Fred B. McKinley retired with the Louisiana Department of Justice, in which he served as a supervisory criminal investigator with the Attorney General's office. A native of Beaumont, Texas, he completed undergraduate work at Lamar State College of Technology and his Master's degree at Lamar University, before attending Louisiana State University, where he received a law enforcement certification.
He is the father of three, grandfather of three, and lives with his wife Dottie in Burleson, Texas.