10-14-2016, 05:40 PM
The Electronic Forensics Detective's Testimony
A retired Cobb County police detective took the stand after Houston. He says he was responsible for analyzing cell phones and other device data for the case.
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^ Det. Ray Yeager said he found Ross Harris had accessed Reddit five times using the term "childfree" on his work computer.
He said Harris specifically typed into the browser reddit.com/r/childfree. The other four times were just things he clicked on in connection with that initial search. One of the articles was titled, "Dating is nearly impossible."
The defense then questioned Yaeger about previous reports that Harris had researched hot car deaths before Cooper's death. Yaeger said he did not specifically look at Harris' search history. The only thing he remembers looking at is all history relating to the word "child," which is where he found the childfree website. He said the term "child death" did not come up anywhere in that search.
When questioned further by the defense, Yaeger says his analysis didn't find anything specifically about hot car deaths, but he passed along the search history to detectives, who then looked into it further.
Yaeger said he also analyzed Leanna Harris' computer but did not find anything on there that would have made her a suspect. "I wasn't looking for that data, that information," Yaeger said.
Yaeger also noted that as father and a grandfather, he noted that the car seat looked to be too small for 2-year-old Cooper.
A second detective who analyzed Ross Harris' personal computer also testified. She said she did not find anything of interest on the device.
A retired Cobb County police detective took the stand after Houston. He says he was responsible for analyzing cell phones and other device data for the case.
^ Det. Ray Yeager said he found Ross Harris had accessed Reddit five times using the term "childfree" on his work computer.
He said Harris specifically typed into the browser reddit.com/r/childfree. The other four times were just things he clicked on in connection with that initial search. One of the articles was titled, "Dating is nearly impossible."
The defense then questioned Yaeger about previous reports that Harris had researched hot car deaths before Cooper's death. Yaeger said he did not specifically look at Harris' search history. The only thing he remembers looking at is all history relating to the word "child," which is where he found the childfree website. He said the term "child death" did not come up anywhere in that search.
When questioned further by the defense, Yaeger says his analysis didn't find anything specifically about hot car deaths, but he passed along the search history to detectives, who then looked into it further.
Yaeger said he also analyzed Leanna Harris' computer but did not find anything on there that would have made her a suspect. "I wasn't looking for that data, that information," Yaeger said.
Yaeger also noted that as father and a grandfather, he noted that the car seat looked to be too small for 2-year-old Cooper.
A second detective who analyzed Ross Harris' personal computer also testified. She said she did not find anything of interest on the device.