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Prosecutors Use Phone Data, Call Logs To Build Case — But Defense Pushes Back
November 13, 2018
Prosecutors used data gleaned from Chanel Lewis’ cellphone to portray Lewis as fascinated with the Karina Vetrano murder and T-Mobile cell tower records to place Lewis in the vicinity of the murder scene at the time of the crime during the fifth day of the trial Tuesday. The defense team pushed back, engaging in their most assertive cross-examination of the trial to poke holes in the tech-based evidence.
The defense also seemed to seize on additional evidence recovered near the scene, including a used condom and an elaborate “homeless encampment” about a mile and a half from where Vetrano’s body was discovered.
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The prosecution’s first witness, NYPD Detective Josue Rivera, said he was instructed by Queens prosecutors to search through a black ZTE smartphone that was taken from Lewis’ bedroom when police executed a search warrant the day after Lewis’ arrest. Rivera was tasked with finding any data and photos “related to” Karina Vetrano's murder.
Rivera said that he recovered four photographs that were either taken by the user or automatically downloaded from a web page to the phone. The investigator also identified 137 links from the phone's web history that “related to the case,” Leventhal said.
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In February, Pantoja executed the search warrant at Lewis’ East New York home and recovered several hoodies, sweatpants and two cell phones, including the ZTE.
It was that cellphone that Leventhal said put Lewis near the scene of the crime based on phone calls made just after 5 p.m.
Leventhal called two T-Mobile employees to testify that Lewis’ phone “pinged” a cell tower at Loring Avenue in Brooklyn followed by another on Cross Bay Boulevard, suggesting that he moved in the direction of the murder.
Lewis made three phone calls at 5:06 p.m., 5:07 p.m. and 5:09 p.m.. Each call pinged a tower on Cross Bay Boulevard.
He did not make another call until 8:38 p.m. During that time there was no way to determine his phone activity or relative location.
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November 13, 2018
Prosecutors used data gleaned from Chanel Lewis’ cellphone to portray Lewis as fascinated with the Karina Vetrano murder and T-Mobile cell tower records to place Lewis in the vicinity of the murder scene at the time of the crime during the fifth day of the trial Tuesday. The defense team pushed back, engaging in their most assertive cross-examination of the trial to poke holes in the tech-based evidence.
The defense also seemed to seize on additional evidence recovered near the scene, including a used condom and an elaborate “homeless encampment” about a mile and a half from where Vetrano’s body was discovered.
[...]
The prosecution’s first witness, NYPD Detective Josue Rivera, said he was instructed by Queens prosecutors to search through a black ZTE smartphone that was taken from Lewis’ bedroom when police executed a search warrant the day after Lewis’ arrest. Rivera was tasked with finding any data and photos “related to” Karina Vetrano's murder.
Rivera said that he recovered four photographs that were either taken by the user or automatically downloaded from a web page to the phone. The investigator also identified 137 links from the phone's web history that “related to the case,” Leventhal said.
[...]
In February, Pantoja executed the search warrant at Lewis’ East New York home and recovered several hoodies, sweatpants and two cell phones, including the ZTE.
It was that cellphone that Leventhal said put Lewis near the scene of the crime based on phone calls made just after 5 p.m.
Leventhal called two T-Mobile employees to testify that Lewis’ phone “pinged” a cell tower at Loring Avenue in Brooklyn followed by another on Cross Bay Boulevard, suggesting that he moved in the direction of the murder.
Lewis made three phone calls at 5:06 p.m., 5:07 p.m. and 5:09 p.m.. Each call pinged a tower on Cross Bay Boulevard.
He did not make another call until 8:38 p.m. During that time there was no way to determine his phone activity or relative location.
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