The Green River Killer
The Green River Killer A shocking photo gallery, featuring the most shocking crime scene photos of the GRK, who subsequently raped, tortured, stabbed, strangled, and sometimes mutilated at least 12 sex workers in about throwing them In a shallow 'green river' When the FBI and police tracked down suspected serial killer Maury Troy Travis, they didn't need bloodhounds, lab tests, fingerprints or other standard tools of criminal investigations. Instead, agents simply tapped into the wealth of information that Microsoft Corp. and other Internet companies keep on people who visit their Web sites and use their services. The stunning breakthrough in what had seemed a difficult case underscored why such information is a valuable resource for police -- and sometimes a concern for civil libertarians. Travis' arrest June 7 was set in motion two weeks earlier, when a Post-Dispatch reporter received an anonymous letter praising a story profiling a slain prostitute. Accompanying...