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Laptop proves a key witness
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:15:58 -0500
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view.bg?articleid=1103284&for mat=text What is truly extraordinary about the Neil Entwistle murder trial and verdict is not the crime itself; it is the government's key witness. The government called more than 30 people to the witness stand in this three-week trial, but the most important witness against Entwistle was his own laptop computer. The trial was a dramatic example of the evolving use of computer evidence to reveal a defendant's most intimate and detailed actions. Sadly, the crime itself was neither new nor unusual. In this case, though, each sordid step of the way - each point of the government's theory - was proven or supported by the defendant's own laptop. These points include: Sexual frustration. In the days before and after the murder of his wife and baby, this supposedly happily married man used a password-protected folder on his laptop to troll for prostitutes and free sex, at sites like "Naughty Nightlife." Financially frustrated. Entwistle searched a "get rich quick" site. Planning the murder. Days before the murders, he searched for "how to kill with a knife," but decided to use a gun. Planning the cover-up. Before the murders, Entwistle searched sites to learn about "suicide," then claimed that this is what happened. Planning the escape. Just before the murders, he searched the British Airways Web site. The day after, he hopped British Airways to London. ... _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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