How a content creator tried to use a YouTube alibi to get away with murder
Stephen McCullagh has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend, Natalie McNally. He attempted to use a pre-recorded YouTube gaming stream as a false alibi to cover his tracks while he committed the crime.
Why it matters
The case illustrates how digital forensics and cyber-investigation techniques are increasingly vital in modern criminal justice to debunk sophisticated technological alibis.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Cormac Campbell BBC News NI south east correspondent PSNI handout A custody photo of Stephen McCullagh which was released to the media by the PSNI It was a seemingly cast-iron alibi.
The report is a factual account of a criminal trial and sentencing based on police evidence.
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