I'm all caught up now on episodes so won't ask any more annoying questions!
I tend to think that the TSS abuse (as terribly horrific as it is for the victims) is a red herring. I don't know that it really has much to do with the case except for perhaps being one factor in helping Marion decide the time was right to leave because it can't have been a very nice working environment.
My gut leans towards the theory that there was a man involved. Whether this is Mr Remakel or not - not sure. Either he lured her into a cult type situation and she withdrew the money to help fund that new life, contributing financially to the group etc. I think this was the man seen in the car at the petrol pumps.
Or I do think there's a chance she met with foul play and the person withdrawing the funds wasn't Marion but someone else involved with this 'man', either himself or a female accomplice.
I don't find it odd that she hasn't touched her super. I think she'd think it was too risky to try and access that in the years she would have become eligible because she would have known it would have been a clue to her whereabouts.
The three day visit mentioned on the arrivals card is another red herring I think. As has been mentioned, these cards aren't verified even to this day. You can really write whatever you want on them. My friend makes up different crazy job titles every time she writes on one (I'm in NZ so Australia is a very common destination to travel to). I would say that Marion/Florabella randomly wrote three days down on the card just as an arbitrary number to write down. I don't think three days holds any meaning. It is very curious though - the Luxembourg/Remakel connections already mentioned upthread.
I think it's likely she's using Natalia or another name, highly unlikely she stuck with Florabella, way too different if she was trying to stay under the radar.
All of this is my opinion and speculation only.
Cannot WAIT until episode 10. I do try not to treat any true crime cases as entertainment because it is distasteful but the producers/presenters of this one have really done a brilliant job at building suspense so I can't help it!
I tend to think that the TSS abuse (as terribly horrific as it is for the victims) is a red herring. I don't know that it really has much to do with the case except for perhaps being one factor in helping Marion decide the time was right to leave because it can't have been a very nice working environment.
My gut leans towards the theory that there was a man involved. Whether this is Mr Remakel or not - not sure. Either he lured her into a cult type situation and she withdrew the money to help fund that new life, contributing financially to the group etc. I think this was the man seen in the car at the petrol pumps.
Or I do think there's a chance she met with foul play and the person withdrawing the funds wasn't Marion but someone else involved with this 'man', either himself or a female accomplice.
I don't find it odd that she hasn't touched her super. I think she'd think it was too risky to try and access that in the years she would have become eligible because she would have known it would have been a clue to her whereabouts.
The three day visit mentioned on the arrivals card is another red herring I think. As has been mentioned, these cards aren't verified even to this day. You can really write whatever you want on them. My friend makes up different crazy job titles every time she writes on one (I'm in NZ so Australia is a very common destination to travel to). I would say that Marion/Florabella randomly wrote three days down on the card just as an arbitrary number to write down. I don't think three days holds any meaning. It is very curious though - the Luxembourg/Remakel connections already mentioned upthread.
I think it's likely she's using Natalia or another name, highly unlikely she stuck with Florabella, way too different if she was trying to stay under the radar.
All of this is my opinion and speculation only.
Cannot WAIT until episode 10. I do try not to treat any true crime cases as entertainment because it is distasteful but the producers/presenters of this one have really done a brilliant job at building suspense so I can't help it!