Using computer evidence in a case like Red Lake

by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio

The arrest this week of 16-year-old Louis Jourdain, in connection with the Red Lake shootings, appears to be based in large part on evidence gathered from computers. The Star Tribune reports that according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation, that evidence shows that Jourdain and Jeff Weise had been exchanging electronic messages for over a year about a plan to kill Weise's grandfather, steal his weapons and kill people at Red Lake High School. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Paul Luehr, a former federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota.