Gracie Darlington: Cops use murdered woman's Fitbit to charge her husband

Using evidence obtained by a Fitbit, police gathered that Connie Dabate was murdered by Richard Dabate, her husband. Police detectives analyzed the activity logged on Dabate's Fitbit to track the movements leading up to her death, and were able to disprove Richard Dabate's previous claims that a masked intruder shot his wife and ultimately charged him with the crime. Dabate is charged with murder, tampering with evidence, and providing a false statement.

The development of technology has introduced innumerable social, political, and economic changes in our society and has recently begun to play an important role in solving crimes. Devices such as pacemakers and Amazon Echos have been used as evidence in recent domestic criminal trials. These new advances are revolutionizing criminal cases and this article provides another concrete example of how technology can change the verdict of a case. This can relate to the invention of police car cameras and smart phones, which have exposed countless cases of police brutality. 

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/us/fitbit-womans-death-investigation-trnd/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool