RMRCFL News

News & Articles:

12/12/11: SERIAL RAPIST GIVEN MULTIPLE LIFE SENTENCES — ROCKY MOUTAIN RCFL RECOVERED CRITICAL DIGITAL EVIDENCE — Marc Patrick O'Leary, 33 will spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping three women in Colorado and the attempted assault of a fourth person. Digital evidence recovered by Examiners assigned to the Rocky Mountain RCFL helped investigators bring the elusive serial rapist to justice — learn more.

2/11/11 — Arrests and convictions for possessing child pornography are rising nationwide. An article feature in the Denver Post shines the spotlight on this problem in Colorado – read on.

2/22/2010:  The Rocky Mountain RCFL (RCFL) supported the investigation into Najibullah Zazi, who plead guilty to conspiracy to use explosives against persons or property in the U.S., conspiracy to murder abroad, and providing material support to al Qaeda. Click here to read the FBI's press release.

2008 - Laptop Computer Offers Clues in Missing Persons Investigation— Missing persons Jennifer Marcum, Kaysi McLeod, Terry Kimball, and Leann Emry had but one thing in common – Scott Lee Kimball. Kimball, authorities believe, is connected to their disappearance, and is jailed on unrelated charges. Only remains of Kaysi McLeod, 19, have been found. The RMRCFL examined Kimball’s laptop computer and located information about three of the four missing persons, along with violent images of sexually related acts. The investigation is ongoing.

02/09/07: Rocky Mountain RCFL is Recognized for Outstanding Work The Adams County (Colorado) District Attorney praised the work of the Rocky Mountain Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RMRCFL) in a press release dated January 30, 2007. The investigation involved unlawful sexual contact. The suspect, Florentino Avila, was convicted of taking "upskirt" pictures at a grocery store in Thorton, Colorado...

06/18/06: Danger just a click away: Experts warn of Internet predators It's possible to buy a new car for sale thousands of miles away, find a date, network for business, research any topic at the touch of a few buttons and above all, communicate with virtually anyone, anywhere in chat rooms, topic-specific blogs and popular profile sites ...

01/19/06: FBI-funded lab unlocks digital clues to crimes  As criminals rely more on the newest technology, law enforcement is keeping pace with high-tech sleuthing. And Colorado is in the forefront. Federal and local officials are heralding the opening of a new computer forensics laboratory where stored, digital information from an array of devices - including cellphones, iPods, digital cameras and computers - can be unlocked by experts and presented as evidence ...

01/19/06: Lab to turn technology against crime  The folks at the new regional computer forensics lab here say they're going to take a byte out of crime. They led journalists on a tour of the facility on Wednesday, showing off the high-tech gear they say will help crack more child pornography and enticement crimes, identity thefts, eBay cheats and even murders and terrorist plots ...