News Articles/Press Releases

6/13/11: Kyron's Disappearance Passes One-Year Anniversary — The whereabouts of Kyron Horman, 8, remain unknown — more than a year after he disappeared from his elementary school. The Northwest RCFL has supported the investigation from the start — learn more.
12/23/10: Oregon Bank Bombers Receive Death Sentence - NWRCFL Supported Investigation — A jury handed the death sentence to convicted bank robbers Joshua Turnidge and his father, Bruce. The pair set a bomb in a West Coach Bank in Woodburn, Oregon which killed two officers and seriously injured the police chief.
12/14/10: Northwest RCFL Support Successful Child Pornography Prosecution — Convicted sex offender Donald Wayne George, 64, is going to prison for 25 years for his many crimes against his 4-year old step granddaughter. The Northwest RCFL examined several pieces of media seized during the investigation, which was brought under Project Safe Childhood – read the FBI’s press release.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, a participating agency in the Northwest RCFL (NWRCFL) led a renewed search for Kyron Horman, 8, over Sauvie Island during the weekend of 10/2/10. Kyron was last seen on June 4, 2010 by his stepmother, Terri, at his elementary school. Since then, there have been no major breaks, tips or leads in the case. The NWRCFL is providing digital forensics expertise to investigators. Authorities are asking the public for information regarding the whereabouts of Terri Horman and distributed flyers with pictures of her and her truck to determine who was in or around the vehicle on the day of Kyron’s disappearance.

Authorities have not named Terri Horman as a suspect or person of interest in the case. A $50,000 reward for information leading to Kyron is available—to report a tip, call 503-261-2847.
02/11/2009: FBI Lab Clues Police In – Portland center trains local officers on investigating in digital age PORTLAND — Police investigators have been digging into computers for years, but now a digital crime scene can include a cell phone, a GPS unit, an Xbox game system ... or a teddy bear. That's why the FBI has established a regional laboratory to assist more than 100 police agencies in Oregon and Southwest Washington...
02/11/2009: Northwest Regional Computer Forensics Lab Receives Accreditation The only regional computer forensics laboratory in the Pacific Northwest received accreditation Wednesday. The lab – which is in Portland – is one of only fourteen accredited computer forensic labs in the country. It's operated by the FBI in partnership with local and state police. Police say accreditation is the best way to make sure evidence stands up in court...
06/15/2008: Lab decodes ecoterrorists' e-mail files Once the evidence arrives at the heavily secured lab, it is bagged in bright pink plastic bags, sealed and assigned to a forensic examiner. The examiners aren't looking for fingerprints, blood patterns or DNA profiles. They are combing through computer hard drives, extracting call lists, text messages and photos from suspects' cell phones, or enhancing screen grabs from videotapes of crime scenes...
10/08/03: FBI Director Mueller Announces Five New Computer Forensic Laboratories FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III today announced that five additional Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories (RCFLs) in Buffalo, NY, Houston, TX, Newark (Trenton), NJ, Portland, OR and Salt Lake City, UT will join the program, more than doubling the number of these facilities nationwide. RCFLs are highly specialized laboratories that provide forensic examinations of digital media, such as computers, in support of an investigation and/or prosecution of a federal, state or local crime ...