Mr. Lentini has conducted over 2,000 fire scene inspections and has been accepted as an expert witness on more than 200 occasions. He is a frequent invited speaker on the subject of the standard of care in fire investigation and laboratory analysis of fire debris, as well as on the progress of standardization in the forensic sciences. His book, Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation, is a textbook in the proper use of chemistry and forensic science in fire and explosive debris investigation. Among the many exonerations or claims of actual factual innocence, none of his cases has garnered more worldwide attention than that of Cameron Todd Willingham of Texas. Using modern forensic fire science, it is widely thought that the state of Texas executed this innocent man. Mr. Lentini will speak with us about his case work and the Willingham case.

Fire debris and explosive investigation: Cameron Todd Willingham and other cases of innocence

244th National Meeting (2012)

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