Case studies
The following case studies are snapshots of what you may see during administrative or judicial proceedings. Be advised that there will be many proceedings where the court (or an official of the proceeding) will not release the digital evidence to anyone outside of the proceeding. Potential explanations can include the digital evidence that will contain contraband, such as child exploitation material (CEM), also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM), or it may contain sensitive information, and the court has ruled to keep the material private.
Dennis Rader
One of the first national cases dealing with digital evidence I became aware of when I started my forensic training was the Bind Torture Kill (BTK) serial killer Dennis Rader.
Initially, as a youth Rader had sexual fantasies about women that he considered trapped and helpless. Rader also exhibited other troubling behavior such as killing and torturing small animals and voyeuristic behavior by spying...