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Part I: Cyber Detectives sometimes solve crimes online

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 Have you heard the term web sleuths? Or Cyber Detectives? Did you know there are job openings for Internet investigators and online forensic analysts? Last year YouTubers helped locate the body of Gaby Petito. And last week a TikToker who has been accusing a college professor of 4 brutal murders in Idaho and has been sued for defamation. As 2022 ends, and a new year begins, science and technology have transformed our world. No case is too cold if DNA was left behind. And no criminal can escape if there is digital evidence of the crime.   True crime on the internet has captured the interest of a new generation. And there are social media platforms, images, and records scattered around the net.  Since the 1970s the books and movies of real-life crime writers have had a large audience. With the development of the world wide web, social media platforms, and DNA technology more web detectives are becoming a part of investigations. And they are using some of the same tools as police departments employ worldwide.

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