[Andy from Chapel Hill]

The dog did not bark.

If someone grabbed TM’s phone and started texting to TM’s contacts, the contacts would catch on and there would be a record of these people pushing back and questioning the authenticity of TM’s messages.

I wish West had gotten this in and then asked the expert if there were any kerfuffles over identity of the texting person.

[don-o]

the contacts would catch on and there would be a record of these people pushing back and questioning the authenticity of TM’s messages.

Correct - There are 8 or 9 THOUSANDS texts on that phone