Recent content by Joanie

This has been a fascinating read, particularly with Robb 2014's input. What if the girls knew that they were in trouble because they saw something, and they arranged to 'disappear', to start life over? Perhaps they used a shady character that they knew from the stables. They made arrangements...

Was thinking of Marizela today, out of a clear blue sky, perhaps because my subconscious mind remembered the anniversary of her disappearance. So very sad, such a beautiful young girl with everything ahead of her. Wishing that this case could be resolved, and her family given peace at last.

Our neighbor growing up had survived the quake and fire. I think her name was Mrs. Hanson. She gave me three china plates that had been in the fire, and had been heated enough that ash had attached to the glaze, so at least 900 - 1000 degrees F. The problems that happened during the earthquake...

FINALLY!!! Can they successfully prosecute him, though? Going to be tough. Maybe they could trade the death penalty for Linda's whereabouts? Hoping... Linda deserves to come home. After all the years of uncertainty and accusations, Linda should be found and properly honored. Joanie

Could it be the same woman? Police are talking about a "Janet M Barrie" who worked in the area at the time and lived in the apartment in the 1940-50's time frame (but was working in the area in the time when the newspapers were printed) They are also speculating about a "Jean M Barrie"...

The mystery of who owned the trunk in which the babies were found leads to several different women: "A new name has emerged in the search to identify the owner of a steamer trunk that earlier this week was discovered to contain the mummified remains of two babies. A woman named Janet M. Barrie...

Mel, she was dumped in the river around the time that she disappeared. Someone needs to contact the family if possible, the siblings, no doubt they heard about her disappearance growing up. Maybe they know why the doors were open in the months preceding her abduction. The mother stated (in...

What if Connie was being bullied or beaten up by the other girls? That would explain why she had a bruise and a bloody nose, and maybe why she headed out to get away from her tormentors. It would also explain why no one from the camp is talking... what if they knew, and did nothing?

That sounds like important information. If she had a gps and it told her to go up the offramp, then that goes toward her intent. And not all gps's would give the same instructions, so it might be a glitch in just a few. I think that you should write to the local law enforcement or something...

Songline, I'm a little younger than you are, but not much. :crazy: But I grew up in Los Angeles, in a tough area. Our perceptions are so different! My brother and I weren't able to play in our own front yard (1961-74) A bullet lodged itself into the wall of my grandmother's bedroom, just above...

Another thought: they only searched the site for about four hours, actually probably less. (If the fire burned from "Christmas Eve" until the fire dept arrived at 7 am, then they 'searched until 11 am', how long did it take for the ashes to cool down before they could get in there?) When a...

Here's a question about whether the house fire could cremate the bodies well enough that they weren't found... IF the house had coal in the cellar, a tar paper roof, very flammable curtains and drapes, old couches full of very flammable stuffing, possibly kerosene lamps in some rooms (at...

Then again, it may be that many people were molested and killed while hitchhiking, but it wasn't as widely reported. We are so interconnected now, our perceptions have changed. We report crimes that in older times were shrugged off. We search databases from across the country, instead of just...

Thinking about the backyard parties...there is a person who hasn't been mentioned as possibly being in the tent. Didn't Nancy G, when someone mentioned that her husband liked "forceful sex", reply that "we have the same taste"? She was doing drugs, she had perverse taste in sex, and...

How in the world did they come up with an actual DATE of their deaths when the bodies were found seven months later? (if the date is true) You can kind of see the forensics folks saying "seven months ago" or "approximately December of last year" but a DATE?