Inv. David Alan Newman (Ret. Norfolk P.D. Homicide) — Instructor Profile

About Inv. David Alan Newman (Ret. Norfolk P.D. Homicide)

THE INSTRUCTOR for this training course, will be investigator David Newman (RET) from the Norfolk Police Department in Virginia. Investigator Newman began his career in law-enforcement in 1985 and retired from the Norfolk Police Department in 2010. His experience with the Norfolk P.D. includes over 15 years in the detective division serving in homicide & forensics and involvement in over 1000 death investigations and high-profile homicides, while continuing to provide cold case consulting to agencies nationwide. While serving in forensics he has investigated over 2500 cases including an additional 65 homicide investigations and over 500 crime scenes. Investigator Newman received his bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in 1986 in Criminal Justice and a minor in psychology and has lectured several thousand hours to law enforcement agencies at all levels across the country on the topic of homicide investigation and its related forensic applications. His courses have been taught in conjunction with the Virginia State Division of Forensic Science and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Investigator Newman has also instructed basic and advanced forensics at Thomas Nelson College in Virginia, equivocal death scenes at the Virginia State Division of Forensic Science and is a qualified expert in death investigation and its related forensic fields. His expertise in crime scene management through the development of protocol procedures have been adopted by several agencies across the country with great success. Inv. David Newman continues to provide aid in cold cases, 911assessment evaluation and provides expert courtroom testimony totaling over 39 years of experience.