The Digital Alibi

How do you catch a killer when the victim is still texting you? In November 2012, Omaha mechanic Dave Kroupa casually dated a vibrant, independent woman named Cari Farver. After two weeks, Cari abruptly vanished, leaving behind her job, her apartment, and her teenage son. But she didn't leave Dave. Within hours of her disappearance, Dave's phone erupted with violent, possessive text messages from Cari. For the next three years, Dave and his other on-again, off-again girlfriend, Shanna "Liz" Golyar, were hunted by an invisible, omnipotent cyberstalker. The digital phantom vandalized their cars, sent photographs proving she was watching them in the dark, and eventually burned Liz's house to the ground. But Detectives Ryan Avis and Jim Doty, alongside digital forensics expert Anthony Kava, eventually uncovered a truth far more terrifying than a scorned ex-lover. Cari Farver wasn't stalking anyone. Cari Farver was dead. The Digital Alibi is the definitive, bone-chilling account of one of the most labyrinthine cases of identity theft, extreme gaslighting, and cold-blooded murder in American history. It is a psychological autopsy of a malignant narcissist who slaughtered her romantic rival, stole her smartphone, and spent three years seamlessly wearing a dead woman's digital skin to torment the man she claimed to love. Meticulously researched and psychologically gripping, this book peels back the layers of a synthetic war zone. It is a masterclass in coercive control, a fascinating journey through cutting-edge digital forensics, and a terrifying warning about the vulnerabilities of our connected world. When the monster isn't hiding in your closet, but living inside your phone... how do you escape?