How DNA And Cell Phone Evidence In Idaho Murders Complied With 4th Amendment
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How DNA And Cell Phone Evidence In Idaho Murders Complied With 4th Amendment

Cully Stimson

Did the police violate the Fourth Amendment rights of the man accused of slaying four college students in Idaho?

Much has been made of the fact that authorities relied, in part, on genetic genealogy and DNA evidence to justify the arrest warrants in this case. But the use of such technology, and the way it was likely used in this case, was lawful, as was the use of cell site location information (CSLI) used to track the movement of the suspect’s phone. The Daily Wire will not name the suspect in keeping with a policy of depriving mass murderers of undeserved notoriety.

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