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Connecticut case challenges use of cellphone tower evidence

An appeal before the Connecticut Supreme Court is adding to the divided legal landscape nationwide surrounding the validity of cellphone tower evidence used in criminal trials. Eugene Edwards Jr. is serving a 20-year prison sentence for robbing an 82-year-old woman in her Wethersfield, Connecticut… Read More from the Denver Post

Hawk at NATIA!

The Hawk Analytics booth (#1610) is up at the NATIA Annual Training Conference 2017 in Tampa, FL this week! Stop by, say hello, and see what’s new! https://www.natia.org/  

New “Seize and Freeze” Order Targeting Heroin Dealers Phones

Milwaukee law enforcement officials are trying a new tactic, dubbed a “seize and freeze” order. Prosecutors ask a judge to allow them to freeze the phone number for a period of time, rendering the line unable to send or receive calls or text messages. Once addicts realize the number is dead, it loses its value and dealers […]

Bradley murder trial: FBI agent provides details on phone records

 A convicted killer is heading back to prison for another murder. The jury found James Bradley guilty of 2nd degree murder for the death of Shannon Rippy Van Newkirk. An FBI Agent testified as a cell phone expert. He pulled cell phone records from Bradley, Van Newkirk, and others involved in the case. He explained to the […]

Challenge of Expert Witness Testimony on CDR’s in 7th Circuit

United States v Hill –  Wayne Hill attempted to appeal the expert analysis of the historical cell tower analysis, among other aspects, of his trial. Hill robbed a Naperville Illinois Credit Union by gunpoint, instructing the teller to give him money. Hill left the scene with a bag full of money, about $134,000 and a […]