2026-07-24

Crime scene teams still Google chain of custody 9,900 times/month

Chain-of-custody and case-note software for crime scene investigators and forensic technicians.

The weird part: forensic workflow software is being validated by education demand, not software demand.
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THE MARKET

Crime scene investigation shows 135,000 AI search volume, and "forensic scientists" has 90,500. The core chain-of-custody term still gets 9,900 monthly searches, while "forensic science tech" shows 8,100.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"Paywall blocks key info","Premium required for basic features","Poor value before upgrade"
THE GAP

Existing tools skew toward lab-side sample management or generic compliance, not field capture. That leaves the scene-to-prosecutor handoff fragile: collection, transfer, storage, and lab submission still need a defensible timeline.

THE BUILD

Build a mobile-first evidence log for police evidence units and CSIs: scan item IDs, timestamp every handoff, attach photos/notes, and generate a court-ready chain-of-custody report. Sell first to small police departments and county evidence units where paper forms and spreadsheet workflows are still common.

WEEKEND MVP

A mobile web app that logs evidence items, signatures, timestamps, photos, and exports a PDF chain-of-custody report.

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