The following was composed by a close friend of Bill's and expresses the feelings of many...
With a heavy heart I write this note about the passing of a good friend and a great man William “Bill” Bennett. He passed away July 14, 2012 at home after a stint in the hospital. He was 85 years old.
With a heavy heart I write this note about the passing of a good friend and a great man William “Bill” Bennett. He passed away July 14, 2012 at home after a stint in the hospital. He was 85 years old.
Bill was a former senior
Special Agent with the California Department of Justice whose career spanned
more than thirty years. He
investigated many of the major crimes that occurred during his tenure including
the Charles Manson case and the Sonny Barger – Hell’s Angels investigations.
He retired in 1985 and partnered
with John P. Reisinger in Walsingham Associates to perform TSCM services (bug
sweeps) and investigations. Bill
was a licensed private investigator.
Upon John’s passing in 2000
Bill kept the firm going.
Bill’s believed in Glenn
Whidden’s philosophy of the two day sweep, recording the RF spectrum the day
before the sweep and checking it again the day of the sweep.
Bill’s personal TSCM philosophy,
which stemmed from his extensive experience in the use of electronic surveillance
in his government service, was that searching for bugs was heavy emphasis on
the physical search. He felt that
searching for electronic surveillance devices was like searching for narcotics
or contraband.
He had a son Patrick who was
active in the TSCM business who passed from an accidental drowning in
2009. He was married to Patricia
for 33 years who passed in 2010.
He was a member of the
following organizations:
Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO)
American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)
Business Espionage Control & Countermeasures Association
(BECCA)
California Peace Officer Association (CPOA)
California Department of Justice (DOJ, Ret.)
Chief Special Agents Association (CSAA)
California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI)
Espionage Research Institute (ERI)
High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)
He was a true gentleman and
a man of integrity whose presence as a friend and in the industry will be
missed.
