In reply to previous posts that reasoned that the fact that KB's phone pinged in Idaho and that KK lives in Idaho, therefore KK must have had KB's phone:
There are several good maps of cell phone towers online. None are very easy to read, but they are readable. A 5G LTE tower has a reception range, depending on conditions, of 32 to 37 miles. I used a 35 mile radious for reference. Within that radius, Verizon is known to use cell boosters, which create a mini cell within the macro cell. In a place where hilly terrain might drop the coverage down too low for acceptable service, the booster cell creates a pocket of 5 bar transmission. So, KB's phone was somewhere within the 35 mile circle of Goodingcould not possibly have pinged in Twin Falls or Hansen because they are both are serviced by numerous overlapping 5G towers of equal strength to Gooding. The exact sequence would be that whoever had the phone turned it on at 5:10 pm. Exactly three minutes later, at 5:13 pm, it pinged the Gooding tower. If another tower of equal strength had been detected, the phone would have waited five more minutes and pinged that tower, to see if it accepted transmission. If it did, then the tower would switch KB's phone to itself. The two texts are traceable through the electronic records of the tower, but it takes a long time for a group of experts (industry employees, not LE) to make the search. It also requires a legal warrant that is very specific in what to search for. IMO
Also, if whoever had KB's phone on Nov. 25 had their own phone with them, and it was on, it would have also pinged the Gooding tower. If they were in a vehicle that had GM OnStar or any other satellite based stranded motorist program, it would have also pinged the Gooding tower, whether the ignition was on or not. A strong ping leaves the phone connected for eight hours or until it is turned off, as long as that phone remains within that towers reception circle. If the phone moves, out of the circle, it pings the strongest tower signal in the service area it has entered.
http://www.city-data.com/towers/cell-Twin-Falls-Idaho.html
