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http://fox61.com/2016/12/29/hundred...ce-to-search-woods-for-missing-sterling-teen/
Series of texts from him on 12/26
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"It's very emotional its been a very long week," Rogers said. "We've all hit the point now where we're numb, we've all been searching day and night."
Rogers said TJ disappearing is unlike him and that something is not adding up.
"He rode his dirt bike every day, all the time, he would go off for a dirt bike ride and his mother would say be back by dark and he would be back by dark," she said. "He's not the type of kid that just got on his bike and took off, for a joy ride and isn't telling anybody, there's something wrong ."
Her son, Sean, said he's gone dirt biking with TJ before and he's experienced. "That was a thing he did regularly he knew these trails in sterling better than most people did."
Sean said everybody loves TJ and loves to be around him.
"I'm not gonna give up on him, i know he's out there and I'm gonna keep looking until I find answers."
On Tuesday and Wednesday, (12/27 12/28) hundreds of people, including State Police K9 teams, firefighters, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, crews using helicopters and ATVs, as well as friends, family and neighbors, formed search parties to try to find the teen missing.
No and I think that's what's throwing people off. 3 different people:
1- text conversation
2- text conversation re:crash
3- text about crash at 3 pm
I guess it's safe to assume that the 2:30 phone activity reported today is the 3pm text regarding crash that was reported in link above with mom's interview?
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im probably not stating something correctly - but surely if you turn your phone off and go to bed, and someone texts you at 1am 3am and 5am, when you turn your phone on at 6am and get those texts you can see the times they were sent to you right?.
Responding to my own posts...as I have to wonder what was texted before the sorry and sad faces. It appears to be the same day just hours earlier.
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Hi chief! Do you know if the family/friends or locals are still doing private searches?I am somewhat local and know the general area, but have not been on the trails or ponds. I've been following this case very closely, since it's so close to home.
It's being reported here that the sad face was more or less an apology for not returning texts from TJ on Christmas. Nothing having to do with anything relating to this case.
The other text was a request to meet up for a short visit. He replied "I'm out". The other person said something like, out of the house or out of stuff?
There is A LOT of local speculation that there is much much more to this story than meets the eye. He was not out on a lazy trail ride. He had a decent amount of money with him. I'm not sure what I'm allowed to post here, but I personally believe his leg injury was relatively minor. It is also my personal opinion that there are other people involved, and that he is likely not laying injured and unreachable in some remote corner of the woods. These trails have been searched and searched again by hundreds of people. Yes, there are some rural and deep woods places here, but not on a huge scale like you'd find out west. This is New England.
I am willing to add whatever the mods will allow. I don't know TJ personally.
The other text was a request to meet up for a short visit. He replied "I'm out". The other person said something like, out of the house or out of stuff?
There is A LOT of local speculation that there is much much more to this story than meets the eye. He was not out on a lazy trail ride. He had a decent amount of money with him. I'm not sure what I'm allowed to post here.
Is it the "I'm out" text that came in after the text where he said he hurt his leg? That's what I'm gathering. I wonder how long it took for his parents or LESS to get that info.I am somewhat local and know the general area, but have not been on the trails or ponds. I've been following this case very closely, since it's so close to home.
It's being reported here that the sad face was more or less an apology for not returning texts from TJ on Christmas. Nothing having to do with anything relating to this case.
The other text was a request to meet up for a short visit. He replied "I'm out". The other person said something like, out of the house or out of stuff?
There is A LOT of local speculation that there is much much more to this story than meets the eye. He was not out on a lazy trail ride. He had a decent amount of money with him. I'm not sure what I'm allowed to post here, but I personally believe his leg injury was relatively minor. It is also my personal opinion that there are other people involved, and that he is likely not laying injured and unreachable in some remote corner of the woods. These trails have been searched and searched again by hundreds of people. Yes, there are some rural and deep woods places here, but not on a huge scale like you'd find out west. This is New England.
I am willing to add whatever the mods will allow. I don't know TJ personally.
Is it the "I'm out" text that came in after the text where he said he hurt his leg? That's what I'm gathering. I wonder how long it took for his parents or LESS to get that info.
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Out on a drug buy or sell that went bad? Ugh ... if this is another drug case, I give up.
Is it the "I'm out" text that came in after the text where he said he hurt his leg? That's what I'm gathering. I wonder how long it took for his parents or LESS to get that info.
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I will try to find the time of that other text. I'm overwhelmed with everything I've read today.Is it the "I'm out" text that came in after the text where he said he hurt his leg? That's what I'm gathering. I wonder how long it took for his parents or LESS to get that info.
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"Im out" text was in response to a request to meet up and that conversation began at 1:02. Hard to tell for sure but looks like there wasn't much time between the texts back and forth on that one.I will try to find the time of that other text. I'm overwhelmed with everything I've read today.
Don't forget, TJ is 18. He can stay "missing" if he wants to. I wonder if that is why LE is so closed lipped.
I think I get hung up on the wording both the police and reporters use. The 1:49 text has been reported so precisely, as the "last contact", and the context of the exchange is in MSM. The 3pm, IMO, is just a sore thumb:
"TJ texted one of his friends around 1:30 p.m. that day saying he had hurt his leg but didn't respond to subsequent messages, police and relatives have said. Another friend told the family that TJ had texted the same message at 3 p.m. "
Makes me wonder if they aren't able to verify the context of the 3pm text 100% . Just one of those things, pretty important given that its 1.5 hours(!!) after he initially texted anyone about a crash, that just doesn't fit and makes you go hmmmm....verthinking:
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I am somewhat local and know the general area, but have not been on the trails or ponds. I've been following this case very closely, since it's so close to home.
It's being reported here that the sad face was more or less an apology for not returning texts from TJ on Christmas. Nothing having to do with anything relating to this case.
The other text was a request to meet up for a short visit. He replied "I'm out". The other person said something like, out of the house or out of stuff?
There is A LOT of local speculation that there is much much more to this story than meets the eye. He was not out on a lazy trail ride. He had a decent amount of money with him. I'm not sure what I'm allowed to post here, but I personally believe his leg injury was relatively minor. It is also my personal opinion that there are other people involved, and that he is likely not laying injured and unreachable in some remote corner of the woods. These trails have been searched and searched again by hundreds of people. Yes, there are some rural and deep woods places here, but not on a huge scale like you'd find out west. This is New England.
I am willing to add whatever the mods will allow. I don't know TJ personally.
He was said to have a backpack and camo sweatshirt. Unless there's a photo or better description of what he's wearing, I don't think it's fair to speculate on. There's a grocery bag packed with items, but I believe that's what the mom brought in for the dogs.Hi Chief. I'm local as well and I just wanted to say that I completely agree with your assessment. I think that is now the running theory here.
Has anyone noticed that the bag and sweatshirt he supposedly had on when he went out riding is on his bed in the news interview with him Mom?
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