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Man finds alibi on Facebook

By Amy Bennett 2 comments

November 17, 2009, 9:03 AM — Two men were robbed at gunpoint in Brooklyn at 11:50 a.m., Saturday, October 17; a day later, Rodney Bradford was arrested for the crime. Ah, but how could Bradford be guilty, when at 11:49 a.m. he had updated his Facebook page from his parents' apartment in Harlem with a request for pancakes? Faced with this futuristic evidence of innocence, the police released Bradford, who became known as the "Facebook kid."

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Anonymous 2 years ago

Probably out of the question is that someone else may have logged in to the Facebook page and updated the information? Seems like a good plan - have someone update the page for you and then claim innocence using this as evidence. I hope the legal system sees through this and requires that he produce evidence that is more tangible than this.

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Anonymous 2 years ago in reply to Anonymous

I think that would be the same as if somebody lied and said the alleged perpetrator was with him when he wasn't. I supposed the only difference is that a personal alibi means somebody else has to lie rather than just the perpetrator.

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