ABSTRACT
As a result of my entry into this new area of endeavor, I found myself in dire need of additional training beyond my college classes. I enlisted the aid of a highly qualied forensic analyst who was a supervisor in the local police crime lab. With his mentoring, I began to accumulate the skill and experience needed to do many of the criminal case analyses and examinations. Testifying in these cases became one of the true challenges in my career due to the fact that I found it intimidating to be standing up against governmenttrained forensic analysts and medical coroners. I soon discovered they were human and vulnerable, just like the rest of us, putting their pants on one leg at a time.
