Lilypad13
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That type of landscaping sounds very pretty and very natural. When I first saw the M’s house I thought the landscaping seemed unusual for a landscaper. There were so many rocks and not many plants or bushes. But then I learned on here about “hardscaping.” It’s all very different from where I live in the world of flowers, azalea bushes, crepe myrtles and magnolia trees. But I live in a large subdivision where everyone landscapes their yards to block out the neighbors yards. There is mostly green grass (that has to be watered and most people have built in sprinkler systems) and not many rocks and boulders in this southern climate. If a gun went off or someone screamed in my next door neighbors houses we would probably hear it although the air conditioning units by the houses can be noisy. I’ve heard fighting before but not to the level of calling the police.It IS a great place for bird watching. I only know the word because Husband decided to plant one in our yard (but with no creek). We're in one of those neighborhoods where people have dry creek landscaping - so we have that. But he wants birds, so...we have ash trees and if I'd permit it, he'd have cottonwood (like in Utah and some parts of CO).
The Morphews definitely live in one. The river was running at higher than average/but moderate flow on the day Suzanne was reported missing. Snow melt had started.
How long did this perpetrator have? If there was an actual bike ride, then only from around 10 am to 5:45 pm.
If there was no bike ride, then...since May 8 (since she was apparently seen on the 7th in town). Pretty sure his truck movements can be tracked - perhaps by more than one method. New methods arise every once in a while.
The river would have been loud-ish. Whoever did this may have known that, and it's possible (as some here have conjectured) that there were noises, perhaps a couple of loud noises - but no one would have heard except, perhaps that one neighbor. But doubtful anything in the house could be heard (or in the driveway - or even where the bike was apparently found). Only a super loud piercing noise (treble, like a scream) might have cut through. A single shot from a rifle could be confused for the crack of rocks in the spring run-off. It would probably cut through, but it's not going to sound like a human scream.
So no one heard either, as far as we know. Neighbor has talked a little, hasn't mentioned any noises. (The other neighbor is the one who heard noises near the construction site - I think).
As in Barbara Thomas's case, there was an opportunity for a crime that looked as if someone completely vanished. I think there's a chance that in both cases, someone took advantage of a situation. In Barbara's case, sound might have carried a great distance - but there was no one within miles. In Suzanne's case, her voice might have barely been audible from .1 mile away - due to distance and river.
I've always been surprised at the way creeks in Colorado push rocks and they make grinding, cracking sounds - it's lovely, really, but also makes a person aware how strong smallish rocks can be. My imagination starts to work overtime.
What you wrote about the noise of the creek and rocks shifting was interesting to think about. Because if a loud argument was happening in the M’s home and/or a gun went off it would probably not be heard by a neighbor a mile away. But YES what if the neighbor that they called to check on Suzanne did hear something unusual late the previous night? Maybe she brushed it off as sounds from the creek but after Suzanne was missing she pulled an LE officer aside and said she thought she should tell them she heard something unusual? And that could be another reason LE turned their investigation towards the house? Just speculating and MOO on another possibility to think about...
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