Wesco Forensics

Wesco Forensic Services

Wesco Forensic Services is a specialized forensic investigation company rendering and coordinating expert forensic support services in Forensic Firearm & Tool Mark Examinations, Forensic Document Examinations, Latent Print Examinations, Polygraph Examinations and Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction.
The company excels in External Forensic Training both nationally and internationally.

Founder & Owner

The Founder and Owner of Wesco Forensic Services is fully court qualified with more than 25 years’ experience in case work, crime scenes, court testimony and training. He has successfully completed thousands of cases as a Forensic Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner and has extensive international experience as well as local experience gained at Forensic Science Laboratories in South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Balkans, Seychelles and the United States of America.

Firearm & Tool Mark Examinations

Document Examination

Polygraph Examination

Firearm Bullet and Cartridge Case Comparisons
Ammunition Evaluation and Testing
Cartridge Case Ejection Pattern Tests
Shooting Scene Reconstruction and Re-Enactments
Gunshot Residue Analysis GSR and GSR Consultation
Distance Determination from Gunshot Wounds and Clothing
Gun Safety & Design Issues
Crime Scene Examinations & Consultations
Self-Defence Event Analysis
Footwear & Tyre Tread Comparisons

Document Examination Services
Forensic Document Examinations
The individualization of Handwriting – Determining the Author
Examination of Disputed Signatures – Authenticity or Forgery
Examination of Paper and Inks
Alterations, Erasures, Additions & Obscured Writing
Examination of Print Devices, Stamped Impressions, Copy Machines, Counterfeit Currency, Passports & Licenses
Restoration of Indentation and any other Examination involving Documents
Rendering of Expert Testimony in Court or any other type of hearing

The human factor is the originator of deceit and escapes the scrutiny of many interviewers and screening instruments. However, the Polygraph’s forensically accurate technique measures the physiological and psychological responses of the candidate with immediate and spontaneous effect and records the absence or presence of deceit scientifically.

Exclusive custom made Polygraph Examinations by a skilled and experienced Forensic Psychophysiologist
This forensic tool is a face-saving mechanism that further reveals sensitive information that was previously deliberately withheld or minimized and not detected or verified during interviewing

Case Review

Re-Examination Evidence

Expert Witness Testimony

Self-Defence Event Analysis

Cable Theft Investigations

People falling from Buildings

Blood Spatter Analysis

Latent Print Examinations

Professional Affiliations & Certifications

Court Certified Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner, and Crime Scene Investigator, Oakland County Forensic Science Crime Laboratory, Michigan, USA
Registered freelance Firearm and Tool Mark Consultant and Crime Scene Investigator/Consultant with (ICITAP) International Criminal Investigative Assistance Training Program affiliated with the US Department of Justice
Registered with the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority of South Africa. Grade A Certified
Certificate Number: 4788941
Court Certified Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner and Crime Scene Investigator, United Arab Emirates
Court Certified Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner and Crime Scene Investigator, South African Police Service Forensic Science Laboratory (SAPS)
Certified (IBIS) Integrated Ballistic Identification System Operator, South Africa & USA
Certified in Firearm related Forensic Chemical Investigations, South Africa
Internal Forensic Auditor, South Africa

External Forensic Training

Red Leaf in partnership with Wesco Forensic Services, has recently trained some of the Namibian judiciary. The following modules are skilled based and the Questioned Documents training is authorized with South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) ID

Assimilation and Presentation of Specialized Evidence in a Court of Law
Preservation of Evidence on a Scene
Reconstruction of a Crime Scene
Demonstrating and Understanding of Firearms in the Field of Forensic Firearm Examination
Demonstrating and Understanding of Forensic Ballistics Examination Techniques
Demonstrating and Understanding the Field of Forensic Firearm Examination and Tool Mark Analysis
Explain the Role of Ammunition in the Field of Forensic Firearm Examination
Demonstrating and Understanding the Field of Forensic Questioned Documents
Demonstrating and Understanding the Evidential Value of Forensic Questioned Documents Evidence
Demonstrating and Understanding Forensic Questioned Documents Examinations

FORENSIC EVENTS & WORKSHOP COORDINATION

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Welcome to Wesco Forensic Services

Wesco Forensic Services

Founder & Owner

Firearm & Tool Mark Examinations

Document Examination

Polygraph Examination

Firearm Bullet and Cartridge Case Comparisons

Ammunition Evaluation and Testing

Cartridge Case Ejection Pattern Tests

Shooting Scene Reconstruction and Re-Enactments

Gunshot Residue Analysis GSR and GSR Consultation

Distance Determination from Gunshot Wounds and Clothing

Gun Safety & Design Issues

Crime Scene Examinations & Consultations

Self-Defence Event Analysis

Footwear & Tyre Tread Comparisons

Exclusive custom made Polygraph Examinations by a skilled and experienced Forensic PsychophysiologistThis forensic tool is a face-saving mechanism that further reveals sensitive information that was previously deliberately withheld or minimized and not detected or verified during interviewing

Case Review

Re-Examination Evidence

Expert Witness Testimony

Self-Defence Event Analysis

Cable Theft Investigations

People falling from Buildings

Blood Spatter Analysis

Latent Print Examinations

Professional Affiliations & Certifications

Court Certified Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner, and Crime Scene Investigator, Oakland County Forensic Science Crime Laboratory, Michigan, USA

Registered freelance Firearm and Tool Mark Consultant and Crime Scene Investigator/Consultant with (ICITAP) International Criminal Investigative Assistance Training Program affiliated with the US Department of Justice

Registered with the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority of South Africa. Grade A Certified

Certificate Number: 4788941

Court Certified Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner and Crime Scene Investigator, United Arab Emirates

Court Certified Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner and Crime Scene Investigator, South African Police Service Forensic Science Laboratory (SAPS)

Certified (IBIS) Integrated Ballistic Identification System Operator, South Africa & USA

Certified in Firearm related Forensic Chemical Investigations, South Africa

Internal Forensic Auditor, South Africa

External Forensic Training

Red Leaf in partnership with Wesco Forensic Services, has recently trained some of the Namibian judiciary. The following modules are skilled based and the Questioned Documents training is authorized with South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) ID

Assimilation and Presentation of Specialized Evidence in a Court of Law

Preservation of Evidence on a Scene

Reconstruction of a Crime Scene

Demonstrating and Understanding of Firearms in the Field of Forensic Firearm Examination

Demonstrating and Understanding of Forensic Ballistics Examination Techniques

Demonstrating and Understanding the Field of Forensic Firearm Examination and Tool Mark Analysis

Explain the Role of Ammunition in the Field of Forensic Firearm Examination

Demonstrating and Understanding the Field of Forensic Questioned Documents

Demonstrating and Understanding the Evidential Value of Forensic Questioned Documents Evidence

Demonstrating and Understanding Forensic Questioned Documents Examinations

FORENSIC EVENTS & WORKSHOP COORDINATION

Exclusive custom made Polygraph Examinations by a skilled and experienced Forensic Psychophysiologist
This forensic tool is a face-saving mechanism that further reveals sensitive information that was previously deliberately withheld or minimized and not detected or verified during interviewing