Sunbeltblog comments
Thanks for the update. I was starting to worry. If you need anymore eyes with some good reverse engineering tools don't hesitate to ask.
Ditto. And kick some ass!
Oh, we would MUCH rather you kick their butts there than yack here. Stop apologizing and play the Hell Hound on our behalf.
Our loss is Julie's gain, and will be SO WORTH IT. Good on ya!
This is a very important case and the work being done by this panel may have far reaching effects for similar cases in the future.
Godspeed.
I commend you and everyone involved in this. Many of us can imagine what "Julie Amero" has been going through for two years. I've always said beware of the justice system, especially when it comes to technology.
We all appreciate your efforts, but I doubt any appeal to the judge or prosecutor will help in this case, as they didn't do in that similar case with Mr. Nifong in NC. Appealing to bad people to do good doesn't work. Rather, Mr. David Smith, the prosecutor, as committed acts in court that merit immediate disbarment, and so I suggest anyone and everyone send out this letter:
Sample letter:
Connecticut State Bar
30 Bank Street
PO Box 350
New Britain CT 06050-0350
Phone: (860) 223-4400
Fax: (860) 223-4488
Dear sir/madam,
I request you launch an immediate investigation into the actions of State's Attorney David Smith as per the case of Julie Amero. He has made numerous false statements to the press, the jury, and the judge in this case. Such misconduct is wrong and needs to be immediately investigated by your office.
In one such false statement, State's Attorney David Smith reportedly told the jury, "You have to physically click on it to get to those sites," when referring to the web sites that showed up on Ms. Amero's computer. Other times he went further, and suggested not only that Amero clicked on the web site links (URLs), but that she physically typed them in.
The CEO of the maker of the forensic software that Norwich Police Detective Mark Lounsbury used to examine Julie Amero's computer stated that, while the software can find all sorts of files and images, including deleted images or images in unallocated disk space, by keyword or by filetype, [it] does not determine the cause of those files being on the computer (whether caused by malware, intrusion, or direct and willful use), and that it is not the function of [the software] to make that determination." In other words, the software cannot show if Ms. Amero clicked on anything nor typed anything in.
Nevertheless, both the detective (Mark Lounsbury) and the prosecutor (David Smith) were unequivocal in their statements to the press and the jury that the forensic evidence demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that the substitute teacher deliberately "typed in" the porn sites. They knew these statements were false, and yet they made them anyway.
Norwich Police Detective Mark Lounsbury has gone further, though. He reportedly also said that he can differentiate between what is and what is not a pop-up based on the source codes [sic]. There is absolutely no factual basis for this claim.
There is no room in our legal system for misrepresentation of the facts by prosecutors. Ignorance of computer forensic evidence is no excuse for falsely convicting an innocent person. The statements David Smith made are all false, and are not backed-up by the evidence. To make such an assertion to win a case is wrong, it is prosecutorial misconduct of the severest form, and is therefore cause for disbarment.
In addition we will be petitioning the U.S. Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation into the actions of the State's Attorney, David Smith, and Norwich Police Detective Mark Lounsbury in this matter.
Seriously Alex, don't fret. We are all 100% behind you and the panel. Just as others have already said, its better you worry about the case rather then blabbering on the blog!!
Pwn them with your uber 1337 micro!
Keep up the good work Alex. Don't let them get away with this crap.
Good on you! I think support is really taking off now. I'm looking forward to the truth of the case coming out.
I think the vast majority of your readers, while we miss the updates, not only understand but support you on this Alex.
To echo the sentiments expressed by everyone else here: This is silence in a worthy cause. Good luck!
If you require expert opinions to back up your case in addition to the facts, don't hesitate to ask. I will provide if needed, and from what I've read above, many others will as well.
Was wondering what happened to you, and I'm glad that's what you're up to. And since you have plenty of offers to help on the virus aspects (for which I'm unqualified) I'd like to be the first to offer my services should you have any porn-related questions (for which I'm perhaps overqualified). ;D
Go get 'em, Alex!
-DavidH
You go Alex! We at Malwarebytes are behind you 100%.
Marcin Kleczynski
Security Software Developer
http://www.malwarebytes.org
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