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Who would think that a man dealing with the homicide investigation could make a student audience erupt in laughter by his practical sense of humor ? Dr. Henry C. Lee, a world-renowned forensic scientist and favorite speaker. Dr. Henry C. Lee was born in China on November 22, 1938. He graduated in 1960 from the Taiwan Central Police College with a degree in Police Science. After working in the Taipei Police Department for several years as a police captain, he came to the United States to pursue further study. In 1972 he earned his B.S. Degree in Forensic Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. He went on to study science and biochemistry at New York University and earned his M.S. Degree in 1974 and Ph. D. in Biochemistry in 1975.
He also holds an honorary Doctor of Science Degree, conferred by the University of New Haven, honorary Doctor of Laws from Roger Williams University
and honorary Doctor of Science from American International College. He has also completed many special training courses at the FBI Academy; Tobacco, Alcohol, and Firearms Agency; Drug Enforcement Agency; and other law enforcement training programs.
Dr. Lee worked at New York University Medical Center from 1968 to 1974 as a research scientist. He joined the University of New Haven in 1975 as an Assistant Professor where he created the school's forensic science program. He was granted tenure as a full professor three years later. In 1975 he volunteered his service to assist the Connecticut State Police to develop forensic laboratory services and introduce the Major Crime Squad concept for criminal investigation. In 1979 he was appointed as the first Chief Criminalist for the State of Connecticut. Currently, Dr. Lee is the Chief Criminalist for Connecticut and Director of the Connecticut State Police Forensic Science Laboratory. He is also a professor of the Forensic Science at the University of New Haven and an adjunct professor at ten other universities and law schools in the United States and abroad. Dr. Lee is the recipient of many awards. Dr. Lee has received many citations from the Connecticut General Assembly as well as from other states. He is one of the first recipients of the State Distinguished Manager Awards in 1982. He also is the first recipient of the Ethic Award from the State in 1996. In addition, he has received several hundred other medals, commendations, and awards from police departments, universities, governments, and civic groups around the world for his contributions and achievements in police work, criminal investigation, law enforcement, forensic sciences and education. He is an editor for seven academic journals, including the Journal of Forensic Sciences. Dr. Lee has authored or co-authored 30 books; and has published approximately 300 articles in professional journals. He is one of the most popular instructors in crime scenes, forensic evidence and criminal investigation in the law enforcement field. Dr. Lee has investigated 6,000 major cases around the world, including war crimes in Bosnia and Croatia, the suicide of President Clinton's former White House attorney, review of the JFK assassination. The legendary investigator is known for finding the tiniest clues. He has even solved a murder without a body.
Dr. Lee and his wife Margaret have been married for 35 years. They reside in Connecticut. Margaret works at a Veteran's Hospital in Connecticut. They have two children. Daughter, Sherry Lee, is a graduate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and works for a Traveler's Insurance Agency. Their son, Dr. Stanley Lee, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and works at Progressive Dentistry of Connecticut, which is a dental problem treatment center. |