The problem with your theory is that they weren't requesting tower data from the carrier which is perfectly legal with a pen register. They were spoofing a tower themselves and retrieving information from the privately owned cellphone of the suspect. Warrant needed.
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Pseudoscience
Don't forget the widely discredited fire "science" associated with arson investigations that place many innocent people behind bars.
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The problem with your theory is that they weren't requesting tower data from the carrier which is perfectly legal with a pen register. They were spoofing a tower themselves and retrieving information from the privately owned cellphone of the suspect. Warrant needed.