CT- Annie Le, missing from Yale, thread #2

[STEADFAST]

I see what you're saying.. but to me it isn't completely alarming that the police weren't called at 2pm. I'm sure when Annie didn't show up (even though it's unlike her) the first thing people thought of wasn't "call the cops- lets report her missing"..maybe she just simply forgot, maybe she got caught up in the research lab, maybe she had a family emergency, maybe she wasn't feeling well...I wouldn't have jumped on calling the police when she didn't show up either. But, if later on that day I couldn't get in touch with her, then I might have. It just seems to premature to call the police the second she doesn't show up on time.

The thing that bothers me the most about the email at noon saying Annie hadn't been in to work, besides the timing, is that her purse and cell phone were in her office and colleagues had seen her earlier that day. By writing that "no one knew where she was," Bennett indicated that he'd asked around, investigated her absence some. It just doesn't sit right with me, although there's nothing else about Bennett that rings any alarm bells.
"Schlessinger said that Bennett e-mailed him yesterday around noon informing him that Le had not come in to work and that no one knew where she was. Police confiscated all of Le’s materials from the Anton Bennet Lab in the Sterling Hall Department of Pharmacology, where she worked."
Yale Daily News (posted 8/12/09)
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/city-news/2009/09/09/medical-student-goes-missing/

 

[Track292008]

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You're welcome, but please keep in mind that I do not know that any of this is fact, it is what seems very likely to me since I work in a very similar situation- it is how I am fitting what has been reported together in a way that makes sense to me given what I know. I could very well turn out to be completely wrong.

All of the sign up sheets I have seen have always been a sheet taped to the door- not really a log that anyone keeps. More of a courtesy thing than any sort of official record.

I totally understand! Thanks, again!

 

[KaylynnCouture]

I used MapQuest and from Maxim Road (where they're searching) to the building Annie was last seen in is about 45 minutes away. That's a pretty good distance/time for the perp to travel if there is any evidence there. Unless that's where the lab materials/trash is disposed at.

 

[Emma Peel]

Indulge me while I think like a bride for a minute:

If I were getting married on Sunday, (big fancy Long Island Country Club Wedding) and my out of town guests were arriving Wednesday or thereabouts, I kinda think I would be getting the heck out of New Haven on Tuesday, and heading to NYC/Long Island.

Which makes me think further, maybe that's the reason her colleagues knew Annie wasn't going to make her TA class. Maybe it was a planned miss. Just the e-mail was late. Perhaps her fiance may have expected her to arrive in NY at a specific time and immediately knew something was wrong when she didn't arrive/call/respond to his calls.

About the Purse/Cell phone:
It's true that many feel the Yale Med school complex is located in a known sketchy and somewhat unsafe -even-in-daylight area of New Haven. Maybe it's smart to leave your purse in your office. Also - maybe Labrat knows - does your cell phone work in your lab building?

 

[SuziQ]

Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority
http://www.crra.org/

 

[SeriouslySearching]

The report in that last video posted almost said "murder", but caught herself. It is clear what people are thinking who are on the scene and talking with LE.

It is disheartening to think they could find her in the trash on her wedding day. It is so disturbing this beautiful and brilliant woman could be tossed out without a care. As her former teacher put it, "a break-though scientist" could be gone so abruptly from this world and we will never know the contributions she could have made in her lifetime. Very sad. It would be a great loss on so many levels.

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Former high school teacher reacts to Annie Le disappearance
7 min 53 sec ago
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People in Annie Le's hometown in northern California are reacting to the news of her disappearance.

Her former high school teacher says Annie is not the type of person to become a runaway bride.

VIDEO: Former high school teacher reacts to Annie Le disappearance
http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/2009/09/13/Former-high-school-teacher/1252859425.html

VIDEO: FBI to analyze potential evidence seized from Yale building
http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/2009/09/13/FBI-to-analyze-potential/1252858851.html

Article:
http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/2009/09/13/Former-high-school-teacher/1252859425.html

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[eyes4crime]

I'm sure this isn't exact 'cause there are so many discrepancies in time, so please correct what is wrong. Rough draft done by Eyes4crime (for the purpose of trying to understand the timing of Dr. Bennett's text messages) TIA

Sept. 8th. - Annie leaves belongings in office at Sterling Hall of Medicine

Sept. 8th (10:00am) - Annie walks 3 blocks to the lab on 10 Anistan st. and is on video being let into bldg

Sept 8th -(10:30 - ?) Dr. Bennett was teaching a class 1st class of ht enew quarter - not sure how long it lasted. His class is at Sterling as is one of his office's.

Sept. 8th (12:00pm) - Bennett e-mailed Schlessinger around noon informing him that Le had not come in to work and no one knew where she was. Annie would not be available to TA her class at 2:00pm

Sept. 8th (12:40pm) - Fire alarm is pulled - thought to be triggered by a smoking wire

Sept. 8th (2:00pm) - Annie misses Dr. Michael D. Robek Ph.D., Pathology class; Annie is the TA

Sept. 8th (9:00pm) - Annie is reported missing by her roommate

Sept. 11th - Prof Bennett was questioned regarding the cancellation of Robek's Pathology class, and e-mails

EYES questions: Sept 8th 12:00 - Annie's purse and personal belongings were in her office at Sterling Hall. Was Dr. Bennett not aware that Annie had visited her office

AND why would he call Dr. Schlessinger (at noon) about Annie not showing up to TA the Pathology class at 2:00pm? Why was it cancelled so early? I'm not saying Dr. Bennett is guilty of any crime, but there are questions that make the timing of his calls very suspect. mho If anyone can explain how he would know so early that Annie could not TA at 2:00 - I would appreciate it immensely. TIA

 

[SeriouslySearching]

Indulge me while I think like a bride for a minute:

If I were getting married on Sunday, (big fancy Long Island Country Club Wedding) and my out of town guests were arriving Wednesday or thereabouts, I kinda think I would be getting the heck out of New Haven on Tuesday, and heading to NYC/Long Island.

Which makes me think further, maybe that's the reason her colleagues knew Annie wasn't going to make her TA class. Maybe it was a planned miss. Just the e-mail was late. Perhaps her fiance may have expected her to arrive in NY at a specific time and immediately knew something was wrong when she didn't arrive/call/respond to his calls.

About the Purse/Cell phone:
It's true that many feel the Yale Med school complex is located in a known sketchy and somewhat unsafe -even-in-daylight area of New Haven. Maybe it's smart to leave your purse in your office. Also - maybe Labrat knows - does your cell phone work in your lab building?

I recall reading that she was working 10 hour days plus in order to shore up things before the wedding. To me, it indicated she was still planning on going to the class as a TA on Tuesday as it would be part of her normal schedule of things to wrap up. Were they taking a couple of days or a couple of weeks off after the wedding? I don't think this has been addressed yet.

There was no mention of a planned honeymoon and a Sunday morning wedding, imo, is a bit unusual. With both of them in highly demanding positions with school and their work right now, it doesn't seem they were taking time off or changing their schedules to be together after the wedding. There has been no mention how they were going to work the distance between schools after the wedding at all.

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Police, Dogs Search Dump for Missing Yale Bride Annie Le
On Missing Student's Wedding Day, Cops Search for Body in Conn. Landfill
Sept. 13, 2009
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Using cadaver-sniffing dogs in round-the-clock shifts, FBI agents and state troopers dressed in hazardous-material suits have been searching a waste-processing facility in Hartford since late last night.

Law enforcement officials told ABC News they believe a search of the dump could yield results in the search for Le, who was seen entering a Yale University laboratory Tuesday but apparently never left.

Le and fiance Jonathan Widawsky were to be married today at a ceremony on Long Island, N.Y. Wedding gifts were left outside Widawky's family's home.

Investigators confirm they are now examining items recovered from inside the lab building. But they have not confirmed published reports that those items included bloody clothing, reportedly found inside the ceiling of the lab.

Article:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/annie-le-wedding-dump-cops-body-search-Yale/story?id=8560293

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[SeriouslySearching]

Bennett's class didn't start until 10:30am. This means he possibly had 30 minutes prior to his rock solid alibi of teaching a class until noon.

The actual time of the fire alarm was at 12:40pm.

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Yale prays for return of missing graduate student
10 minutes ago
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Yale University students are praying for missing graduate student Annie Le, who remains the subject of a massive police search the day that she was scheduled to marry in New York.

Le and her family were on the thoughts of students attending services Sunday at The University Church at Yale. Pastor Ian Buckner Oliver asked for a moment of silence and prayer "for Annie, and her family, who have arrived here in New Haven, for her fiance, on this, what would have been their wedding day."

Le, a 24-year-old doctoral student from Placerville, Calif., was last seen Tuesday at a laboratory where she worked. Police say surveillance video does not show her leaving the building.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) &#8212; As authorities continued their search for a Yale University graduate student and bride-to-be who disappeared several days ago, they said they are now examining potential evidence from a laboratory where she was last seen.

Items that could be evidence have been seized and are being analyzed, but none has yet been associated with Annie Le, FBI spokeswoman Kim Mertz said at a news conference Saturday.

Article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h6BgLZZw8rBEvL5ha3Py_mIyoRiQD9AMI4S03

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[TonyGatto]

This topic has been discussed on the threads round and round. So interesting how one phone call by Bennett can cause so much speculation..and I'm one of the worst of the speculators.

Annie was TA for Michael D. Robek Ph.D. A Pathology class at 2:00pm. I can't tell you how much I appreciated this info being posted last night. It was conversation for days. I'm like you - I can't dismiss the facts that don't make sense to me. Bennett has high achievement, many awards, and is richly published. I can't imagine whyhe would ever put himself in a spotlight such as this...there are so many unanswered questions.

http://www.yalepath.org/fmi/xsl/fac...acultydb&-lay=printing&-max=1&id=RobekM&-find

Link for Le being TA for Robek?

 

[SuziQ]

Bennett's class didn't start until 10:30am. This means he possibly had 30 minutes prior to his rock solid alibi of teaching a class until noon.

The actual time of the fire alarm was at 12:40pm.

I wonder how he behaved at class? I'm still floored about the steam vent being set off by a person.

 

[Labrat]

Indulge me while I think like a bride for a minute:

If I were getting married on Sunday, (big fancy Long Island Country Club Wedding) and my out of town guests were arriving Wednesday or thereabouts, I kinda think I would be getting the heck out of New Haven on Tuesday, and heading to NYC/Long Island.

Which makes me think further, maybe that's the reason her colleagues knew Annie wasn't going to make her TA class. Maybe it was a planned miss. Just the e-mail was late. Perhaps her fiance may have expected her to arrive in NY at a specific time and immediately knew something was wrong when she didn't arrive/call/respond to his calls.

About the Purse/Cell phone:
It's true that many feel the Yale Med school complex is located in a known sketchy and somewhat unsafe -even-in-daylight area of New Haven. Maybe it's smart to leave your purse in your office. Also - maybe Labrat knows - does your cell phone work in your lab building?

Yes, it works in the building, but it's one more reason I suspect she was going to work with her animals- all she had looks like it was a notebook- animal records? You would take as little as possible with you- you're not allowed to take coats, bags, etc, in. I believe if she was going to the lab, she would have taken her purse. My speculation is she was going over to check on/ work with her animals before leaving- it's always the most important thing I do before I take any days off. She probably planned on checking into the lab briefly afterwards, then go back to her office before the class. I work in multiple buildings also- I throw my purse under my desk in the morning and that's where it stays until I go home at night. I don't carry my cell phone with me at work- I don't need the distraction of personal calls, especially in an animal room.

I just wish I could confirm that's what she was doing. I'm going to do today's chores as quickly as possible and then go back and read everything I can find. I especially want to find the quote about working with animals. I also feel the 11:00 time was a little sketchy- I want to pin that down too.

Has anyone read anything about when she planned on leaving for the wedding?

 

[eyes4crime]

Bennett's class didn't start until 10:30am. This means he possibly had 30 minutes prior to his rock solid alibi of teaching a class until noon.

The actual time of the fire alarm was at 12:40pm.

Thanks - I'll edit the time. Do we know what time his class ended that day?

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Annie Le Hunt Extends To Hartford
September 13, 2009 11:59PM
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At least a dozen investigators, some in white hazmat suits, were spotted sifting through trash at a Hartford incinerator Sunday morning as the grisly search for a missing Yale graduate student moved north.

Crews from the state police, Hartford police department, and Metropolitan District Commission were on site at the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority plant, which is normally closed on Sunday.

State police dogs were also at work.

They were looking for clues about the disappearance of 24 year-old third-year pharmacology grad student Annie Le. Le was last seen inside a Yale medical lab building at 10 Amistad St. in New Haven at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Since then more than 100 law enforcement agents, including many from the FBI, have been in New Haven as part of what has become a nationally followed hunt.

New Haven Assistant Police Chief Pete Reichard Sunday confirmed the search and called it routine. He and Yale Assistant Vice President Linda Lorimer flatly denied a published report that the cops had a tip that Le&#8217;s body might have been dumped in Hartford. It appears to be the third false report published this weekend about the Le case.

&#8220;There was no tip coming in in any way,&#8221; Reichard said Sunday. &#8220;This [Hartford search] is standard procedure that was determined by the FBI. Trash in New Haven ends up in Hartford.&#8221;

CRRA spokesman Paul Nonnemache said state police called and asked permission to search through the trash at the plant. He was unable to confirm what authorities were searching for, but he did say the plant doesn&#8217;t usually accept trash deliveries on Sunday and is sometimes open for processing.

Article:
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/09/post_479.php

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[SeriouslySearching]

I wonder how he behaved at class? I'm still floored about the steam vent being set off by a person.

Now that is something I have to question, too. Also...not sure about the steam because in one article I read last night it was mentioned it was set off due to a malfunction in the system and it was being looked at for tampering but didn't suspect it. What?!

Does the FBI and LE realize who they are dealing with in this case?! YALE students who have already proven to be the brightest and the best minds in the country! Sheesh! Doesn't Yale have a Crime Scene Analysis class they could get to work the area? At this point, it would be advisable.

 

[debirlfan]

If there was a sign up sheet to use the animal lab, and no one was signed up after Annie, a perp might have known he would have an undisturbed block of time with her.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

Thanks - I'll edit the time. Do we know what time his class ended that day?

I believe it was said it ended at 12:00pm. (Not sure where those times originated.)