Forensic video vigilante

We've certainly seen the gamut of law enforcement using social media and the web to release pictures and video of suspects from video evidence. But victims using these techniques is a newer twist. Social media puts the power of broadcasting into the hands of anyone. And one victim, Jimmy Minh Do, decided to use it.

"There's cameras everywhere and there's social media everywhere now, too", he says.

Video trail

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John Wheeler, a former presidential aide, left a trail of video evidence in the days before his death. Wheeler's body was found the morning of December 30, 2010 when a garbage truck emptied at the end of its route. Authorities have labeled his death a murder and are investigating. Five main events lead up to the time of his death. Based upon video evidence of the last event he was known to be alive around 8:30 p.m. of the evening prior to his body being found. Police released surveillance video from another of the five events and the locations of two of the other events are known to have video surveillance systems. Following is a list of video evidence of the events.

Mistaken identity based on video evidence

Wrong man arrested because he looked like the mask the criminal wore in the video evidence.

Here's the link: The white robber who carried out six raids...