Full Name:  Lorenzo Alexander Macleod
Born:  Glasgow, Scotland
Parents:  John Alexander Macleod;  Maria Concetta Passarelli
Marital Status:  Divorced/Widower
Children: Kirsty Anne Macleod; Sophie Macleod
Religion:  n/a
Current Address:  Cahors, France


Education:

• Elmvale Primary, Glasgow, Scotland

• Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow, Scotland:
Highers in Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, History, English and French

• University of Glasgow, Scotland: 
Honours degree in Biochemistry

• University of Strathclyde, Scotland: 
One-year Masters Degree in Forensic Science

• Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Lab, London, England: 
Four-month training attachment


Employment History:

Strathclyde Police, Scotland: 

• Scenes of Crime Officer – 5 years

• Head of Biology Section, Scenes of Crime – 2 years

Specialities: Blood pattern interpretation at major crime scenes; analysis of hairs and fibres; DNA databasing; interpretation of damage to clothing.

• One of only four forensics officers in the UK to have trained as a Byford scientist - making him an expert on serious serial crime analysis.


Current Occupation: 

Head of Biology Department, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France


Hobbies:

• Cooking

• Playing blues guitar

• Music