A New Hampshire judge has ordered Amazon to turn over recordings from an Echo smart speaker as part of a double murder investigation.
According to court documents, the order from Strafford County Superior Court Judge Steven M. Houran covers any recordings made by the device between Jan. 27 and Jan. 29, 2017, along with information about cellular devices paired to it. Police seized the Echo from a home in Farmington, where Christine, 48, lived. Christine and her friend Jenna, 32, were found dead at the property in January 2017.
Timothy, 34, has been charged in the case and pleaded not guilty. At a bail hearing in August 2017, police testified about a connection between Timothy and the home, according to reports at the time. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
The judge wrote that the court needs to examine evidence of crimes against Christine, and the order itself notes that no conclusive evidence has been presented proving who committed them. Before the order, Amazon said it would not release customer records without a valid and binding legal demand.
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