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The founder of the forensic linguistic school of language profiling® is one of the world's leading language experts. Since 1986, and having processed over 1,800 cases, Raimund Drommel has been the bane of all anonymous criminals.
Drommel taught as a language profiler, specializing in linguistics, psycholinguistics, phonetics and criminology at various universities in Germany and abroad.
In connection with the language profiling® he developed, he was, among other things,.
- From 1988 to 1999: Consulting expert for the Federal Prosecutor General with a focus on "Language analysis - combating terrorist violent crime" (in close cooperation with the State Security Service, with Federal Prosecutor Dr. Peter Pöpperl and with Rudi Geil, Minister of the Interior and for Sport of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate),
- From 1988 to 1999: Permanent guest lecturer at the Baden-Württemberg Police Academy for "Language as a tool of crime" (Heads: Criminal Directors Wolfgang Stein and Manfred Holder),
- From 1993 to 1998: Visiting Professor for “Forensic Textual Sciences” at the Institute of Criminology of the University of Cologne (Directors: Criminal Law Professors Dr. Hans Joachim Hirsch and Dr. Günther Kohlmann).
Since 1986, not a week has passed in which Raimund Drommel has not analyzed texts subject to copyright dispute. Through this extensive work, he has acquired a wealth of experience that is probably unmatched internationally in this field by any other forensic linguist.
But what is so special about Raimund Drommel's forensic-linguistic method? – No one else uses linguistic, psychological, and criminological approaches in text analysis.
Following his Spiegel bestseller The Code of Evil (Heyne HC 2011), Drommel presented the scientifically based volume Language Profiling – Basics and Case Studies (Frank & Timme 2015).
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Marlyn Drommel initially completed her studies at Butuan City University with a Bachelor's degree before starting to process and evaluate evidence-relevant documents alongside her husband in 2006.
Following two years of specialized training with Raimund Drommel, Marlyn Drommel has worked for 12 years as a text investigator and task force member on the team. With her nearly 20 years of practical experience in forensic text processing and manual and computer-aided text analysis, she takes our first step towards the perpetrator and often already grasps parts of their thought process.
Marlyn Drommel has already processed more than 190 expert reports with all their attachments.
Josephine Obert, with her many years of forensic linguistic training and expertise, is our specialist for (comparative) language reports.
Josephine Obert studied linguistics and cultural studies, Scandinavian studies and literary studies in Münster, Stockholm and Dresden.
During her master's studies, she gained practical experience in forensic linguistics and subsequently worked as an independent expert for various government agencies and companies. While simultaneously working as a research assistant at the Chair of Applied Linguistics at TU Dresden, she authored numerous publications, gave lectures, and conducted workshops on the topics of "Language & Violence" and "Language in Conspiracy Myths.".
We have been working closely together since 2022. Josephine Obert is a permanent member of the team as a language expert and is primarily responsible for comparative language assessments. She lives and works in Dresden.
Chief investigator Raoul Classen has been protecting people and developing security concepts for at-risk individuals since completing his personal protection training in 1999.
The former president of the Federal Association of German Detectives (Bundesverband Deutscher Detektive e.V.) is one of the most renowned detectives in the German-speaking world. As a versatile professional, he can provide us with all types of detective services.
Raoul Classen is the training manager of the German Academy for Investigative Services GmbH and is deployed worldwide as the operational manager of DETEK AG.
After graduating from Seoul Foreign School, he pursued a long career in the German Armed Forces and NATO. His responsibilities there included operational intelligence gathering and analysis, as well as the development and monitoring of comprehensive security concepts for military counter-espionage. As a specialist at the NATO School for Communication and Information Systems (NCISS), he continued to train NATO personnel in the fields of communications and information security.
After ending his NATO career, Classen primarily works as an investigator specializing in white-collar crime and counter-industrial espionage. He is, among other things, an advisor to the Lower Saxony State Office for the Protection of the Constitution and served as president of the Federal Association of German Detectives (Bundesverband Deutscher Detektive e.V.) from 2016 to 2022.
As a specialist in preventative measures, he is the contact person for security and vulnerability analyses, information protection concepts and counter-surveillance measures, as well as the development of security and crisis management systems for companies and private individuals. For the latter task, Classen completed certified personal protection training.
