Originally Posted by
SFO 1K
Maybe she was so tired she forgot to put them back in her pocket after using them in flight? Maybe she put them in her pocket but didn't button it and when the FA folded the jacket over his arm they fell on the floor. Then the cleaners found them. Also she says the battery should be dead but they stayed powered on because someone paired them to their device, but if they were in LOST mode, you cannot do that. Lots of possibilities, her story is her version, but the facts look a little different.
The long sob story is irrelevant. Obviously they were stollen, and UA is responsible for the actions of their employees and contractors.