Laci Peterson's Role In Computer Forensic Investigations

Laci Peterson was born, May 4, 1975 she passed away on December 24, 2004. Laci was an American woman who was the subject of a highly discussed murder case after she went missing while seven and a half months pregnant with her first child. Peterson was reportedly last seen alive on December 24, 2002. Apart from her husband, the last two people known to have spoken to Laci before she disappeared were her half-sister, Amy Rocha, and her mother, Sharon Rocha. Amy cut Scott's hair, with Laci present, on the evening of December 23, 2002. A few months later Scott Peterson was convicted of murder in the first degree for Laci's death and in the second degree for the death of their prenatal son Conner. Computer forensic investigation techniques are not only useful for solving cyber crimes such as computer hacking or child pornography, but also have helped solve other crimes. In fact, computer forensic played a major role in a number of high-profile cases such as the Laci Peterson case. In this particular case the computer forensic investigators …show more content…
Examples of analysis computer evidence are shown in today’s popular television shows such as Law and Order. Computer forensic scientist job is to examine and report information found on computers and networks that pertain to a criminal or civil investigation, although the same process and methods are not applied to all investigations. Computers and the Internet are significant problems for legal investigations; they represent the fastest growing technology tools used by criminals. As shown in this case computers can hold evidence of a wide range of criminal and unlawful activities. The computer forensic investigators in this case searched Scott’s database, traced IP addressed and recovered documents to determine who was responsible in the death of Laci Peterson. The evidence was used to prove Scott Peterson guilty in the death of his wife Laci