The Garlasco case and the digital alibi evidence: a difficult relationship between law and informatics

Abstract

This article focuses on investigating the importance of the computer-based alibi in what is an emblematic Italian case, known as the Garlasco case. Critical analyses of the procedural findings are considered, and the author questions the difficult relationship between science and law.

Index words: Italy; Garlasco case; evidence; alibi; electronic evidence; criminal procedure