BondJamesBond
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Maybe I'm tired, maybe it's information overload, but I need held understanding this ping thing. It's got my head spinning... Could anyone kindly give me the "Cell Phone Ping for Dummies" version of all of this? I know what pings are, b/c I've used them in court cases before. And I've scanned through the cell records and ping maps but what I don't get is exactly the important part to us. In a nutshell, what do her calls and the pings combined tell us about when Caylee likely died and was disposed of. If no one has time and could at least point me to someone's post that sums it up well, that'd be great, too. After that, I'm going to give it a rest for the weekend, I think and wait for the indictment! (Of course, I'll not be able to keep myself off here, though, especially knowing TM and all are searching this weekend....
Hey - parabeagle. Welcome to the 'head spinning' club. Don't worry, after awhile you actually get used to the spinning...and actually, if the spinning starts to slow down it means LE is about to release more info on the case to get the RPM's back up again.
In short, IMHO, the pings/calls, texts are just one more method of tracing Casey's life during the dates of interest. They tell us what vicinity she was in, and, in some cases, when used in conjunction with who she's calling/texting, or who is calling/texting her what might be compelling her actions. This information is yet another objective way to test out the statements given by Casey and other individuals in the case. For example, if Brian B. says he loaned Casey a shovel on 6/18, then, her cell ping info needs to support that she was in that area.
Another aspect to consider is periods when Casey was inactive. If she was unavailable to call/text for a period (e.g. 3 hours on 6/17) then she might've been involved in something that required her full attention.
Still another aspect is identifying the locations Casey visited that were out of her normal, day-to-day pattern. These locations draw attention as potential sites for disposing of a body. Since Casey could've just used a dumpster on her way between normal locations, this aspect isn't perfect, but, it can provide information on locations that would otherwise be unknown.
And, similar to identifying off-normal locations she visited is simple off-normal contacts she made. For example, there are some unidentified phone numbers she called/texted just prior to key dates in this case. In this regard, the cell/ping isn't much different than an old fashioned landline phone record.
I dunno if that helps, but, I'm sure other WS's will jump in and +/-. That should be a start though.