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FBI Retrieves Deleted Signal Messages in Texas Trial

4/9/2026

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Story summary
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) extracted deleted Signal messages from a defendant's iPhone during a Texas trial related to vandalism and a police shooting at ICE Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado.
  • Testimony showed the messages were saved in the device's push notification database.
  • The case demonstrates forensic extraction techniques can retrieve data from secure messaging apps.
  • Signal has a feature that prevents message content from appearing in push notifications.