The developments of technology nowadays make it visible for people to see how it continues to become smarter. One proof is that it allows a device to have an access to its owner's most confidential information. Probably, this is the reason why police in Bentonville, Arkansas are asking for an access into a certain Amazon Echo device.

Last December 2016, the police are requesting an access to the said tech because they believe that they could gather enough information in regards to a 2015 murder. Although they have already used this device to harbor data, it appears that they are still running a thorough search and this includes having more access to its otherwise privately contained batch of information.

The murder case involves a man named James Andrew Bates, the suspect, and Victor Collins, the victim. Bates was charged with a first-degree murder after police found the dead body of Collins in the suspect's hot tub.

According to The Daily Beasts, the police are asking for the records of the suspect's "smart water meter" and it supposedly shows that about a hundred gallons of water were used on the day when Collins was found dead. The huge amount of water, however, may have used to wash away any of the evidence on the suspect's patio.

The Bentonville Police Department noticed that the defendant's home has housed several connected devices installed such as a Honeywell alarm system and the "star" device, n Amazon Echo. (via Digital Trends) While looking for answers about the who, what, why, when, and how of the incident, the cops were also asking for any audio recordings, purchase history, text records, or any of Bates' transcribed documents and anything of his Amazon information.

The company has not yet given into the cop's demands about some Amazon Echo's audio recording although it has already provided various information such as Bate's account information and prior purchases. The Bentonville Police Department stated that although they have acquired data from Amazon Echo, they're still studying about how useful audio or text in regards to being used in court.