Detectives reportedly found the body because of a cell phone ping that originated from the area on June 2,[1] and a number of search areas were identified. Despite efforts by local law enforcement and eventually the FBI, it took Verizon Wireless four days to hand over the cell phone records to investigators,[6][7] which caused much controversy over the delay.[6] A Verizon technician pinpointed a cell-phone tower and told investigators to search 1.1 miles north of it.