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Sheryl McCollumSheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI from CBS46’s CSI Atlanta, Director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute (CCIRI), a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. Sheryl holds a master’s degree in Criminal Justice with an emphasis on Policing. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice.
Sheryl the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a 501 c 3, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases. |
Some Specialized Training:
Cold Case Investigations
Crime Scene Investigation
Fingerprinting and Indenificathion
Homicide Investigation
Wound Pattern Interpretation
Blood Stain Patten Analysis
Statement Analysis
Hostage Negotiation
Marijuana Examiner
Clandestine Grave
Forensic Anthropology
Bone Identification
Street Gangs
Human Trafficking
Some Notable Cases:
Boston Strangler
Natalie Wood
Zodiac
TuPac Shakur
Rebecca Zahau
Chandra Levy
Natalee Holloway
Honey Malone
Amber Hagerman
Susan Powell
Tami Jackson
Nacole Smith
Abby Williams & Libby German Delphi Murders
Moore’s Ford Bridge Lynching
Some Notable Appearances:
20/20
Good Morning America
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
CrimeCon 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
America’s Most Wanted Overdrive
Dr. Oz
CSI Atlanta
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
Some Awards and Accolades:
Sheryl is a native Atlantan and has four sisters who all volunteer for the CCIRI. She is most proud of her marriage to Walt who was her high school sweetheart and their two college age children, Huck and Caroline.
Cold Case Investigations
Crime Scene Investigation
Fingerprinting and Indenificathion
Homicide Investigation
Wound Pattern Interpretation
Blood Stain Patten Analysis
Statement Analysis
Hostage Negotiation
Marijuana Examiner
Clandestine Grave
Forensic Anthropology
Bone Identification
Street Gangs
Human Trafficking
Some Notable Cases:
Boston Strangler
Natalie Wood
Zodiac
TuPac Shakur
Rebecca Zahau
Chandra Levy
Natalee Holloway
Honey Malone
Amber Hagerman
Susan Powell
Tami Jackson
Nacole Smith
Abby Williams & Libby German Delphi Murders
Moore’s Ford Bridge Lynching
Some Notable Appearances:
20/20
Good Morning America
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
CrimeCon 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
America’s Most Wanted Overdrive
Dr. Oz
CSI Atlanta
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
Some Awards and Accolades:
- The President’s Innovation Award
- The Golden Apple: Teacher of the Year
- Police Department Employee of the Year 2017 and 2018 voted by peers
- Emmy Award for CSI Atlanta: True Crime Special
- Metro Atlanta Crime Commission Award
- Department of Justice Award for the 100 Olympic Games Crisis Response
Sheryl is a native Atlantan and has four sisters who all volunteer for the CCIRI. She is most proud of her marriage to Walt who was her high school sweetheart and their two college age children, Huck and Caroline.