Welcome Annasbro!
Mr. Ford I read your blog with interest. Thank you for sharing all of that information with us. I have a few questions if you don't mind.
About the letter: Since it was found unopened, and torn in two, amongst Waters papers, did he then received it, go to hotel and talk to Brody, and say "I'm glad the tot is dead" without reading the contents? Just knowing it came from you was enough to elicit that comment?
Or do you think it was torn in two, the two parts extracted and read, then returned to their envelope portions?
It seems odd to me that he kept something he had torn in half... was there other papers, that were in the same condition?
The money in the safety deposit box: Do you think it was money siphoned from Waters? You don't appear to believe that it was any kind of payment for selling Anna - is this correct? Do you believe the money was from another source - any speculations?
Weird people do weird things.... I still think its odd that they lived in such a seedy hotel. If Brody was siphoning the money he could have easily got Waters to buy him a home in a nice area. The money would be invested under his name.
Also, to a paranoid, to live in a place where anyone could monitor them would be a constant source of agitation. Why would they choose such a place over a more secluded venue? I realise that Waters had to be close to work, but that still would have been possible in a little more upscale area, where the phone calls, for example, didn't have to go through the front desk.
Any speculation as to what kept them in those conditions?
The weary waitresses Did any come on to Waters? Could any of them have been a "trying to have a child" woman. Was it simply flirting (or imagined flirting
) or were any "more in depth" friendly?
Any hint of a change?
Was there any large increase/decrease in any bank account around the time of Anna's disappearance? Since Waters no longer had to pay support where was that money funnelled? Did you see any trail?
Were they working on any big project/plan?
I'll stop there with my questions... thank you for sharing your work!