Forensic Breakthrough in Diddy Trial: Expert Validates Cassie Footage
Cutting to the chase, forensic video expert Frank Piazza took the stand on June 4 in Manhattan Supreme Court, meticulously dissecting the cell-phone footage at the heart of the Diddy trial. With more than a decade of digital-forensics credentials on the line, Piazza walked jurors through every metadata timestamp, file signature and frame rate anomaly to show the video remains unaltered from capture to courtroom exhibit. He explained how he verified the original .MOV file hash against a secured evidence log and ran a proprietary Amped FIVE workflow—demonstrating that no compression artifacts or editing markers were introduced after Cassie recorded the clip in March 2024. According to Piazza’s authenticated report, the footage’s geolocation data and embedded timecode align perfectly with Cassie’s testimony, bolstering the prosecution’s narrative that the encounter took place as she described. During cross-examination, Diddy’s defense attorney probed Piazza’s methodology, arguing that standard stabilization techniques could be misconstrued as tampering. Piazza countered by citing precedent in People v. Hernandez (2018) and peer-reviewed Journal of Forensic Sciences articles, insisting his processes meet the ISO 17025 standard for digital-evidence labs. He also walked the court through side-by-side comparisons of raw and processed frames—highlighting unchanged pixels in critical moments and refuting claims that video artifacts might have obscured key movements. New York County Supreme Court Judge Mark Cahill accepted Piazza’s sworn testimony without objection, leaving the next move to Diddy’s camp, which signaled they may call their own video analyst when court reconvenes Monday. Prosecution attorneys hailed Piazza’s breakdown as a “game changer,” arguing it undercuts the defense’s narrative of an unreliable recording. As the trial presses on, all eyes will be on whether the jury finds the video’s chain of custody airtight—and if Piazza’s expert lens cements Cassie’s version of events. And there you have it, make of that what you will.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, The New York Times, Variety, TMZ
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