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Don't Google "How To Commit Murder" Before Killing

Posted by kdawson on from the gods-themselves-contend-in-vain dept.

An anonymous reader alerts us to a murder trial in New Jersey in which Google and MSN searches were used against a woman accused of killing her husband. In the days before the murder, prosecutors say the defendant searched for "How To Commit Murder," "instant poisons," "undetectable poisons," "fatal digoxin doses," and gun laws in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Her husband was killed with a gun procured in Pennsylvania. The crime occurred in 2004; of course, people now know to be careful about their searches.

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  1. Will googling for "ReiserFS" make me a suspect? by Tillmann · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hi,

    if my wife gets murdered, will it make me a suspect if I've googled for "ReiserFS"?

    bye,
    Till

  2. Re:Huh? by Cristofori42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    IANAL, but.. why not?

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  3. Mmm'k - so it's AskSlashdot next time? by sbaker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mmm'k - so it's AskSlashdot next time?

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  4. Ten Other Subjects Not to Google For by Cr0w+T.+Trollbot · · Score: 4, Funny
    1. "Steve Ballmer" + Zune + squirt + Naked
    2. Walrus Porn
    3. enriched uranium for sale
    4. "girl" + "myspace" + "16 and under" + "sex" + "I am not an FBI agent"
    5. Latex frog fetish
    6. "How can I keep the feds from discovering my vast marijuana growing operation?"
    7. "genital warts" + "cures" + "sandpaper"
    8. "nitroglycerin" + "subway schedule" + "best escape routes"
    9. anthrax + "crop dusting license"
    10. "Cowboy Neal in Bondage"
    - Crow T. Trollbot
  5. Re:Ludicrous by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure you can. But you might be in trouble when your ex-wife is found tied up in a grave with an ether smell coming from the box.

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  6. Re:Huh? by Drantin · · Score: 4, Funny

    IAALS? I am a lawyer's sidekick?

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  7. ask jeeves instead by teh_chrizzle · · Score: 4, Funny

    i know he can keep a secret. he helped me out that time i woke up in a strange hotel room in denver next to a dead hooker.

    as luck would have it, getting rid of dead hookers is a common problem and there are many useful articles on wikihow. i can tell you from experience that your company's helpdesk is NOT very cooperative in a situation like that.

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  8. Pro-tip for murdering by SydBarrett · · Score: 4, Funny

    Before you shoot someone, do a bunch of searches for "poisons". That way the cops will expect you to poison someone and when they find the body they will be all like "Welp, he wasn't poisoned, so I guess you didn't do it".

    1. Re:Pro-tip for murdering by nine-times · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or better yet, try Googling for "how NOT to shoot someone". That will throw the cops off your tracks.

  9. Re:Huh? by Andrewkov · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a regular watcher of "Law and Order" and "CSI: Miami", I can assure you that the law does not work that way.

  10. Re:Huh? by b100dian · · Score: 4, Funny

    Careful what you're clicking!

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