Debra J. Twomey B.S.

OBJECTIVE:

• Formal education with B. S. Degree in Administration of Justice; Graduate of the Northern Virginia Police Academy and the Virginia Forensic Science Academy; over 1000 hours of specialized training as a Crime Scene Analyst / Investigator, and Criminal Investigations.
• Over 20 years’ experience writing and editing documents for judicial proceedings and criminal investigations.
• Over 15 years’ experience writing and editing investigation documents for the federal government.
• Trained and skilled in the full range of crime scene diagramming and reconstruction, bloodstain pattern analysis and technical writing.
• Excellent planning, implementation, management and case organization.
• Effectively uses a wide variety of research tools and methodologies.  Possesses strong analytical, critical and “out of the box” thinking.

• • Professional and accomplished public speaker, writer, editor, and researcher.
  • Quickly adapts to diverse law enforcement agency levels; i.e. state, local and federal.

• A dedicated professional; self-motivated, reliable, and competent.
• Levels of instruction include U.S law enforcement, foreign national law enforcement abroad, and adult college education.
• Current TS/SCI security clearance.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

• Over 1000-Hours of Specialized Training with concentration in:
• Miscellaneous Forensic Science Topics to include but not limited to Bloodstain Analysis; Evidence Processing; and Crime Scene Interpretation
• Miscellaneous Criminal Investigations to include but not limited to Death Investigations; Detection & Recovery of Human Remains; Sex Crimes; Child Crimes; and Human Trafficking
• Fire & Post Blast Investigations
• Criminal Profiling
• Interview & Interrogation and Statement Analysis
• Anti-Terrorist Program

KEYPOINT GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS

Background Investigator            (11/2017 – Present)

Federal Contractor for Security Clearances

OMNIPLEX WORLD SERVICE CORPORATION

Background Investigations         (04/2002 – 11/2017)

Federal Contractor for Security Clearances

POTOMAC RIVER GROUP

Contract Instructor     (12/2012 – 05/2013)

Office of Antiterrorism Assistance, US State Department

• Instructed prepared course topic of Basic Crime Scene Documentation & Processing in Nouakchott, Mauritania, North Africa to train Nouakchott Police Force.

MANASSAS CITY, VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Contract Instructor    (05/2006 – 03/2007)

• Responsible for preparing lessons plans and syllabuses for each course topic of instruction; i.e. Crime Scene Processing, Sexual Related Deaths, and Basic Death Investigation.
• Prepared PowerPoint Presentations.
• Instructed the contracted course topics.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE:  WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA

Adjunct Faculty         (01/2002 – 05/2009)

• Responsible for preparing lessons plans, developing syllabuses for each course, and course instruction; i.e. Principles of Criminal Investigation, Advanced Criminal Investigation, Domestic Violence Investigation, Death Investigations, Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence, and Criminalistics: Introduction to Forensic Science.

VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE & MEDICINE:  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Adjunct Faculty        (04/2001 – 08/2005)

• Responsible for preparing lessons plans, developing syllabuses for each course, and instruction; i.e. Crime Scene Documentation with Photography, Crime Scene Documentation, Child Death and the Crime Scene.

VIRGINIA FORENSIC SCIENCE ACADEMY:  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Virginia Forensic Science Academy, Homicide Investigations School

Virginia Forensic Science Academy Alumni Retraining Conference, Virginia Beach, VA

Adjunct Faculty        (1992 – 1997)

• The Academy requested assistance numerous times to critique new students during their mock crime scene examination.
• Guest instructor, responsible for preparing lessons plans, developing syllabuses for each course, and instruction; i.e. Capital Murder Case of Timothy Rigney; Capital Murder Case of Alexander Stzanko; Child Death and the Crime Scene: Is it Accidental, Natural, Suicide, Undetermined or Murder? Investigating Fire Scenes with the Alternate Light Source Unit.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT   (11/1975 – 12/2000)

Cold Case Homicide Detective – Criminal Investigations Division

• Reviewed and analysis cold cases in an attempt to locate any past information/evidence which has been overlooked. Produce technical reports outlining the findings.
• Produce comparison analysis reports dealing with “serial” investigations.

Master Detective – Violent Crimes Unit

• Independently conduct complex investigations involving armed robberies, death investigations, sex offenses, and malicious wounding.
• Researched and prepared detailed search warrant affidavits along with review and editing.

Senior Detective – Crimes against Children Unit

• Independently conducted complex investigations involving physical and sexual abuse of children.
• Researched sex offenders and pedophiles on the Internet.
• Researched pedophiles and produced comparison analysis reports.
• Researched and prepared detailed search warrant affidavits along with review and editing.

Senior Crime Scene Investigator – Forensic Science Division

• Instructed 80-hour Crime Scene Investigation classes involving mock crime scenes to our police department and police officers from other law enforcement agencies.
• Collected, evaluated, and analyzed complex crime scene evidence.
• Attended autopsies and in special circumstances assisted with autopsy.
• Trained and skilled in the full range of crime scene diagramming and reconstruction, bloodstain pattern analysis and technical writing.
• Prepared courtroom exhibits.
• Compare similar cases and analyze the similarities, followed with a technical report outlining findings.
• Testified in Circuit Court as an expert in the field of forensic investigations including bloodstain pattern analysis.

Police Officer – Operations Division; Police Tactical Surveillance Unit; and Administration Bureau

• Solely responsible for interviewing victims, witnesses, and suspects on a daily basis and account findings in detailed reports, which were presented before a judge or jury. Analyzed information in preparation for surveillance stakeouts.  Assigned to the Warrant Office for the purpose of reorganizing and purging of warrants.

VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE & MEDICINE:  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Adjunct Faculty        (04/2001 – 08/2005)

• Responsible for preparing lessons plans, developing syllabuses for each course, and instruction; i.e. Crime Scene Documentation with Photography, Crime Scene Documentation, Child Death and the Crime Scene.

• Lead crime scene investigator (CSI) for twelve homicides, four capital murders and one capital murder of a police officer.
• Lead CSI on numerous high profile cases to include two ex-FBI Agents who were once married. The wife had an affair with famed author Patricia Cornwell. The husband planted pipe bomb materials and bombs throughout Northern Virginia in attempt to frame his ex-wife (1996.)  A novel was written by Caitlin Rother, on the case and titled Twisted Triangle.
• Development of the police department’s newly established Crime Scene Investigator Unit Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines.
• At the request of the Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney conducted aerial videography for the reenactment for the capital murder of Virginia State Police Trooper Jose Cavazos (1993.)
• Was the “go-to” CSI for the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office regarding felony criminal cases when the crime scene investigations needed to be expanded.
• Assigned to consult on two different rape regional task forces. The rapist who came to be known as the Centreville Rapist (1995) was arrested in 2018. The role on each task force was to develop victimology and case analysis to determine similarities in the cases.
• Lead CSI on a homicide case involving suspect Melvin Irving Shifflett (1994) a serial sexual sadist, who was also the prime suspect in two Fairfax County, Virginia cold case homicides.
• Produced investigative analysis of the “players” and “victims” regarding a Russian cold case (1994) homicide.
• Volunteered to work the telephone tip line during the DC Sniper Task Force (2002) investigation of Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad. The job was to analyze incoming raw tip information, prioritize and forward the leads for field investigations.
• Gray Haven Project: Crisis Response Team Volunteer for victims of human trafficking in the surrounding area of Richmond, Virginia.
• Testified before the Virginia General Assembly:  Richmond, Virginia as an advocate to change the law regarding physicians having sexual misconduct with patients.  After testifying before a Senate Sub-Committee; Senate Committee; and the Virginia House of Delegates, Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell signed State Bill 898 (Twomey Bill) on March 17, 2013. This Bill became effective July 1, 2013 making it mandatory for Practitioners who have sexual relations with patients to have their medical license REVOKED for 5 years. Previously, the license could be SUSPENDED up to 3 years.