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[Posted on Tues, Aug 9 2005]
Statement from the RCFL Unit Chief
The Operational Technology Division, Digital Evidence Section, Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory National Program Office would like to take this opportunity to recognize the members of the Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (HARCFL) in Kansas City, Missouri, for their support to the investigation of self-described serial killer "Bind, Torture, Kill" (BTK). Five Examiners from the HARCFL traveled to Wichita, Kansas where they assisted the Computer Unit of the Wichita, Kansas Police Department by imaging numerous computers using the most advanced forensics equipment available. As a result, the Examiners extracted digital evidence, that when analyzed, was instrumental in the investigation and ongoing prosecution of the suspected killer, Mr. Dennis Rader.
Participating agencies in the HARCFL include the FBI; Johnson County, Kansas Sheriff’s Office; Kansas Bureau of Investigation; Kansas City, Kansas Police Department; Kansas City, Missouri Police Department; Lawrence, Kansas Police Department; Lenexa, Kansas Police Department; Missouri Highway Patrol; North Kansas City, Missouri Police Department; Overland Park, Kansas Police Department, and; the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the District of Kansas and the Western District of Missouri.
They can all be proud of a job well done— and for helping to bring one of the most notorious killers in history to justice.
For more information about the HARCFL, visit their Web site on www.harcfl.org.