I can tell you, emphatically, there was no map provided. Please consider, that when the first news reports came out that a little girl was missing, the search was on to find a missing, living, child - there is a very high element of incorrectly interpreting psychic impressions when speed is of the essence in trying to support a search for a missing person. These early impressions were, in hindsight, wrong and regrettable.
Actually, iirc...... it was Ms. Lucas herself who said that the intermediary gave her the bear AND A MAP OF THE AREA. I will try to find it for you, I could be wrong...but I have an amazing memory and I do believe if you review her public comments you will find she told this to a reporter. It is also true that Geraldo said on his show, with Brad on as a guest, And BRAD DID NOT CORRECT HIM, that that Dom was sent to those woods with maps and graphs.
I do agree with you...anyone that has ever read an article in the news paper knows that the statistics indicate when a mother kills her child the probability is very, very high the body will be found very close to home. Secondly Casey's phone pings indicate she was in that area. Thirdly we know our Casey is not a very sophisticated gal, nor is she going to exert physical energy and dig any grave. If the baby is dead and not in a grave the probability she would be in a bag of some sort is not rocket science. It had been all over the news that searches were looking in areas near the Anthony home, indeed even some local teenagers had guessed about it. Another lady, Ms. Jill _________ had already videotaped the swap area and if one were to guess...she had spoke of it or posted it on her website. Folks that are of the same accord often review one anothers work. There was no magic or special powers conjured up. I am not saying the lady is lying that she had a dream...good lord so have many of our members. Both can be true...she was thinking about the case and had a hunch and after looking at THE MAP... that was the last thing on her mind that night and she thought about it in her sleep. If you listen, very very closely to her interviews she admits she was looking at a map. She guessed and her guess was close. Between she and Luke this was not their only guess by the way. That matters. What would impress me if someone magically told us how and where the baby was killed, what clothes she would be found in, who was responsible and why. Short of that...no magic or skill....just a good old fashioned guess that a seven year old boyscout with a map in front of him could have close his eyes and pointed to.
I mean no disrespect to Ms. Lucas as a person..but just because she believes it does not mean we have to. I know that people believe a lot of what they say....but I decide for myself if I believe them too. I take these fanciful ideas about as seriously as Uncle Rick took mom and pop's assertion that the very pregnant Casey's belly indicated she had put on a little weight.
Regardless who gave her the map...or if she bought the map...no two ways about it she has said she was looking at a map of the area. I am certain of that. If you look at the sheer number of searchers and God help us all...even Joy searched or attempted to search that area..because like Ms. Lucas they took one look at the swamp area and the fact that the street was not well traveled, and close enough for Casey you'll see the guess was common and certainly not magic or requiring special skills. It was public knowledge LE and TES had attempted to search there too.
This is very important to me to reiterate, because we had a poster come on here defending Ms. Lucas telling us we all owe her an apology for implying she lied. To the very best of my knowledge none of us here have called her a liar, but for my part I want to correct and clarify what I said. I did say unless I see all the phone records I do not believe this lady. For the way I worded that, I do apologize. I don't believe anything until I see the records myself, because, the person doing the reporting or telling of the story may be mistaken. I live by "Trust but verify" a Ronald Reagan quote I have hanging in my office. I did not mean the lady didn't have a dream. I was speaking there about the chances Dom was talking to one person on several different phones is remote, imo. If I offended Ms. Lucas or her friends and family I want to apologize, just as publicly as I said I don't believe that. Ms. Lucas...I am sorry.
I know I have said Dominic lied. He lied to LE and has contradicted himself more than once. He MAY have been nervous and got confused...that is how far I will go with apologizing about that. Ms. Lucas is another matter.....I am not saying she lied. I have a sister who thinks she is still twenty two apparently and will not be talked in to wearing more age appropriate attire....that doesn't make her a liar. She is gorgeous, men do still do double takes when she walks by...so she believes. It doesn't mean I too have to wear mini skirts to not offend her glory days ideas. When she asks me how does she look, I wink at her and say almost as good as me...we crack up and go on to our lunch with our friends...dressed different from one another but with an abiding respect, love and in my mind ...a sense of humor. Don't tell my sister.
I am posting this video not because I endorse psychic stuff in any way..but just to illustrate Ms. Lucas could very well have seen any number of news clips that show this swamp area around the corner from Casey's home. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH857JuYN2g[/ame]
Update: This is not the interview I was thinking of with a local reporter (I believe) where she said the intermediary gave her the map...but it is her , in her own words telling Ms. Grace she looked at a map of the area. I will find the one I am remembering for you, or at least I will try my little heart out.
Here you go...turn up your volume at the four minute mark...it is a little hard to hear because, bless her heart, Nancy talks over the gal...but she absolutely, without question says she held the teddy bear, touched a photo and a MAP and went to sleep thinking of Caylee.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7-nzuWyeTw[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bukQWMaxD0Q[/ame]
PS: Dearmont, I want to be clear that I do not want to offend you. I don't believe in this sort of thing for religious reasons...but one of my best friends goes to get a reading all the time...we all believe different things. That is what makes life interesting. Please don't take offense to me not believing. We are happy to have you here, and I learn so very much from other people's opinions and thoughts. Again...my apology to Ms. Lucas if I offended her in any way.
