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Proof: How the Cornell rape case unfolded, from initial investigation to now

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-01T01:11:23Z","headline":"How the Cornell rape case unfolded, from initial investigation to now","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"usatoday","url":"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/30/cornell-7-jane-doe-rape-case-timeline/92003702007/","v":1}

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SHA-256

2e04a1af1c3ccd219b080c86efa4e6c1080281d7c90b10c88fab95ba79407d96

OpenTimestamps

Submitted to the OpenTimestamps calendars 2026-10-01 01:12 UTC; waiting for a Bitcoin block (usually a few hours).

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Wayback Machine

• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-01 01:30 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-01 01:34 UTC — view the capture.

Check it yourself — none of this needs this site

1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-2e04a1af1c3c.json prints 2e04a1af1c3ccd219b080c86efa4e6c1080281d7c90b10c88fab95ba79407d96. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-2e04a1af1c3c.json and headline-2e04a1af1c3c.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-2e04a1af1c3c.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

Sealed automatically, 1 min after it was first seen.