Let me be very clear any method used to get this Bastard was necessary but I see a particular danger that may threaten marriages or be the rumor of the day at the office

Since they tracked this guy through e-mails made to providers, I wonder how many men that e-mailed these providers were visited by detectives at work or at home for questioning or at least see if they match the physical description from the cameras.  

Perhaps they did not make any visits at all based on the chance that only one man made three e-mails but since there were different jurisdictions, I sure it was a while before it was coordinated.

My question, are there men explaining to the wives or bosses, while police visted them or am I watching too much CSI?
If so I am sure a lot of alibi's were made up

Hobby Safe

That's a lot of legwork.  Seems to me they likely would have focused on the email of the fellow who scheduled that last appointment.

Between people who knew him and recognized him on site via the photos released, his IP, the ability to hone in on that Blackberry and it's movements... not to mention drivers license photos at their fingertips in the data-bases, I doubt they had officers visiting fellows simply to see if they matched the physical description.

If I'm wrong, I'd love to hear about it.  (Not that I hope I am wrong.)

LE typically don't have time to sort through emails when the criminal is caught.

What purpose would it serve?

Forensic data analysis is time consuming. In this instance, LE somewhat lucked out.

....there is said to be a great deal of computer evidence: (e-mails, IP addresses, etc.)  Like cream, I am sure the similarities rose to the top or became evident in a hurry.  So I doubt many "other" people were inconvenienced.

I agree accept for the last e-mail.  For an example, my e-mail contact is sometimes a week in advance and after that I use a "pre-pay" hobby phone,  so if anything the last guy who sent an e-mail was "inconvenience" perhaps.

But I thought it was CSI because H visits  everyone remotely linked to the "evidence"

Early on, Boston detectives had only 1 assault/robbery case.  They might have had to check out several leads...  but they had a list of players & I do feel sorry for any gentlemen who might have had to explain their whereabouts.  I wonder if the detectives were discrete or not.  I imagine they might have sweat several people if it was unclear which e-mail contact was the guilty party.      

When the murder/attempted robbery case came in, the case must have broken wide open.  Even a cursorary computer examination would reveal the common link...  and put him on the trail of the killer.  

Detectives are all about solving cases...  as quickly as possible.  Building their airtight case.  It's very fortunate that no one was hurt in the Warwick attempted robbery.
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There was a suspected murder here in Minnesota quite awhile ago.  Those that had contact with her the day of and before her death were questioned.  I don't think their wives were notified though.

LE believes there were more victims that didn't report the crime. They might look through his phone records and emails to find other girls.

this was not a shotgun approach.  For example, they knew he was using his back berry as he left a hotel at a specific time and they were able to identify hi that way  They tracked some other e mails using this address.  He was not questioned so I doubt others were.  He was followed.  I don;t think marriages were ruined.

Incidentally: Why did it have to be a medical student?  Why not a nice law student or MBA candidate?

Thank Gd he is caught and thank Gd there has been nothing about her "low life".  From all accounts this was an exceptional, talented young woman.  A real loss.

......from detectives working the case. I'm glad the killer was caught. Ladies and gents be very careful it's a very dangerous world out there.

if I am correct in understanding, first if they can track down your address, cross reference it with your DMV records and if you have a driving lic they know what you look like age ect if you did not fit the discription of the suspect thenn they were set aside.
So I do believe they can figure out who you are and if you fit age, hight body type without even ever contacting you. We are in a very high tech age. The FBI was involved here, they have all the great little techi gagets.

Were all being watched from above by satellite.