Okay been researching and haven't watched YET the new episode but I'm about to! Y'all are doing an AMAZING job helping these victims find justice. SO PROUD OF WEBSLEUTHS AND THE PRODUCERS OF THIS SERIES! :tyou::tyou:Ok so two long posts really quick before I start watching!
Researched burlap bags and sheets. Here's some info I found while digging. (this is probably mentioned before so forgive me! Trying to familiarize myself with this case. lol)
This may seem random and with no straight lines but I was noting as I was reading.
Burlap Sack uses- vegetable and nut bags, seafood transportation, making sandbags
Burlap fabric uses- in the garden, use in concrete curing, agriculture uses to keep soil from washing away.
Burlap can also be treated to keep it from rotting or molding.
Also used to keep grazing animals away from crops. Used in covering root balls in plant nursies.
Used as shade screens also.
Could the reason the first 4 were wrapped in burlap mean that he only had a small supply of burlap? Once he ran out he changed his MO?
Used in covering dog areas to protect from wind and elements.
provides UVA and UVB protection
Used in sporting events.
Used in furniture making as previously stated by another poster.
Beekeepers use it by burning it to put bees in a hypnotic state.
"Used burlap bags can be found in markets that sell vegetables, fruits, and coffee as well as agriculture distribution outlets and
both are more than willing to give them away for reuse."
http://nyp-corp.com/blog/tag/burlap-2/
Used in highway construction to prevent erosion.
It is also biodegradable.
Use in agriculture examples, - germination, weed control, raised beds, easy composting
http://nyp-corp.com/blog/how-to-use-burlap-bags-in-the-garden/#more-1232
Rolled Textiles, Rolled Carpet and Rugs, Conveyor Belting, Rubber Hose, Rolled Roofing,Engineered Parts, Flag and Lightning Poles,
Baled Textile Waste, Straw Erosion Wattles
NYP Corp locations-
http://nyp-corp.com/contacts-locations
(Their headquarters are in NJ.)
"NYP Corp. is one of the few remaining wholesale converters of burlap, cotton, and related industrial textiles, in the USA.
Originally founded as New Yorker Bag and Burlap by Gerald LaBelle and Nelson Gudema, these two young WWII veterans started
their new business with a VA certificate to purchase surplus materials from the government."
http://nyp-corp.com/our-company/
The garment district is an interesting lead also.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garment_District,_Manhattan
List of places to buy burlap
http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/product_company_list.cfm?prod_code=9001212®ion=New-York-NY
This is a pdf that shows some of the sizes available.
http://www.columbiaburlap.com/product/CBBC-DBBC_Industrial_Catalog_Web.pdf
So what does this tell us? First we must know if it was in fact BAGS being used. Or was it rolls of Burlap (which makes more sense
if the SK rolled them up in burlap) Also this would be important to be able to search for a possible lead and not go down rabbit holes.
Burlap has a wide range of uses in agriculture, transporting goods and vegetables and seafood, used in landscaping, used in construction,
used in making sand bags. Also used to provide protection in many ways.
I believe if we can source where the burlap came from, then you may be able to track your killer. He either has a lot of access to Burlap or
buys it often. An employer would know if burlap was going missing I would think.( Maybe he was fired from this job and no longer had access to the burlap. A burlap supplier would notice a repeat customer that
maybe set off alarm bells for some unknown reason.
JMOO