Discovery Channel, 2018
Killing Fields: Murder Isle
Back with the show for its cold case in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
ThinkingOutsidethe Box
Soldier // Detective // Investigator // Author // Founder
Forensic Solutions Inc. started in 2008 with one idea: when the usual answer doesn't work, look somewhere nobody else is looking.
One company, many doors
What we built
Each of these started with a problem that didn't have a good answer yet.
911 Data Recovery
Getting back what people thought was gone, from hard drives, phones, flash drives, and camera cards.
911DataRecovery.org True crime booksGotchaBooks
True crime from a retired detective, starting with Gotcha Cold Case, also in Spanish and German.
GotchaBooks.org Business kiosksHal-Lo
Your friendly neighborhood door greeter. A screen that welcomes customers the moment they walk in.
Hal-Lo.com NonprofitVeterans DD-214 Project
Free tech support to help U.S. veterans reach their VA healthcare online. Founded by Brad, run as its own 501(c)(3).
DD-214Project.comThe Veterans DD-214 Project is a separate nonprofit organization, not a division of Forensic Solutions Inc.
Founder & CEO
Brad Schlerf
Forty-plus years of service, investigation, and technology.
- 1983–1991
U.S. Army, Sergeant
4/2 Air Cavalry in Germany, 1st Infantry Division in Kansas, and the Gulf War.
- 1991–2009
Police Officer & Detective
Junction City Police and Riley County Police, Kansas. Patrol, Gang Intelligence, Narcotics, White Collar, Computer Forensics, and Major Crimes
- 2001
Advanced Computer Forensics
Awarded EnCase advanced training and tools by Guidance Software, Sony, and CBS.
- 2008
Founded Forensic Solutions Inc.
- 2009–Now
Licensed Texas Private Investigator
- 2023
Published Author
Gotcha Cold Case: A True Crime Memoir.
- 2026
Nonprofit Founder
Veterans DD-214 Project, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
On screen and in print
In the press
Book, 2026
Gotcha: Answers
A password logbook with scam-proofing advice from a retired detective.
See on Amazon
Book, 2022
Gotcha Cold Case
True crime stories from the detectives who solved them. Paperback, Kindle, and Audible.
See on Amazon
Spanish edition, 2023
Te Tengo
Gotcha Cold Case in Spanish.
See on Amazon
German edition, 2023
Erwischt
Gotcha Cold Case in German.
See on Amazon
Discovery Channel, 2016
Killing Fields
Joined the team of detectives revisiting a Louisiana cold case murder.
Newspaper, 2015
Community Impact
Forensic Solutions moves to a larger facility and expands its services.
A&E, 2014
Dead Again
Helped take a fresh look at a closed Dallas murder case.
Magazine, 2013
On The Town
Project Safe ID, a program to protect children, the elderly, the homeless, and pets.
TelevisionTrue Crime TV
Television, 2013
True Crime TV
Cold case investigation segment.
TelevisionNBC
Television, 2011
NBC
Featured in NBC investigative coverage.
Trade press, 2009
Forensic Magazine
Published on using technology to develop new leads in old cases.
CBS
48 Hours Mystery
Member of the investigative team on the 2003 Kansas homicide in “Language of Evil.”
Read the story
Kansas
The BTK Case
Fellow Kansas investigators solved it with computer forensics. Brad received advanced EnCase training and tools.
Book, 2026
Gotcha: Answers
A password logbook with scam-proofing advice from a retired detective.
See on AmazonBook, 2022
Gotcha Cold Case
True crime stories from the detectives who solved them. Paperback, Kindle, and Audible.
See on AmazonSpanish edition, 2023
Te Tengo
Gotcha Cold Case in Spanish.
See on AmazonGerman edition, 2023
Erwischt
Gotcha Cold Case in German.
See on AmazonDiscovery Channel, 2018
Killing Fields: Murder Isle
Back with the show for its cold case in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
Discovery Channel, 2016
Killing Fields
Joined the team of detectives revisiting a Louisiana cold case murder.
Newspaper, 2015
Community Impact
Forensic Solutions moves to a larger facility and expands its services.
A&E, 2014
Dead Again
Helped take a fresh look at a closed Dallas murder case.
Magazine, 2013
On The Town
Project Safe ID, a program to protect children, the elderly, the homeless, and pets.
TelevisionTrue Crime TV
Television, 2013
True Crime TV
Cold case investigation segment.
TelevisionNBC
Television, 2011
NBC
Featured in NBC investigative coverage.
Trade press, 2009
Forensic Magazine
Published on using technology to develop new leads in old cases.
CBS
48 Hours Mystery
Member of the investigative team on the 2003 Kansas homicide in “Language of Evil.”
Read the storyKansas
The BTK Case
Fellow Kansas investigators solved it with computer forensics. Brad received advanced EnCase training and tools.
Pick a door
Where to next?
Data recovery
911 Data Recovery
Get back what you thought was gone.
True crime
GotchaBooks
Real cases from a retired detective.
Door greeter
Hal-Lo
Your friendly neighborhood door greeter.
Separate nonprofit
Veterans DD-214 Project
Free tech support for veterans.
Coming soon
DD-214 eBay Store
Retired tech gear supporting veterans.
Send us a message
Or call 936-760-9110