Independent DNA Consulting, LLC

Independent DNA Consulting LLC was founded by Angela Ross in 2008. Ms. Ross assists legal counsel in gaining a complete understanding of the DNA results presented in their cases. She provides an independent review of all aspects of the DNA analysis. She has extensive experience in civilian and military courts.

Services

Ms. Ross provides a complete case review of all results obtained from your local laboratory. She can also assist by reviewing procedures used to determine ASCLD-LAB compliance and determine if additional testing is required.

Litigation Support Services

Ms. Ross reviews all interviews and testimony. She provides cross examination questions.

Areas of Expertise

Profile

Angela Ross is a former employee of the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab with serology, DNA (STR & Y-STR), and crime scene experience. Mrs. Ross is court qualified in numerous parishes in Louisiana and federal courts. Mrs. Ross has assisted the military in over 70 litigated trials as of 2022 where she participated in pretrial interviews, panel/jury selection, and in court testimony observation.

Areas Served

All States, International

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Professional Experience

September 2008 – Present
Forensic DNA Expert (Consultant) Independent DNA Consulting, LLC Owner Baton Rouge, LA

March 2000 – Dec. 2007
Forensic Scientist (DNA & Serology) Louisiana State Police Crime Lab ASCLD-LAB Accredited Baton Rouge, LA

Jan. 1998 – March 2000
Research Associate (VMP & PBMRC) Louisiana State University Veterinary Medical School & Pennington Biomedical Research Center Baton Rouge, LA

Legal Experience & Services

Testimony Experience

Ascension Parish (6-19-02) Expert in Forensic DNA
Tangipahoa Parish (11-22-02) – Not as an expert, only concerning the blood card
Terrebonne Parish (1-13-04) Expert in Forensic Science
St. Tammany Parish (2-5-04) Expert in Forensic DNA
East Baton Rouge Parish (3-30-04) Expert in Forensic DNA (hearing)
St. James Parish (4-6-04) Expert in Forensic DNA (bench trial)
East Baton Rouge Parish (5/18-5/20/04) Expert in Forensic DNA
Terrebonne Parish (8-10-04) Expert in Forensic DNA
East Baton Rouge Parish (10-8-04) Expert in Forensic DNA
Lafourche Parish (10-22-04) Expert in Forensic DNA
Washington Parish (4-26-05) Expert in Forensic DNA
St. Tammany Parish (2-06) Expert in Forensic DNA
St. Tammany Parish (7-23-08) Expert in Forensic DNA
East Baton Rouge Parish (7-27-08) Expert in Forensic DNA
Navarro County, Corsicana, Texas (6-17-10) Expert in Forensic DNA
East Feliciana Parish, Clinton, LA (9-8-10) Expert in DNA interpretation
Orleans Parish, New Orleans, LA (10-20-10) Expert in Forensic DNA
Hinds County, Jackson, MS (2-11-11) Expert in Forensic DNA
Tangipahoa Parish (10-24-12) Expert in Forensic DNA
St. Mary Parish (9-5-13) Expert in Forensic DNA (402 hearing)
Camp Humphreys US Army Base; ROK (Korea) (1-24-14)
Camp Lejeune – Motion to Compel 2016
Marine Corps Base Quantico – Motion to Compel (1-30-18)
Clark County, Nevada – 12-17-18
St. John Parish (6 OCT 20 & 12 NOV 20) Motions
Ft. Bragg Army Base (12-10-20)
Little Rock AFB (5-17-21) 412 Motion

Consulting Experience – Military only

Fort Polk, LA (1-21-10)
Joint Base Balad, Iraq (11-11-10 – 11-13-10)
Marine Corps Base Quantico; Quantico, VA (2-28-11 – 3-2-11)
Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque, NM (6-14-11 – 6-17-11) Minot Air Force Base Minot, ND (11-29-11 – 12-2-11)
Aviano Air Force Base Aviano, Italy (5-20-13 – 5-23-13)
Minot Air Force Base Minot, ND (6-3-13 – 6-6-13)
Kadena Air Force Base Okinawa, Japan (7-8-13 – 7-13-13)
Fort Sill; Lawton, OK (10-28-13 – 10-30-13)
Osan Air Force Base Osan, South Korea (11-12-13 – 11-14-13)
Shaw Air Force Base Sumter, SC (12-2-13 – 12-4-13)
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Tucson, AZ (1-13-14 – 1-16-14)
Osan Air Force Base Osan, South Korea (2-24-14 – 2-28-14)
Fort Sam Houston San Antonio, TX (4-21-15 – 4-23-15)
Ramstein Air Force Base Ramstein, Germany (10-11-15 – 10-17-15)
JBER Anchorage, AK (11-14-15 – 11-20-15)
Schriever AFB Colorado Springs, CO (2-22-16 – 2-26-16)
Tinker AFB Oklahoma City, OK (3-14-16 – 3-18-16)
JBLM Tacoma, WA (4-11-16 – 4-14-16)
Scott AFB Belleville, IL (4-19-16 – 4-22-16)
Fort Polk Leesville, LA (5-10-16 – 5-12-16)
Camp Lejeune, NC (10-26-16 – 11-1-16)
Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, LA (11-7-16 – 11-10-16)
Rose Barracks, Germany (1-23-17 – 1-25-17)
Dyess AFB Abilene, TX (5-22-17 – 5-25-17)
Scott AFB Belleville, IL (6-12-17 – 6-15-17)
Laughlin AFB Del Rio, TX (9-6-17 – 9-8-17)
Scott AFB Belleville, IL (9-11-17 – 9-15-17)
Goodfellow AFB San Angelo, TX (10-30-17 – 11-3-17)
Camp Lejeune, NC (12-5-17 – 12-7-17)
Marforres – Marine Support Facility, New Orleans (1-22-18 – 1-24-18)
Schofield Barracks Hawaii (1-29-18 – 2-1-18)
Marforres – Marine Support Facility, New Orleans (2-20-18 – 2-23-18)
Beale AFB, CA (4-23-18 – 5-4-18)
Marforres – Marine Support Facility, New Orleans (5-7-18 – 5-11-18)
Schofield Barracks Hawaii (6-26-18 – 6-28-18)
Fort Riley, Kansas (7-9-18 – 7-12-18)
Osan AFB South Korea (9-10-18 – 9-14-18)
Schofield Barracks Hawaii (10-22-18 – 10-26-18)
Lackland AFB San Antonio, TX (10-29-18 – 11-1-18)
Scott AFB Belleville, IL (11-5-18 – 11-9-18)
Holloman AFB Alamogordo, NM (11-12-18 – 11-16-18)
Moody AFB Valdosta, GA (11-26-18 – 11-30-18)
JB Anacosta-Bolling, Washington DC (12-3-18 – 12-7-18)
Holloman AFB Alamogordo, NM (3-11-19 – 3-14-19)
FE Warren AFB Cheyanne, WY (3-18-19 – 3-22-19)
Yokosuka Navy Base (3-25-19 – 3-29-19)
Lackland AFB San Antonio, TX (4-1-19 – 4-5-19)
Fort Sill Lawton, OK (4-22-19 – 4-25-19)
Fort Riley, Kansas (5-28-19 – 5-31-19)
Camp Humphreys, ROK (6-24-19 – 6-26-19)
Yokosuka Navy Base, Japan (7-15-19 – 7-19-19)
Schofield Barracks Hawaii (8-24-19 – 8-27-19)
Spangdahlem AFB Germany (9-6-19 – 9-13-19)
Beale AFB, CA (9-28-19 – 10-4-19)
JBER Anchorage, AK (10-6-19 – 10-11-19)
McConnell AFB Wichita, KS (3-2-20 – 3-6-20)
Baumholder Germany (6-1-20 – 6-4-20)
JBER Anchorage, AK (6-22-20 – 6-25-20)
JBER Anchorage, AK (10-19-20 – 10-23-20)
Minot AFB ND (11-16-20 – 11-20-20)
Marine Corps Base Quanitco VA (11-30-20 – 12-4-20)
Scott AFB Belleville, IL ( 3-1-21 – 3-4-21)
Baumholder Germany (4-21-21 – 4-24-21)
Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls, TX (4-26-21 – 4-28-21)
Little Rock AFB Arkansas (5-17-21 – 5-23-21)
USCG Boston, MA (6-14-21 – 6-17-21)
JBER Anchorage, AK (7-12-21 – 7-17-21)
Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls, TX (7-26-21 – 7-29-21)
JBLM Tacoma, WA (9-20-21 – 9-24-21)
Navy Region Mid Atlantic Groton, CT (2-14-22 – 2-22-22)
JBLM Tacoma, WA (3-7-22 – 3-11-22)
Peterson AFB Colorado Springs, CA (4-25-22 – 4-29-22)
Whiteman AFB Missouri (5-12-22 – 5-20-22)
Not listed are numerous cases where consultation was provided without in-court assistance and cases that resulted in a PTA or administrative discharge.

Affiliations

American Academy of Forensic Science

Qualifications

BS in Microbiology, trained at ASCLS-LAB certified lab

Awards & Honors

Meritorious Service Award (Unit); Office of State Police, Louisiana. December 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Meritorious Service Award; Office of State Police, Louisiana. October 2003 Serial Killer Task Force (DTL)
Commendation; FBI. August 2003 Serial Killer Task Force (DTL)

Seminars & Training

Presentations

Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Homicide Seminar – DNA Evidence
June 6, 2014
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Homicide Seminar – DNA Evidence
June 12, 2015
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Forensics Seminar – Intro to DNA
August 4, 2017
DSO Pacific Training Symposium; Fundamentals Training: Sharpen Our Expertise – DNA
December 5, 2019

Training

All training occurred at the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab

Serology:
Extensive training in identifying blood and body fluids found on a large variety of evidence collected from scenes of sexual assaults, murders, burglaries, etc. Training focusing on ABO typing of blood and body fluids, determining secretor ability, and performing AE (Absorption-Elution) and AI (Absorption-Inhibition).

Crime Scene:
Processed over 25 crime scenes throughout Louisiana. Duties included collection of samples for serology/DNA processing, processing and collecting prints at the scene, collecting evidence to be returned to the lab for additional processing. Proper documentation through photography and video and maintaining an accurate log of time and evidence were additional requirements.

Forensic DNA Analysis:
In house training in DNA analysis of evidence-type samples following training guidelines from our Technical Leader: Pat Wojtkiewicz, Ph.D. Extensive training in extraction, quantitation, amplification, and capillary electrophoresis. Hundreds of samples were processed to determine the DNA profile(s) present from a single source and mixtures.

Additional Professional Training & Continuing Education

Apr 2022 Webinar – Genetic Genealogy Promega
Feb 2022 74th AAFS - Various speakers and workshops (virtual)
Sept 2021 32nd ISHI Various speakers (virtual) Sept 2020 31st ISHI Various speakers (virtual)
July 2020 9th Annual Forensic Science Symposium (Virtual)
Sept. 18-21, 2018 MAFS; various presentations and workshops
Aug. 15, 2018 Using Methylation Patterns to Determine Origin of Biological Material and Age Webinar; Forensic Magazine, Qiagen
Feb. 13-18, 2017 AAFS. Various speakers Violent Crimes in the Military Workshop
Dec. 15, 2016 ASCLD DNA Mixture Webinar: Technical Overview
Oct. 4-Oct. 6, 2011 22nd International Symposium on Human Identification
August 2010 13th Annual Investigation for Identification.
October 2007 Louisiana Association of Forensic Scientists (LAFS).
September 2006 3rd Louisiana DNA Scientific Meeting LAFS
August 2006 NFSTC Forensic Biology Screening Workshop
June 2005 SART Training Conference.
February 2005 American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS).
December 2004 1st Louisiana DNA Scientific Meeting LAFS.
September 2004 Joint Forensic Science Meeting SAFS/MAFS/MAAFS/CSFS.
December 2003 Advanced ABI Prism® 3100/Avant Genetic Analyzer and 7000 Real-Time PCR Training
Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2003 14th International Symposium on Human Identification.
June 2003 SAIC CODIS Software Training
April 2003 Statistical Analysis of Forensic DNA Evidence
March 2003 Advanced ABI Prism® 310 Genetic Analyzer and AmpFLSTR® Kit Training
October 2002 13th International Symposium on Human Identification
May 2002 Statistical Evaluations of DNA Profiles.
December 2001 Statistical Issues in Forensic and Paternity Casework.
July 2001 Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators (AFDAA).
January 2001 Effective Courtroom Communication Skills.
September 2000 Forensic Biological Microscopy, Hands-on training demonstrating uses of the microscope in forensics.

Education

Bachelor of Science –Microbiology 1997
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Course concentration: biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and statistics