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Suspected Boulder Police WAR ROOM ------

CHAIN OF EVENTS 1997

1997-06-12: BPR#47: BOULDER POLICE TO ASK FOR INVESTIGATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
June 12, 1997
Contact: Leslie Aaholm, Media Relations, 441-3090

BOULDER POLICE TO ASK FOR INVESTIGATION
OF POSSIBLE THEFT OF COMPUTER DOCUMENTS

Boulder Police have asked for an investigation by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation into a possible theft of computer documents from a police department computer located in the combined offices of the Boulder County District Attorney and the Boulder Police Department. This is the “war room” used by investigators assigned to the investigation of the JonBenet Ramsey murder.

The police department has confirmed that someone gained access to a computer containing Ramsey case information at approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday, June 7. The office was protected by electronic security and there were no signs of forced entry. Boulder police detectives discovered an anomaly in the computer on Monday morning, June 9 and immediately called for technical assistance. An assessment, conducted by in-house technicians from the police department and the city’s information technology services department, determined the likelihood that a theft of information had occurred.

Technicians from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation were asked to begin an investigation and have made a preliminary examination of the computer equipment that was accessed. They are in the process of conducting further tests. It is not known at this time whether specific information has been removed or not.

Boulder police have hard-copies of the information contained on the computer, however there will be additional work required to verify the accuracy of all computerized reports. Electronic copies will need to be compared against hard copies for any evidence of tampering. According to Detective Commander John Eller, “We don’t believe anything has been lost, but we don’t know what, if anything, has been copied. Whether this will have an impact on this case depends on the outcome of the investigation.”

Additional steps have been taken since this discovery to upgrade the security on individual computers and Commander Eller has asked the investigators to work with the DA’s Office on trying to quickly improve security on the room.

Police moved into the “war room” on June 2. People assigned to this office from the Boulder Police department include one detective supervisor and four detectives. Two attorneys from the District Attorney’s Office, one investigator “on loan” from the Sheriff’s Office, and a third investigator from the DA’s office also are assigned to this room

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1997-06-26: BPR#49: CBI CONCLUDES INVESTIGATION OF COMPUTERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 1997
Contact: Leslie Aaholm, Media Relations, 441-3090

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CBI CONCLUDES INVESTIGATION OF COMPUTERS
(Ramsey Update #49)

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation today provided a oral report to Boulder Police Chief Tom Koby, Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter and Detective Commander John Eller on the findings of their investigation into possible computer tampering. CBI Agent in Charge Mark Wilson’s investigation has concluded the problem was equipment failure, not human intervention, and that no crime was committed.

CBI conducted interviews with all people who have access to information, took the computer apart for examination, and fingerprinted the inside and outside of the computer. A complete computer analysis by CBI’s computer crime division showed there was an intermittent short circuit in the battery back-up to the CMOS BIOS chip (this is the chip that supplies key memory functions such as time, date and password to the computer). The resulting loss of power made it appear as if there might have been improper access of the computer.

The power lapse was caused by a malfunction in the computer. CBI experts determined this was not an electrical power surge or a weather related phenomenon. In the course of the investigation all the computers were examined and all electrical connections were checked.

Both Chief Koby and Boulder District Attorney Hunter said, “We appreciate the great work of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation in this instance. They were quick to respond and reach a resolution. This incident needed to be investigated and we’re relieved that the investigation hasn’t been compromised. We have an outstanding group of officers working together and they will continue to work together as the analysis of this case continues.”

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation was called in on June 13 and they began investigating and interviewing people on June 16. In the course of their investigation, they eliminated the possibility of burglary or any breach of security.

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