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Kim Komando Today

Tech clues to catch a killer - Part 2

Kim Komando Today

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News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

You may or may not have heard of Kimberly Proctor, a teenage girl who was brutally murdered by 2 young boys. Following a trail of digital clues like texting, emailing and even a World of Warcraft chat room, police tracked down her killers. In this episode of Komando on Demand, Kim talks to retired FBI agent James Fitzgerald and linguistics professor Tim Grant at how digital forensics can help solve crimes.

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Where someone was creating multiple online identities, their home identity, in the sense, who they

0:07.1

really are in the real world, looked quite different from all the other identities. And although

0:11.6

this is just a case study, that might be a real clue for investigators as to how to start

0:16.5

tracking down these anonymous online criminals. I'm America's Digital Pro Kim Commando, and welcome to Commando on Demand, a podcast that provides

0:25.3

in-depth insight into the ever-changing technology landscape and the impact it has on your life.

0:30.9

You'll hear from tech industry experts, movers, and shakers.

0:34.2

And in this podcast, you're going to learn about the clues investigators found in the

0:38.6

Warcraft text murder that helped catch and prosecute Kimberly Proctor's killers. Now, in part one of

0:46.2

this two-part series, we took a look at the possible connection between violent online games and mass

0:51.9

murder. And to be fair, there are valid expert arguments on both sides of the fence.

0:58.0

60% of Americans play video games regularly, according to procon.com.

1:03.0

The majority of them aren't dangerous, but a number of them are.

1:07.0

The dangerous ones tend to hang out in chat rooms designed for people who are into violent

1:13.0

sex acts and torture. I normally stay away from these topics on my podcast as a rule, but keep in

1:19.8

mind this is a tech podcast, but I think it's important for all of us to be aware. The FBI has

1:25.9

issued a warning that sexual predators use video games to connect

1:29.4

with kids. It's very possible that if you play violent video games, someone you know online

1:36.1

may actually be into some pretty dangerous stuff. So for your safety, you need to catch the

1:42.1

clues, disengage, and actually even report them.

1:46.2

And that's what this podcast is all about. I'm going to unpack the Warcraft Text murder case

1:52.4

from an internet detective's point of view. You're going to learn about all the clues that

1:57.6

pinpoint to a potentially deadly situation. And I have to warn you, this podcast

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