Digital Evidence
State Exhibit (Magbanua texts August 2014)
A text message sent by Magbanua to Charlie Adelson on August 25, 2014 — roughly five weeks after the murder — stated 'Erase my number, please. Go on with your life.' Prosecutor Cappleman discussed it during Charlie's cross-examination, framing the message as a breakup communication inconsistent with a continuing extortion dynamic.
August 25, 2014 Magbanua text: 'Erase my number, please. Go on with your life'State Exhibit (Magbanua texts August 2014)
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The message's tone and timing bear on the prosecution's theory that Magbanua's relationship with Charlie following the murder reflected criminal complicity rather than victimization; it was used to counter a defense narrative centered on post-murder extortion.