Forensic Scientist

Forensic Scientist

LIsa Black

Cape Coral, FL

Female, 49

I spent the five happiest years of my life in a morgue. As a forensic scientist in the Cleveland coroner’s office I analyzed gunshot residue on hands and clothing, hairs, fibers, paint, glass, DNA, blood and many other forms of trace evidence, as well as crime scenes. Now I'm a certified latent print examiner and CSI for a police department in Florida. I also write a series of forensic suspense novels, turning the day job into fiction. My books have been translated into six languages.

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Last Answer on July 21, 2022

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How anonymous are people really on the dark, deep, and even on the regular internet? What about websites where people talk about bad things they have, doing, or going to do without signing up or anything?

Asked by Dan about 6 years ago

I'm sorry, but I have no idea. I don't work in digital forensics.

What do you like about your career

Asked by Ana over 7 years ago

For school projects, please email me all the questions at once at: lisa-black@live.com

Can a hair test that came back false positive for alcohol be retested by another lab?

Asked by Joe over 6 years ago

I don’t see why not. But I wasn’t aware hair could be tested for alcohol, I thought it was only drugs and heavy metals.

How did your knowledge of bloodstain pattern analysis help you to secure convictions in past experience?

Asked by Jason Tulanda over 6 years ago

In my personal experience, I have only testified to bloodstain pattern analysis once, and it didn’t really tell anything significant about the case because there was blood everywhere, and the fingerprints in blood weighed more than the patterns.

Do you see yourself doing this job in the next ten years?

Asked by Trump 2020 MAGA KAG over 6 years ago

Yes.

Why does the BLM not give a half a shit about the Australian American woman who was shot?

Asked by WE THE PEOPPE almost 6 years ago

I am an expert in some areas of forensic science. I am not an expert in law, public safety policy or our political system.

Can a decades-old used latex condom buried with a body still have dna evidence in it that can be tested?

Asked by J.J. White about 6 years ago

If it were allowed to dry and kept dry, then it's possible, though the odds would be incredibly slim since the decomposition fluids from the body would most like overwhelm it. It's worth a try.