Link to: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/
Count Those Underscores
Nate Anderson , reporting for Ars Technica under the headline “A Missing Underscore Sent Innocent Man to Prison for 18 Months”:
Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service
under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but
they accidentally requested records for the username
A Missing Underscore
Police missed one underscore—and sent the wrong man to prison
A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months
A missing underscore in a username sent an innocent man to prison for 18 months
Il caso Klayme: quando un underscore sbagliato può costarti la prigione
Un trattino basso in meno ha mandato un innocente in prigione per 18 mesi: l'incredibile caso di Brandon Klayme
Innocent Canadian man spent 18 months in prison after police missed underscore in username
Innocent man spends 18 months in jail over an underscore in username. Here’s what happened
How a Single Typo in a Username Cost an Innocent Man 18 Months of His Life
“He should never have been charged, let alone convicted.”
When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.
When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.
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Un errore di un solo carattere in un nome utente ha portato alla condanna di un innocente, poi assolto in appello.
