By Stephanie Martin Taylor, KQED News Fix
Kyle Gamboa’s iPhone 5S still sits, fully charged, next to his parents’ living room sofa. Every few months, the phone lights up with a text from one of his friends.
“I love you brother,” reads one message, dated June 2, 2016. “I really don’t know what happened. I miss you. I wish you were here.”
Kyle’s father agrees. “You know, texting and all the social media stuff, it’s such a part of their life — this is normal for them to do,” he says. “Even though they know Kyle is gone, they know his phone is still on.”
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