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Louis L. Akin, LPI, CMI
Texas Professional Investigator's License A10791
Criminal Defense Investigative Specialist
Certified Medicolegal Investigator
Director Region Four, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators
TCDIA member honored with award for Excellence in Investigations
Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, Commendations Committee
The Texas Association of Licensed Investigators Commendations Committee is pleased to announce the latest recipient of TALI’s prestigious Meritorious Service Award for Investigative Excellence commendation awards:
Louis L. Akin, of Akin Investigations, Austin, Texas, is awarded the Meritorious Service Award for Investigative Excellence 2007, for discovering a wiretap installed on the telephone line beneath the home of an Austin woman. The discovery led to the arrest and conviction of a 55-year old Austin contractor who stalked, harassed, and psychologically tortured ex-girlfriends over the past 20-years. The contractor was convicted of wiretapping and burglary and sentenced to five years in prison. Akin previously received the TALI President's Award in 2006 for his work in public relations and as associate editor of the Texas Investigator magazine.
Curriculum Vitae
Louis L. Akin is a Licensed Professional Investigator and Crime Scene Reconstructor with twenty-five years investigative experience in criminal and personal injury investigations. As his references attest, he is highly skilled at civil and criminal investigation and pretrial discovery. He has specialized training and gives seminars on the medicolegal aspects of death investigations, blood spatter analysis, crime and accident scene reconstruction, and electronic surveillance countermeasures. Mr. Akin provides expert consultation and testimony in the following areas:
AREAS OF EFFECTIVENESS
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Crime Scene Reconstruction
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Blood Spatter Interpretation
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Shooting Reconstruction
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Wiretap and electronic eavesdropping countermeasures
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Criminal Investigation
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Personal Injury investigation
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Equivocal Death Investigation
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Domestic Violence Investigation
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Medicolegal Death Investigation
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Forensic Photography
MEMBERSHIPS
- Texas Criminal Defense Investigators' Association
- American College of Forensic Examiners
- Homicide Research Working Group
- Texas Association of Licensed Investigators
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association
- Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association
- Texas Hispanic Defense Lawyer's Association
- National Association of Investigative Specialist
Civic and Professional
- President, Texas Criminal Defense Investigators' Association 2006-2008
- Regional Director, Region Four, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, 2007-09
- Recipient: President's Award, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, 2006,
- Recipient: Meritorious Award for Investigative Excellence, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, 2007
- Associate Editor, Texas Investigator Magazine. 2005-present
- Chairman, Commendations Committee, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, 2005-06
- Chairman, Articles Committee, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, 2005-05
- Volunteer Fire Fighter, Oak Hill Fire Department, 2001
- Freelance Journalist and Photographer 1994-2001
- President, Blue Hill Neighborhood Association 1999-2002
- Oak Hill Youth Sports Association, Softball Coach 1998
- Chair, Ethics Committee, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators
- Chair, Public Relations Committee, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators
- Public Relations Agent: 2000 National Fencing Championships and Olympic Trials.
- Board Member: International Ballet Theatre Group, El Paso
- Police Officer, El Paso Police Department
- Aircrew, Squadron VU-7, United States Navy
SPECIALIZED TRAINING and EXPERTISE
