JS saying that she found Maddie's phone on the dresser (in her makeshift bedroom/living room) makes me wonder who put it there, when, and why. I'd imagine that she would have brought it up stairs with her when she was sent to bed because her BF said in an interview that Maddie would text her every morning when she woke up. I'm thinking that would mean reaching over and grabbing her phone off the nightstand, not walking downstairs, or from JS's room to her makeshift room to get it. I'd imagine that 1st thing in the morning text would be done while she's still snuggled up in bed. JMO on that.
Anyway, so she didn't bring it with her upstairs which I found odd. It was likely with her in JS's bedroom when they were all counting her money before being sent upstairs to bed. If so, why would she walk over to her dresser in that makeshift area to place the phone on her dresser, and then turn around to head upstairs for bed without it, making that first thing in the morning contact with her BFF a bit of a pain to do. That makes no sense to me.
Pg 107 of 896 pg data dump (Best friend interview):
She talked to Maddie every day on the phone and Maddie would also text her every morning when she woke up. Redacted thought it was odd that she did not receive a text from on Monday, February 26, 2024. When she called on the morning of February 26th, there was no answer.
JS saying where she found Maddie's phone cued up: