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Diary of an Entrapment? Vanity Fair Studies a Sexual Predator Case

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 27 December 2009

Tagged in: sexual assault , screen name(s) , police procedure , law enforcement agents , instant messaging , criminal , chat room(s)

In the December 2009 issue of Vanity Fair, contributing editor Mark Bowden takes a close look at an Internet sexual predator case and raises some interesting questions about police investigative procedures.

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The "Craigslist Murder" Gets High-Gloss Treatment in Vanity Fair

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 10 September 2009

Tagged in: text message(s) , screen name(s) , online predators , murder , mobile forensics , instant messaging , e-mail(s) , criminal , Craigslist , cloud forensics , cellphone , America Online

Last April, a murder in Boston's tony Back Bay made headlines across the country. From one perspective, there was sadly nothing remarkable about the crime: a woman advertising erotic services ("massage") was assaulted and murdered by a customer. But what caught everyone's attention was the fact that the alleged killer found his victim on Craigslist, an online classified advertising site that included a category called "Erotic Services."

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Former Boston Sportscaster Charged with Sending Child Pornography

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 30 October 2008

Tagged in: video(s) , screen name(s) , Massachusetts , e-mail(s) , criminal , child pornography , chat room(s)

Last week, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts announced the indictment and arrest of Bob Gamere, 69, on three counts of transporting and possessing child pornography. Gamere is best-known as the former host of the popular daytime show "Candlepins for Cash," which ran from 1973-1980.

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