Technology and Solving Crimes: The Susan Murphy Milano Show "Time's Up" 2:00 pm Eastern Time Thursday

Technology plays a big part in missing person's investigations.  But what happens when a a husband or boyfriend uses technology to track their victims from inside their own home?  Tracks their personal cell phones as in the case of missing mother Stacy Peterson? Places special devices on vehicles of those involved in intimate partner violence and stalking?

How are  law enforcement agencies able to deal with the aftermath of a missing person's case or homicide when the only person of interest or suspect is a technology wizard?  It's virtually impossible for law enforcement to track technologies used.  Case example is Nique Leili, 44 who was reported missing and found murdered near her home on July 16, 2011.  Her husband Matthew Leili named a suspect used sophisticated technology from camera's to tracking devices in the home, on cell phones and under the hood of vehicles.

Tomorrow on The Time's Up show we will discuss Leili case among others and provide insights into technology, crime and what victims of unsolved crimes can do to obtain information from professionals in order to seek justice for their loved ones.  To Listen Live go to www.herewomentalk.com

 Guests on the Show :

The “Techmeister”

Al Dressler is a noted expert in the field of crime computer forensics and data recovery, cell phone forensics, email tracing, network security audits and digital cctv camera network installations.

Listen LIVE at: Here Women Talk

Vito Colucci, Jr., owner of Colucci Investigations LLC, is a former member of the Stamford, CT Police Department where he worked as a Narcotic’s Detective and Undercover Organized Crime Investigator. One of the main investigations Vito spearheaded during that time was uncovering the organized crime ties within his own police department.

Vito has been a private investigator for the past 22 years, working many high profile cases; Michael Skakel/Martha Moxley case, Jayson William’s case, and honeymooner, George Smith’s case .

Vito Colucci is a regular commentator on various news programs including: Fox News MSNBC, Catherine Crier/Court TV, Star Jones, Glenn Beck, Nancy Grace, Larry King, CNN Headline News, and The Bill O’Reilly Show, as well as being a featured speaker at the first World Investigator’s Conference in LasVegas in 2005.

Related articles:

http://www.11alive.com/news/article/217671/3/LAWRENCEVILLE–Nique-Leilis-husband-plans-to-move-family-to-Vermont

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/local_news/911-Call-Sheds-Light-on-Nique-Leili-Case-20110719-pm-sd

http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/metro/gwinnett/leili-vigil-0722/

Susan Murphy Milano is a staff member of the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education as a educator and specialist with intimate partner violence prevention strategies directing prevention for high risk situations and cases.

 A national trainer to law enforcement, training officers, prosecutors, judges, legislators, social service providers, healthcare professionals, victim advocates and the faith based community and author.. In partnership with Management Resources Ltd. of New York addressing prevention and solutions within the community to the workplace. Host of The Susan Murphy Milano Show,"Time'sUp!" . She is a regular contributor to the nationally syndicated "The Roth Show" with Dr Laurie Roth and a co-host onCrime Wire. Online contributions: Forbes : Crime, She Writes providing commentary about the hottest topics on crime, justice, and law from a woman’s perspective, as well as Time's Up! a blog which searches for solutions (SOS) for victims of crime.  

Cindy Bishcof: Implementing Changes For Tracking Abusers'

This morning while most of us are preparing to get the kids off to school and head to work ourselves, one man, Michael Bischof is making a difference in Springfield , Illinois.

Just 26 short days ago, Michael's sister, Cindy Bischof was gunned down just outside her place of employment. Oh yes, she had all the legal remedies afforded to her under the current Illinois law, but it was not enough. An order of protection, cannot and does not stop bullets. Nor is a piece of paper, without additional teeth, going to do much either in any domestic violence or stalking related case. The forty-three real old executive, lost her life.

But, today is the begining of a new direction as Michael Bischof with his angel Cindy beside him, in spirit , embark on a legal path to change the direction in violations of orders of protection granted by all Illinois courts.

Synopsis As Introduced for the new legialtion:

Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the State Finance Act, the Criminal Code of 1961, the Unified Code of Corrections, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, and provides that the Act may be referred to as the Cindy Bischof Law. Provides that the Department of State Police shall develop a protocol to coordinate actions of the courts and law enforcement agencies to implement the domestic violence surveillance program created by the amendatory Act. Creates the Domestic Violence Surveillance Fund in the State treasury. Provides that the offense of violation of an order of protection includes the respondent's failure to attend and complete partner abuse intervention programs. Provides that in addition to any other penalties, the court may, after consultation with the petitioner, order the respondent to carry or wear a global positioning system device. Provides that in domestic violence cases, the court shall order the respondent to attend and complete partner abuse intervention programs. Adds to every penalty imposed upon a plea of guilty or finding of guilty resulting in a judgment of conviction of a violation of an order of protection an additional fine in an amount not less than $200 to be set at the discretion of the court which shall be deposited into the Domestic Violence Surveillance Fund. Makes other changes. Here is the link on the new bill:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=6325&GAID=9&GA=95&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=38427&SessionID=51

To learn more about the Bischof family and what they are doing to change views, issues and effcective advocacy regarding domestic violence & stalking, please visist: http://www.cindysmemorial.org/

If you are a victim or a relative of someone who is in a violent relationship, please get help by contrcating the the National Domestic Violence Hotline number at 1-800-799-SAFE. Services provided are free and confidential directing those in need to shelter, legal and counseling services. They answer the phones twenty-four hours a day sevene days a week.

Additional Resources:

Family Rescue800-360-6619http://www.familyrescueinc.org/
Chicago Abused Women Coalition773-278-4566http://www.cawc.org/
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence877-863-6338http://www.ilcadv.org/
Susan Murphy Milano's Journal
http://www.movingoutmovingon.com/
WINGS (Women In Need Growing Stronger)847-348-3001http://www.wingsprogram.com/
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence1-800-799-SAFE (7233)http://www.ncadv.org/

Cindy Bischof's Family-Voices For Awareness Campaign "Domestic Violence Murders"

The family of a slain Elmhurst real estate broker is setting up an advocacy group to press for changes in domestic violence laws, including wider use of global positioning devices to track those who violate protection orders, the woman's brother said Monday.

Cindy Bischof, 43, had an order of protection against former boyfriend Michael L. Giroux, who on March 7 fatally shot her and then killed himself.Her brother, Michael Bischof, is working with some of her longtime friends to set up the advocacy group. Her family hopes to make orders of protection more effective and figure out ways to better protect people in fear of domestic violence."We recognize that there are far more victims of just harassment and fear who, as a result, have a loss of freedom," because of fears they may be attacked, her brother said.He would like Illinois to use global positioning system devices to track those who violate orders of protection. Such tracking could give victims a greater ability to move freely, he said.GPS tracking already is being used on people convicted of various crimes in at least 40 states, including Illinois, most often those considered sexual predators, according to those in the tracking industry.Currently, 257 people on parole for sex crimes in Illinois are being tracked with GPS devices, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections said Monday.Legal authorities in several states are using GPS on people who have violated protection orders, said Carl Wicklund, executive director of the American Probation & Parole Association.

The technology can be used to alert victims when someone comes too close to a place from which they have been banned, such as a victim's home or workplace, he said.The monitoring can run to about $25 a day per person, depending on how someone is being tracked, said Jeff Durski, spokesman for iSecuretrac Corp., an Omaha company that provides monitoring for governments in 40 states. It just began offering victim-alerts as part of its monitoring services two months ago, he said.The Cook County state's attorney's office, which works with those seeking orders of protection, would support using the technology if it can be proved to work well, a spokesman said.

The Bischof family has set up a non-profit group to provide scholarships for young women to DePaul University, Cindy Bischof's alma mater, her brother said. The family also has launched a
Web site http:// www.cindys memorial.org.

(Source: Liam Ford, Chicago Tribune)