Fasil Teklemariam's body was discovered in his Washington, D.C., apartment in April. He died from "multiple blunt force" and "sharp force injuries," authorities said.
This is true, but not exactly for most consumer electronics in most realistic use cases. Most biometric systems do not use your biometrics for the actual security, it's simply used as a shortcut so you don't have to enter the password every time.
This is why when you turn on your phone or computer the first time you must enter the full password/passcode and cannot use biometrics. What happens then is the biometric system stores your passcode internally and basically enters it for you from that point on until the phone is turned off, the internal timer expires to require it to be entered manually, usually once a day or so, or if you enable the lockdown function manually it will also require the passcode and not work with biometrics.
Given the quick slide into a police state we seem to live in now, I would recommend learning how to activate lockdown mode on your devices and to get in the habit of enabling it whenever law enforcement are nearby.
Judges have forced people to provide biometric information and to unlock devices with face or fingerprint sensors... But they cannot physically force you to disclose a passcode.
Vonnegut wrote a novel where a recluse sent all his orders to employees on paper with his fingerprints as verification. Someone mistakenly murders another person and severs their hands to obtain the fingerprints in it. I can't remember which one, though, and searching didn't help.
Biometrics are not inherently bad, it's usually just a shortcut your device uses to enter your passcode for you after the initial entry when you turn on your device, the actual decryption still requires your passcode. As long as you actually understand how it works on your devices and how to disable it if you're likely to deal with groups like law enforcement.
According to the document, a witness told police that Miller and another woman, identified as Tiffany Taylor Gray, 22, had cut off the man’s thumb.
Teklemariam also had fractures on his head and had been stabbed in the stomach, affidavit said, noting there was broken glass on his body and bed.
Police also found evidence suggesting cleaning products had been used at the crime scene.
Over several days, surveillance cameras captured Miller, Gray and two men coming and going from the building where Teklemariam lived, according to the affidavit.
They allegedly used his key fob to get into his apartment, taking “several” items, including electronics and watches.
A lawyer listed as Miller’s in court documents could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
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