Heather Vescio
Founder, Crux Intel
Heather Vescio built her foundation at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where she served as adjunct faculty and was repeatedly deployed on the Bureau’s most sensitive and high-stakes matters, including covert and undercover operations—many of which remain classified. During her tenure, she worked hundreds of complex cases involving Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC), white-collar fraud, and high-profile terrorism, providing advanced forensic analysis and expert testimony in grand jury and trial proceedings.
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After the FBI, Heather led internal investigations for a Fortune 50 company, gaining rare insider knowledge of how powerful institutions manage risk, control narratives, and quietly shield themselves from exposure.
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She now focuses exclusively on capital murder, federal defense, high-stakes criminal cases and complex civil litigation. Working alongside counsel, Heather brings an uncommon, insider’s understanding of how cases are built—and where they fail. While she cannot accept every matter presented to her, she conducts a thorough, good-faith assessment of each case to determine whether her involvement can meaningfully impact the case.
Services
Specialized forensic and strategic support for capital, federal, and high-stakes cases.
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Legal Strategy & Case Development
Advising legal teams on forensic-driven strategy, sequencing next steps, and identifying targeted discovery including what evidence to seek, what assumptions to challenge, and where forensic weaknesses may support suppression or exclusion. This includes support for voir dire themes, cross-examination strategy, and trial presentation involving technical or digital evidence. -
Forensic Analysis & Evidence Verification
Independent analysis and validation of digital evidence in both state and federal cases, including phone data, CSLI, timelines, and forensic workflows. Every engagement begins with verifying what the other side claims the evidence shows—and whether it can actually support those claims. -
Expert Consultation & Testimony
Consulting and testifying as a forensic expert in pretrial, trial, and post-conviction proceedings, with a focus on exposing flawed assumptions, procedural errors, and technical failures in investigations. -
Digital Communications & Cyber Tip Evidence Review Forensic evaluation of messaging and platform-based communications (including Kik, Discord, Telegram, and similar services), as well as associated cyber tip reports, using documented, testable methodologies to assess data integrity, provenance, reliability, and indicators of misclassification or alteration.
