Because we found out a lot of different information on this day in court, I broke my articles up into two separate pieces so that it would be easier to consume everything, the first part will be right under this one, so check that out if you have not already. This article covers the testimony of Lieutenant Britt Dove, that works for SLED in the computer crime division, he was essential in this case.
A new witness takes the stand, Lieutenant Britt Dove, who works for the computer crime division. He explains that data can not be taken from a phone that is unlocked. As we know, Paul’s was locked, and what we learned from this testimony is that it was not unlocked until March 2022. He also stated that he asked for Maggie, Alex, and Paul’s phones. He also discusses the importance of GPS tracking in a phone, and that there is no way of altering GPS data, so everything presented in this trial is authentic.
When discussing Maggie’s phone, Dove said she had missed calls from Alex (5 of them), Buster (1 of them), and John Marvin (2 of them), as well as unread text messages. My first question is why is Alex calling so much? I do not think I have ever called anyone more than twice if they haven’t answered me. I can understand the one call from Buster and even the two from John Marvin, but 5 missed calls are the definition of doing the most.
A hard drive of Maggie’s phone is also presented as evidence. Now, if I were on the jury when this was presented I think I may have passed away from the excitement. The prosecution is truly giving the people what they want in the best way possible and I am living for it. Presenting evidence as big as the hard drive of a phone is bold in some cases because there is a lot on a person’s phone, so you have to make sure it truly puts the case that you are presenting in the best light and not hurt anything.
The last call that Maggie made was to Barbara at 7:50 pm and they talked for over 2 minutes. Alex called her once at 9:04 pm and twice at 9:06 pm, but neither call was answered. Alex then called Maggie at 9:45 and a final time at 10:03 pm, this was the last time he called her. He then called 911 at 9:06 pm. Then, text messages were reviewed, there was one from Alex at 9:04 pm that went unread. As of 8.49 pm, no message on Maggie’s phone was read.
Now though is the time that we get to tap into the event history on Maggie’s phone, the fun part. Event history is summarized as whenever the phone’s location, data, locked/unlocked, or the screen orientation changes. With the event history, we see that at 8:17 pm, the phone is unplugged from the charger, at 8:30, Maggie went on Poshmark (relatable), at 8:49, the screen lit up, meaning there was either a notification or the phone was moved, in this case, but at 8:41, a text from “Lynn G” came in and was read. At 9 pm, the phone registers a change in orientation, and when asked if it could register like this if it was being dropped, Dove replied no, unless it was on. From 8:41 pm-1:10 pm the next day, the phone remained off. At 8:53, the phone display went off. The orientation from landscape to portrait is registered, as well as the screen going on and off. At 8:54 the camera goes on like someone tried to open the phone and could not. We can not see what the camera saw, but we can confirm it was not Maggie’s face or the phone would have unlocked.
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