
Case 115: Operation Cathedral
Casefile True Crime
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Orchid Club - An Investigation of a Californian Truck Driver
Orchid Club members employed usernames to hide their real identities, but every computer that connected to the chatroom did so via the internet. This didn't afford complete anonymity, as every time a web connection is established, a unique string of letters and numbers is formed to link a user to their online activity. When federal agents obtained the IP addresses from Orchid Club's sixteen members, they discovered the individuals were spread across the country and even overseas. They then subpoenaed the customer records from the various internet service providers listed in each user's IP address to obtain the name and address of each suspect. Collectively, the men were found to be in possession of a total of 50,000
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