Henry Chang-Yu Lee (1938-present)

• Born in China, Lee became youngest captain of the Taipei Police Department aged 22. 
• He obtained a BSc in Forensic Science from John Jay College in New York City, being awarded PhD in Biochemistry at New York University in 1975. 
• He is the founder and director of the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, University of New Haven.
• Lee has assisted in over 7,000 cases, acted as a forensic expert in over 30 countries, and testified over 1,000 times. 
• His high profile cases include the Jon Benét Ramsey murder, Helle Crafts wood chipper case, O.J Simpson trial and a review of JFK assassination.

Text: Taipei Times – Mayor honours forensic scientist Dr Henry Lee (2004) [online]. Available at: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/12/21/2003216065

Faculty staff profiles [online]. Available at: https://www.newhaven.edu/faculty-staff-profiles/henry-lee.php/

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Author: Anthonia Oluwatuyi

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