Probably so. The expert on the stand testified to that. LE is not equipped to deal with this area of evidence. That's why he goes around doing training. And this is 2011. Imagine had bad it was in 2008 when all of this was even newer to law enforcment.
It still leaves open the question of why did they not look at NC's phone when she first went missing. They should have looked at her phone no later than Sunday morning after she went missing. They are putting out fliers, setting up roadblocks, etc. and did not bother to look at her phone?
And did i see something about JA or somebody helping them with NC's PIN? Or is that just another of the FAUX FACTS in this case?