Louis L. Akin, LPI, CMI

 

Crime Scene Analyst and Certified Medicolegal Death Investigator

Austin Texas Private Investigator, State License A10791

 

Quaeras de dubiis legem bene discere si vis

(Inquire into them to see what things are true)

 

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Presentations:

  • Crime Scene Analysis, Texas A&M, TAMU, Laredo, Texas April, 2010

  • Medicolegal Crime Scene Analysis, Webb County Medical Examiner's Office, May 2010

  • Blood Pattern Analysis and Shooting Reconstruction, Office of the San Francisco Public Defender, San Francisco, CA. March, 2008

  • Understanding and Teaching Blood Pattern Analysis, Texas Criminal Justice Teachers' Association, TIVA, San Antonio, January 2008

  • Shooting Reconstruction Involving Handguns, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, Austin Chapter

  • Violent Crimes and Homicide Investigations: Part II, Central Texas Council of Governments, Killen Police Firing Range, October 2006

  • Fingerprint Basics County Court 5, Approved CLE Credit, Austin Bar Association Criminal Law Section, February 2006

  • Blood Spatter Interpretation and Crime Scene Investigation for Medicolegal Investigators, American College of Forensic Examiners International Conference, San Diego, CA Sept 2005

  • Crime Scene Reconstruction for Medicolegal Death Investigators, El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office, El Paso, July 2005

  • Trigonometry at the Scene of the Crime; Austin High School Advanced Placement Seniors; April 2005

  • Survey Fingerprint Course, PI-CEU. On-line Course for continuing education credit with Texas Board of Private Security;

  • Blood Pattern Analysis, PI-CEU. On-line courses for continuing education credit.

  • Blood Spatter and Bullet Trajectory Evidence in Crime Scene Investigation El Paso County Public Defender's Office, El Paso

  • CSI for Crime Writers, University of Texas Informal Classes, 2004 -2005

  • Interviews and Interrogations, University of Texas at Dallas, Graduate Forensic Psychology class, Kelly Goodness Ph.D, 2003

  • Child Abuse Death Investigation, Capital Issues Seminar, TCDLA/TDS August 2003

  • Investigative Techniques for Deceptive Business Practices, Wrote Training Manual, Offices of the Attorney General of Texas, 1990

  • Business Practice Investigative Methodology Seminar 8 hours, Texas Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, Austin, 1988.

  • Nuts and Bolts of Police Misconduct Litigation,  El Paso Bar Association, Seminar, El Paso, Approved for CLE by the Texas State Bar Association, October

  • Report Writing in Business University of Texas at El Paso, Lois Hobart 1989

  • Domestic Violence Investigations DADDS El Paso 1988

  • Gathering Evidence in Sudden Unexpected Death Cases, El Paso, 1985, Approved for CLE for Criminal Law by TX Board of Legal Specialization.

  • The Job of the Criminal Defense Investigator El Paso Community College, 1984

  • Criminal Defense Investigative Methodology City College San Francisco,—Mark Kaufman, San Francisco CA

Articles:

  • Interpretación de las salpicaduras de sangre en las escenas de crímenes y accidentes  Policia Federal Argentina, Policía y Criminalística, Indice temático. Un enfoque básico.

  • Blood Pattern Analysis for Defense Attorneys, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Criminalistics Library. Also at: National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology, and the Law, Stetson University  College of Law.

  • Cold Case: Assessment of Evidence in the RFK Assassination, Texas Investigator Magazine, December 2007

  • Directional Analysis of Blood Spatter at Crime and Accident Scenes, Agent Magazine, Australia,  IMA, November 07, Vol 40, Iss. 5

  • Blunt Instrument Trauma at a Glance, Texas Investigator Magazine, September, 2007

  • Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Eavesdropping in the 20th Century, Texas Investigator Magazine, June 2007

  • Who’s the Fairest of Them All? Regulating the Judiciary, Texas Investigator Magazine, March 2007

  •  Eavesdropping on Cellphones by Louis Akin TSCM Voice for the Defense Magazine, Texas Association of Defense Lawyers, March, 2007

  • Is Someone Eavesdropping on Your Attorney-Client Conversations? Champion Magazine, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Mar 2007

  • Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf (TSCM), Voice for the Defense Magazine, Texas Association of Defense Lawyers, March, 2007

  • The Detection of Deception, The Texas Investigator, Vol XI, Issue 2, June 2006

  • Who's Deceiving Who? And Who Can Really Tell? A Commentary, The Advocate, Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Feb/Mar 2006

  • Blood Spatter Evidence for the California Defense Attorney, California Defender Magazine California Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2006

  • Directional Analysis of Blood Spatter at Crime and Accident Scenes for First Responders, Texas Highway Patrol Magazine, Department of Public Safety, Spring 2006

  • Focus on Forensics: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin [HTML] Akin, Louis L. Amazon.com, 2005

  • Krimininalistika, Slovenia 343.98, Akin, Louis L. Ministry of Interior, Forensic Laboratory

    a) kriminalistika b) kraj dejanja c) dokazi d) kri e) krvne sledi f) analize g) ZDA COBISS.SI-ID 1415624 http://www.mnz.si/si/upl/sekretariat/knjiznica/junij05.html#t1,

  • Análise de Sangue, Portugal, 2005, Ciência Forense, Recolha da Prova, Louis L. Akin, LPI, Analítico de Periódico, Ministério da Justiça, Centro de Documentação da Polícia Judiciária,

  • Se Requiere Entrenamiento para Colectar Trazas de Sangre, Venezuela
    Un artículo publicado en la revista del Buró Federal de Investigaciones indica que las trazas o gotas de sangre pueden indicar la secuencia de los crímenes, quiénes estaban en la escena, qué armas usaron y qué no utilizaron.  http://www.segured.com

  • Blood Spatter Analysis for Medicolegal Investigators, The Forensic Examiner, The Official Peer-reviewed Publication of the American College of Forensic Examiners,  June, 2005

  • Blood Spatter Analysis for First Responders, Blue Line Magazine, Canada, 2005

  • A Primer on Prints for Defense Attorneys, Voice for the Defense Magazine, June 2005

  • Fingerprint Evidence for PI's, PI Magazine, June 2005

  • Blood Spatter Evidence for the Defense Attorney, The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, April and May, 2005

  • Blood Spatter Interpretation at Crime Scenes; FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, US Dept. of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, March 2005

  • Primer on Prints, The Advocate, ACDLA, February 2005

  • Blood Pattern Analysis at Crime Scenes, Wikipedia, 2005

  • Directional Analysis of Blood Spatter

    • Florida Association of Licensed Investigators, www.fali.com, May 2006

    • Detektiv Journal, Bundesverband Deutscher Detektive, Germany, March, 2005

    • Servamus Policing Magazine, Dainfern, South Africa, April, 2005

    • API Newsletter, Alberta Association of Private Investigators, Alberta, Canada. 2005

    • The Texas Investigator, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, Sept/Oct 2005

    • The Canadian Investigator, Private Investigators Association of British Columbia. April 2005

    • Arizona Fraternal Order of Police Maricopa Lodge Five, 2005

    • The Connection, Official Newsletter of the Georgia Association of Private Investigators, April and May, 2005

    • Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police Journal, May 2005

    • PISA Newsletter, Private Investigator Security Association in Virginia 2005

    •  Main View Magazine, Maine Licensed Professional Investigator’s Association, Maine, April 2005

    • Newsletter, Private Investigators' Association of Utah, October 2005

    • Newsletter, Michigan Council of Private Investigators 2005

  • Blood Spatter Interpretation for Private Investigators, PI Magazine, August 2004

  • Interpretation of Blood Spatter I, Voice for the Defense magazine, TCDLA, March 2004

  • Interpretation of Blood Spatter II, Voice for the Defense magazine, TCDLA, April 2004

  • Analyzing of Blood Spatter at Crime and Accident Scenes,  American Board of Medicolegal Investigators Newsletter, April 2004

  • Child Death Investigation The Advocate ACDLA 2003

  • Investigation of Deceptive Trade Practices, (Manual) Office of the Texas Attorney General, 1990

  • Wiretap Primer for Lawyers, The Advocate, Vol. 19, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, May 1988

  • Eavesdropping for Fun and Profit Trial Lawyers Forum, Vol. 22, No 3. 1988

  • Crisis for Profit—Tort Reform in Texas, Trial Lawyers Forum, Vol. 21 No.3, 1987 .

                        

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