13 Incriminating Google Searches By The All-Time Dumbest Criminals
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We may think of the internet as a vast repository of knowledge, but it’s also a place of danger and deception. We’ve all heard of the dark web, and the dangers of online scams and hackers, but there’s another side to the internet that’s less well known: its use in criminal activity. From murder to theft, criminals are increasingly turning to the internet to help them carry out their nefarious deeds. This list is a testament to the power of the internet, and the lengths criminals will go to in order to commit their crimes.
It’s a sad fact that the internet can be used to commit some of the most heinous of crimes, and this list is a testament to that. From Casey Anthony to Robert Petrick, Justin Barber to Anurag Johri, and Renee Burke to Melanie McGuire, this list is full of stories of people who used the internet to commit murder and more. We can only hope that these stories serve as a warning to others, and that they think twice before using the internet for nefarious purposes... and if they don’t, they’ll be pretty easy to catch anyway.
FBI: googling for justice.
![Incriminating Google searches a is it illegal to go into capitol The FBI used Google searches and Facebook posts to ID two people involved in the Capitol riot. They were arrested after the FBI saw their posts and matched them to security camera footage and pictures from the public. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/8/890928.jpg)
Poor research skills.
![Incriminating Google searches a where to get a gun Jordan Malcom-Taylor and Nikisha Hosten were given more than 20 years in jail after they planned to break into a house in the UK in 2020. Investigators looked at Hosten's Google history and saw things like how to open a locked window and where to get a gun. a how to open a locked window CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/5/890925.jpg)
Surrey Police
Not guilty, somehow.
![Incriminating Google searches foolproof suffocation In 2011, Casey Anthony was somehow found not guilty of killing her daughter, Caylee, even though it was discovered that she had searched for ways to suffocate someone on the same day that Caylee was last seen alive. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/6/890926.jpg)
Googled themselves caught.
![Incriminating Google searches a how long does it take police to respond to an armed robbery In April 2022, three 17-year-old boys in the UK went on a crime spree, robbing several stores in broad daylight. They were eventually caught when police noticed their suspicious Google searches. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/2/890922.jpg)
Murderous Google searches.
![Incriminating Google searches neck snap break Robert Petrick was accused of killing his wife in 2005. Evidence showed he had searched for information on how to break someone's neck and downloaded a document about killing someone with bare hands. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/4/890924.jpg)
Mommy dearest strikes again.
![Incriminating Google searches a what car liquids could kill humans? Renee Burke from New York was caught trying to poison her husband three times. She even asked her eight- year-old daughter to help her. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/1/6/890916.jpg)
Googled the wrong thing.
![Incriminating Google searches a how to commit murder In 2007, Melanie McGuire was found guilty of murdering her husband and given a life sentence. Prosecutors used as proof her online searches, including how to purchase guns illegally, how to commit murder, and undetectable poisons. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/3/890923.jpg)
ABC News
Back in 2009, yes, you would download songs.
![Incriminating Google searches a gunshot florida & divorce Justin Barber was convicted of the first- degree murder of his wife, based on circumstantial evidence including Google searches related to gunshot wounds. Не also downloaded (and, more suspiciously, later deleted) that Guns N' Roses song that goes I used to love her / but I had to kill her. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/1/8/890918.jpg)
Art appraisal fail.
![Incriminating Google searches a helen fuchs paintings Some extremely incompetent art thieves stole over $10 million in art, watches, and a Porsche from Jeffrey Gundlach's home. They were caught when they tried to find out how much one of the paintings was worth, and their search was traced. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/7/890927.jpg)
Online research fail.
![Incriminating Google searches a salvador dali robbery In 2012, Phivos Istavrioglou got busted for taking a Salvador Dalí drawing from an art gallery on the Upper East Side. It turns out he had looked up info about the robbery online before it was even reported in the news. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/1/890921.jpg)
Salvador Dalí
Not so bright.
![Incriminating Google searches a Is it better to put crime scene clothes away or wash them Brian Walshe apparently searched the internet for information related to divorce, dismemberment, and murder in 2022 and 2023, before and after his wife Ana's death. Not the smartest thing to do, really. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/1/5/890915.jpg)
The irony is supreme.
![Incriminating Google searches a how to kill someone with a baseball bat without being detected Anurag Johri, born in India and studying in the UK, was sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife in 2005. This case was nicknamed the Google murder, because he had researched how to safely murder someone with a baseball bat. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/1/7/890917.jpg)
Online research gone wrong.
![Incriminating Google searches | got the stuff | will give him some later delete txt tell no one ok Jacqueline Patrick tried to poison her husband with antifreeze in 2013 (and texted her co-conspirator a damning update). When police talked to her, she said she had researched antifreeze poisoning online because a friend's dog had supposedly drunk some, but the friend denied ever having a dog. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/1/9/890919.jpg)