“Even with an account holder’s consent phone companies will generally only turn over these types of records with a warrant or subpoena.”
I don’t know what paperwork was involved. However, one of my coworkers was murdered. (He was running an adult entertainment service and employment with us was a cover.) He was shot nine times in his home. The cops had the killers in hours. According to the article in the paper they simply asked the phone company what cell phones were in the home at the time. Then (apparently later, which might mean warrant) they got the texts and the underage girls he was trying out for fit texted he was naked and unarmed. Their pimps broke in and shot him as he bolted for his bedroom. (He had a special entertainment room for stay over guests.)
Criminals don’t seem to realize that their phone is producing a permanent record of their movements. (The rest of us too, apparently.)
That is an awesome story.
That was a better read than most of the breaking news stories.