The Experts
Dr. Cyril Wecht
DR. CYRIL WECHT is a forensic pathologist and has served as a medical-legal and forensic pathology consultant in both civil and criminal cases. During his career he has performed more than 17,000 autopsies. He has consulted and commented on such high-profile cases as the deaths of Robert Kennedy, Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain and Anna Nicole Smith. He is best known for his criticism of the Warren’ Commission’s findings concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Dr. Karl Reich Chief Scientific Officer / CSO
Dr. Karl Reich has more than 30 years of scientific experience in chemistry molecular biology, and biochemistry. He has published more than 20 research papers in first-line scientific journals and has received allowances on two molecular biology related patents. He is presently the Chief Scientific Officer of IFI where he oversees the ISO 17025 accredited DNA laboratory and directs the research and development efforts.
Lee McCord
With more than 40 years of experience, Lee McCord is a trained and licensed Polygraph Examiner. He has worked throughout the mid-west and east coast administering polygraph examination for the government and private sector.
Michael Primeau
Michael Primeau began his career as a forensic expert at Primeau Forensics, LTD. in 2009. He is currently a member of LEVA (Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association), AES, and IAI. He has completed training through LEVA in Video Forensic Analysis and Photographic Video Comparison. He has also completed training with the University of Colorado Denver Center for Media Forensics in Forensic Audio Authentication and Audio Enhancement and Forensic Image Authentication. He has worked on investigations ranging from cases in the United States to those in Sweden and Canada.
Perry D Myers, CFE
MSI Detective Services, President of U-Spy Enterprises, Inc. U-Spy Store & Pro Video Security
His areas of expertise include countermeasure sweeps, undercover operations, internal theft, interrogation/interviews, trademark/patent/copyright, cellular forensics, criminal investigations, background investigations, research specialist, video surveillance, computer forensics, insurance fraud, security evaluations, witness statements and lie detection.
Dave Thompson, Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI)
Thompson is recognized as an expert in the interview and interrogation domain and has collaborated with members of the Innocence Project, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth and other academic partners to further the enhancement of interview protocols throughout the U.S. He has contributed opinions for a variety of cases, argued for legislative changes, contributed to amicus briefs and has been cited by the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for his involvement on the topic of interview and interrogation.
JOHN LARSEN, Former special agent with the FBI, specialist in crime scene processing & instruction
He is a member of the International Association for Identification, International Crime Scene Investigators Association and the International Association of Arson Investigators, Illinois Chapter. He was declared an expert in shooting reconstruction in voir dire before United States District Court Judge James B. Zagel and has testified as an expert in crime scene reconstruction in the Northern District of Illinois.
Art Borchers, Investigator
He is a member of the International Association of Identification and the
International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association. In addition, he was the former President of the Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators. He is a seasoned investigator who retired after thirty years of service from the Oak Park Police department where he served as an Evidence Technician, a Detective, and a Sergeant in both the Patrol and Investigations Divisions.