Steelslady
Justice for Kelsey
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Oops! I was looking at the wrong photo, @Gardener1850 . Sorry about that!You're welcome! That bit of color on the last photo is a SAR orange tag.
Oops! I was looking at the wrong photo, @Gardener1850 . Sorry about that!You're welcome! That bit of color on the last photo is a SAR orange tag.
From what I can tell- searches have been suspended and it appears the investigation is heading in a different direction. If she had fallen or hurt herself, I would imagine it would leave some kind of mark in that sand- footprints, an imprint from a fall. If injured, wouldn't they have found her travel mug? We don't know if the dogs picked up her scent or not, either.Okay so here's another possibility I don't think we've considered. What if everything that RT said happened is true? Maybe BT was heading back and saw someone around the truck or camper? If I were in that situation alone, rather than confront them or yell for my husband, I would try to hide and sneak back to alert my husband without them seeing or hearing me. (I'm 61, 20 years ago I probably would've confronted them.) It's possible she could've been injured or overcome by the heat while hiding/sneaking back to RT and is still hidden somewhere between the camper and where RT was at when they separated. There would be no signs of an abduction or foul play and RT would still be telling the truth.
You're most welcome, I hope she found safe soon. In my opinion, it would be hard to get lost IF you've got a good sense of direction. But I also know people close to me who still don't recognize a certain mountain landmark in the desert after 5 years of living in the desert, and could easily get lost in a place that I would never get lost, so it depends on how well Barbara's sense of direction is, and whether or not she was inebriated (Even one beer would knock me for a loop in that heat!) If they drank beer regularly and were functional drinkers and alternated that with water, then perhaps that would not have clouded her judgement. A heat stroke or other medical issue can really disorient someone, so that could also cause someone to wander off the trail in an irrational/confused way. I hope Robert can provide a much finer detailed timeline and specifics of this hike.Thank you deeply for going to these lengths. Based on what you're saying, it is highly unlikely that she was lost, unless medical issues forced aberrant behavior? The road's are easily referenced so one could maintain their sense of direction?
Please know I mean no disrespect to the darling search dogs- bless their little canine hearts. However, I have seen cases on here and elsewhere where they completely missed the victim, and there was definitely enough scent to pick them up. Perfect example is the Blaze Bernstein case- the dogs went over the area where he was killed and buried several times, and they didn't react.What about dogs? Wouldn't they be able to pick up a scent and track her? In a case like this, you have to get the dogs ASAP.
I find it a bit dodgy. When she disappeared, didn't he run after her?
Who goes for a hike in a bikini in the desert with almost no shade, no water? In the Mojave desert where it's 120 degrees?
These are the best photos the police dept could obtain of the missing person? Three people in one of the photos, and two in the other...
My understanding was that they did have water, but that the water was in the possession of the husband so it wouldn't have been accessible to BT after their separation. MOO
Oh I agree. But if it were me there would be a calculation based on how badly I needed to just "be done" versus the distance left to cover and risks involved, if my partner had the water and the phone. The closer back to the vehicle the more easily I would feel ok going on ahead.BBM I don't think there had to be a compelling reason, necessarily.
Think about taking a walk. You walk...at some point you're done and decide to go home. Not necessarily because you're ill, overheated, have to pee, or you had an argument. You're just finished walking and ready to go home. Or, in Barbara's case, ready to go back to the camper. MOO
BBMDo you know if your aunt had a driver's license? Seems odd they didn't use the pic from that.
ETA It seems they would use a picture from her license before using pictures with others in them.
LE has also said there's been no evidence of Barbara located in the desert. So, using the same logic you're applying here, does that mean that she was never there? MOOIMO it does mean she wasn't.
What would the purpose be for LE to tell the media no indication she was kidnapped, why this info?
This avenue was never explored to begin with IMO, going by what I have read.
These are the best photos the police dept could obtain of the missing person? Three people in one of the photos, and two in the other...
They have also said there's been no evidence of Barbara located in the desert. So, using the same logic you're applying here, does this mean that she was never there? MOO
BBMHere's the thing:
If RT did take pictures of BT that day, wouldn't it make the most sense for LE to release those photos showing exactly what she was wearing and how she looked the day she went missing?
Again, rhetorical question.
Unless that one pic of her in the black bikini top and red hat was taken that day, which is entirely possible, then I question whether LE found any pics of her that were from the date RT reported her missing.
If that's true, that's a problem.
JMO.
The photo of her with the red hat on looks cropped to me. I don’t think I’m articulating this well but it doesn’t seem like a natural looking photo that one would take. If it is cropped, I’d like to see the uncropped version of it. MOO
Does the family have any other pictures of Barbara?These are the best photos the police dept could obtain of the missing person? Three people in one of the photos, and two in the other...
RT definitely indicated he took pictures that day. At least one, for sure.BBM
Hmmm... sorry if I missed this; but did RT say he took any photos that day at all ?
And were any of them of her ?
Wouldn't LE have taken a look through his phone by now ?