Episode 11: “Sick in the Head” -Part 1

Written By Tony Godwin

This case takes me back to an August 2011 criminal investigation which began with another police agency coming to my city to conduct a knock and talk with a subject who they learned to be 31-year-old WILLIAM BARKLEY (pseudonym). BARKLEY opened up Pandora’s Box for me and provided an extremely rare opportunity to dive in to his psyche on some level and to learn where a propensity for CSAM could originate.

There are several twists with this episode which brought out emotions for me personally that I had buried pretty deep for reasons you will learn. This is NOT normally a case I would present because there are real victims, but I feel very strongly that the information shared will no doubt be some of the most unnerving, upsetting, and difficult to hear there are lessons to learn and take away, and that can only make us better in the long run.

I hope that you will stick it out with us through this challenging and difficult case as we embark down a path that leads to a subject who is “SICK in the HEAD.”

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Tony Godwin

I am currently an active duty Detective for a large Law Enforcement agency in the North Texas Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex where I have been employed for 26 years. For the past 13 years, I have received specialized training and experience working both proactive and reactive criminal investigations associated with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force with the goal to combat the child exploitation epidemic in the United States and abroad.

I have presented case studies and law enforcement training both nationally and internationally on ICAC related topics.I have prepared hundreds of formal reports suitable for legal presentation, which states results, interpretations and professional opinions/conclusions while assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigation, The United States Postal Service, the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, the United States Secret Service and local Law Enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving child exploitation, CyberTips, and child pornography investigations. I am also a certified forensic examiner for computers and cell phones. 

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