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🔥 “This data cannot be trusted.”

On Day 33 of CA v. Monica Sementilli, the defense calls digital forensics expert Neil Broom to challenge the prosecution’s claims about crucial phone evidence. In this high-stakes testimony, Broom dissects two separate data extractions from Monica’s iPhone 7 — and reveals shocking inconsistencies in the tools used to analyze them.

Broom’s central point? The 2025 extraction introduced by the State is flawed, producing a browser history entry linking Monica to Lifestyle Lounge that doesn’t appear in the earlier 2023 analysis — despite using the same underlying phone data.

He explains that forensic tools like Cellebrite and Magnet AXIOM can produce different results based on software versioning, data carving limitations, and interpretation errors. In short: the evidence may look incriminating, but it’s not reliable.

📜 Narrative Analysis
Neil Broom methodically explains how digital evidence can lie when software tools malfunction. He compares Cellebrite's 2025 output to its 2023 version and shows that a key entry — a browser history search linking to Lifestyle Lounge — is only present in the newer extraction.

Using hex data and validation tools, he finds no credible match for the 2025 browser entry. To reinforce his point, he explains the concept of data carving, likening digital recovery to digging through a trash can and trying to reconstruct shredded pages. When those pieces don’t fit or are stitched together incorrectly, they create false positives.

His conclusion is simple: You can’t convict someone on flawed forensic artifacts.

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Neil Broom sworn in and states credentials
01:46 – Explains qualifications and teaching background
03:34 – Defines forensic data extraction
05:24 – Reviews 2025 report showing Lifestyle Lounge link
07:29 – Describes URL structure and data reliability
08:12 – Deleted vs. non-deleted data explained
09:48 – Dumpster analogy for "data carving"
10:59 – Explains Cellebrite tool “broke” in 2025
13:44 – Conflicting results: 2023 vs. 2025
17:59 – AXIOM tool used to validate; result not found
19:34 – Hex data view supports flawed extraction
20:51 – No validated link between search and Lounge
22:45 – Shows unrelated deleted web history
24:21 – Clarifies search was texted to Monica
27:39 – Repeats finding: no Lifestyle Lounge in 2023
31:29 – Explains why 2025 version is flawed
34:08 – Final conclusion: the data isn’t trustworthy

💬 Key Quotes
“The 2025 data shows a result that doesn't exist in the 2023 version.”
“That entry is a glitch. It's not a real artifact.”
“You can’t build a conviction on broken software.”
“The search wasn’t made by Monica. It was sent to her via text.”
“Deleted data can look like Frankenstein files.”

⚖️ Impact on Presumption of Innocence
Broom’s testimony strengthens Monica Sementilli’s presumption of innocence by casting reasonable doubt on the reliability of one of the State’s key digital evidence points. If the browser history entry is unverifiable, then the argument of motive or secret behavior falls apart. This testimony is crucial in helping the jury question whether Monica’s phone data was accurately presented — or misrepresented by flawed tools.

❓ FAQ SECTION
Q: Did Neil Broom say the data was fabricated?
No. He said the extraction tool produced glitched results, not that someone faked them.

Q: Did Broom work for the defense?
Yes, he was hired as a digital forensics expert by the defense.

Q: What is “Lifestyle Lounge”?
It’s a website mentioned in the 2025 phone extraction, possibly to suggest a motive. Broom says it’s not trustworthy data.

Q: Was Monica shown to have searched it?
No. The search was sent to her phone via text, not initiated by her.

Q: Does this invalidate all the digital evidence?
No — but it casts serious doubt on a key browser history entry the State relied on.

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