Technology in Physical Crime Scenes—Our Devices are Always Talking

Crimes are rarely solved within the first 24 hours, but those first hours after the crime is discovered are critical for law enforcement. While nothing can replace a skilled investigator, various technologies can assist in providing significant leads. This presentation will discuss digital identifiers that can help during investigations, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth access points, cellphone extractions of victims, apps’ hidden data collection, and Internet and cell-sites. During this presentation, the speaker will share victim-, suspect-, and location-based ways of finding evidence to include innovative ways of seeing a crime scene through different technologies. Remember, even though a suspect's device may not have "connected" to anything, it likely did leave a trail. No high-tech background needed.