FDLE Agent Barbara Mendez

Testimony and Documents

FDLE Agent Barbara Mendez: When Detective Steve Bohling requested that the computer be mailed back to Clearwater, Kyle’s family member refused to release it. During the first meeting between Luke Lirot—the attorney representing Kyle’s family—and Bohling, the detective again requested that we send him the computer, but we still balked. The Clearwater police’s unprofessionalism, lack of respect, and behavior had already made them impossible to trust. Because of this, we thought Kyle’s computer should be sent to the FBI for analysis, not to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). With great hesitation, therefore, Kyle’s computer was sent back to Clearwater almost six months after the detective requested it.

Thinking that the computer was with the FBI in Tampa, I contacted them and asked them to check that Bohling had indeed brought it over. The Tampa-based FBI agent that I spoke with asked for background information. When he heard about the situation and the family’s experience with Detective Bohling and his investigation, he exclaimed that one should always trust one’s instincts. He said that what the police detective told my family didn’t add up. He also said he’d personally check the status of Kyle’s computer, but unfortunately, I never heard back from him.

Court documents, sworn testimony, and the Clearwater, Florida, police report support these statements.

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