That's what I want to know. Was the Helio with the sex tape recording the same phone as the finger injury and June 3 selfies?
Maybe she hid the phone after the murder because she realized the selfies could incriminate her? Then once she changed to a self defense strategy and wanted to charge Travis as a pedophile, she remembers the 12 year old girl comment on the tape and decides it's worth the risk to let her family know where to "find" the phone.
But then, why a police report on May 18? Plus, Hope points out Martinez could easily subpoena Helio for evidence of if a new phone was or was not shipped to her...
1. She really did report Helio #1 stolen.
2. Phone sex and May #2 self-sent tree sex IM's were definitely on Helio #1.
3. wrote in journal on May 18 that the Helio had been stolen, but actually, don't know if that date was verified at trial as the day she reported the "theft" to police.
4. The date she says it was stolen/reported stolen doesn't mean she didn't use it after that, or that she had already planted stuff on it.
5. I don't see how it's possible that the selfies were on Helio 1, since LE examined a Helio with the pics on it, and didn't examine Helio #1.
6. Because Nurmi said in trial it was the "Helio we've been talking about" doesn't mean it was the Helio #1. That man said all kinds of stuff to blur dates and conflate incidents, etc.
7. Why report Helio stolen on May 18? IMO it's pretty clear it was part of her plan to blackmail/intimidate Travis, and that she made an official report because, one-- she knew Travis already didn't trust her word, and two-- her set up was intended to make it look like it was out of her hands whether or not Travis's sexual activity was "exposed. " She'd tell him "sorry" for recording a gift memento for you, but dang, dude, didn't know it would be stolen and that both of us would be at risk. Together. Just the 2 of us.