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Are and hold them accountable. >> talk to me about the technology. does it exist? can these companies figure out what a robo call is or where its originating from? >> yes. its imperfect as ever -- its ever-emerging, its ever-improving. but they can deploy network-level technology that applies before the call comes in and you the consumer dont have to do anything. there is no cost, no action required on your part. and they will screen out a large number of these illegal robo calls. and then theyr...

When we put out the call for help. we got help from agencies across the county. and monterey county. i cant thank them enough. they came from pretty good distances to be here to help support and provide assistance with the investigation dealing with the the chaos of the scene. we have set up some things a reunification. in the panic, people go out and get different ways and families got separated. we have this area set up as an area to try to reunite families that got separated. we have a phone ...

Can do. >> not at least right now. we have seen over the past few weeks, and talking about how the fcc has stepped in. you guys, you can block the robocalls. there are things happening now. steps are being taken to stop these. >> bill: how about these calls from tunisia that came out of nowhere the past two weeks? >> they have been able to do that because if you have an internet connection, you can get into our phone system. thats how easy it is. its what they call spoofing. this could be my nei...

At the time we went to talk to her, it was basically a death notification. she was able to answer our questions for us. >> who didnt like russ douglas? >> nobody could think of someone who really, truly didnt like him. >> as winter turned to spring, the detectives investigation seemed to be going nowhere. but a routine check of the numbers in russell douglas cell phone had yielded a tiny clue. >> there were a few phone calls to a number with a las vegas area code. and we made a phone call to tha...

>> reporter: in that electronic haystack, a sharp-eyed cop noticed a call around the time they believed brandy was killed. it was made from a number with a 310 area code now normally thats southern california. the county lawmen traced that 310 number back to an anonymous disposable phone a burner purchased in zanesville a week before brandy died. >> i get the call records for the 310 area phone, and start combing through those. he only called two people. a second burner phone and josh daniels. t...

Override all consequences. thats what scares me. >> dana: just dont answer the phone. >> jesse: i dont answer the phone because media relations scared me into not answering the phone. dont answer the phone if its an unidentified number because it could be a reporter. if i answer the phone and its reporter and they asked me, what you think, then i hang up and they write the story. when reached by phone, watters hung up on me. now i screen everything. i screen my mother. just text me. >> dagen: yo...

The detectives investigation seemed to be going nowhere, but a routine check of the numbers in russel douglas cell phone had yielded a tiny clue. >> there were a few phone calls to a number with a las vegas area code and we made a phone call to that number. there was no answer. it went to an answering machine. >> was it a cell phone voice mail or a persons voice? >> it was a cell phone voice mail for a woman named peggy. >> peggy. thats a name you will hear again. the detective made a mental not...

Authentication to make sure the phone call wont be placed on your phone unless its from a person who can legitimately call you. >> sandra: how are they getting our phone numbers in the first place? >> part of the problem the technology developed to the point its easy to spoof a phone number calling from abroad. you can make it look like you have the same area code and first three numbers of somebody living in a small town in iowa and why were empowering phone companies to drak down and demand th...

They retrieved something josh thought he deleted >> a voice mail that was left on josh daniels cell phone from this california area code. >> whats up, man, hit me up on this phone right here whenever you need to talk about something. hear me? holler at me later >> the detectives ears perked up i listened to it and now i know that that phone, 310 is serious underwood. that is his voice. >> the detectives wanted another technically deeper dive into serious iphone when they returned to him. serious...

The shooting and what tower near the murder scene had the phone pinged off >> we had tons of -- and im not exaggerating, thousands upon thousands upon thousands of phone calls that hit all these various towers >> in that electronic hay stack a sharp eye found a call around the time they believe brandy was killed it was from a number with a 310 area code. thats southern california the county lawman traced the number back to an anonymous phone, a burner purchased in vai zanesville a week before br...