hey "BReVeTTe"
By no means was I trying to dismiss your theory. Like you since Friday all I can think about is JC! Weird huh..
I read as much as I could online and on other forums to try and find a link.
A few things I find interesting about her disappearance is the police weren't as active in this nor was much information given to the public. The west newspaper didn't give the disappearance much importance either. I might need to go check the microfilms at the state library to check what the Daily News defunct paper had said because from various searches people have noted they reported a bit on this.
Given some previous stalker behaviour "break in and being driven off the road" - you might assume whoever took her either was obsessed with her or someone known to her.
She left the Hilton staff car park at approx 12:30am which was a Monday early morning. She was last seen checking her bag in front of her car. Maybe she was looking for her wallet she forgot at home?? As she attended a staff function at the nightclub at the Hilton maybe she didn't need money as it was all paid for and hence didn't notice it was missing until that point. In 1988 the Hilton was considered a flash hotel, so you would consider nothing happened to her in the car park because they would have had security etc but maybe not. It was a man and woman who saw her and I don't think they have reidentitfied themselves to police because a news report was asking them to contact police.
The only thing I can consider is she was blitzed in the car park or someone was hiding in her car?
I doubt she would have headed out again because by this time on a Sunday night/Monday morning in 1988 not much would be open but correct me if I'm wrong and no mobile phones to arrange to meet anywhere either. Plus if she prearranged to meet friends it would have been reported.
It would be unlikely she was blitzed whilst driving on Stirling hwy unless 2 people were involved. Given past incidents she's not going to stop for anyone.
She could have gone to someone's house where she has met with foul play and then disposed off. This might be controversial but maybe she was working as a lady of the night hence the limited reporting from newspapers at the time. I mean no offence and no disrespect to JC by this but I'm concerned her disappearance didn't receive the police attention nor journalistic attention it should have been given as it was after the birnies!
When her car was found the ignition was on and the headlights on indicating it was disposed at night and most likely from the groyne at cott beach. Those car were heavy and wouldnt have moved much. There was a comment the lights were still on when the car was found on Wednesday therefore the battery not drained and the car therefore would have been disposed on Tuesday night - I cannot confirm this with any news reports.
Other avenue is she got home and someone attacked her there and removed all evidence to her car and drove it into the water.
I can't locate at what time they realised she was missing, if it was at sometime on Monday then one might assume her house was searched and checked by her family prior to her car being found in the surf.
I'm surprised a more in depth review of her case hasn't been done and no journalist has looked further into this. Important to note the police officer that dealt with the Birinie case - Vince Katich also was in charge of JC case.
All this was IMO and from reading the articles and blogs about her.
nini,
not suggesting that you were dismissing my theory
"i" think i was dismissing my own theory ;-)
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ok, here's another of my very colourful speculative theories
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perhaps there is no information on her having arranged to meet friends because no arrangements had been made?
perhaps it was an impromptu arrangement with a work colleague/interest who was ultimately responsible for her disappearance - therefore could not speak up for fear of incrimination?
who was at the Hilton function that night?
who exactly WERE her work colleagues?
perhaps there was one who'd become obsessed, perhaps they may have even dated a little but she wasn't as serious as him, and he wouldn't take no for an answer?
he says "we need to talk about this some more"
eg. let's go for a coffee and a kebab(?)
...trying to let him down gently, she says, OK
(then at bill time) damn! i'v forgotten my wallet.
he says, my shout for a lift home, and we can talk some more? ...with no wallet on her, she has no option but to agree. flustered, she forgets her work uniform in the plastic bag (all speculative, this)
the disagreement continues, and she won't be swayed ...leaving him out of pocket for a kebab and a coffee.
He's really angry by now, exerts his strength and accidentally kills her.
He panics. tries to stuff her under the back seat of her car but she's too big to leave enough room for it to be reinserted.
He quickly buries her in a nearby city park and takes the vehicle in the direction of cottesloe beach which i suspect is in the direction of his home, and from where he can easily leg it home without too much suspicion.
Throws the back seat into the ocean and pushes the car into the crashing surf.
when discovered, the battery still had charge because the electrical system short circuited at the point the Fiat submerged ... the lights are only showing to have BEEN on when the Fiat entered the water - because they're were still in the on position.
the break in, the highway incident may
or may not be related to the same suspect.
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i believe this individual matter is well overdue for an official inquiry.
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