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Camp Mystic investigator seeks warrant for family’s Apple data - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Camp Mystic investigator seeks warrant for family’s Apple data - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

A Texas Ranger has asked a judge for a warrant to search Apple iCloud data belonging to Camp Mystic executive director Willetta "Tweety" Eastland, according to court filings tied to the criminal investigation into the deadly July 4, 2025 flood.

Investigators want to know what camp leaders knew about the flood threat before it hit and how they responded once the water started rising. The affidavit backing the warrant request alleges Camp Mystic lacked an adequate evacuation plan and did not move fast enough to get campers to safety.

Authorities are looking at potential charges including manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Pulling iCloud data means investigators could get texts, photos, location history and other records tied to Eastland's account, giving them a timeline of decisions made before and during the flood.

For families who lost loved ones at the camp, the request signals the investigation has moved past basic fact-finding into building a case that could lead to charges. It also puts pressure on camp leadership to account for what they knew and when, details that so far have stayed out of public view.

A judge still has to approve the warrant before any of that data becomes part of the case file. What's already clear, though, is that a summer camp tragedy has turned into a homicide investigation, with a camp director's personal phone records now on the table.

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