Linzi Wilson-Wilde

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Linzi Marianne Wilson-Wilde OAM is an Australian forensic scientist. She is currently the director of the National Institute of Forensic Science. [1]

Wilson-Wilde has worked as a DNA specialist with various Australian police agencies throughout her career including Victoria Police, New South Wales Police Force and the Australian Federal Police. [1]

In the aftermath of the 2002 Bali bombings, Wilson-Wilde coordinated the DNA analysis for body identification and the criminal investigation for Operation Alliance. [1] Wilson-Wilde's DNA analysis is credited with playing a pivotal role in tracking down a bombing suspect. [2]

She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2003 for her services with the police during Operation Alliance. [3]

Wilson-Wilde was also involved in the controversial mass-DNA screening of men in the New South Wales town of Wee Waa in 2000, in an attempt to track down a man who had bashed and raped an elderly woman. [1] [4] [5]

In 2011, Wilson-Wilde received a PhD from the University of Canberra after writing her doctoral thesis, Species Identification in Wildlife Crime Investigations using Diprotodontia . [6] [7]

Wilson-Wilde was added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2014. [8]

In the past, Wilson-Wilde has voiced concerns about forensic television dramas such as CSI , accusing the producers of exaggerating the work forensic scientists undertake. [8] Wilson-Wilde discussed the CSI effect in a radio interview in 2016. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Profile: Dr Linzi Wilson-Wilde, Science and Technology Australia. Accessed 27 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Moor, Keith (8 October 2012) Australian Federal Police were closely involved in the hunt for Bali the bombers, Herald Sun . Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Name: WILSON-WILDE, Linzi Marianne, It's an Honour, Australian Honours Search Facility, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Government. Accessed 27 November 2018.
  4. ↑ Elliot, Tim (5 June 2010) Hunt was up against civil rights arguments, The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Mills, Tammy (25 September 2016) How mass DNA screening caught a Wee Waa rapist and may solve Tracy Connelly murder, The Age . Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. ↑ (28 September 2011) University of Canberra graduates - Doctor of Philosophy, The Age. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. ↑ Wilson-Wilde, LMA (2010) Species Identification in Wildlife Crime Investigation Using Diprotodontia - Introductory Pages, University of Canberra. Accessed 27 November 2018.
  8. 1 2 Price, Nic (15 June 2014) Fitzroy forensic scientist inducted onto Victorian Honour Roll of Women, Herald-Sun. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  9. ↑ Quinn, Rod (21 October 2016) What are the latest advancements in DNA?, Overnights , ABC Radio. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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