serology, Crime Scene Processing, Toxicology, Narcotics Analysis
Specialized Training• DNA Auditing, Federal Bureau of Investigation
August 2003 (24 hours)• DNA Grantee's Workshop, National Institute of Justice
Washington, D.C., June 2003 (20 hours)• DNA Workshop, California Association of Criminalists
Huntington Beach, CA, October 2002 (8 hours)• DNA Grantee's Workshop, National Institute of Justice
Washington, D. C., June 2002 (20 hours)• CAC Fall Seminar, California Association of Criminalists
Universal City, CA, October 2001(16 hours)• DNA Grantee's Workshop, National Institute of Justice
Washington, D. C., June 2001 (20 hours)
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• CAC Fall Seminar, California Association of CriminalistsGlendale, CA, October 2000 (16 hours)
• CAC Spring Seminar, California Association of CriminalistsNapa, CA, May 2000 (16 hours)
• CAC Spring Seminar, California Association of CriminalistsOakland, CA, May 1999 (16 hours)
• DNA WorkshopSan Diego, CA, October 1998 (8 hours)
• Supervisory ExcellenceLos Angeles, CA, September 1998 (100 hours)
• CAC Spring Seminar, California Association of CriminalistsMonterey, CA, May 1998 (16 hours)
• CAC Spring Seminar, California Association of CriminalistsSacramento, CA, May 1997 (40 hours)
• DNA Statistics, California Criminalistics InstituteSacramento, CA, May 1997 (16 hours)
• Forensic Statistics, California Criminalistics InstituteSacramento, CA, May 1997 (24 hours)
• CAC Spring Seminar, California Association of CriminalistsMilpitas, CA, March 1996 (16 hours)
• DNA/PCR Typing, California Criminalistics InstituteSacramento, CA, January 1996 (40 hours)
• Principle of Molecular Biology, University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA, January 1996 (3 Units hours)
• Crime Scene Investigation II, California Criminalistics InstituteSacramento, CA, May 1993 (40 hours)
• McCrone Basic Microscopy, McCrone Research InstituteLos Angeles, CA, March 1993 (40 hours)
• Forensic Examination of Sexual Assault Evidence, California Criminalistics InstituteSacramento, CA, November 1992 (80 hours)
• Forensic Serology, California Criminalistics InstituteSacramento, CA, September 1992 (40 hours)
• Advanced Monarch Operator, Instrument Lab (IL)Boston, MA, April 1992 (27 hours)
• Applied Molecular Spectroscopy, Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ, July 1991 (40 hours)
• Forensic Urine Drug TestingSalt Lake City, UT, November 1990 (24 hours)
• GC/MS 2111 Pascal Programming, Hewlett PackardAtlanta, GA, March 1990 (32 hours)
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• Alcohol Impairment at .08% BAC, Los Angeles Police DepartmentLos Angeles, CA, January 1990 (8 hours)
• MSD Pascal Operator, Hewlett PackardAtlanta, GA, January 1990 (40 hours)
• DEA Forensic Chemist Seminar, Drug Enforcement AgencyMcClean, VA, May 1989 (40 hours)
• Nicolet PC/IR TrainingMadison, WI, January 1989 (32 hours)
• Driving Correlation Study, San Bernardino Sheriffs OfficeSan Bernadino, CA, August 1987 (8 hours)
Professional Affiliations• American Board of Criminalistics, 1993 to Present
Participation: Diplomate• California Association of Criminalists, 1990 to Present
Participation: Member
Training Given• Collection/Preservation of Evidence, Los Angeles Police Department, Detective Training,
February 1999to December 2000
• Packaging and Weighing Narcotic Evidence, Los Angeles Police Department RecruitTraining, June 12,
1996• Major Assault Crime and Sexual Assault, Los Angeles Police Department, Detective School,
1995 toPresent
• Collection of Blood Stain Evidence, Los Angeles Police Department, Detective School,April 1994
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JEFFREY A. THOMPSON
Los Angeles Police DepartmentScientific Investigation Division555 Ramirez Street, Space 270Los Angeles, CA 90012-2925
DEGREES
Master of Science, Criminalistics (thesis in progress)California State University, Los AngelesCourses completed in the following areas: impression evidence, trace evidence, serology/DNA, drugidentification, legal medicine, questioned documents and special problems in criminalistics. Thesiscurrently in progress.
Bachelor of Science, Criminalistics 1980California State University, Long Beach
EMPLOYMENT
Supervising CriminalistLos Angeles Police DepartmentScientific Investigation Division October, 2005 to present
Duties consist of supervision of the Serology/DNA Unit, including case assessment and assignment,review of work product, analyst training and related duties.
CriminalistLos Angeles Police DepartmentScientific Investigation Division January, 2003 to October, 2005
Duties consisted of identification of body fluids for subsequent typing via Short Tandem Repeat ("STR")and mitochondrial DNA analysis. Occasional Field Unit assignments to process major crime scenes.
Supervising CriminalistHuntington Beach Police DepartmentScientific Investigation Unit August, 1990 to January, 2003
Supervision and training of four criminalists, maintenance of Unit Quality Assurance program and part-timesupervision of other laboratory staff (prints, photos & field). Responsible for Forensic Alcohol Analysisprogram. Wrote the unit protocols for the use of, and maintained lntoxilyzer 5000 and Alco-Sensor models III& IV breath alcohol instruments. Casework in trace evidence and other areas performed on a regular basis.Regularly processed homicide scenes.
Criminalist / Sr. CriminalistHuntington Beach Police DepartmentScientific Investigation Unit May, 1980 to August, 1990
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INSTRUCTOR(S) DATES
Drug EnforcementAd mm.Nat'l For Sci Training Ctr
FBI Laboratory Staff
V. T. & Associates
Mann Consulting Assoc.
Career Track Seminars
Calif. Criminalistics Inst
Fred Pryor Seminars
Univ. of Calif. Irvine
Univ. of Calif. Irvine
Calif. Criminalistics Inst
FBI Bomb Tech Staff
P. Besant-Matthews, MD
McCrone Research Inst.
FBI Laboratory Staff
BAT. F.
W. Jennings, PhD
McCrone Research Inst
McCrone Research lnst
February 22, 2005
June 11-12, 2002
February 5-8, 2002
August 6, 2001
Sept. 22-23, 1999
February 17, 1999
July 29-31, 1998
January 26, 1998
July 5- Sept. 6, 1989
Apr 12 -June 14, 1989
July 20-22, 1998
September 9-13, 1996
July 24-27, 1995
March 27-31, 1995
Sept 10-22, 1989
July 17-21, 1989
October 19, 1988
November 4-8, 1985
January 26-30, 1981
Calif. Criminalistics Inst. August 22-26, 2005
Calif. Criminalistics Inst. April 4-8, 2005
Routine and complex analyses and court testimony on trace evidence, serology, blood, urine and breathalcohol, and solid dose drugs. Qualified in Municipal and Superior courts as an expert in all of the aboveli sted disciplines. Extensively revised Unit alcohol analysis method. Processed numerous homicides andother major crime scenes.
Laboratory TechnicianMicrographics, Santa Ana, CA, February, 1978 to May, 1980
Routine operation and maintenance of scanning electron microscope and x-ray analysis instruments.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
COURSES COMPLETED (BY CATEGORY)
Quality AssurancePreparing for Accreditation Under ISO17025Performance Level Auditing
Forensic Laboratory Quality Assurance
SupervisionHostile Workplace Environment Prevention
POST. Assertive Supervision
Self-Discipline & Emotional Control
Crime Scene Review for Supervisors
Mgmt. Problems, Tech. Person in LeaderRoleSupervisory Excellence II
Supervisory Excellence I
Trace EvidenceForensic Statistics
Post-Blast Crime Scene Investigation
Forensic Wound Pathology Seminar
Microchemical Methods of Analysis
Intro. to Hair & Fiber Analysis
Arson Accelerant Detection
Capillary Gas Chromatography
Advanced Forensic Microscopy
Basic Forensic Microscopy
Serology/DNAShort Tandem Repeat Anal. & Typing — STR
Adv. DNA Extr. & Quant. w/ Real Time q-PCR
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Short Tandem Repeat Analysis & Typing
Genetics
Statistics in DNA Analysis
Forensic Aspects of DNA Analysis
DNA/PCR: DQA1 & Polymarker Typing
DNA Extraction & Quantification
Genetics & Statistics in Forensic Biology
Forensic Application & Molecular Biology
Semen Identification & Analysis
Basic Forensic Serology
Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation
Blood Alcohol AnalysisForensic Alcohol Analysis & Toxicology**1 conceived of, organized and attended this course.Intoxilyzer 5000 User's Group
Alcohol Impairment at .08
lntoxilyzer 5000 Field Service
Forensic Alcohol Supervisor Course
Calif. Criminalistics Inst.
Univ. of Calif., Irvine
Calif. Criminalistics Inst.
FBI FSRTC Staff
Calif. Criminalistics Inst.
Calif. Criminalistics Inst.
Bruce Weir, Ph.D.
CA State Univ. Fullerton
Serological ResearchInst.FBI Laboratory Staff
Professor H. MacDonell
A.W. Jones, Ph.D.
CMI, Inc.
So. Cal. Research Inst.
CMI, Inc.
DOJ, Bur. Forensic Serv.
August 10-13, 1999
Sept 25 — Dec 7, 1998
July 23-24, 1998
Sept 22 — Oct 6, 1997
July 28 - Aug 1, 1997
July 15- 18, 1997
June 17 - 19, 1992
Sept 1991 — Jan 1992
October 5-16, 1987
July 7 — 19, 1985
October 22-26, 1984
October 26-27, 1992
August 12-16, 1990
January 30, 1990
July 15-16, 1986
June 18-22-1986
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS
• California Association of Criminalists — Fall Seminar (1999):Presenter and author, "Steroid Identification via Microcrystalline Tests".
• California Association of Criminalists — Serology Study Group (1993):Back to Basics Lecture on ABO Blood Grouping.
• American Academy of Forensic Science, 1990 Meeting:Presenter and author, An Unusual Acrylic Fiber".
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
•Robert Presley Institute for Criminal InvestigationCertified Instructor, teaching physical evidence (serology/DNA emphasis)
•California State University, Fullerton (1998-current)Adjunct Professor, teaching the following courses: Basic Principles of ForensicDocumentation & Communication; Forensic DNA Analysis.
•National University (1994— 1998):Adjunct Professor of Forensic Science, teaching the following courses:Criminalistics I and Advanced Criminalistics ll and III.
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' Forensic Alcohol Supervisor course (1995, 1998 & 2000); Title 17 regulations (1998) &wet chemical methods of blood alcohol analysis (1995, 1998 & 2000).
.Huntington Beach Police Department:Provide training to all criminalists on collection, analysis and interpretation of all types ofphysical evidence. Exclusive instructor of breath test operators, 1986— 1997.
' Orange County District Attorney's Office (1991):Invited to assist in training new Deputy DAs on utilization of the crinninalist in drivingunder the influence cases.
' Golden West College (1991):Invited guest speaker on alcohol and it's effects.
'I rvine Unified School District (1995 — 2001):Science Career Options Day presentation on Criminalistics.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES
'Member, American Academy of Forensic SciencesAnnual meetings attended: 2005, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989 & 1987
•Member, California Association of CriminalistsCommittee service:
-Quality Assurance Study Group (founding member) 2000 - 2003-Trace Evidence Study Group (Co-Chair), 1990-1994-Fire Debris Analyst Certification, 1990-1994-Training and Resources, 1991-1997-Public Health/Forensic Alcohol Analysis Liaison, member: 1992-1995,
Chairman: 1995-2000 (Distinguished Service Award)Semi-annual meetings attended: numerous
•Member, American Board of Criminalistics-Fire Debris Analysis Proficiency Review Committee, 1995-1998
CERTIFICATIONS
•California Association of Criminalists / American Board of CriminalisticsCertificate in Professional Competency / Diplomate 1989 — current
•Fellow, American Board of CriminalisticsSpecialty Certifications:
-Fire Debris Analysis 1995 — 1998-Solid Dose Drug Analysis 1995 — 2006
'California Department of Health Services-Forensic Alcohol Supervisor
PERSONAL INTERESTS / HOBBIES
Off-road racing, adventure motorcycling & backpacking
h. List of Previous and Current NIJ Awards
(Current)
2004-2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program (Near Completion)
2004-2005 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program (Near Completion)
2005-2006 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program
2005-2006 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program
2005 DNA (Demonstration) Expansion Program (Near Completion)
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i. Letters of Cooperation/Support or Administrative Agreements from OrganizationsCollaborating in the Project
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.0 AN.• STEVE COOLEYA
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
18000 CLARA SHORTRIDGE FOLTZ CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER210 WEST TEMPLE STFIEET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-3210 (213) 974-3501
May 11, 2007
Chief William J. BrattonLos Angeles Police Department150 N. Los Angeles Street, Sixth FloorLos Angeles, CA 90012
;\\Dear Ch atton:
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office strongly supports the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment's (LAPD) application for the Solving Cold Cases with DNA Program from theNational Institute of Justice (NIJ). Both of our agencies have worked cooperatively for manyyears to increase our ability to solve crimes and prosecute perpetrators with forensic evidence.
Los Angeles City has one of the largest backlogs of violent crime cold cases. Advances in DNAtechnology and California's Prop 69 convicted offender database (over 800,000 profiles) havesubstantially increased the chance of identifying the perpetrators in cold cases. The SolvingCold Cases with the DNA Program will assist LAPD to better protect the public and ensureaccuracy in the criminal justice system.
Prosecutors from my office will participate in quarterly multidisciplinary team meetings withLAPD detectives and criminalists and the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. Deputy districtattorneys will consult with LAPD detectives to ensure that charges are filed and that cases arevigorously prosecuted. In addition, they will educate detectives about laws impacting forensicinvestigations and the introduction of forensic evidence in legal proceedings.
If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please do not hesitate to contactForensic Sciences Advisor Lisa Kahn at (213) 893-2449. Good luck in this important endeavor.
Very truly yours,
STEVE COOLEYDistrict Attorney
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Law and Science Serving the Community
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Sincerely,
kard J. DelgadilloLos Angeles City Attorney
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEYROCKARD J, DELGADILLO
CITY ATTORNEY
May 10, 2007
Chief William J. BrattonLos Angeles Police Department150 North Los Angeles StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012
Re: "Solving Cases with DNA Program" Application
Dear Chief Bratton:
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office is in full support of the Los Angeles Police Department(LAPD) application for funds from the National Institute of Justice to create the "Solving Caseswith DNA Program" This program is intended to enhance LAPD's crime fighting capabilitiesand reduce overall crime within the City of Los Angeles.
Although it is unlikely that our office will be tasked with prosecuting the felony crimes solveddue to this program, we are committed to assisting the LAPD in any way possible, includingassuring that DNA samples are ordered to be taken from our defendants when appropriate andprosecuting any offenses referred to us as misdemeanors.
The Office of the City Attorney participates on Proposition 69 DNA subcommittees for both theCountywide Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee (CCJCC) and the California Council onCriminal Justice. Further, our Office will meet quarterly with the LAPD, the Los AngelesDistrict Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.
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Timeline of Milestones
Months Activity
Months one through three
Months four through six
Months seven through nine
Months ten through twelve
Months twelve through eighteen
• Hold First Meeting of Team
• Review 48 or more case
• Hold Quarterly Meeting of Team
• Review 48 or more cases (Total of 96 or more casesto have been reviewed).
• Hold Quarterly Meeting of Team
• Review 48 or more cases (Total of 144 or more casesto have been reviewed).
• Hold Quarterly Meeting of Team
• Review 48 or more cases (Total of 196 or more casesto have been reviewed).
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• Hold Final Meetings of Team
• Should have completed reviewing all three hundredcases of homicides and UCR, Part 1 sexual assaults.
