To my knowledge, a cell won't ping when turned off.
We know that JH's cell, as you said, sent it's last communication transfer at 6:08am. Without going back through the pdf, I'm unsure if there's a specific time or merely a generalized time of when his calls started going directly to VM.
As for WH's cell, IIRC, the last communication to her phone was sometime between 9am and 10am, but I believe that's a much narrower, known time frame because of the frequent calls to her. Again, without looking through the pdf, I don't have the exact times.
Hopefully that's not clear as mud. *chuckles*
No, those are good thoughts! I don't remember the pdf mentioning when JH's phone started going to voicemail (don't think it did specify, just that Amanda said it did when she called him during the day, before she knew he was missing). But when I think about the situation, I'm thinking he must've turned it off pretty soon, perhaps even prior to 'the crime' at 8:40. Because I'm guessing his dad would've called him even earlier than that if he didn't show up at work for his 6 AM shift that day. Chris Holt (his dad) also works at Canteen and was calling him and looking for him that day when he didn't show up. Curious that he didn't call AH at her job when he was looking for him--she didn't know JH was missing until getting home, apparently. You'd think he'd have her cell number.
Yay! I figured out how to multi-quote my first try! :rocker: I probably should snip for space...but let me enjoy the moment, please. *chuckles*
Okay, I've spent the morning going through the PDF again and this is what I found.
In regards to WH's cell, the first communication (specifically listed in the PDF) was from a call received in at 7:06am from Starbucks and the last communications were 3 text messages 9:07am per her logs from AT&T. Of the received calls noted, there are two (7:07am and 8:23am) that do not have GPS locations and of those two calls, one (7:07am) went to VM while the other (8:23am) did not. (PDF pgs. 10 & 11)
I'm unsure of the significance of this, if any, but I am curious about it. Does it mean her phone was turned off or was there a temporary break in service? I pulled up a coverage map for AT&T and have tried my best to compare it to a google map of the area and JH's account of what transpired that terrible day. I think the information could certainly support some of his account, or dispute it. BTW, I still think it's possible he could've found the time to go through her cell during the early hours of her abduction. JMO, of course.
AT&T Coverage Map:
http://www.wireless.att.com/coverag...5.4735931640625&lon=-122.11118930664064&sci=6
As for JH's cell, per the PDF, the only usage in his log was the 6:08am call to Starbucks. There were 30 other phone calls made to his phone that day, none of which connected, indicating the phone was not receiving calls or service. (PDF pg. 17)
So, IMO, JH turned his phone off after he placed the call to Starbucks or sometime soon after. Interestingly enough, his GPS location isn't noted, one way or the other.
I had another thought as I was perusing...
JH took the Scion to work on the day before and sent AH a text at 2:33pm letting her know he put $20 of gas in the car and then he picked her up from work later that evening at 5:15pm. (PDF pg. 17) So it's possible, IMO, he had nearly three hours that afternoon to himself.
Perhaps he used this time to prepare some? Maybe do a test drive? Or leave items at a location ahead of time anticipating his need of them? That being said, he also could've spent the afternoon fixing his motorcycle or simply
said that's what he did - AH said it wasn't unusual for him to take her car because his bike wasn't working and he didn't want to to ride in the rain - he didn't take his bike Monday but then took it Tuesday (or led her to believe it anways by removing it from the porch).
I'm just trying to think outside the box.