Marc Zelinsky

Marc Zelinsky started his life’s work in 1987

studying criminology at Indiana University of

Pennsylvania. He served as an Army Lieutenant,

then attended law school at Duquesne University

School of Law graduating in 2001. From there,

Marc began a 17-year career in law enforcement

in Charleston, South Carolina.

Marc went international as a police advisor in

Afghanistan for 18 months and a year in Haiti. He

started a master’s in criminal justice while in

Afghanistan, which he finished in 2012.

Marc returned to Charleston as a deputy sheriff

where he was a trainer of new deputies before

becoming a detective investigating sex crimes.

Then, in 2019 Marc, became a defense

investigator. First, as part of a team representing

a non-911 high value detainee at Guantanamo

Bay, and then as an Air Force defense

investigator. Currently he is with the Army as a

defense investigator. For good measure, in 2023,

Marc attended and graduated from the Federal

Criminal Investigator Training Program.