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Cell phone users can't stop incriminating themselves
“What kind of doctor was dr. pepper,” Utah real estate agent Kouri Richins once asked a search engine. (Sadly, there was no actual Dr. Pepper.)
TL;DR
- Kouri Richins was convicted of murdering her husband, with her internet searches for information on deleting data and lethal doses of fentanyl playing a key role.
- Samantha Petersen's searches about hitting an Amish buggy and going to prison, along with a text message confession, led to her conviction.
- Justin Ross Harris's conviction for his son's death was initially impacted by inflammatory phone evidence, though later overturned; however, he remained jailed for separate charges related to illicit messages.
- A Florida woman's searches for ways to incapacitate and kill someone preceded her friend's murder.
- The article argues that people's willingness to confide in their devices makes them vulnerable to legal investigation, regardless of privacy settings.