natsound
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I live in Redding and I have followed this case with interest. A few points people need to understand before attempting to make sense of this case.
Sherri's neighborhood is off a freeway exit that does not suggest that any residential neighborhood is anywhere near. I can not see anyone not familiar with the Redding area choosing that freeway exit to find a woman to abduct. It appears to be uninhabited wilderness. Actually, I can't see anyone familiar with the Redding area, choosing that area to look for someone to abduct so few people live there and hardly anyone would be visible from the street. If Sherri was abducted while out jogging, either she was specifically targeted (which suggest the abductors had local connections) or they were in the area for some other reason and the abduction was unplanned. No way they were in that neighborhood looking for a random woman to abduct.
Local people are very familiar with this case and the prevailing opinion is that Sherri is telling the truth, people want the abductors arrested and anger is directed at Cyber Sleuths who doubt her. Whatever suspicions Sheriff officers may have, I would expect them to publicly support Sherri's version of events unless they have absolute proof to the contrary.
While Redding and Shasta County are technically 8.5% Hispanic, there are no large employers who hire immigrant labor so there are no Hispanic neighborhoods and no insular Hispanic community. Most area residents who identify as Hispanic are English speaking, US citizens who have dispersed and integrated into the community. If there are any such Hispanic women who drive a Dark reddish SUV, I can guarantee that multiple reports have been made to Law Enforcement. Interestingly, law enforcement has not solicited information from the community. I cannot say definitively that there are no Hispanic gangs, or "girl gangs" but no such gangs have received any media attention.
Normally, Law Enforcement withholds information from the media when the investigation is progressing and they do not want anything to happen that tip off the targets of the investigation. If they hit a "brick wall", they will release more information in hopes of soliciting leads or forcing the suspects hand. So far, the tone is very much for the media and the public to Stay Out of the investigation. This would suggest that the investigation is going well OR there are " unusual" political forces involved.
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Thanks kemo, very informative. Have you seen or heard "dark reddish" SUV as opposed to "dark SUV"?