He has been quiet lately, and I'm hoping it is because someone has taken him in hand and convinced him that it's not doing him, his son, or the situation any favors for him to continue speaking to the media right now. I also hope he is getting some help from Victim Services, which some of our Canadian friends here have mentioned. MOO
I'm not sure where your train of thought is on this thought. Mr. Dyck was a highly respected professor at UBC which is one of the few accredited universities in Canada. There is nothing in his past to suggest anything other than he set out on his exploring/camping trip for all the right reasons. I have no doubt they planned this killing trip. The fact is it did not matter who their victims were - be it a retired University Professor, or two young people in an older van. The key was the thrill of the kill. I feel Fowler/Deese were a 'practice' to test if they would get caught. They weren't, but aren't stupid to think RCMP could track them down in some way. Their next step to their plan was to steal a vehicle that appeared in good enough working order to make their escape out of BC, it was easy for them to kill Mr. Dyck for his vehicle. We don't know how much cash money Dyck was carrying. I feel the boys left Port Alberni with say a couple thousand dollars jointly, however gas is expensive here and driving a truck probably cost them 700.00 just to drive up north, (let alone ferry fees etc). Most of their money I feel has gone into fuel for the vehicles. When the money started running out at Split lake, they got their last 20.00 in the tank and drove it as far as it could go.
I think everyone is hung up on the stranger in the road but personally I don’t think they should be. The girl that reported it (and not immediately) specifically said his arms were out and he seemed frustrated. I think, he and his car have nothing to with the investigation other than another witness who would have been possibly the last person to see them alive before the killer? I don’t know but nobody in town is in fear of a man, specifically this man.
When we've been up there which is many many many many times we've always carried a little Jerry can of gas and tools, a blanket, some water and always some snacks to eat. Just in case we broke down on the road ... we knew that would be okay for a bit...Until. we got help.
Yeah I don't know what the deal is with the bearded guy, but I'm thinking RCMP has maybe been able to identify him and doesn't consider him an issue. I know there's been some speculation that the bearded guy is KM because he is probably shorter than LF and has a beard, but I don't think he really matches the description. The witness said the man was dark-complected and dark-headed. Granted, she saw him at night, but KM is quite pale-looking and sandy-headed in the photos and security cam footage I've seen.
Not to be rude at all but I’m just saying the truth here-of ANY murder to date that’s happened between fort Nelson and hot springs, I believe none have ever been solved by the rcmp. Maybe 1, but that’s it. And there has been a few. I’m not criticizing them, I’m saying I don’t believe they are equipped to deal with a crime scene so far away, after a bunch of vehicles drove through the crime scene before the police got there. Plus there were many people who had been on scene (trucker, witness, traffic control) and I don’t think the men would have been caught ever if they hadn’t done what they did in Dease Lake. We have no resources anywhere close to us, let alone up that way. We have one airline that flies once a day, not everyday. It would have been a lot of work to coordinate to get the right people up there within a decent amount of time. My opinions, not facts. But the murders that have happened were nothing like this and nobody was ever caught. I think everyone in town knows who did them, but they couldn’t get the right evidence from the crime scenes.
It has been established Mr. Dyck went to study plants because he was a botanist and he was going to be 'camping'. I think there is cell service around Deese Lake but I'm not sure how far it reaches along that highway.
Exactly. Not sure why some people here insist the Ontario sightings have been 'debunked' just because police have not been able to confirm them or capture them yet. No other Canadian province has been able to capture them either.
At night, there are no street lights or anything and it’s pitch black at certain times in the evening. If the witness was driving by at 11:30, there is NO way she could say how tall the man was if he was standing in the middle of the road and the couple was at the van. IMO that’s not possible. I think she tried her best but if you asked me how tall was the cashier at the grocery store was today that I stared at for 20 mins while I waited and then checked out, I wouldn’t have a clue. I would try but it wouldn’t be accurate and that was hours ago, not the next day after being in shock, etc. Just my thoughts. I bet she got the vehicle description correct but the rest was a shot in the dark.
That's good to know--thank you!
