Knox & Associates

Accreditation

Knox & Associates President and Chief Forensic Consultant Michael A. Knox has been fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) since 2001.

We Show the Jury What Happened

Knox & Associates, LLC, uses the latest in forensic technology to bring you the fullest and most complete reconstruction of your traffic accident, shooting incident, or other criminal incident. We believe that it does you little good to have a talking-head expert sit on the stand and give an opinion. We don't tell the jury what happened, we show them what happened.

Call us for a consultation to find out how we can show the jury what happened in your case.

Contact Us

Knox & Associates, LLC

P. O. Box 8081

Jacksonville, FL 32239

(904) 619-3063

Fax: (904) 619-3073

consulting@knoxandassociates.com

 

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(904) 259-1469

Latest News

July 2010

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox has been accepted as a presenter at the American Society of Mechanical Engineer's International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition to be held November 12-18, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Knox's paper entitled Forensic Engineering Applications in Crime Scene Reconstruction deals with ways in which forensic engineers can apply their discipline to crime scene reconstruction problems and outlines not only the utility of, but the need for, the involvement of forensic engineers in the field of crime scene reconstruction.

July 2010

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox appeared on News4Jax's The Morning Show as an expert providing commentary on the use of familial DNA to help solve the Grim Sleeper serial killer case in Los Angeles.

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April 2010

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox has earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Florida.

March 2010

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox spent two weeks in Peru where, as a representative of Sirchie Fingerprint Laboratories, Inc., he provided crime scene training to officials with the Peruvian government. Mr. Knox first traveled to Lima where he instructed a week-long course on crime scene procedures for two dozen doctors from the nation's Public Ministry. While in Lima, Mr. Knox also made a presentation on crime scene technology to members of the Criminalistics Division of the Peruvian National Police, focusing primarily on the uses and benefits of BLUESTAR® FORENSIC, a greatly enhanced luminol-based presumptive blood detection chemistry. Mr. Knox then traveled to Chiclayo where he presented another week-long training session for doctors and officials with the Public Ministry office in that district.

March 2010

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox has taken an early retirement from his position as a detective with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office in order to run Knox & Associates, LLC, full time. This move opens the door for Knox & Associates to serve the legal and insurance communities unencumbered by restrictions that up to this point had prevented the firm from taking certain cases or dealing with certain clients. With these restrictions gone and with Mr. Knox's full focus on the firm, our services will get better, our turnaround quicker, and our ability to serve our clients more focused.

February 2010

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox traveled to Dubai Police General Headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and provided crime scene training to about two dozen police officers and scientists with the Forensic Science Department of the Dubai Police. The training, coordinated by Sirchie Fingerprint Laboratories, Inc., covered topics related to crime scene management, processing and reconstruction.

January 2010

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox testified in the trial of Rasheem Dubose, Terrell Dubose, and Tajuane Dubose, three brothers accused of murdering eight-year-old Dreshawna Davis. One evening in July 2006, 29 shots were fired from three different weapons into the home in which the little girl had been sitting on her bed watching The Cat in the Hat. Five shots ripped through her bedroom wall, one of which struck and killed her. Testifying as an expert in crime scene reconstruction, Mr. Knox walked the jury through the path of each of the 29 shots that he meticulously traced showing the approximate area from which each shot was fired. Mr. Knox also determined which of the shots actually struck Dreshawna and was able to pinpoint the location of the shooter.

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November 2009

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox testified at a criminal trial for the Bell County, Texas, District Attorney's Office in the prosecution of an aggravated robbery defendant. Mr. Knox performed photogrammetric analysis on surveillance video from two convenience store robberies to determine the height of the suspect. In both cases, Mr. Knox was able to show that the height of the suspect was much closer to the defendant's actual height than he appeared to be in the videos. Mr. Knox explained to the jury how photogrammetry is used to remove perspective distortion effects from the ceiling-mounted surveillance video cameras. The defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 28 years in prison.

October 2009

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox attended a three-day certification course in Chicago, Illinois, regarding the use of PhotoModeler photogrammetry software for traffic accident reconstruction. Knox & Associates uses this software for a variety of critical forensic functions including obtaining measurements from photographs of evidence that no longer exists or otherwise cannot be measured today. This software also allows Knox & Associates to obtain detailed three-dimensional models of scenes, vehicles, and evidence simply by taking photographs of the items and importing those photographs into the software. In this way, Knox & Associates is able to obtain measurements of busy intersections that cannot be closed down for measuring or of scenes that cannot be accessed by ground.

September 2009

Senior Forensic Consultant Michael F. LaForte provided intensive crime scene training to members of the CSX Railroad Police. Agents from all over the country traveled to Jacksonville to receive specialized hands-on training from Mr. LaForte in all aspects of crime scene processing.

September 2009

Knox & Associates consultants Michael A. Knox and Michael F. LaForte taught a 40-hour bloodstain pattern analysis course at the St. John's River Community College campus in Orange Park, Florida. The course was attended by law enforcement officers from the St. John's County Sheriff's Office, the Jacksonville Beach Police Department, and the Florida Highway Patrol.

August 2009

Senior Forensic Consultant Michael F. LaForte traveled to Lima, Peru to provide crime scene training for a group of judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials. Mr. LaForte was sent to Peru by Sirchie Fingerprint Laboratories, Inc., to provide contract training through Sirchie's training division.

August 2009

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox testified in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in reference to the analysis and reconstruction of a police-involved shooting incident. Through his analysis, Mr. Knox showed the jury how the decedent had been pointing his shotgun at one of the law enforcement officers involved in the shooting when the two officers responded by firing eight shots, four which struck the decedent. The case resulted in a verdict in favor of the officers.

July 2009

Knox & Associates has added two important software packages to its toolbox: WinCRASH and WinSMAC by ARSoftware. WinCRASH builds on the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration's CRASH III algorithm for determining vehicle impact speeds from linear momentum and damage solutions. WinSMAC utilizes a collision simulation model for simulating the results of a traffic crash when the crash parameters are defined. The simulation results can be compared with the results of an actual collision to help verify a collision analysis.

July 2009

Knox & Associates has joined the nationwide team of National Forensic Consultants, Inc., as an independent contractor to provide forensic consulting services.

April 2009

A Jacksonville-area law firm armed with a report containing the analysis of a traffic crash performed by Knox & Associates reaches a quick settlement of the case. A young woman was seriously injured when a work truck veered into her lane causing her SUV to strike the defendant's trailer and overturn. The settlement came as a direct result of the analysis provided by Knox & Associates.

March 2009

Knox & Associates president and chief forensic consultant Michael A. Knox begins teaching as an adjunct instructor with the Institute of Police Technology and Management. Mr. Knox presented a break-out session on shooting incident reconstruction for the national conference of the American Criminal Justice Association, and he is scheduled to assist with the instruction of a hands-on crime scene training program in Connecticut in June. Mr. Knox continues also to teach as an instructor with Eagle Crime Scenes, Inc.. Mr. Knox serves as the lead instructor for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and Crime Scene Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents courses.

February 2009

Knox & Associates now has access to a fully-equipped automotive shop with a vehicle lift for conducting vehicle inspections and documenting undercarriage damage.