Boston DA Used Computer Forensics to Capture Suspected Craigslist Killer

A medical student facing charges of murdering a masseuse he had lured to a hotel through Craigslist was linked to the slaying in part by surveillance video and computer evidence, authorities said.

Philip Markoff, 22, was due in court in Boston on Tuesday in connection with the shooting death of a New York woman at a luxury hotel in Boston on April 14 and the kidnapping and armed robbery of another masseuse April 10 who was tied up at another hotel.

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How Far is Too Far in E-Discovery?

In oral arguments last week, the Texas Supreme Court wrestled with how far courts should go in allowing electronic discovery.

In Re: Weekley Homes LP raises an issue of first impression for this state's Supreme Court: Can a trial court order one litigant in a civil suit to provide a court-appointed computer forensic expert access to its computer hard drives for mirror imaging and searching, if the opposing side pays the costs?

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