These people got caught because someone found their car and thus license plate.
Another had left a fingerprinted bottle that went missing when watching surveillance footage.
And then were able to confirm after finding the same outfit from the surveillance footage.
The lessons to be learned are to not use cars anywhere near the scene, leave no trace, fingerprints or digital evidence, including a phone, and make sure any recognizable clothing is well hidden, or even better thoroughly destroyed.
Oh and don’t post anything on social media.
futatorius@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Yeah, pretty basic opsec is not to drive to the crime scene. And don’t bring anything with you that is not essential to the mission and which might get dropped and be used as evidence.
Wear cheap sweats and a ski mask. Dispose of them all as soon as you can. If cars are involved, use fake plates. Better yet, use bicycles and ride as much as possible off paved roads. And don’t ride straight home.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Even better, wear loose generic clothes like a long black skirt and a baggy long sleeve shirt.
Investigators can narrow down suspects by using security footage to measure things like femur or forearm length. Baggy clothes make this much harder to do, because you can’t see exactly where the joints are. It introduces a lot of reasonable doubt that your defense lawyer can use to tear apart any video evidence they present.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
And you can get a cheap used bike as well.
I’m not condoning crime, but if you’re going to do it, give yourself the best chance of avoiding capture.
NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Oh, and the basic - don’t carry your cell phone/smart watch regardless of whether it’s switched off
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Burner phone!