OJ forensic consultant to speak at VCU

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Noted forensic scientist Henry C. Lee, who consulted on the O.J. Simpson, Jon Benet Ramsey and Laci Peterson homicide cases, will speak Monday, April 25, at a Virginia Commonwealth University lecture.

Lee, who in the past 40 years has helped solve more than 6,000 cases, will speak on "High-Profile Cases Revisited" at 7:30 p.m. at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. In addition, he will be available to meet with the media following a student lecture from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Commonwealth Ballroom of the VCU Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

Lee has worked with law enforcement agencies throughout the United States and other countries, including England, Colombia, Bosnia, China and Brunei. He currently serves as chief emeritus of the Connecticut Division of Scientific Services and as a professor of forensic science at the University of New Haven.

Lee's lecture, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences, the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and the Forensic Science Program.