Episode: 00205 Released on April 1, 2024 Description: Tech wiz turned crime analyst – Nicholas Butler uses his natural curiosity, innate problem-solving skills, and years of technical skills (formal and self-taught) to investigate and apprehend criminals. In this episode, Nicholas shares his decision to pursue a double major during undergrad and his subsequent graduate degree in applied criminology. Nicholas’s badge stories involve the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) and a homicide in broad daylight, but his position as a trusted analyst means he is involved in all inv...
Episode: 00205 Released on April 1, 2024 Description: Tech wiz turned crime analyst – Nicholas Butler uses his natural curiosity, innate problem-solving skills, and years of technical skills (formal and self-taught) to investigate and apprehend criminals. In this episode, Nicholas shares his decision to pursue a double major during undergrad and his subsequent graduate degree in applied criminology. Nicholas’s badge stories involve the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) and a homicide in broad daylight, but his position as a trusted analyst means he is involved in all investigations with his agency. Nicholas is a certified analyst through the IACA among other certifications and has testified as an expert witness. Nicholas is currently a crime analyst for the Pinal County (AZ) Sheriff’s Office and is a subject matter expert for call detail records (CDRs) and GIS-related inquiries and topics.
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Related Links:
https://www.pinal.gov/772/Sheriff
https://pinalcountyattorney.org/san-tan-valley-teen-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murder-of-another-teen/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal/2023/07/07/joshua-franklin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-in-death-of-joshua-mccoy/70388866007/
Association(s) Mentioned: IACA
Vendor(s) Mentioned: Cellebrite
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-b-30138595/
Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/megwmc/NicholasButler_Transcript.pdf
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00:00:17 – Introducing Nicholas
00:05:21 – Staring at Sheriff’s Office
00:14:00 – ABS: ICAC Case
00:22:03 – Break: Kristen Lottman, Jennifer Loper, & Sean Bair
00:22:57 – ABS: Homicide in Broad Daylight
00:35:35 – Always Look for Snapchat
00:39:25 – Cellebrite
00:42:30 – COVID Response & Super Bowl Assignments
00:46:04 – IACA Certification & Advice
00:50:56 – Favorite First Jobs
00:59:24 – Personal Interests: Gamer
01:03:05 – Words to the World
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