Meet The Team

Bryan is a contract Investigative Genetic Genealogist and Social Media Managing Consultant for Moxxy Forensic Investigations, LLC.  He holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from North Carolina State University, where he graduated summa cum laude, and a Master's Degree from the University of South Carolina in criminology and criminal justice.  In addition to his time with our company, Bryan is also a volunteer with the DNA Doe Project and works on several podcasts as a research assistant.

Elizabeth “Liz” is an Investigative Genetic Genealogist.  She has over 35 years of genealogical experience and 5 years of experience with investigative genealogy.   Liz is a graduate of the Forensic Genealogy Training for Law Enforcement program and is a member of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG).  She has been a volunteer for searchangels.org, an intern with Redgrave Forensic Services and is currently a volunteer for the Cold Case Coalition to identify unknown remains from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. When not working on cold cases, Liz is an accountant with the Oklahoma Police Pension and has worked for the State of Oklahoma for 35 years.

Detective Adam J. Turner is from Shelby, Ohio where he graduated with Honors in 2003. He attended The University of Toledo (UT) where he was a member of the Criminal Justice Society and Sigma Phi Epsilon, where he served as Chaplain in charge of religious service and the disciplinary board. He graduated from UT in 2007 with his Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. In 2008, he graduated from the Police Academy at North Central State College, Mansfield with awards for Top Academics and Top Physical Fitness. In 2012, he received his Diploma in Forensic Science from The American Institute of Applied Science and in 2014 he graduated Magna Cum Laude with his Master’s in Criminal Justice and Forensic Science from St. Leo University in Tampa, Florida.​ He started with the Shelby Police Department in 2007. From 2007-2012, he was in the patrol unit where he investigated misdemeanor and felony offenses occurring in the city of Shelby. He completed multiple investigations regarding a broad spectrum of crimes, as the department, at that time, had no detective unit. While employed with the Shelby Police Department, he was appointed to serve as a Deputy United States Marshal on the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Taskforce. This is a collaborative, district-wide law enforcement effort, spearheaded by the U.S. Marshal Service dedicated to the pursuit, apprehension, and successful prosecution of violent adult fugitives across the Northern District of Ohio with outstanding state and federal warrants. He was awarded Officer of the Year in 2012. From 2012-2016, he worked for the Springfield Police Department, Clark County, Ohio as an Officer and a Crime Scene Technician as well as a Technical Crash Investigator. In 2016, he received a meritorious medal. ​ From 2016-2018, he worked as an Enforcement Investigator for the State Medical Board in Columbus, Ohio. Here, he conducted investigations of potential violations of laws & regulations governing the practice of medicine & its branches in Ohio.  In the fall of 2018, he returned to the Shelby Police Department to spearhead the Detective Bureau and to be closer to his family. He is still in this role. His cases cover all variants of crime to include both property and personal. He is currently in charge of one of the Country’s oldest, active missing person’s investigations from 1945. His work has been featured across many media platforms. In 2012, he was nominated and received induction into “Marques Who’s Who in America.” His research and work has been in Missing & Unidentified Persons, Exhumations, Forensic Pathology, Drug Addiction, Fingerprint Identification, Accident Reconstruction, Crime Scene Investigation and the Psychopathology of Violent Serial Offenders.