The official story was ludicrous, and you were completely right to question it. I noticed at the time that the trolls were out in force telling us to trust the government.
The story hasn’t got better with time. Endless edits and elaborations. And the statement that the hotel had no CCTV in the corridor of that floor. Such rubbish. No one goes anywhere in those big hotels without being seen in security footage.
Is there a link to the source document for the ‘seven cellphones’ allegation?
If the feds raided my house they could probably find seven (1 work, 1 personal, 1 spouse, and 3-4 old dead flip phones in the basement).