Bart thanks for your ideas about this . But i figure theres one way around this reserve rd theory , what if perp parks the car on melville rd instead ? there is access to gugeri st or wherever without being trapped in the park which is what reserve rd does being a dead end . I like your thoughts about seeing the car , wonder if it was noticed somewhere between club/b.v Claremont & the abduction point rowe park ? Maybe doing a sinister bog lap or something suspect .
Peter k do you have any more on this incident ? [emoji368] [emoji102]
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Melville Rd is a definite no because there's no parking on Melville Rd. It's actually quite a busy road. Cars often heading towards the city on Gugeri cut up Melville, right at Loch, left at Carrington, left at Smyth, right at Aberdare. A lot of people driving to the Hollywood area would take this route if they're not on the Highway.
Put yourself in the CSK's shoes;
Option A - park in the car park in the middle
Pros - there's some buffer in between your car and the houses
- It's close to the likely blitz point
Cons - it's a bit exposed being out in the middle. I don't think those tress were near as big 20 years ago and think it was way more exposed
Option B - park in the car spaces at end of reserve road
Pros - It's a car park with other cars in it and you won't look out of place. People look over to the middle car park and see one car, they will notice it. If they look at the Reserve Rd car park, nothing will look out of place
Cons - Houses and their bedrooms are a mere 15m away
- The risk of one of those other car owners walking to their car (to leave). Or a car arriving.
- Potentially further to transport the victim from blitz point to car
- Limited getaway because it's a cul de sac.
I slightly lean towards Option A. Tough choice but I think that's how I would do it.
I might go dig up an aerial shot of Rowe Park to see how dense the foliage was back then.
