Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a secure paperless method for managing a forensic chain of custody comprises collecting forensic data and personal data relating to a person, entering the forensic data and the personal data into a database, and creating a documentary summary of the forensic data and the personal data. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a computer system manages a forensic chain of custody. The computer system includes a processor subsystem operative to execute instructions and a memory subsystem coupled to the processor subsystem. The memory subsystem contains a set of instructions that when executed in the processor system causes the processor system to perform the aforementioned method. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable medium contains a set of instructions that when executed in a processor system causes the processor system to perform the aforementioned method.