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In fatal car-crash case, mystery witness gets to testify by WhatsApp — from Cuba

August 20, 2018

David Ovalle, Miami Herald

The defense witness, a supposed out-of-town visitor named Alex Diaz, claimed he ditched the car, avoided police and left Miami for good. But Diaz did not return to take the blame. Instead, a Miami judge allowed jurors to hear his testimony taken in Cuba — via the video feature of the popular messaging service WhatsApp.
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