Hi cog !!
Your question about cell phones prompted me to think on them again. This was probably discussed before:
3 years before Shannan disappeared, Maureen Brainard-Barns disappeared on July 9 2007. The following year there was one cell-phone ping from a Long Island tower, a few miles from Gilgo Beach where someone tried to access her voice mail.
Then Melissa Barthelemy disappeared July 12 2009, and we have the cell phone calls to the sister that ended in August 2009. Melissa's abusive bf/pimp said she was really tight with the "older white guy from LI" and she would go to LI a lot.
THEN Shannan disappeared May 1 2010, and we all know about the 911 call that brought heat to the Oak Beach community of Long Island and the CPH phone calls to SG's mom and sister.
Between Shannan's disappearance and Amber Lynn Costello's disappearance and death, we have Megan Waterman missing and her body found among the Long Island victims. There is no info wrt a cell phone found or missing. Presumably she had one. Did her bf/pimp (who is being less than co-operative) take it with him when he left her alone in the room with her last trick? Where is it? Was she or the pimp told (as Amber was) to ditch the cell phone before meeting with her last client, or did she have a cell phone on her that became a souvenir for her killer?
Then Amber Lynn Costello disappeared September 2 2010 after an offer of big $$$ and instructions to not bring her cell phone. IMO, the 911 call that Shannan made could well be what precipitated the john's instructions that Amber not bring her phone.
FWIW, we have no information whether any of the AC victims were found with or without cell phones.
ETA: Contrary to what i just posted re Megan, i just read Shadow's post (THANKS!!) that Megan's bf said she did NOT take her cell phone. IMO, that is significant that both victims post-Shannan were instructed not to take cell phones.
whose life was turned upside down because Gilbert had her cellphone?
Brewer