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Russel Megonigal

Senior Product Manager for Biometric Hardware
Russell Megonigal is an expert in biometric identity hardware and SDK portfolios. Before joining Crossmatch, a world leader in biometric identity management solutions that became part of HID Global in 2018, he worked for two of the largest suppliers of point-of-sale software and hardware for restaurants. Russell has 20 years of experience in the technology industry, including 15 years as a product manager.
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True Crime Stories – Natalie Ramstrom

Learn how biometrics helped identify & apprehend Natalie Ramstrom’s murderer when flagged by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

October 18, 2021 • Russel Megonigal
Biometric Identity Technologies | Biometrics | HID True Crime Stories | Security
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True Crime – Dawn Bruce

Biometric technology was used on a partial fingerprint on a pillowcase to help solve the murder of Dawn Bruce in the early 90s.

August 9, 2021 • Russel Megonigal
Biometric Identity Technologies | Biometrics | HID True Crime Stories | Identity Assurance
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True Crime — Diane Maxwell

A tragic murder from 35 years before and a brother desperate for justice. See how the advancements of fingerprint technology helped one family rest easier.

May 18, 2021 • Russel Megonigal
Biometric Identity Technologies | Biometrics | HID True Crime Stories
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True Crime Stories — Willie Grimes

Biometric fingerprint technology exonerated Willie Grimes, unjustly incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit. Get the full story.

March 12, 2021 • Russel Megonigal
Biometrics | HID True Crime Stories | Security
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True Crime Stories: Clues to a Cold Case Brings Closure

Thanks to advanced biometric fingerprinting technology, sometimes it just takes a cold-case investigator resubmitting prints to the FBI to crack a decades-old case.

February 23, 2020 • Russel Megonigal
Biometrics | Government | HID True Crime Stories | Security
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