Category: Computer & Mobile Forensics

Cellphone data helps solves cases at UCF ‘every time,’ police say

Posted on October 29, 2019 (October 29, 2019) by Nicole Deneka

Almost every student at the University of Central Florida has a cellphone and every single phone offers up evidence to solve a case.

UCF Police Detective Melissa Guadagnino said the evidence on cellphones — even if it isn’t immediately visible — plays a role in “every case.” […]

Cell Phone Photos Lead to Arrest in Murder Case

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Nicole Deneka

Cell phones and social media were at the heart of the investigation that led to an arrest in the killing of a University of Utah student who vanished nearly two weeks ago. […]

Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using location data from Google to track down lists of potential suspects, often wrapping up innocent parties in investigations.

Posted on June 11, 2019 (June 11, 2019) by Nicole Deneka

When detectives in a Phoenix suburb arrested a warehouse worker in a murder investigation last December, they credited a new technique with breaking open the case after other leads went cold. […]