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Unwise — Search History of Murder Methods

Posted by timothy on from the unless-everybody-joins-in dept.

nonprofiteer writes "Mark Jensen's home computer revealed Internet searches for botulism, poisoning, pipe bombs and mercury fulminate. A website was visited that explained how to reverse the polarity of a swimming pool — the Jensens had a pool — by switching the wires around, likening the result to the 4th of July. The State pointed out the absence of Internet searches on topics like separation, divorce, child custody or marital property. Julie Jensen died as a result of ethylene glycol in her system, an ingredient found in antifreeze. On the morning of her death, someone attempted to 'double-delete' (apparently unsuccessfully) the computer's browsing history, which included a search for 'ethylene glycol poisoning.'" What if searches for devious, undetectable methods of murder were in everyone's history?

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  1. timothy... by angus77 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    timothy, you're an asshole.

    1. Re:timothy... by icebike · · Score: 5, Insightful

      May not matter if you click it or not, depending on how much pre-fetching your browser does.

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    2. Re:timothy... by hairyfeet · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Which is why I think URL shortening should be banned. I mean what if some troll decides a rick roll or Goatse isn't nasty enough, and decides to trollbomb with CP instead? Nowadays your browser cache and history can and will be used against you in a court of law, which I'm sure gives many trolls a pitter patter of glee in their twisted little hearts.

      So as long as we have shortening of URLs and allow the cops to use browser cache as "evidence" then trolls are gonna be a hell of a lot worse threat than ever before. I mean how many average folks can even tell you how to delete much less secure delete, the browser cache and search history? Hell I'm constantly trying out new browsers and don't have a clue on how to do a secure delete on Chromium based like Dragon or the more funky rare browsers like Kmeleon CCF Me, do you?

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    3. Re:timothy... by w0mprat · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Similar problem, I write Slashdot comments and this results in many searches to sound like I know what I am talking about.

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  2. Re:Police Doing Actual Police Work? by niado · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How awful is it that detectives were able to discover that her husband searched for information on the exact thing that killed her shortly before her death, along with other methods of killing someone. On top of that he attempted to delete traces of it. This is an invasion of piracy.

    Normally in murder cases the significant other of the victim is the primary suspect. As such I would assume (Didn't RTFA so not sure if there is more detail) that it was pretty easy to get a warrant for his house, computer, bank statements, etc. etc.

  3. Say what? by rueger · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Believe it or not, I'm not new here, but this has to be the most garbled incoherent summary in memory.

    "reverse the polarity of a swimming pool"
    "likening the result to the 4th of July"
    "someone attempted to 'double-delete' the computer's browsing history"

    I guess if I knew who the hell "Mark Jensen" was it might make more sense. Better run out and read some tabloids.

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