1975 Press Photo Jefferson Parish criminalist Linda Reel in laboratory

Surrounded by test-tubes, Pasteur pipettes, chemicals and a powerful comparison microscope, 26-year-old Linda Reel is in her element--examining and evaluating evidence that can be produced in court to convict a rapist or murderer. Classified as a "criminalist" with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office's Criminalistics Laboratory at 3020 Derbigny Street, Metairie, Linda's scientific specialties encompass analyses of body fluids, saliva, semen and vaginal fluid, hair and fibers.

Photo is dated 1975.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.