“Julio never lets his phone die,” she said. Her concern turned to alarm when she noticed the color of the text messages she sent him turned from blue to green, which can indicate his phone had been turned off or had died. She continued to text Ramirez throughout the day on April 21 asking where he was and whether he was OK.
on April 21 an alert popped up saying, “Julio Ramirez stopped sharing location with you.” They had done so for the past several years, so Campbell said she became concerned when at 3:46 a.m. (Courtesy Shiva Campbell)Ĭampbell said she and Ramirez had remained close after meeting as college freshmen, and, like many young friends, they used the location sharing feature on their iPhones.
