Hi All,
Retyping this since my first one didn't upload for some reason. I decided to take a break from working on my case study of Elisa Lam, as the lack of closure to this case when the LE have both parties involved in custody sickens me. Great work so far though everyone.
I caught up on most of the information be known to us and although I don't have much to add would like to help reiterate what I think are important details and what should not be overlooked. So we know Loretta went to talk to BL & VH at the apartment she was subletting to them and we know (I'm assuming its safe to take the fact as accurate) that Loretta left the apartment by herself. So my immediate question is who did she speak to? was it BL, VH, or both? I only ask this because the confrontation would have gone differently depending on who was there and could help explain the mindset as these two lowlives devised what to do next since they were getting pressured into payment it doesn't seem like they would have been amped up to make anyways.
So Loretta left on her own accord by herself but what would the taxi driver yield that was useful information about her disappearance? For those of you wanting to answer that question it was rhetorical, I simply think it would be a nice detail as to WHEN this taxi driver saw something, as we know this apartment is in the middle of the investigation and know they were in possession of her car and bank card. I wonder if he saw something later in the day, rather than the moment Loretta walked out of the sublet complex herself. Cell phone towers need to be utilized, obviously we will not be privy to that information until an official trial but it would be useful to use now in a search around halifax if BL or VH's phones pinged anywhere suspicious.
I agree the texts came from someone using a computer not linked to her banking information. The interesting thing to note here is that as far as I have read in this case the banking card itself was only used in ontario. If they had gotten the password from Loretta in Halifax, it doesn't make sense for these two dunce heads to wait until Ontario to use it, if they are stupid enough to use a missing persons flagged bank card anyways. This leads us to the transcanada and CCTV, this evidence is critical for the circumstantial evidence to show if Loretta was in the car or not however, I think we all believe this to be wishful thinking that we would see her in any of the footage. However, if it is true that they only used the card in ontario, it might be a hopeful sign that she was with them and finally did give them her password.
My one main idea comes from putting myself in Loretta's situation, wanting rent, not getting it when she first approaches them that day, but being told that they would get it to her later in the day. If I was on this case, I would be digging for any banks these two jokers were affiliated with, going to various branch locations and checking if they have outside cctv cameras, as the only way I could see Blake and Victoria luring this smart cookie anywhere other than there apartment is for payment that they were withdrawing from their branch. Obviously its a wide net to cast but if there was ever a place in which she would meet them outside with her car, I would have to guess there. Unfortunately, the tactic will be to let these two sweat and see which one will want to make a deal first. What should be happening is a detailed grilling of exactly where they say they got ahold of the car, screw the bs of how they got it, make them show you the exact location and spread out a search from there, otherwise we are just losing forensic evidence at a rapid rate, as that location would be pivital to eventually finding Loretta.
Sorry for the ramble, the first time I typed out my thoughts on the case, I was pretty thorough, but now I just need to get it off my chest. P.s. this was not a valentines day motive, due to the criminal past of the losers themselves and multiple aliases they were just waiting for the right moment and opportunity to take advantage of Loretta and the date had little to do with it.
Just my 2 loonies,
Swampthing
