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Marcia Rodriguez

Courtroom still of Marcia Rodriguez.

Retired Tallahassee Police Department digital forensic investigator who testified in both trials about the Cellebrite extraction of Wendi Adelson's iPhone 4.

AppearedGarcia–MagbanuaMagbanua Retrial
66 lines·9 proceedings·1 mention·2 trials

About

Rodriguez provides the digital-forensics foundation for phone-data exhibits tied to Wendi Adelson's iPhone, including the methods used to extract and preserve the data.

Marcia Rodriguez is a retired Tallahassee Police Department digital-forensics investigator who served as a reserve officer. She testified about using Cellebrite to extract data from Wendi Adelson's Apple iPhone 4 without changing the phone's contents and authenticated the resulting phone-data report. Her testimony concerned selected contact, call-log, voice-mail, and other report-derived exhibits rather than the full report. Questioning also addressed the preservation of digital material during transfer and, later, her review of proposed materials involving a Garcia-phone report before further cross-examination.

Trial Record (9)

GMGarcia–MagbanuaSep 26, 2019 – Oct 11, 2019Called by prosecution

On Day 1, Marcia Rodriguez testified about extracting data from Wendi Adelson's iPhone with Cellebrite and authenticating the resulting report. Her cross-examination addressed preserving digital material without manipulation or alteration.

Day 1

DirectMarcia Rodriguez - DirectMarcia RodriguezAnna Norris2highlights40lines spoken

Summary

Rodriguez authenticated a Cellebrite extraction from wendi Adelson's phone; the court excluded the full report but admitted selected contact, call-log, and voice-mail extracts over objection.

Highlights (2)

Quote“So one of the things that we do is we make sure that we don't alter the device that we get. we try and keep it in the state that it's originally found in.”— Marcia RodriguezRodriguez explained the preservation purpose of the forensic extraction.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
sidebarOriginal Bus Footage

Summary

The prosecutor sought to recall Mr. Brown to introduce the original bus footage after concerns were raised about alterations to the admitted disk.

KMMagbanua RetrialMay 18, 2022 – May 27, 2022Called by prosecution

On Day 2, Marcia Rodriguez testified about a Cellebrite extraction from an Apple iPhone 4 and identified exhibits drawn from the resulting report. Her cross-examination was postponed for review of proposed Garcia-phone report materials.

Day 2

DirectMarcia Rodriguez - DirectMarcia RodriguezGeorgia Cappleman2highlights16lines spoken

Summary

Rodriguez authenticated Cellebrite report excerpts from a phone purportedly owned by Wendi Adelson, and the court admitted State's Exhibits 55 through 58.

Highlights (2)

Quote“So, when investigators or officers need assistance with trying to obtain evidence off digital devices -- cellphones, computers, tablets, those types of things -- they would bring those items to us that work in that position to assist them in trying to collect the evidence off of it.”— Marcia RodriguezExplains Rodriguez's digital-forensics function and the purpose of her evidence collection work.Open in transcript →Watch this moment ▶
CrossMarcia Rodriguez - CrossMarcia RodriguezChristopher DeCoste2highlights5lines spoken

Summary

Cross-examination was postponed until Rodriguez could review documents tied to a proposed phone-download report before being recalled.

Highlights (2)

evidence eventAt sidebar, the parties discussed using Rodriguez to authenticate a ZRT report containing a download of Sigfredo Garcia's phone, including communications with Luis Rivera.Open in transcript →
procedural actionJudge Wheeler deferred cross-examination until after the break so Rodriguez could review documents and be recalled without disrupting her planned travel.Open in transcript →