Computer Forensics!?
Lets talk about Computer Forensics. Chiefly, you must be clear that Forensics is a SCIENCE. Don’t get confused with other terms. It is a SCIENCE. Period.
I am gonna try and explain the importance of the subject with a case study (solved litigation) — “It’s a murder case”. Primarily, as a Computer Forensics Examiner — do remember that any file that has been deleted from the Computer/Hard Disk is NOT deleted permanently. A skilled forensics examiner will be able to recapture all the files using forensic practice (Programming and Forensic Tools).
“William McGuire Murder”
Melanie McGuire and William was married for 5 years, they had two children. Melanie worked in a fertility clinic and her husband was a computer programmer. Melanie cheated on her husband — she has been having an affair with her co-worker Mr. Miler for ages. Eventually she did kill her husband for her long-time lover Mr. Miller. Let’s see how computer forensics helped the judge to solve the murder case.
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In the murder case, forensics experts was given admission to perform forensic examination on the HOME COMPUTER of Mr. William McGuire. Police did receive an SEARCH WARRANT to investigate on the computer from Melanie’s advocate. The forensic examiner was trying to extract deleted files and folders. In the process of finding juicy information and evidences, they noticed that someone from the house was doing an extensive search IN GOOGLE about UNDETECTABLE POISONS, HOW TO COMMIT A MURDER, and HOW TO BUY A GUN IN PENNSYLVANIA. In meantime Melanie sent a private e-mail to her friend asking where she can purchase a gun in Pennsylvania. Then she did an Internet research about GUN STORES. Eventually she did buy a gun and bullets in a store in Pennsylvania, and the same bullets were found in her husband’s body. With the help of Computer forensics techniques, the examiners were able to prove that Mr. William’s death was NOT an MISHAP but a prospective manslaughter. Finally, Melanie McGuire was charged with guilty of murder. Computer forensics played an indispensable part in Mr. William’s murder case. Without forensics, Melanie would have escaped criminal charges because she arranged everything possible to camouflage/cover-up al the sign, clue and information.
I hope you guys got a clear idea about Computer Forensics, in my next post — I will explain Computer Forensics in technical terms.
Reference
http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/solved/videos/solved-computer-forensics.htm
