After 26 years of government service, Kevin retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Supervisory Special Agent for the Cellular Analysis Survey Team (CAST). He has an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and a law degree from the University of Dayton. Prior to joining the FBI, Kevin was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office in Dayton, Ohio. During his time there he gained a unique understanding of the legal system, having worked juvenile crimes, preliminary hearings, grand jury and adult felonies as a criminal trial attorney.  After joining the FBI in 1995, he was assigned to the Cincinnati Division, Columbus Resident Agency where he investigated violent crimes, specializing in fugitives and homicides while serving on several task forces.  Given the tactical nature of his work, he was selected as a FBI SWAT team member and later an Assistant Team Leader, having served in that capacity for 22 years (the longest in division history). In 2006 he was chosen to become a founding member of the CAST unit and became a certified expert in the field of cellular record analysis and live tracking of cell phones.  Since that time he has testified over 110 times in state and federal courts in 22 states and has gained national attention in numerous high profile investigations.  As a certified FBI Instructor, Kevin has taught hundreds of law enforcement officers (both nationally and internationally) how to interpret, analyze and plot cellular records.  As a FBI CAST Supervisor, Kevin managed 26 CAST agents between Ohio and California ensuring that critical, often lifesaving information was provided to police and prosecutors in a timely fashion.  Kevin is the recipient of multiple law enforcement awards and honors, most notably the FBI Director’s Award for Distinguished Service to the Law Enforcement Community

Lance Kepple served 22 years as an FBI Special Agent.  He has successfully investigated organized crime, violent crime, drugs, public corruption, domestic terrorism, international terrorism, and piracy.  He also spent seven years as an operator on the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) where he was involved in some of the highest profile and most complex operations conducted by the FBI.  During his time at HRT, Lance also served as a Supervisory Special Agent, team leader for deployments, and lead planner for an operational deployment to Puerto Rico involving 900 FBI personnel.

His last five years were spent in training for and as a member of the FBI’s Cellular Analysis Survey Team (CAST).  Like all members of CAST, he became a court certified “expert” in cellular record analysis and historical cell site analysis.  During that time, Lance successfully recovered numerous missing and kidnapped persons, responded to emergencies, was key in solving dozens of homicides, and testified in state and federal courts.  Lance has analyzed thousands of records and had been recognized as in expert witness in both state and federal courts.

During his FBI career, Lance was awarded the FBI Meritorious Achievement Medal, the FBI Medal of Excellence, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police TOP COP Award (International Honorable Mention).

Previously, Lance served as an Officer in the US Air Force as a Combat Controller and Special Tactics Team Leader.  He also holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Penn State University.