Homicide Expert Witnesses
Homicide expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on homicide. The homicide expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Anatomic Pathology, Brain Injury Medicine, Criminalist, Emergency Medicine, Forensic Pathology, Forensic Psychology, Forensic Science, Investigation, Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Neurology, Neurophysiology, Police Practices & Procedures, Psychology, and Security.
Adel Shaker, MD, LLB, FCAP
Board Certified Anatomic & Forensic Pathologist
International Medical Legal Forensic Experts, LLC
Huntsville, Alabama
Forensic Pathology, Anatomic Pathology
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Autopsy, independent medical examiner, autopsy review, cause of death, manner of death, wrongful death, nursing home death, medical malpractice, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, body assault, motor vehicle accident, work accident, toxicology, suicide, homicide, custody police death, jail
The area of expertise in which Dr. Shaker will be tendered is pathology, including but not limited to general pathology, Anatomic pathology, Clinical pathology, & Forensic Pathology.
Over 30 years of experience as practicing, fully licensed pathologist with extensive training in forensic pathology & testifying as an expert witness in many cases. Earned his law degree and was involved in national and international high profile cases. He's fluent multilingual.
Cases review include but not limited to autopsy review, cause and manner of death, wrongful death,
police intervention and custody death, nursing home death and elder abuse/ neglect, wounds evaluation, occupational and industrial accidents, suicide, domestic violence, child/elder abuse, toxicology,drug overdose, sexual crime, firearm injuries, variable injuries/trauma and self inflicted wounds.
I am available for a no-charge initial consultation (free screening of case).
Amy E Du Beau, PhD, MS, BS
Matanuska Forensic Science LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Neurophysiology, Forensic Science
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Neuroscience, Psychoactive drugs, Traumatic brain injury, Violent behavior, Alcohol blackout, Consciousness, Altered states of consciousness, Memory, Criminality, Intentionality, Crime scene, Neuropsychology, Sleep, Victimology, Bloodstain pattern analysis, Homicide, Suicide, Violent crime
Dr A. E. Du Beau, PhD, MS, BS, is a neuroscientist with special expertise in forensics. Neuroscience investigates all aspects of the brain’s functionality, inclusive of neurochemical and anatomical processes that underlie behavior, perception, cognition, mentation and consciousness.
Dr Du Beau’s neuroscientific expertise includes altered states of consciousness and sleep, alcohol blackout, psychoactive drugs, traumatic brain injury, memory processes, intentionality, violence and criminality.
For contrast, psychologists and psychiatrists are clinicians who are principally focused on the mental state of any given patient, diagnostics and establishing a therapeutic relationship. Conversely, neuroscience uses an analytical approach to understanding how the brain works.
Dr Du Beau’s doctoral research at the prestigious University of Glasgow (Scotland, United Kingdom) investigated the neurochemical properties of neural systems using an array of sophisticated laboratory, surgica...
Dan L Field, MD, FACEP
Clinical Forensic Medicine Expert
MDexperts
Sacramento, California
Forensic Science, Emergency Medicine
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Clinical Forensic Medicine, medical criminology, great bodily injury, case evaluation, case feasibility, injury, strangulation, domestic violence, child abuse, homicide, urgent care, medical chart, gunshot wounds, firearms, stab wound, cause of death, use of force
Dr. Field is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and has a master's degree in forensic science. His practice spans more than 30 years with experience and training in medical emergencies, trauma, stab and gunshot wounds, strangulation, motor vehicle accidents, dog bites, broken bones, police use of force, child abuse and injury care. Dr. Field, a Reserve Deputy Sheriff, serves the Sacramento County Sheriff SED (SWAT) team as a medical control officer. He has small arms training, has previously held a federal firearms dealer license, and earned a black belt in Karate. Dr. Field also serves the California Medical Board as an Expert Consultant and Reviewer.
As a Clinical Forensic Medical expert, Dr. Field testified or consulted on cases involving gunshot wounds, assault, domestic violence, fatal and nonfatal strangulation, mechanisms and physiology of strangulation, and evaluating claims of strangulation....
Mindy B Mechanic, Ph.D.
Forensic Psychological Consulting Inc
Long Beach, California
Forensic Psychology, Psychology
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Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Stalking, abuse, infanticide, homicide, child sexual abuse disclosures,w orkplace violence, risk assessment, IME, personal injury, trauma, PTSD, worker's compensation, employment discrimination, violence, mental health, forensic evaluation, psychological assessment
I have worked in academia as a professor for almost 30 years. In that capacity, I engaged in research, teaching, mentoring/supervision, and clinical work, focusing on the psychological consequences of trauma, violence and victimization. During graduate school and internship, i received specialized training in forensic psychology. I have been practicing forensic psychology independently since receiving my first license to practice in 1998.
In addition to my academic appointment, I also work regularly as an expert witness, legal consultant, and forensic psychologist in civil, family and criminal (civilian and military) cases. I have numerous peer reviewed publications and presentations and federally funded research grants. I have conducted many professional trainings for attorneys, other legal/court professionals, mental health professional, and medical professionals.
Marie Russell, MD
Emergency Medicine - Forensic Medicine Physician
Hanford, California
Emergency Medicine, Forensic Pathology
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homicide, strangulation, motor vehicle accident, correctional medicine, overdose, death, gunshot wound, dogbite, jail or prison medicine, urgent care, domestic violence, stab wound, fall, police abuse, trauma, child physical abuse, assault, fracture, deliberate indifference, infection
Emergency Medicine (Board Certified), Forensic Pathology, Correctional Healthcare, autopsy review.
29 yrs. physician experience at a Level 1 trauma center, retired faculty member USC Keck School of Medicine, taught physicians and medical students for over 20 years.
Former California Medical Board in-house medical consultant - 7 yrs
CDCR Chief Medical Executive - Retired, Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional
Former full time police officer x 7 yrs.
Fellow – National Assoc of Medical Examiners, Fellow - American Academy of Forensic Science
> 500 autopsies performed
Testified in multiple state courts, federal district court, numerous trials
Tony Turnbull
Police & Investigative Practices Expert-Nationwide
Turnbull Consulting
Cameron Park, California
Police Practices & Procedures, Law Enf & Criminal Justice
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Civil Rights, Interrogations, Police Practices, Search & Seizure, Laws of Arrest, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Arrest, Officer Involved Shootings, Homicide, Crime Scenes, In-Custody Deaths, Criminal Investigations, Jails & Prisons, Admin Investigations, Cell Phone Analysis, RICO, Violent Crimes
I am a retired Sergeant with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office. I have over 30 years of law enforcement experience. I am a Police Practices Expert with a wide range of expertise, including but not limited to, Major Crime Scene Management, Homicide Investigations, Criminal Investigative Practices, Cellular Phone Forensic Analysis, Officer Involved Shooting Investigations, In-Custody Deaths, Interview & Interrogation Techniques (both Reid and Science Based), and other in-depth investigations, including Conspiracy, Robbery, Missing Persons, Kidnapping, Murder for Hire, Gang Related Crimes, and Narcotics.
I provide consulting and expert witness services specializing in extensive and in-depth case reviews, analysis, and independent and objective opinion development for thorough Rule 26 reports and testimony. I am an instructor with California POST Robert Presley's Institute of Criminal Investigations including Investigators Core, Homicide Investigations, Officer Involved Shooting ...
Jeff Victoroff, M.D.
University of Southern California
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Brain Injury Medicine, Neurology
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Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, brain injury, concussion, stroke, epilepsy, PTSD, dementia, competency to stand trial, testamentary capacity, criminal, homicide
Dr. Victoroff is a Harvard trained, triple board certified neurologist, neuropsychiatrist, and psychiatrist. He serves as Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He is the author of many peer-reviewed scientific articles, and the principal author and editor of Concussion and Traumatic Encephalopathy (Cambridge University Press, 2019). He was selected by the Surgeon General to be one of the founding neurologists of the NFL Neurologic Care Program.
Dr. Victoroff has served as an expert witness for 25 years, testifying in 45 depositions and 19 trials. He has been qualified by Municipal, State, and Federal courts to testify in all aspects of neurology and psychiatry. His subspecialty expertise is in traumatic brain injury, although he has also testified in cases of dementia, stroke, epilepsy, neurorehabilitation, PTSD, aggression and violence, testamentary capacity, competence to stand trial, undue in...
Dean A. Beers, CLI, CFDI-Expert
Medicolegal Expert Consultant / Investigations
Associates in Forensic Investigations
Evans, Colorado
Investigation, Criminalist
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Medicolegal, Autopsy, Interpleader, Insurance Denial, Insurance Appeal, Firearms, Trajectories, Death, Death Investigation, Gunshot Wounds, Stab Wounds, Knife Wounds, Negligence, Mechanism of Death, Cause of Death, Manner of Death, Homicide, Suicide, Accident, Bodily Injury
Board Certified Legal Investigator
Certified in Medicolegal Death Investigations
Co-Developer / Certified Forensic Death Investigator
CDITC Certified Forensic Science Investigator
CV - http://dab-cv.deathcasereview.com
Dean A. Beers, CLI, CFDI-Expert, has been a legal investigator since October 1987 and a Medicolegal Death Investigator since 2002. His extensive experience in these areas is rare in the profession. Dean's clients benefit from a thorough methodology of reviewing official investigations conducted by law enforcement and coroner/medical examiner offices. This approach includes analyzing reports, records, and photographs to form detailed findings and opinions.
As a deputy coroner investigator, Dean has personally investigated over 150 death scenes, assisted in over 400 autopsies, and participated in investigating nearly 600 non-autopsied cases. Primary Areas of Expertise:
- Medicolegal Death (or Bodily Injury)
- Catastrophic Injuries - including Accidental Death & Disme...
Glenn M Bukata
Bukata Crime Scene Consulting, LLC
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Investigation, Security
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Death, Murder, Suicide, Homicide, Drowning, Accidental Death, Crime Scene Reconstruction, Ballistics, Negligent Security, False Arrest, False Confession, Overdose, Medicolegal Investigations, Blood Spatter, Video Analysis, Scene Staging, Human Smuggling, Scene Management, Case Management, Testimony
Glenn Bukata is a motivated thirty-four-year law enforcement veteran with twenty-two years of experience in the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division Robbery and Homicide Units.
Expertise in death and injury investigations. Involved in over five hundred death investigations related to Homicide, Infanticide, Suicide, Murdered of Law Enforcement Officers, Self-Defense, Police Involved Shootings, Drowning, Family Murders/Suicide, Dismemberment of Human Remains, Skeletal Remains, Hit and Run Traffic Fatalities, Human Smuggling, Negligent Security, Accidental Drug Overdoses, Drug Trafficking, Consumer and Mechanical Product Failure, Industrial Workplace Misfortunes, and Fatalities involving Public Transportation with Aircrafts, Trains, and Vessels.
Participated in hundreds of postmortem examinations and collaborated with Medico-legal Professionals such as Medical Examiners, Forensics Odontologists, Entomologist, Toxicologist, Biologist, Archaeologist, and F...
Mindy B Mechanic, Ph.D.
Forensic Psychological Consulting Inc
Hawaii
Forensic Psychology, Psychology
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Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Stalking, abuse, infanticide, homicide, child sexual abuse disclosures,w orkplace violence, risk assessment, IME, personal injury, trauma, PTSD, worker's compensation, employment discrimination, violence, mental health, forensic evaluation, psychological assessment
I have worked in academia as a professor for almost 30 years. In that capacity, I engaged in research, teaching, mentoring/supervision, and clinical work, focusing on the psychological consequences of trauma, violence and victimization. During graduate school and internship, i received specialized training in forensic psychology. I have been practicing forensic psychology independently since receiving my first license to practice in 1998.
In addition to my academic appointment, I also work regularly as an expert witness, legal consultant, and forensic psychologist in civil, family and criminal (civilian and military) cases. I have numerous peer reviewed publications and presentations and federally funded research grants. I have conducted many professional trainings for attorneys, other legal/court professionals, mental health professional, and medical professionals.
Marie Russell, MD
Emergency Medicine - Forensic Medicine Physician
Massachusetts
Emergency Medicine, Forensic Pathology
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homicide, strangulation, motor vehicle accident, correctional medicine, overdose, death, gunshot wound, dogbite, jail or prison medicine, urgent care, domestic violence, stab wound, fall, police abuse, trauma, child physical abuse, assault, fracture, deliberate indifference, infection
Emergency Medicine (Board Certified), Forensic Pathology, Correctional Healthcare, autopsy review.
29 yrs. physician experience at a Level 1 trauma center, retired faculty member USC Keck School of Medicine, taught physicians and medical students for over 20 years.
Former California Medical Board in-house medical consultant - 7 yrs
CDCR Chief Medical Executive - Retired, Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional
Former full time police officer x 7 yrs.
Fellow – National Assoc of Medical Examiners, Fellow - American Academy of Forensic Science
> 500 autopsies performed
Testified in multiple state courts, federal district court, numerous trials
Marie Russell, MD
Emergency Medicine - Forensic Medicine Physician
New York
Emergency Medicine, Forensic Pathology
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homicide, strangulation, motor vehicle accident, correctional medicine, overdose, death, gunshot wound, dogbite, jail or prison medicine, urgent care, domestic violence, stab wound, fall, police abuse, trauma, child physical abuse, assault, fracture, deliberate indifference, infection
Emergency Medicine (Board Certified), Forensic Pathology, Correctional Healthcare, autopsy review.
29 yrs. physician experience at a Level 1 trauma center, retired faculty member USC Keck School of Medicine, taught physicians and medical students for over 20 years.
Former California Medical Board in-house medical consultant - 7 yrs
CDCR Chief Medical Executive - Retired, Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional
Former full time police officer x 7 yrs.
Fellow – National Assoc of Medical Examiners, Fellow - American Academy of Forensic Science
> 500 autopsies performed
Testified in multiple state courts, federal district court, numerous trials
Francisco J. Diaz, MD, FCAP FASCP
Med Legal Pro, LLC
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Forensic Pathology, Anatomic Pathology
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Cause of death, manner of death and mechanisms of death, wound interpretation, autopsy review, overdose, drugs, elder abuse, nursing home death, road traffic accidents, work accident, toxicology, suicide, homicide, conscious pain and suffering
Award-winning pathologist. Board-certified in both forensic and anatomic pathology. George Washington University Faculty. Former Michigan Faculty. Peer reviewer for the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. National and international speaking experience. Extensive Medical Examiner Experience – has conducted in excess of 9000 cause of death evaluations. More than 400 court appearances as an expert witness. Co-Author of Spitz and Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death 5th Edition.
Dr. Ken Lang
Criminal Investigation - Detective (retired)
KEN LANG CONSULTING, LLC
Milligan, Tennessee
Police Practices & Procedures, Law Enf & Criminal Justice
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criminal investigation, crime scene analysis, crime scene reconstruction, use of force, death scene, homicide, murder, shootings, self defense, USCCA, NRA, rape, sex crimes, sex offense, sexual assault, violent crime, robbery, police practices, composite sketch
Dr. Ken Lang is a retired 25-year law enforcement veteran with extensive criminal investigation experience who holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice and teaches various criminal justice and investigative courses.
Lang’s career began with the Havre de Grace Police Department in 1989. He served as a patrol officer for two years until he became employed by the Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD) in 1991, where he served for the next 23 years. Lang’s police career centered on criminal investigations, dedicating 15 years to investigating violent crimes of rapes, robberies, and murders, and 5 years investigating property crimes.
In addition to his primary detective assignment, Lang also served as a certified Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission adjunct police instructor at the BCoPD Academy for 16 years, teaching recruit classes and in-service training sessions. Courses taught included Sex Crimes Investigations, Investigative Resources, Basic Investigator’s Courses...
Adel Shaker, MD, LLB, FCAP
Board Certified Anatomic & Forensic Pathologist
International Medical Legal Forensic Experts, LLC
Texas
Forensic Pathology, Anatomic Pathology
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Autopsy, independent medical examiner, autopsy review, cause of death, manner of death, wrongful death, nursing home death, medical malpractice, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, body assault, motor vehicle accident, work accident, toxicology, suicide, homicide, custody police death, jail
The area of expertise in which Dr. Shaker will be tendered is pathology, including but not limited to general pathology, Anatomic pathology, Clinical pathology, & Forensic Pathology.
Over 30 years of experience as practicing, fully licensed pathologist with extensive training in forensic pathology & testifying as an expert witness in many cases. Earned his law degree and was involved in national and international high profile cases. He's fluent multilingual.
Cases review include but not limited to autopsy review, cause and manner of death, wrongful death,
police intervention and custody death, nursing home death and elder abuse/ neglect, wounds evaluation, occupational and industrial accidents, suicide, domestic violence, child/elder abuse, toxicology,drug overdose, sexual crime, firearm injuries, variable injuries/trauma and self inflicted wounds.
I am available for a no-charge initial consultation (free screening of case).
Paul Uribe, MD
Award-Winning Forensic Pathologist
DMH Forensic Consulting
Richmond, Texas
Forensic Pathology, Anatomic Pathology
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Autopsy, Death investigation, Cause of death, Manner of death, Trauma, Injury, Pain and suffering, Medical examiner, Homicide, Survivability, Time of death, Forensic, Coroner, Toxicology, Overdose, Histology, Laboratory Medicine
- Board Certified Physician in Anatomic, Clinical, and Forensic Pathology (American Board of Pathology)
- Active medical licensure in 9 states
- Retired Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
- Recipient of the FBI Director's Award for Outstanding Criminal Investigation, 2022
Paul Uribe was born and raised in the beaches of Southern California and the forests of Southern Oregon. After attending Claremont McKenna College, he received a direct commission into the US Army to attend the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. His post-graduate medical education included training at Madigan Army Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Naval Medical Center, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of Maryland in Baltimore. His job titles have included Staff Pathologist at Madigan Army Medical Center; Chief of Pathology at Martin Army Community Hospital in Fort Benning Georgia; Deputy Medical Examiner, Regional Medical Exam...
Frank R. Vanecek
Police Practices Expert - Nationwide Practice
Full Spectrum Investigations, Expert Witness and Consulting
Oak Harbor, Washington
Police Practices & Procedures, Investigation
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Fingerprints, Homicide, Gangs, Narcotics, RICO, False arrest, False Conviction, Use of Force, Civil Rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, Identification, Crime Scene, Investigation, Policy and Procedure, Incident Management, Firearms, Firearms Instruction, Wrongful Conviction, Monell Claims
Available Nationwide
Police Practices Expert specializing in case review, analysis, objective opinion development and delivery through high quality reports (Rule 26) and testimony. Actions in state courts and Federal actions including 42 U.S. Code § 1983; Due Process, False Arrest, False Conviction, False Confinement, Failure to Intervene, Policy and Customs Claims, Motions to Review Capital Convictions, Brady Violations, Malicious Prosecution, Coercive Interrogation, Conspiracy, Monell Claims, and Excessive Use of Force. Most of these have been primarily associated with murder cases, and have often had gang involvement.
Over 38 years of law enforcement experience at city, county, state and federal level. Assignments worked included Patrol, K-9, Detectives, Narcotics/Task Force (DEA), Special Investigations and Internal Affairs, Organized Crime, Gaming, Metro Fugitive, Metro Gang, Major Crimes/Homicide, Dignitary Protection, Security Manager, Latent Fingerprint Examiner, Identifi...
