Please help. Deleted messenger messages

[InnisandGunn]

Does anyone know if there's any way I can get messages I deleted that were on a different phone back? Or how to recover a Hotmail account where the form doesn't work? This literally is the deciding factor in a getting a man who sexually assaulted me twice convicted. Please if someone knows anything please help!

I don't think you can get them back but the police should be able to find out

We almost did but because it's not the same phone we can't.

Are they what'sapp or texts? What type of phone was it?

Police can get them back.

Sorry I meant the police should have access. I sent too soon.

You can contact the messaging service and get the messages through an archive - youd have to provide reasonable proof of it being your account.

Better yet the police can do a request

Thanks guys. Any idea how I would contact Facebook messenger though?

Facebook won't provide the messages to you. The police can contact them, there's a process for this and they can recover them - but they won't respond to your individual request.

Have the police put in an application? It used to take three - four weeks, but I haven't had to do one of these for a couple of months so it could be faster/slower now.

You can download a copy of your FB data and they might appear in there. In the app, go to settings-> settings and scroll down to Your Facebook Information, click download a copy of your information.

Really hope that helps, it does depend on when the messages were deleted though. Fingers crossed for you.

Thanks guys. The police have made no indication that they can do this. Are you an officer in the UK @AnchorDownDeepBreath?

@Fuzzywuzzyhasnohair I've tried that but only some are coming up 😭

No I work on the other side When were the messages deleted?

Your best bet really is that a police officer fills in the law enforcement request. They'll need to include all the fields (badge number etc) so that it gets processed, but Facebook will respond to that and it's your best chance of getting the messenging history.

Best of luck with it

@Anchordowndeepbreath thank you so so much! I really can't thank you enough!

They were deleted around the 12th July 2013 stupidly of him admitting it

No problem, @InnisandGunn

Feel free to message if you need any more help, but generally if you tell the police they can get it; they'll have someone who knows how to do it.

I had to do this with Match.com. I deleted the account and messages were needed for the rape case (ongoing). Sadly after a year they were deleted and they couldn’t provide but FB may be different.

In my case the police had to make the request off Match. Feel free to PM me.

My IT team (work phone) were able to recover the WhatsApp messages though (also via police request).

I've had a look regarding the law enforcement request and have relayed that back to the officer heading the case. Thank you so much. I feel I have a little bit of hope restored. @AnchorDownDeepBreath will they definitely be able to get them? Or is it unlikely? Sorry for all the questions, just a lot rides on whether we can get these or.not.

Awwwww OP. No advice but really hoping you can get this sorted and that you are ok

Thanks @Russell19. I'm hanging in there, but feel like I'm falling apart all at the same time. I'm about to quit my job today. I just can't deal with everything.

Any joy today? You can get through this x

Just google how to retrieve deleted Facebook messages on messenger. There are loads of sites that tell you how to do it.

I've tried all that @Idontwanttotalk. But thanks.

I made it through the day without quitting at least. DP has been amazing picking up all my slack. The police have been all over it today and it seems we have some good leads. Just need those messages now to get him done for the first time.