Will County Sheriff’s High Tech Crimes Unit Exonerates Police Officer Falsely Accused of Murder

Guidance Software Typically EnCase® is used to prove someone’s guilt. Yesterday computer forensics and digital evidence helped Detective Joseph “Josh” Fazio in the High Tech Crimes Unit of the Will County Sheriff’s Police help clear Lynwood, Ill., police officer Brian Dorian of first degree murder charges. He was accused of shootings along the Illinois-Indiana border that killed one man and wounded two. Digital forensics software from Guidance Software assisted in freeing the officer.

An Associated Press story quoted Chuck Pelkie, a spokesman for State's Attorney James Glasgow's office, “It wasn't until investigators fully analyzed Dorian's computer on Tuesday that they concluded it was impossible for him to have been the shooter.” This digital evidence was processed by Sherriff Paul Kaupas’ High Tech Crimes Unit working around the clock for the last four days analyzing Dorian’s computer.

At a court hearing that lasted less than five minutes, charges against Dorian were formally dropped.

The Chicago Tribune quoted Glasgow, “Sheriff's investigators found evidence that the computer was in use at a time that would have made impossible for the person using it -- Dorian -- to be there at the time of the shootings.” Glasgow also said, “In this particular case, I guess Brian Dorian can thank God for computer technology.”

The case exemplifies how the proper handling of digital evidence, EnCase® forensic methodology and technology and a trained and certified forensic examiner, can lead to a successful case outcome. EnCase® Forensic helps courts worldwide uncover the truth -- guilt or innocence. In cases where time is an important element of a case, using a tool that maintains the integrity of the evidence by allowing an examiner to analyze a computer user’s activity without altering access dates and times is important.

Deep forensic analysis can mean the difference between guilt and innocence. Learn more about EnCase® forensic technology and forensic training.

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