I can't imagine these people are that untraceable. If they are dumb enough to reach out to the victims, finding them should be doable with a bit of luck.
It seems like once law enforcement engaged it was quick since they arrested 3 days after someone died from a swat. But getting law enforcement to be interested is the problem.
“ The police quickly traced the 415 number and determined that it belonged to Chris Eberle, a midlevel Netflix executive. When calls to the number went unanswered, the police descended in force. ”
> I can’t call the cops from my phone and say I’m XYZ and have killed my girlfriend and am going to kill more people
You totally can. You think the cops won’t show up with force if they get a call from a voip number or prepaid sim? They will.
I’d argue that spoofing the victims number is in fact more likely to result in an unsuccessful swat, as the cops might end up calling you back and reaching the target.
Fuck, kids have been swatting each other using TTS relays since at least the early 2000s.
I'm curious to see how laws and law enforcement around the world actually perceive this, especially considering the very different ways in which things like order bombing or swatting exist/don't exist in various countries.