▁Professor ▁of ▁Ap olog et ics ▁at ▁Bi ola ▁University ▁in ▁La ▁Mir ada , ▁California . ▁He ▁has ▁author ed ▁several ▁books , ▁including ▁Cold - Case ▁Christian ity , ▁God ’ s ▁Crime ▁Sc ene , ▁and ▁For ens ic ▁Fa ith , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁applies ▁principles ▁of ▁cold ▁case ▁hom ic ide ▁investigation ▁to ▁apolog etic ▁concerns ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁God ▁and ▁the ▁reli ability ▁of ▁the ▁G osp els . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁as ▁a ▁cold ▁case ▁hom ic ide ▁expert ▁on ▁Fox ▁ 1 1 ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁tr u TV ▁( former ly ▁Court ▁TV ), ▁and ▁N BC . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tor rance , ▁California . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Explorer ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁From ▁there ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁arts , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁design ▁from ▁California ▁State ▁University ▁at ▁Long ▁Beach ▁and ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁architecture ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( U CLA ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Wal lace ▁returned ▁to ▁law ▁enfor cement , ▁att ending ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Academy ▁as ▁a ▁rec ruit ▁for ▁the ▁Tor rance ▁( CA ) ▁Police ▁Department . ▁During ▁his ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁career , ▁Wal lace ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁assign ments , ▁including ▁SW