Casey Anthony Digital forensics can be a useful tool when applied in the correct manner. The recent case of Casey Anthony and her murder trial demonstrated the role that digital forensics may play in the setting of justice. The purpose of this essay is to describe the role that the digital evidence played within the not-guilty verdict of Casey Anthony nearly over two years ago. This essay will address the problems with this approach and also provide recommendations on how to improve on the practice.

Casey Anthony was brought to trial for the murder of her baby daughter Caylee whose body was found in the woods near the Anthony residence. It appeared that Ms. Anthony was a dispassionate parent who sought refuge in the party lifestyle and drugs and alcohol. Prosecutors were very confident that they could convince the jury that she was responsible for the death of her daughter. Much surprise hit all those following the case when Ms. Anthony...

Bello & Welch (2011) concluded that "that despite the seemingly endless hype surrounding the investigation and trial, the prosecution's case simply didn't hold up. There was no forensic evidence -- such as DNA or fingerprints -- directly linking Anthony to her daughter's death. In fact, the precise cause of the girl's death was unclear."
Role of Digital Forensics

Digital forensics played a role in this trial, which eventually led to the not guilty verdict in this case. It was suspected that Ms. Anthony searched for "chloroform" on her internet search engine, indicating a possible clue as to how the Caylee was killed. To prove their assertion that Anthony searched the Internet for homemade chloroform recipes, prosecutors called on digital forensics experts who recovered searches from Anthony's laptop, even after they had been…