One of the greatest benefits to the criminal justice system has been the development of DNA technology. However, advancements in other kinds of technology are also playing an increasingly important role in police investigations and criminal trials. For instance, there are a wide variety of cases in which your online search history can be used against you in court. Many criminals have used the endless resources of the internet to find out how to destroy DNA evidence and dispose of a body without getting caught, but in the end it was their browsing history that landed them in prison!
Click through this gallery to learn about the shocking murder trials that used the search histories of the accused as evidence.