
Moline Police Department PoDcast
A community connections podcast from those who serve this community. Listen in to episodes about the people who work in the Moline Police Department, the cases they investigate and the community they serve.
Moline Police Department PoDcast
Retired Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigator Tom Merchie
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Chief Darren Gault and Detective Michael Griffin
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Season 1
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Episode 32
A veteran Crime Scene Investigator with the Illinois State Police, Tom Merchie has 34 years of experience, having processed 3700 scenes, including over 500 death investigation cases.
A career that began with the Rock Island Police Department in 1977, Tom was an Identification Technician before being hired by the Illinois State Police in their Division of Forensic Services in 1987, retiring in 2011. Tom Merchie has seen a lot in his 34 years and he has plenty of stories to tell.