PPSC Staff Profile

Ronald Linhart

      Ron recently retired from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department after serving 33 years as a criminalist. From 1982 to 1988, Ron served as a Supervising Criminalist with The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. From 1988-1994, he served as the Supervisory Criminalist with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Scientific Services Bureau,  Serology Section and Crime Scene Investigation. He retired as an Assistant Director with the LASD Scientific Services Bureau.

      Ron has been involved in studies for an MBA at UCLA and in studies for a Master's in Criminalistics from California State Los Angeles. He earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Riverside.

      During Ron's tenure with LASD he developed and utilized expertise in the following areas;

• Crime Scene Reconstruction (primary job description)

• Controlled substances (court-qualified)

• Toxicology (court-qualified)

• Serology (court-qualified)

• Trace evidence  (court-qualified)

• Blood alcohol   (court-qualified)

• Crime scene investigation  (court-qualified)

     Ron's courtroom experience is also extensive. His courtroom experience is summarized in the table below.

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