Main | Campus | Library | Bookstore | Resources | Consultation | New | Contact | Search

Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae*

Name: Brent E. Turvey, M.S.

Current Employer: Senior Partner, Forensic Solutions LLC
Title: Forensic Scientist & Criminal Profiler
Duties: Casework, course instructor, & course development

Office:      (907) 747-5121
Cell:         (907) 738-5121

URL: http://www.corpus-delicti.com
Email: bturvey@corpus-delicti.com

Education

Master's of Science in Forensic Science
University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut

B.S. - Psychology
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

B.S. - History
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

Professional Activities
Mr. Turvey has participated as a forensic scientist and /or criminal profiler in the investigative or trial phase for both law enforcement and attorney clients around the World. The greatest volume of his casework has focused on the examination and interpretation of physical and behavioral evidence relating to the following:

Criminal

• Assault
• Fetish burglary
• Sexual assault/ rape (including potential or suspected false reports)
• Serial rape
• Domestic homicide
• Staged crime scenes
• Robbery/ burglary homicide
• Sexual homicide
• Serial homicide

Civil

• Legal actions involving any of the above types of criminal activity (e.g. - premises liability, wrongful death, accidental death, serial rape, etc...)
• Autoerotic death

Mr. Turvey has performed casework as a forensic scientist and /or criminal profiler for law enforcement and attorney clients all over the world. He consults with private individuals, attorneys and law enforcement agencies on an ongoing basis regarding both criminal and civil matters. His caseload includes rapes, serial rapes & homicides, sexual homicides, domestic homicides, and multiple homicides of a violent or aberrant nature. 

As an adjunct to casework and research, Mr. Turvey has qualified in court as an expert in the areas of Forensic Science, Crime Reconstruction, Interpretation of Presumptive Blood Test Results (Luminol, Phenolphthalein and Ortho-tolidine), Crime Scene Analysis, Crime Scene investigation, Case Linkage/ Linkage Analysis (Motive and Signature Analysis), Criminal Profiling, Staged Crime Scenes, False Allegations, and Victimology. This has included civil and criminal cases, in State and Federal Court. For some examples of Mr. Turvey's work product, please see:

1. California v. Johnny Duane Miles
2. California v. Douglas S. Mouser
3. Estate of Sam Sheppard v. State of Ohio
4. Kansas v. Artis T. Cobb  
5. Ohio v. David Thorn
6. Ohio v. Clarence Elkins
7. Washington v. Robert Lee Yates
8. Wisconsin v. John Maloney  
9. Wisconsin v. Peter Kupaza  
10. Parkhurst et al v. Belt

Mr. Turvey also participates in the following professional activities:

• Secretary, Academy of Behavioral Profiling (www.profiling.org)
• Board Member & Founding Member, Forensic Section, Academy of Behavioral Profiling
• Senior Editor, Journal of Behavioral Profiling

University Affiliations

1999-2000: Adjunct Lecturer, Criminology Dept., Bond University

2001-2010: Guest Lecturer, Criminology Dept., Bond University

2010: Adjunct Teaching Fellow, Criminology Dept., Bond University

2003 – Present: Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology & Justice Studies, Oklahoma City University; Course Subjects: Criminal Investigation, Sex Crimes Investigation, Serial Homicide Invstigation, Forensic Science, Crime Reconstruction, Miscarriages of Justice, Criminal Motivations, Forensic criminology, Forensic Victimology and Criminal Profiling.

Professional Lectures & Presentations
The following is a short list of professional lectures and training given by Mr. Turvey to educational institutions and professional organizations: 

04/11/11 Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington
Workshop: Crime Scene Analysis and Criminal Profiling
(College Credit)

04/08 – 04/09/11 Elgin Community College/ ABP
Elgin, Illinois 
Workshop: Crime Scene Analysis and Criminal Profiling
(College Credit)

04/04/11 Alaska Association of Fire & Arson Investigators
Sitka, Alaska
Lecture: Forensic Science, Crime Reconstruction, & Criminal Profiling

10/18 – 10/19/10 KSU Police Dept./ Cobb County
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
Workshop: Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction
(P.O.S.T. Certified)

08/09 – 08/10/10 Owens College
Toledo, OH
Workshop: Criminal Profiling

08/07 – 08/08/10 Academy of Behavioral Profiling, 11th Annual Meeting
Owens College, Toledo, OH
Lecture: Behavioral Evidence Analysis
Lecture: Serial Rape & Serial Homicide: Case Presentation
Lecture: Linkage Analysis

06/01/10 
Crown Office and Prosecutorial Fiscal Service
Glasgow, Scotland
Lecture: Case Linkage: M.O. & Signature Analysis

05/31/10 
Scottish Police College, Tulliallan Castle
Kincardine, Fife, Scotland
Lecture: Case Linkage: M.O. & Signature Analysis

04/07/10 
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
Keynote Speaker: 11th Annual Student Scholarship and Creative Achievement Conference

08/10 – 08/11/09 
Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA
Workshop: Forensic Victimology Practicum (College credit)

08/08 – 08/09/09 
Academy of Behavioral Profiling, 10th Annual Meeting
Grossmont College (College credit)
Lecture: Forensic Criminology
Lecture: Behavioral Evidence & Criminal Profiling: An Introduction
Lecture: The NAS Report: Implications for Forensic Examiners

07/10/09 
South Carolina Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Lecture: The NAS Report 
(CLE credit)

08/11 – 08/12/08 
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Workshop: Criminal Profiling Evidence Practicum 
(POST Certified)

08/09 – 08/10/08 
Academy of Behavioral Profiling, 9th Annual Meeting 
Lecture: Principles of Behavioral Evidence Analysis
Lecture: Forensic Victimology
Round-Table Discussion: Forensic Criminology
(POST Certified)

03/22 – 03/23/08 
Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia
Workshop: Behavioral Evidence Practicum

03/14/08 
Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia
Faculty Luncheon Lecture Series
Lecture: Forensic Victimology

2/17/08 
California Attorneys For Criminal Justice
Monterey, CA
Presentation: Profiling and Behavioral Evidence

08/11 – 08/12/07 
Academy of Behavioral Profiling, 8th Annual Meeting
Lecture: Principles of Behavioral Evidence Analysis
Presentation: Child Sexual Homicide – A Case Study in Victimology

04/19/07 
Kern County Bar Association, Indigent Defense Program
Lecture: Crime Reconstruction & Forensic Fraud

03/31 – 04/01/07 
Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia
Workshop: Behavioral Evidence Practicum

02/08 – 02/09/07 
Home Team (Police) Academy, Singapore
Behavioral Sciences Programme
Workshop: Criminal Profiling & Behavioral Evidence Analysis

02/06/07 
1st Home Team Behavioral Sciences Conference
Home Team (Police) Academy, Singapore
Lecture: Criminal Profiling & Behavioral Evidence Analysis

08/12 – 08/13/06 
Academy of Behavioral Profiling, 7th Annual Meeting
Presentation: Body Count - Examining Behavioral Evidence in a Mass Murder; 
Wayne Petherick, Mcrim, co-presenter
Presentation: Truth or Consequences - False Reports of Sexual Assault at Trial

04/10 – 04/11/06 
Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia
Workshop: Arson Reconstruction & Criminal Profiling

04/08 – 04/09/06 
Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia
Workshop: Crime Reconstruction & Criminal Profiling

12/19/05            
Chinese People’s Public Security (aka Police) University
Beijing, China
Lecture: Rape Investigation & Victimology
Presentations: Various case studies

12/18/05            
Xi’an Police Bureau, Xi’an, China
Lecture: Criminal Profiling & Crime Reconstruction
Presentations: Various case studies

12/15/05            
Chinese People’s Public Security University
Beijing, China
Lecture: Criminal Profiling & Crime Reconstruction
Presentations: Various case studies

11/15 – 11/17/05            
Forensic Investigative Conference
Un. of Arkansas, CEC
Hosted by Jamerson Forensics of Fayetteville, AR
Workshop Topics: Forensic Science, Criminal Profiling, & Sex Crimes

08/06 – 08/07/05           
Academy of Behavioral Profiling, 6^th Annual Meeting
Presentation: Behavioral Evidence & Criminal Profiling
Presentation: Crime Reconstruction
Presentation: The Substitution of Criminal Profiler Reports and Testimony for Physical Evidence: Recent Cases and Trends

04/02 – 04/03/05            
Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia
Workshop: Sex Crimes Investigation

01/14/05
DePaul University, College of Law
Chicago, Illinois
Presentation: Crime Reconstruction
Presentation: Criminal Profiling

10/9 – 10/10/04
Academy of Behavioral Profiling, 5^th Annual Meeting
Presentation: Forensic Fraud
Presentation: Idaho v. Fowler - Unusual Behavior in Domestic Homicide

2/15/04
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
Monterey, CA
Presentation: Behavioral Evidence

12/04/03                     
Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Lecture: Forensic Science & Criminal Profiling

10/04/03                     
Northwest Orthopaedic Group 21^st  Annual Meeting, Seaside, Oregon
Lecture: Forensic Science and Crime Reconstruction

10/12 – 10/13/02
Academy of Behavioral Profiling, 4^th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation: Kansas v. Artis Cobb: Sexual Homicide
Presentation: Serial Murder: Oregon v. Todd Reed
Presentation: Linkage Analysis: Washington v. Robert Yates

10/05/02
Northwest Orthopaedic Group 20^th Annual Meeting, Seaside, Oregon
Lecture: Forensic Science and Crime Reconstruction

8/17/02
Shanghai Police Bureau, Shanghai, China
Lecture: Criminal Profiling & Criminal Investigation
Presentations: Various case studies

8/14 - 8/15/02
Hangzhou Police Bureau, Hangzhou, China
Lecture: Criminal Profiling & Criminal Investigation
Lecture: Applied Behavioral Evidence Analysis techniques
Presentations: Various case studies

8/12/02
Wuhan Police Bureau, Wuhan, China
Lecture: Criminal Profiling & Criminal Investigation
Presentations: Various case studies

8/11/02
Chinese People’s Public Security (aka Police) University, Beijing, China
Lecture: Criminal Profiling & Criminal Investigation

8/09/02
Beijing Police Bureau, Beijing, China
Lecture: Criminal Profiling & Criminal Investigation: Applied Behavioral Evidence Analysis techniques
Presentations: Various case studies

4/12/02
Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA
Lecture: Criminal Profiling and Sexual Homicide Investigation

12/15 - 12/16/01
3rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Behavioral Profiling, East Rutherford, NJ
Presentation: M.O. & Signature Analysis - CA v. Wayne Adam Ford
Presentation: Domestic Terrorism: A Discussion of Motives & Means
Presentation: Criminal Profiling & Premises Liability

5/24/01
South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA
Lecture: Criminal Profiling & Serial Homicide Investigation

3/14 - 3/15/01
Greater St. Louis Major Case Squad / 
Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, Collinsville, Ill
Seminar: Criminal Profiling & Cold Case Investigations

10/7/00
2nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Behavioral Profiling (ABP), Las Vegas, NV
Presentation: Wisconsin v. Peter Kupaza: Profiling Testimony in Court in a Dismemberment Case
Presentation: Criminal Profiling in the Marilyn R. Sheppard Homicide

3/17/00
Pacific Northwest Association of Investigators, Vancouver, WA
Presentation: Criminal Profiling & Crime Reconstruction

2/19/00
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Monterey, CA
Plenary Session: Forensics and Mitigation

12/3/99
Milwaukee Public Defender's Office, Milwaukee, WI
Presentation: Crime Reconstruction: A Legal Primer

10/20/99
Tri-County Investigators Association, Ventura, CA
Presentation: Sexual Homicide Investigation

10/9/99
1st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Behavioral Profiling (ABP), Monterey, CA
Paper: Getting Back to Gross: Criminal Profiling & Crime Reconstruction
Presentation: The West Memphis case: A Case Study in Criminal Profiling

7/1/99
Bay Area Crime Analysts Association, Antioch Police Dept., Antioch, CA
Presentation: Behavioral Evidence Analysis

2/19/99:
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), Orlando, FL
Paper: Psychological Crime Scene Tape: The Investigative Use of Rapist Motivational Typologies &
Paper: Recognizing Sadism: The Importance of Reconstruction and Wound Pattern Analysis in Criminal Profiling

1/19-1/22/99:
University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Topic: Mixing of Sex Offenders in Custodial Drug Treatment Therapeutic Community Units: Problems and Potential Solutions- A Gathering of Leading Experts

PUBLISHED WORKS

The following is an incomlete list of peer reviewed works authored by Mr. Turvey that have been published or accepted for publication.

-Recent Textbooks-

• Turvey, B. (2011) Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, 4th Edition, London: Elsevier Science
• Savino, J. & Turvey, B. (2011) Rape Investigation Handbook, 2nd Ed, San Diego: Elsevier Science
• Chisum, W. J. & Turvey, B. (2011) Crime Reconstruction,2nd Ed, San Diego: Elsevier Science
• Turvey, B. & Petherick, W. (2009) Forensic Victimology,  San Diego: Elsevier Science
• Turvey, B. et al (2010) Forensic Criminology,  San Diego: Elsevier Science

-Textbook Contributions-

• Turvey, B. "Modus Operandi, Motive, and Technology," in Casey, E. (2000) Digital Evidence and Computer Crime: Forensic Science, Computers and the Internet, London: Academic Press
• Turvey, B. “Professionalizing the Criminal Profiler” for Montet, L. (2001) Profileurs: Specialization or professionnalisation?, University Presses of France
• Casey, E. & Turvey, B. "Investigative Reconstruction," in Casey, E. (2004) Digital Evidence and Computer Crime: Forensic Science, Computers and the Internet, 2nd Ed., London: Elsevier Science
• Turvey, B. "Modus Operandi, Motive, and Technology," in Casey, E. (2004) Digital Evidence and Computer Crime: Forensic Science, Computers and the Internet, 2nd Ed., London: Elsevier Science
• McGrath, M. & Turvey, B. "Criminal Profilers & The Media: Profiling the Beltway Snipers," for Petherick, W. (2005) Serial Crime, Boston: Elsevier Science
• Turvey, B. “Sexual Asphyxia” in Adler, P. (Ed) (2006) Constructions Of Deviance, Custom Edition, Mason, OH: Thomson Wadsworth

• Davis, B. (2006) Crime Scene Science: Criminal Profiling, Cornwall, UK: Ticktock Media, Ltd. – Editorial Consultant

• Ferguson, C., McGrath, M. and Turvey, B. (2009) “The False Allegation: A Construct of Deviance” in Ferguson, C. and Petherick, W. (eds) Crime and

• Deviance, Forensic Press

• McGrath, M. & Turvey, B. "Criminal Profilers & The Meda: Profiling the Beltway Snipers," for Petherick, W. (2009) Serial Crime, 2nd Ed., San Diego:

• Elsevier Science

• Turvey, B. (2009) “Homicidal Deviance” in Ferguson, C. and Petherick, W. (eds) Crime and Deviance, Forensic Press

• Turvey, B. (2009) “Sex Crimes and Deviance” in Ferguson, C. and Petherick, W. (eds) Crime and Deviance, Forensic Press

• Turvey, B. (2009) “Sexual Deviance” in Ferguson, C. and Petherick, W. (eds) Crime and Deviance, Forensic Press

• Turvey, B. (2010) “Prologo: Perfiles Criminologicos En El Siglo XXI,” in Serrano, J.J. (Ed) Manual practico del perfil criminologico, Valladolid, Spain: Lex Nova.

• Casey, E. & Turvey, B. "Investigative Reconstruction," in Casey, E. (2011) Digital Evidence and Computer Crime: Forensic Science, Computers and the Internet, 3rd Ed., London: Elsevier Science
• Turvey, B. "Modus Operandi, Motive, and Technology," in Casey, E. (2011) Digital Evidence and Computer Crime: Forensic Science, Computers and the Internet, 3rd Ed., London: Elsevier Science

• Turvey, B. (2011) “Victims of Pathological Altruism,” in Oaklay, B. (Ed) Pathological Altruism, Oxford University Press.

-Peer Reviewed Articles & Encyclopedias-

• Baeza, J., Chisum, W.J., Chamberlin, T.M., McGrath, M., & Turvey, B. "Academy of Behavioral Profiling: Criminal Profiling Guidelines," Journal of Behavioral Profiling, January, 2000, Vol. 1, No. 1
• Chisum, W.J., & Turvey, B. "Evidence Dynamics: Locard's Exchange Principle & Crime Reconstruction," Journal of Behavioral Profiling, January, 2000, Vol. 1, No. 1
• Turvey, B. "Criminal Profiling and the Problem of Forensic Individuation," Journal of Behavioral Profiling, May, 2000, Vol. 1, No. 2

• Turvey, B. "Autoerotic Death," in Knupfer, G., Saukko, P., & Seigal, J. (Eds.) (2000) Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, London: Academic Press

• Turvey, B. "Criminal Profiling," in Knupfer, G., Saukko, P., & Seigal, J. (Eds.) (2000) Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, London: Academic Press

• Turvey, B. "Modus Operandi," in Knupfer, G., Saukko, P., & Seigal, J. (Eds.) (2000) Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, London: Academic Press

• Turvey, B. "Offender Signature," in Knupfer, G., Saukko, P., & Seigal, J. (Eds.) (2000) Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, London: Academic Press

• Baeza, J. & Turvey, B. "False Reports in Cases of Sexual Assault: Literature Review and Investigative Suggestions," Journal of Behavioral Profiling, December, 2000, Vol. 1, No. 3

• Turvey, B. "Staged Crime Scenes: A preliminary study of 25 cases," Journal of Behavioral Profiling, December, 2000, Vol. 1, No. 3

• Turvey, B. “Deductive Profiling: Comparing applied methodologies between Inductive and Deductive criminal profiling techniques,” Policja: Kwartalnik Kadry Kierowniczej Policji (Quarterly of Police Management - Poland), No. 4, 2000

• Turvey, B. "Mass Killings: A Study of 5 cases," Journal of Behavioral Profiling, June, 2001, Vol. 2, No. 1

• Turvey, B. “Sexual Homicide: Literature Review and Research Findings, Part 1,” Journal of Behavioral Profiling, 2001 December , Vol. 2, No. 2

• Cooley, C. & Turvey, B. “Reliability and Validity: Admissibility Standards Relative to Forensic Experts Illustrated by Criminal Profiling Evidence, Testimony, and Judicial Rulings," Journal of Behavioral Profiling, June 2002, Vol. 3, No. 1

• McGrath, M. & Turvey, B. "Criminal Profilers & the Media: Profiling the Beltway Snipers," Journal of Behavioral Profiling, 2003 April, Vol. 4, No. 1

• Turvey, B. “Forensic Frauds: A Study of 42 Cases,” Journal of Behavioral Profiling, April 2003, Vol. 4, No. 1

• Turvey, B. "The Reality of Police-Involved Domestic Violence: Lessons for Law Enforcement Administrators," Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Forum, November 2003

• Turvey, B. “Staged Burglary: Technical Note & Civics Lesson,” Journal of Behavioral Profiling, December 2004, Vol. 5, No. 1

• Turvey, B. “Beneath the Numbers: Rape and Homicide Clearance Rates in the United States,” Journal of Behavioral Profiling, 6 (1), May 2006

• Turvey, B. “United States v. Gordon E. Thomas, III - A Case Study in the Reliability of Criminal Investigative Analysis,” Journal of Behavioral Profiling, 7 (1), Summer 2007

• Turvey, B. & Freeman, J. (2011) “Jury Psychology” in Ramachandran, V. (ed) Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, 2nd Edition, London: Elsevier Science.

• Turvey, B. "Autoerotic Death," in Houck, M., Saukko, P., & Seigal, J. (Eds.) (In Press) Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, 2nd Ed., London: Academic Press

• Turvey, B. "Criminal Profiling," in Houck, M., Saukko, P., & Seigal, J. (Eds.) (In Press) Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, 2nd Ed., London: Academic Press

• Turvey, B. "Modus Operandi," in Houck, M., Saukko, P., & Seigal, J. (Eds.) (In Press) Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, 2nd Ed., London: Academic Press

• Turvey, B. "Offender Signature," in Houck, M., Saukko, P., & Seigal, J. (Eds.) (In Press) Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, 2nd Ed., London: Academic Press

 

*Full CV available to those seeking services upon request

This site is designed and produced by Forensic Solutions LLC
© 2004 - 2011 Forensic Solutions LLC; All rights reserved.
Last update: 06/15/11