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Dr. Henry C. Lee Lifeless at 87
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Dr. Henry C. Lee — a famend forensic scientist whose testimony for the protection is credited with serving to a jury acquit OJ Simpson within the world-famous double-murder trial in 1995 — died right this moment at his dwelling in Henderson, Nevada. He was 87.
Amongst different high-profile instances, Lee labored on the JonBenét Ramsey homicide investigation within the Nineties, the Laci Peterson case within the early 2000s, in addition to the Elizabeth Sensible kidnapping. He additionally assisted the forensics investigation of the 9/11 terrorist assaults.
Lee based the College of New Haven’s forensics science program in Connecticut … the place he was a professor for greater than 50 years, in keeping with the establishment’s obituary. Lee was the state of Connecticut’s chief criminalist for greater than 20 years and served as Commissioner of the Dept. of Public Security and Connecticut State Police. And he wrote and collaborated on dozens of books.
However he is in all probability greatest remembered for his testimony within the Simpson trial, wherein he questioned blood proof procedures by police within the investigation of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
In 2023, Lee was discovered chargeable for fabricating proof in a Connecticut homicide case, The Related Press stories … 2 males who had been serving jail time had their convictions overturned.
Lee is survived by his spouse, 2 youngsters and 4 grandchildren.
Lee was 87.
RIP
