Computer forensics and the BTK serial killer

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

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CEO John Colbert Serves as Technical Advisor on Film, Airing October 9th

    PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Television is
portraying the digital investigation that put BTK behind bars for life by
drawing from Guidance Software's forensic experts.  "Hunt for the BTK
Killer"
(CBS -- Oct. 9) will feature Guidance's EnCase(R) Forensic software, the use
of which led to a crucial break in the case and led investigators to BTK
serial killer Dennis Rader.
    Guidance CEO John Colbert, who has 14 years of law enforcement
experience,
served as a strategic technical advisor for the production.  Colbert helped
producers properly portray how Encase, widely recognized as the gold
standard
in computer investigations and employed by 90 percent of law enforcement
agencies, was utilized during the investigation.
    "Guidance Software's involvement in the production of the BTK telepic
insures the accuracy of the facts and details that went into bringing Dennis
Rader to justice," said John Colbert, CEO of Guidance Software.  "Viewers
will
clearly see how detectives utilized cyberforensics and how integral it was
to
bringing down a gruesome killer."
    Wichita police and FBI investigators used EnCase to explore a floppy
disk
that BTK sent to a Kansas television station, which uncovered the words
"Dennis," "Park City Library," and "Christ Lutheran Church."  These words
quickly led authorities to capture and arrest Dennis Rader.
    In "Hunt for the BTK Killer," Robert Forster and Michael Michele will
portray the Wichita investigators who pursued BTK.  Gregg Henry plays Rader,
who on August 18, 2005 was sentenced to 10 consecutive life terms.  Rader
was
arrested in February and pleaded guilty in June to 10 murders committed from
1974 to 1991.  A former church congregation president and Boy Scout leader,
he
led a double life in which he called himself BTK for "bind, torture and
kill."
    As a special thanks and recognition to Kansas law enforcement for
putting
BTK away, Guidance Software is donating their complete EnCase Cybercrime
Arsenal, including training, hardware, software and support for three years
to
the Riley County Police Department (RCPD).  Arsenal represents the latest
technological developments, and is the most complete solution for law
enforcement agencies to help combat cybercrime.
    Mike Watson, a 30-year police veteran and the RCPD's director, served
with
the Wichita Police Department for 24 years, including Chief of Police from
1995-2000.  Chief Watson and the RCPD were nominated to receive the EnCase
Arsenal by Wichita Police Department investigators and current Chief of
Police
Norman Williams, who along with Kenny Landwehr and the current men and women
of the Wichita Police Department brought Rader to justice.  Arsenal will
enable the RCPD to conduct sophisticated computer forensic examinations that
had previously been limited to larger departments.

    About Guidance Software:
    Guidance Software EnCase(R) solutions provide the foundation of an
enterprise investigative infrastructure that enables corporations,
government
and law enforcement agencies to conduct effective investigations of all
types,
respond promptly to eDiscovery requests, and take decisive action in
response
to external attacks.  Founded in 1997 and widely recognized as the industry
leader in computer forensics, Guidance Software has offices and training
facilities in California, Virginia, Texas, New York and the United Kingdom.
More than 14,000 investigators depend on EnCase software, and more than
3,500 investigators attend Guidance Software's forensic methodology training
annually.  Validated by numerous courts worldwide, EnCase is also frequently
honored with top security awards from eWEEK, SC Magazine, Network Computing
and others.

     Contact:
     Cassondra Todd
     (626) 229-9191 x185

     Jonathan Heit
     (310) 907-5380
     jonathan () allisonpr com


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