Cell Phone Helps Cops Find Body

Coming soon: "CSI: Can You Hear Me Now?" Police in Madison, Wis., say they used the cell phone of a young woman reported missing to track her movements and eventually locate her body, one of a number of recent cases where pings to active phones or GPS tweaking helped police solve cases. Says Bill Hagmaier, executive director of the International Homicide Investigators Association:

It's an outstanding tool. Who doesn't carry a cell phone these days? Cell phones are almost as popular as jewelry and wallets...It's a fairly new investigative tool but it's one that is certainly growing in use.

Cell Phones Often Aid Investigations [AP]