Background
Sciuto is well-versed in her field of study; she is rarely stumped by the puzzles that Gibbs' team present to her. Abby has been shown to have skills in traditional forensics, computer forensics, and hacking. She has implied that she has a PhD in chemistry. It has been shown that she does all the work on the evidence herself. In season 3, when she was given an assistant, Charles "Chip" Sterling, she revolted but eventually learned to put up with him. However their working partnership did not last long as Abby later discovered Sterling had framed DiNozzo for murder. Exposed, Chip threatened her with a knife; she promptly subdued him, hog-tied him with duct tape, and insisted on being allowed to work alone from then on, something Jenny Shepard agreed to.
It has been shown that she has a younger brother, Luca, and niece. She also mentioned that her grandmother was an Olympic swimmer who won a silver medal and that she had an uncle named Teddy who owned a bar.
She also has an Uncle named Horace whom she referred to as Horace "the Haggler" during an episode. It has also been mentioned numerous times that she is a devout Roman Catholic and is on a bowling team with several nuns.
In "Kill Ari Part 2" at Kate Todd's funeral, it is revealed Abby grew up in New Orleans.
In the episode "Seadog", Gibbs tells Tony that Abby knows how to use sign language because both of her parents were deaf.
It was stated in the NCIS: Los Angeles episode "Random On Purpose", Abby is in her late 20s.
Abby is a hearing child adopted by deaf parents and likes her music loud. Abby has stated that she dreams of visiting the Galápagos Islands, Dollywood, and Israel before she dies. Abby graduated with full honors from LSU with a triple major in sociology, criminology and psychology. She earned her master's degree from Georgia State University in criminology and forensic science. Sciuto's interest in forensics came from living near a wrecking yard and being intrigued by the cause and effect of the wrecks. The season 9 episode "Enemy on the Hill" revealed that Abby has another brother, Kyle (played by Daniel Louis Rivas), who is her biological brother, as it is revealed that Abby is in fact adopted.
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