He’d like to consider himself very focused and investigative and brilliant; all traits that allowed him to somewhat survive in college and get his PhD in criminal psychology, a field he’s been passionate about since watching every rerun of Forensics Files as a kid.

Instead of working with the public, which he felt was near impossible due to his general demeanor, which many would call unsettling, he threw himself into the hyper fixation he had as a kid; trying to solve cases.

Leslie has managed to help solve a lot of the ones thrown his way over the phone or via email due to his extensive, almost obsessive deep dives into each case. He’s since become a welcome asset to the Seattle police department despite the fact that very few of them actually respect Leslie.

He prefers working alone and at home most of the time. Sometimes, his work leads him to actually leave the dark den that is his apartment and venture out into the world; mostly to eat, stock up on necessities, or visit an old crime scene to do some more digging.

Of course, there are hazards to the job; he’s been shot at, threatened, and shaken around enough times to frighten most people. Leslie just likes to point out how he got it worse in high school and tends to brush himself off and keep moving forward (after he’s done screaming).