Google Earth could catch a killer?

"Police hope a Google Earth tracking van can provide vital clues to the death of a young woman whose body, wrapped in blue plastic bags, was today found in the front yard of an empty Melbourne house.

...a Google Earth van that has been tracking the suburb for the past week may also provide strong clues. "Google Earth has made satellite images of the area over the past week," Det Snr Sgt Maher said. "It's new technology and we might get something out of it."

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Of course a single photo taken at a random time within the last week - the odds are against it snapping the killer.