For those who prefer email, but not text, I don't see the difference. Same with PM's.
Blade--are you serious? Not giving you a hard time, just can't tell so am asking. E-communication of any kind is traceable and can be reconstructed even if deleted in many cases. Law enforcement can easily--and legally-- get the information if they want it, and most companies retain it for about 2 years. It's held by a third party by being in their hands, so all they have to do is ask them. Only refusals need search warrants, though most LE will get a warrant just to be safe, particularly on electronic communications. And, yes, there are other rules to get phone material, but that's another issue--the takeaway is they can and do get it. (You may recall not too long ago there was an issue about whether final 911 voice mails collected after that should be released to the public.)
Dental records--they ask the people who knew the person; and absent that they look for records that will lead them down that trail. If it's military they have the records and have whole units that do nothing but track that info down, in some cases over decades. Then there is DNA, even easier in this day and age. You start with what little you have and go from there. You would be amazed at the door a seemingly innocuous piece if information can open--which takes us back to that Facebook thread.
I agree on the main post pics above.
Originally Posted by bartipero
yes, serious indeed, I see you didnt answer my questions that I will now bold, because sure you can legally get the evidence, but the logistics of obtaining/saving the evidence is something I am just not buying into
texts-even if you get the contract phone/burn phone, you are telling me if I delete the texts, they are on a server somewhere? along with the thousands/millions of texts from other customers? you say these phone companies keep this text info for 2 yrs? so I could go buy the texts for the last 2 years?
so what if the cops dont find a phone? no evidence? or do the cops get warrents for every cellular company and call of them to see if you happen to have a contract and it turns out you have a burn phone?
speaking of using texts as evidence, I have texted providers and ask them how far away they are and I should give them some gas money and how much gas money I should give them
try to avoid directly talking about anything specific, its rarely picked up on
Emails and PMs, etc might all be on the computer you use, if you use one at your home, but what if you use one at the library? or someone elses house?
so from what I can tell, dont have a phone on you or have 2 phones a legit phone and a burn phone
you never answered what I asked about dental record, how the hell do you get dental records from a body you find to just ID the person? ask friends and family? huh? how do you ask friends/family of someone you cant ID? much less check the military.
even if you have DNA, unless the person has given there dna before, the cops arent going to have it on file
this is not CSI, NCIS, blue bloods, monk, etc
no, I have not read the facebook thread, but I dont use my legal name for my facebook, I use my name that my friends know me as because i only have friends and fellow FBI super special agents as my friends
no, not special agents
SUPER SPECIAL AGENTS
like superman, wonder woman, and Koko( gorilla that can use sign language)
