Biography
Tommy Le Noir is a 30 year veteran with the Arlington Police Department in Arlington, Texas and senior detective in the Homicide Unit who has dedicated the past 26 years to solving murders. Originally from New Orleans, Le Noir moved to Texas where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from The University of Texas at Arlington and graduate studies at Texas Christian University. Tommy Le Noir joined the Arlington Police Department in 1980. In 1982, he earned a spot in the Narcotics Division where he focused on undercover work. After earning a reputation as one of the most successful narcotics detective in department history at the time, Le Noir was awarded "Police Officer Of The Year" and in 1985 was selected to join the prestigious Homicide Division. The past 26 years, as a homicide detective, Le Noir is responsible for securing a multitude of murder convictions while solving several high profile cases. During his distinguished law enforcement career, Le Noir has earned an impressive 90 commendations, 12 departmental awards, his Master Police Officer State Certification, the Distinguised Service Medal and elite honor of "Officer of the Year." A black belt in martial arts since 1975, Le Noir pioneered the Arlington Police Academy's now required program in defensive tactics. He is also a certified instructor in basic and advanced courses in Homicide Investigation, Cold Case Homicide Investigation, Investigation in Police Involved Shootings and Use of Deadly Force, and Advanced Interrogation to outside police agencies at the North Texas Regional Police Academy while lecturing to colleges, high schools, civic groups and police conferences. Several of Le Noir's homicide cases have earned national media attention having been featured on HBO Autopsy, CBS' "Cold Case Files," Dick Wolf's "Arrest & Trial" and A&E's "Forensic Files" among others. One of Le Noir's most famous cases was that of serial killer Jack Reeves, which has been featured in (8) nationally televised documentary programs including HBO's America Undercover: Autopsy series and the subject of the book "Mail Order Murder" by true crime author Patricia Springer. In 2007, Le Noir hosted "Murder", a Bunim-Murray Production on Spike TV and was a guest on a variety of television and radio programs such as Court TV Radio, Court Tv's Open Court With Bloom and Politan, XM Radio's "Broadminded", Sirius Radio's "Maxim" and CBS Radio. Presently, Le Noir continues working new and cold case murders with his sights set on a career in television and as a true crime author.
