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From Crime Scene to Courtroom: Using Magnet Forensics Tools to Find, Analyze, and Build a Compelling Digital Case Narrative

Thursday, September 24, 2026
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

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* Registration open until 9/24/26 at 12:00 AM (EDT)

From initial offense through closing argument, an effective trial strategy relies on turning extracted digital artifacts into a clear, compelling, and undeniable case narrative. In this live demonstration, see how Magnet Review, Portable Case, Mobile View, and Verify tools empower prosecutors and investigators to seamlessly find, analyze, and collaborate on key digital artifacts. The demonstration will show how location records, messages, media files, and user-attribution artifacts can be selected and exported as clear, compelling courtroom exhibits, and how Mobile View can present mobile evidence in a native format that juries can readily understand. Attendees will also see how Magnet Verify examines file structure and provenance to help determine whether an image or video is consistent with a camera-original file, has been reprocessed, or contains indicators of synthetic media. Together, these tools provide a coordinated and auditable workflow from initial case review through discovery, witness preparation, and trial.

Sponsored by: Magnet Forensics

Eligibility 

NDAA’s mission to serve and support prosecutors and their staff. In consideration of this commitment, NDAA requires that all those in attendance of our programs currently work in or work closely with prosecution: NDAA invites prosecutors, lawyers and paralegals in local, state, tribal, federal and military government attorneys’ offices. If you are not sure about your eligibility, please contact training@ndaajustice.org.

Questions? 

Please contact training@ndaajustice.org.

Credits Price
Member Ticket
Registration Ends 9/24/26 at 12:00 AM EDT
FREE
Credits Price
Non-Member Ticket
Registration Ends 9/24/26 at 12:00 AM EDT
FREE

For More Information:

NDAA Training Team
training@ndaajustice.org

Presenter: 

Justin Fitzsimmons  is the Technical Prosecution Lead at Magnet Forensics and a part-time Assistant State’s Attorney with the Cyber Crime Unit in Lake County, Illinois. For over sixteen years, he has trained law enforcement, prosecutors, and criminal justice professionals across the country and internationally on digital evidence, child exploitation, and trial advocacy. A former full-time prosecutor in Illinois, Justin has contributed to national working groups, published on emerging threats and courtroom strategies, and served ten years on the board of the National Children’s Alliance, including as board president. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois.