COLD: Computer forensics and the Susan Powell case

COLD: Computer forensics and the Susan Powell case

Nine years after Susan Powell vanished from her West Valley City, Utah home, more than a terabyte of data from her husband and his father's digital devices remains encrypted -- and therefore unknown to police. But much of what we do know about the case from the top-rated podcast, Cold [https://thecoldpodcast.com], comes from data seized from those machines. The FBI has 16 Regional Computer Forensics Labs around the country, and one of them, led by Supervisory Special Agent Cheney Eng-Tow, is in Salt Lake City. From the early days of the Susan Powell investigation, the FBI's Intermountain West RCFL assisted West Valley police in working to uncover what Josh Powell was hiding. Investigative reporter Dave Cawley joins Becky Bruce with a sneak peek at what he's working on in Cold. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Don't get scammed: a cautionary tale

A case ten years in the making has finally reached an end: the fraud trial of Rick Koerber, who was accused of taking Utahns for a million dollar ride through his Ponzi scheme. FBI Salt Lake City Division Special Agent-in-Charge Eric Barnhart dropped by the KSL Newsradio studios to chat about the investigation with Dave & Dujanovic - and since Debbie is also the co-host of FBI Confidential, we decided to share her interview here. In addition to the specifics of this case, you'll learn how to avoid being a scam victim. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Crimes against children

Special Agent Dustin Grant coordinates the Child Exploitation Task Force for the FBI Salt Lake City Division, which covers Utah, Montana and Idaho. It's his job to stand between internet predators and your children, and hopefully prevent your teen from becoming the next victim who is groomed and lured into sexual exploitation. His team also handles cases like kidnapping, but he says they spend the bulk of their time on the internet because that's where the offenders are spending most of their time - not on the playground, but right in your own home, via video game, smartphone or computer.

The Cyber Task Force: keeping your business in business

The rate of cybercrime is climbing exponentially, in part because of the quickly changing landscape of the available technology. Businesses face cyber threats all the time, which is why the FBI Salt Lake City Division has a Cyber Task Force. Supervisory Special Agent Jeff Collins explains what his unit does to prevent fraud, phishing and other scams, and how you can protect your information from thieves and hackers, in this interview with FBI Confidential's Debbie Dujanovic.

JTTF: Joint Terrorism Task Force

Supervisory Special Agent David Fitzgibbons, with the FBI Salt Lake City Division's Joint Terrorism Task Force, walks FBI Confidential's Debbie Dujanovic through the hard work of preventing terrorist attacks before they happen. The technology has changed a lot in the few short years since the 9/11 attacks. The threat from so-called "lone wolf" type terrorists has grown as more people self-radicalize. Fitzgibbons explains what his team watches for and how they stop trouble before it starts.