1) yes, DR lived at Smallwood.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2013/06/02/7175267.htm
2)-4)As I recall, it was a small coin purse. A.J. Amin found the purse and the keys between 2:30 and 3:00 a.m. And put them on a railing where they were later found by police. A.J. did not know who owned the keys and purse. The keys or purse might have been on a wristlet. The descriptions in the news articles imply the keys and purse were separate items but found at the same time near each other. Some reports state that she dropped her ID card too.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/solve-mystery-lauren-spierer/story?id=30148388
5) here is the image released from the surveillance video.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...westchester-student-released-article-1.128888. I do no think it is the same as the 2:51 image.
6). It is believed that she dropped them on the way over.
6a). The alley was one of several routes she could have taken, but according to JR, she appeared to be taking the sidewalk down College Ave. rather than the alley. Please look at the maps and photos in the earliest threads for more details.
6b). The police have released very little information about their efforts in this case, so we don't know exactly what they watched.
7). There is a small balcony in JRs apartment. Whether or not he could actually see her at the corner or not ( due to a light in the way), has been the subject of much discussion and speculation. The general consensus is that he would not have had a completely clear view.
7a). He did not walk with her as far as we know.
7b). It is not clear how many other people were at JRs. DB was one. He was reported to be sleeping in another room.
http://www.macombdaily.com/article/MD/20130817/NEWS01/130819496
8) the other call was to a male friend. I do not think any more information has been released.
http://www.wbiw.com/local/archive/2...tudent-lauren-spierer-issues-another-plea.php
9) DB, maybe others, were JRs "friends from home". I think they were named as potential witnesses in the lawsuit, but, except for DB, they have successfully stayed out of the limelight. DB tweeted the next morning about eating corned beef hash at The Runcible Spoon, a Bloomington restaurant. The tweet was discovered, which brought his name to the attention of the public.
10) JR's well to do family hired James Voyles, who has the reputation of being the best criminal defense lawyer in the state of Indiana.
11-12) It is not unusual for college students to sell drugs to their friends. I do not know if any of the persons in this group were doing so.
13). Several of the persons involved had minor, mostly alcohol-related, charges such as underage drinking, using a fake ID, public intoxication. If their records have not been cleaned up, they can be seen at mycase.in.gov.
15-16). There have been several stories that allegedly originated from MB. in some he was sober and working on a paper due the next day, in another he was out drinking and came home and thought LS and CR were burglars. In one version he went upstairs with CR and then came down to find that LS had gone, in another he walked her over to JRs, or JR came over to get LS. We do not know which story he would swear was true.
JR had known LS since childhood. Allegedly MB took her to JR because JR had known her longer.
JR said she had her Smallwood key or key card and a fake ID with her when she left.
Why wasn't she seen on video after leaving JRs? That's the question we all want answered.