About the Author
Crime Scene Forensics,LLC
Tom Martin is a career crime scene investigator, with one of the largest police agencies in the
country. He has supervised the crime scene unit since 1996, holds several forensic science
certifications, and regularly gives expert forensic testimony in various state and federal courts. His
training and experience encompass several specialized fields, including: forensic crime scene
processing; latent print processing and latent print identification; bloodstain pattern analysis and
documentation; forensic composite art; excavation of human remains; forensic entomology
collection; digital Imaging technology and photo enhancement.

Tom is an adjunct college instructor and serves as a guest lecturer at many colleges and
universities. He has served as a forensic consultant to many different entities and has lectured at
the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.

He has appeared on Court TV as an Expert Guest Analyst. He has appeared on the Law
Enforcement Television Network (LETN); the HBO series "Autopsy", and the Court TV series "Trace
Evidence".

Tom is a national speaker who has instructed at numerous law enforcement and forensic training
seminars across the country, including the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He has
lectured several times in Washington D.C., making presentations to executive officers of National
Institute of Justice and members of the United States Congress.  
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