At least it would be the only coincidence.
Yes I think paintbrush was in both gloves hands because it was broken in half - you need both hands to snap it. I'm not sure the saliva test is accurate and it has been shown to give false positives. Also that enzyme is found in blood and urine. Because both blood and urine were present, it could have more easily given a false positive.
Okay
erm, agree to disagree then. The loose binds, the unnecessary duct tape... that's staging.
Yes the sexual assault was real. In my opinion it was part of staging.
Yes, that's right. I must have mistyped, thanks.
That's what I heard, too, which is why I went with this as my theory.
Ellie9, I think your contribution to discussion has been brilliant, and you’ve made some good points. I’ve enjoyed talking with you. I’d like to ask you to read something. It is not jbr related. It is about coincidences and how to think about them. The article is here:
http://tinyurl.com/2u7jwrh
If you don’t care to read it, or simply don’t have the time – that’s fine. But, it should help you to decide whether your objection or rejection due to coincidence is a reasonable or sound objection (or, rejection).
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Aussiesheila explained why the sample is probably saliva here:
http://tinyurl.com/h98tyt8 (this is a different aussiesheila post than the one I linked to in my reply to UK Guy), she addresses your concerns re: blood/urine. In addition, other characteristics such as the degradation, being a minor component (DNA in saliva is low per volume) support the conclusion of probably saliva. Occam’s razor, my friend.
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“the loose binds, the unnecessary duct tape... That's staging.” I agree (see! Not just ba contrarian! Ha!). However, the sexual aspect was NOT staging, it was real AND it was covered up. In other words (WARNING, here comes another IDI theory, of which many say i have none. Lol), this could have been a sexually motivated crime staged to appear as a kidnapping.
“We know that offenders are more reluctant to admit sexual motives than other types of motives (e.g., profit, revenge, anger, power). Some offenders may not even realize their true motivation. An offender may eventually request a ridiculously small ransom for a child he had abducted to molest in an apparent attempt to convince others, but primarily himself, that he is not a sex offender”
Child Molesters Who Abduct: Summary of the Case in Point Series” Edited by Kenneth V. Lanning and Ann Wolbert Burgess
http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC70.pdf
I didn’t check to see if this link still works, but this is something worth reading. Like the article above, this one is not about jbr, but it is relatable and imo essential reading for anyone interested in this case. Lanning “specialized in the study of the sexual victimization of children after being transferred to the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in 1981. He was assigned to the Behavioral Science Unit from 1981 to 1996, Missing and Exploited Children’s Task Force from 1996 to 1998, and National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) from 1998 to 2000.”
Lanning is one of many in LE who is IDI.
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