Meet Dr. Mozelle Martin

Dr. Mozelle Martin is a forensic handwriting examiner, licensed investigator, and investigative writer whose work spans nearly 4 decades across forensic handwriting analysis, behavioral assessment, forensic mental health, ethics-based inquiry, and justice-system settings. Known professionally for documentation-centered analysis and behaviorally informed case review, Dr. Martin’s work emphasizes disciplined observation, evidence-aware reasoning, and ethical restraint in complex investigative and institutional environments.

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Today, her primary focus is writing, research, public ethics, applied reform work, and limited consultative engagement within established professional relationships.

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​Professional Background

Dr. Martin began her professional work in 1987. Following military service, she transitioned into investigative and consulting work centered on forensic handwriting examination, documentation-based analysis, behavioral assessment, and decision support in complex cases and high-stakes systems. 

 

Across her career, she has supported investigative and institutional review efforts through consultation and documentation-centered analysis. Her background spans corrections-adjacent, court-adjacent, forensic mental health, and justice-system environments, and that combined experience continues to inform her work in behavioral accountability, systems-level analysis, and ethics-based review.

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Professional Scope

Due to health considerations, Dr. Martin no longer accepts case inquiries from private individuals, families, or members of the general public, nor does she accept courtroom testimony. Her current scope is limited and may include select cold case advisory support within established professional relationships, institutional consultation, written analysis, and ethics-based review related to behavioral, forensic, or systemic issues.

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Current Initiatives

Dr. Martin is the founder of the P.E.T. Program (Psychosensory Empathy Training), a court-adaptable empathy rehabilitation initiative integrating applied ethics, behavioral analysis, and immersive virtual reality. More information can be found by texting "PETVR" to 707070 or by viewing the video. Fiscal sponsorship is provided by Chappy & Friends. Related research and funding discussions have included outreach involving animal-welfare stakeholders, including the ASPCA.

 

In 2023, she also founded the Digital Integrity Coalition, a reform-focused initiative addressing digital defamation, reputational harm, and ethical accountability in online systems.

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Her books and articles examine forensic ethics, criminology, victimology, digital and environmental harm, historical and behavioral forensics, ethical accountability, and investigative culture through a structured, research-grounded lens.

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Forensic Handwriting Referrals

Individuals seeking court-qualified case assistance or private instruction in forensic handwriting examination may contact the following professionals. Dr. Martin has known and worked with both examiners for decades and refers them with confidence in their professional ethics and standards:

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• Karen Weinberg 

• Terry Shinabarger

 

When reaching out, please say "Mozelle referred me." This helps them recognize the referral as legitimate and prevents your inquiry from being mistaken for spam or a scam.

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Consulting and Advisory Work

Since 1987, Dr. Martin has worked with law enforcement, corrections professionals, forensic specialists, and allied practitioners in both domestic and international contexts. Her work has included consultation in forensic handwriting examination, documentation-based analysis, behavioral assessment frameworks, ethics-centered decision-making in justice-system settings, and historical or cold case review involving document-centered evaluation. She is also the recipient of a Law Enforcement Trainer Award.

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Cold Case and Case-Review Involvement

Dr. Martin has provided consultative support on criminal and cold case matters involving federal, international, and tribal jurisdictions, including cases connected to U.S. law enforcement and military agencies. She has worked with or alongside nonprofit investigative teams and cold case organizations, including the Cold Case Coalition, the Cold Case Foundation, Private Investigations for the Missing, Find Me Group, and the Murdered and Missing Unit associated with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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Her consultative involvement has included document-centered review and behavioral assessment support in matters associated with widely known investigations. A curated record of media features, publications, and related professional work is maintained on the Press & Media page.

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Inquiries regarding the JonBenét Ramsey or Kurt Cobain matters should be directed to Investigator Jason Jensen.

 

Forensic Mental Health and Justice-System Experience

Dr. Martin has more than 20 years of experience in forensic mental health and criminal justice settings, including work alongside Phoenix police as a mobile crisis therapist, followed by service in correctional and court-adjacent environments. As a former Forensic Mental Health Professional, she worked directly with inmates in assessment, treatment planning, and ongoing mental health management within high-pressure institutional systems. That applied behavioral work continues to inform her approach to forensic handwriting analysis, ethics-based review, and her current writing on behavior, accountability, and investigative culture.

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She later served as a Pretrial Officer and Clinical Director at a community trauma clinic, where she oversaw program development and ethical care delivery. Her combined clinical, operational, and instructional background continues to inform her work in ethics, risk analysis, and behavioral accountability.

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Education and Professional Training

Dr. Martin holds a PhD in Applied Ethics, an MA in Criminology, and a BS in Forensic Psychology. She also holds a Certificate in Crime Scene Investigation. In 2023, she was accepted to ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. She has also completed additional legal coursework from institutions including Princeton, Yale, and Columbia.

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In addition to her formal degrees, she has completed more than 500 hours of continuing education and independent coursework in forensic methods, crime scene methodology, behavioral assessment, and justice-system applications.

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Credential verification, along with professional and international references, is available through a secure process for legitimate investigative, institutional, or law enforcement purposes.

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Professional Affiliations

Dr. Martin’s professional affiliations include Find Me Group, the Cold Case Foundation, Private Investigations for the Missing, Sheriff Eddie Virden’s BTK National Task Force, and the Fraternal Order of Investigators, among others.

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​Method and Ethical Limits

Dr. Martin approaches forensic handwriting examination and behavioral assessment through a science-informed, ethically grounded framework. These methods are used as contributory tools within broader investigative and institutional contexts, with emphasis on restraint, documentation, and behavioral context rather than certainty, overreach, or prediction.

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