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Google Street View shot of man allegedly stuffing body into car helps police solve case | A routine map update turns grim witness
The story started unfolding back in November last year when a Cuban immigrant living in the Spanish town of Soria went missing. A relative got suspicious after...
The cameras just happened to capture images of a person stuffing a large plastic sack into the trunk of a red Rover – suspiciously hunched over, almost like they were struggling with a heavy load. The couple's ties to the missing man and some help by the Street View evidence eventually led to the police arresting the ex-girlfriend and her new beau last month. Google relies on a fleet of camera-equipped vehicles, wearable backpack systems for pedestrian areas, and user-contributed photos to capture the imagery featured in its navigation apps and maps.
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