George Schiro - George received his Master of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry - Forensic Science from the University of Central Florida and his Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Louisiana State University. From 1984-1988, he was employed as a Criminalist with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab in Metairie, Louisiana. During this time he conducted marijuana analysis, arson analysis, gunshot residue detection, latent fingerprint development, hit and run paint analysis, hair examination, fiber analysis, serological analysis, and crime scene investigations.
aaaaaFrom 1988-2001, he was employed as a Forensic Scientist with the ASCLD-LAB accredited Louisiana State Police Crime Lab in Baton Rouge. While there, he worked in the areas of serology and DNA analysis. He and fellow forensic scientist, Carolyn Booker, set up the DNA lab and validated the systems for DNA analysis. He has also conducted projectile trajectory reconstructions, fracture comparisons, bloodstain pattern analysis, crime scene investigation/reconstruction, latent print development, and shoeprint examinations.
aaaaa George is currently employed as a Forensic Chemist - DNA Technical Leader by the ASCLD-LAB accredited Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory in New Iberia. His duties currently include DNA analysis and crime scene investigation.
aaaaaThroughout his career, George has attended professional schools, workshops, meetings, and symposia dealing with various aspects of forensic science. This continuing education included attendance at the FBI Academy on five separate occasions, training at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Lab, and training with Dr. Henry Lee at the University of New Haven in New Haven, Connecticut.
aaaaaGeorge has spoken to numerous criminal justice organizations on various aspects of forensic science and crime scene investigation. He spoke at the Fourth and Seventh International Conferences on Legal Medicine held in Panama City, Panama. He has also been a guest lecturer at the U.S. State Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program Police Executive Seminar.
aaaaaGeorge has worked approximately 2400 cases and has testified as an expert for the prosecution and defense in over 120 trials in 28 Louisiana parishes, one Florida county, one Mississippi county, one Missouri county, one Nevada county, federal court, and two Louisiana city courts. He has consulted on cases in Arizona, North Carolina, New York, Oregon, and Texas. He is also a member of several forensic science organizations including the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction. He is past chairperson of the Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators (AFDAA). In addition, he is past president and vice-president of the Louisiana Association of Forensic Scientists (LAFS) and was the editor of Nanogram, the official publication of LAFS. He has also authored several papers, some of which have appeared in both electronic and print media.
aaaaaGeorge is a contributing author to the Forensic Medicine Sourcebook. He was one of several technical advisors on the books O.J. Unmasked: The Trial, The Truth, and The Media by M.L. Rantala and Pocket Partner by D. Evers, M. Miller, and T. Glover. He was also featured on two episodes of The New Detectives which airs on the Discovery Channel and the television program Split Screen which aired on the Independent Film Channel. He is also featured in the book The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist by Mary Manhein. He was also the second recipient of the Young Forensic Scientist Award given by Scientific Sleuthing Review and he was a columnist for Southern Lawman Magazine.