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Domingo VillarrealSpecialties
Forensic Expert TFT Contract Courses Taught Analysis and Processing of Crime Scenes Crime Scene Investigations: Analysis and Processing of Crime Scenes Major Crime Scene Investigations |
About Domingo Villarreal
International Representative and Past President of the International Association for Identification (IAI), FBI National Academy graduate (Session 233), and international crime scene investigation instructor.
Domingo “Mingo” Villarreal has more than 35 years of law enforcement and forensic investigation experience and currently serves as a Lieutenant with the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office in Texas, where he oversees Cold Case Investigations, Evidence, and Records.
He serves as the International Representative for the International Association for Identification (IAI) and previously served as President and Chairman of the Board of the IAI, the world’s oldest and largest forensic identification association. Earlier in his career, he served eight years as Chairman of the IAI Crime Scene Certification Board (2006–2014), helping oversee certification standards for crime scene investigators worldwide.
Lt. Villarreal also works internationally as a Senior Forensic and Law Enforcement Advisor for the U.S. Department of Justice (ICITAP), supporting forensic and investigative capacity-building programs. He has designed and delivered crime scene investigation training programs for law enforcement agencies worldwide, including programs throughout Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
He is a certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst (CSCSA) and also serves as a technical assessor for A2LA, evaluating forensic units for compliance with ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation standards. He regularly instructs advanced courses in Major Crime Scene Investigations, emphasizing practical investigative methodology, forensic reconstruction, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
International Representative and Past President of the International Association for Identification (IAI), FBI National Academy graduate (Session 233), and international crime scene investigation instructor.
Domingo “Mingo” Villarreal has more than 35 years of law enforcement and forensic investigation experience and currently serves as a Lieutenant with the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office in Texas, where he oversees Cold Case Investigations, Evidence, and Records.
He serves as the International Representative for the International Association for Identification (IAI) and previously served as President and Chairman of the Board of the IAI, the world’s oldest and largest forensic identification association. Earlier in his career, he served eight years as Chairman of the IAI Crime Scene Certification Board (2006–2014), helping oversee certification standards for crime scene investigators worldwide.
Lt. Villarreal also works internationally as a Senior Forensic and Law Enforcement Advisor for the U.S. Department of Justice (ICITAP), supporting forensic and investigative capacity-building programs. He has designed and delivered crime scene investigation training programs for law enforcement agencies worldwide, including programs throughout Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
He is a certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst (CSCSA) and also serves as a technical assessor for A2LA, evaluating forensic units for compliance with ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation standards. He regularly instructs advanced courses in Major Crime Scene Investigations, emphasizing practical investigative methodology, forensic reconstruction, and multidisciplinary collaboration.