FL FL - Isabella Hellmann, 41, catamaran off Cay Sal, SE of the FL Keys, 14 May 2017 #1 *GUILTY*

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TTF14 said:
Regarding the divorce/instagram.....you have to scroll down in her photos pretty far. She got divorced a few years ago from her first husband, and there's a photo of her $37,000+++ bill from her attorney. It's not very important to this case, I don't think, unless her current husband was sick of paying off that debt I guess.
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It is possible, don't you think, that her first husband had to pay her lawyer's bill. However, from her comment about the bill, I really don't think so.
 
msphilosopher said:
Wednesday May 31st - Sister accuses missing Delray woman’s husband in her disappearance

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/c...and-her-disappearance/b2e2kmTC85f7B7smJamxbI/
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From the link (all BBM):
"According to the Boca Raton police report, Bennett called police at about noon Sunday to watch while he removed items from the Hellmann family home. He had brought his daughter." (BBM)

The bolded sentence above brought tears to my eyes. Why would anyone bring a baby with them in this instance?

Bennett had even requested police assistance ahead of time, which leads me to believe that at the very least he was expecting a chaotic scene upon arrival at the Hellman residence. Was he not able to have someone watch the baby while he did this? Was he using the baby as a pawn, and/or a "human shield"?

Why not just file a theft report with LE? "The Boca Raton police report says Bennett advised Dayana Rodriguez 'that he knows those items were taken from his residence and he had the security cameras to prove it.' Why couldn't he share the video footage with LE and consult with them as to how to proceed first (the article also states, 'The report said the sister denied that and invited Lewis in to check, but another sister, Elizabeth Rodriguez, began shouting for him to get out.').

On what grounds would he 'consider 'civil action' against Hellman family members whom he believes went into his condo while he was away'?

My bottom line: Why couldn't he simply wait? 'Lewis said he asked ... for an iPad, clothing, handbags and the engagement ring': These aren't exactly necessities of life. Let LE determine if Isabella's family did indeed take them, and if so why.

The evening of May 17th was his first time back in the condo he, Isabella and the baby had shared. Not even 24 hours after the USCG calls off the search for his wife, he replaces the lock to his door with a keypad, and as confirmed by Palm Beach County SO, files a complaint with them.

Within a week, on May 24th, he is observed 'bringing stuff out ... throwing stuff in the dumpster.' He is claimed to have traveled to Cuba over the next couple of days to look for Isabella.

The day after he returns from Cuba, he calls 'police at about noon Sunday to watch while he remove(s) items from the Hellmann family home' per the Boca Raton police report.

As a whole, Bennett's actions since his return to the U.S. just do not make sense to me. Thankfully, I have never experienced the trauma of losing a loved one at sea. It would make sense that he be angry after all. However, the police report on what happened at the Hellman residence also paints a picture of an irrational, vindictive, and vengeful man.

But this is all just an observation on my part.
 
Just and FYI, there were two instances where the police were called. One was on 5/19 when he returned to his apartment in Delray Beach and the other was on 5/28 in Boca Raton, where he called the Palm Beach County, involving the family incident:

Friday, 5/19 - A neighbor noticed the key lock on Bennett’s front door had been replaced with an electronic keypad. Bennett told her he planned to contact deputies to file a complaint. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirms he filed a report that day but will not release it, citing an active investigation.

Sunday, 5/28 - According to the Boca Raton police report, Bennett called police at about noon Sunday to watch while he removed items from the Hellmann family home.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/c...and-her-disappearance/b2e2kmTC85f7B7smJamxbI/

I'm not surprised he called police to escort him in Boca Raton on the 28th since he already had a run-in with the family in Delray Beach on 5/19.
 
inmyhumbleopinion said:
From the link (all BBM):
"According to the Boca Raton police report, Bennett called police at about noon Sunday to watch while he removed items from the Hellmann family home. He had brought his daughter." (BBM)

The bolded sentence above brought tears to my eyes. Why would anyone bring a baby with them in this instance?

Bennett had even requested police assistance ahead of time, which leads me to believe that at the very least he was expecting a chaotic scene upon arrival at the Hellman residence. Was he not able to have someone watch the baby while he did this? Was he using the baby as a pawn, and/or a "human shield"?

Why not just file a theft report with LE? "The Boca Raton police report says Bennett advised Dayana Rodriguez 'that he knows those items were taken from his residence and he had the security cameras to prove it.' Why couldn't he share the video footage with LE and consult with them as to how to proceed first (the article also states, 'The report said the sister denied that and invited Lewis in to check, but another sister, Elizabeth Rodriguez, began shouting for him to get out.').

On what grounds would he 'consider 'civil action' against Hellman family members whom he believes went into his condo while he was away'?

My bottom line: Why couldn't he simply wait? 'Lewis said he asked ... for an iPad, clothing, handbags and the engagement ring': These aren't exactly necessities of life. Let LE determine if Isabella's family did indeed take them, and if so why.

The evening of May 17th was his first time back in the condo he, Isabella and the baby had shared. Not even 24 hours after the USCG calls off the search for his wife, he replaces the lock to his door with a keypad, and as confirmed by Palm Beach County SO, files a complaint with them.

Within a week, on May 24th, he is observed 'bringing stuff out ... throwing stuff in the dumpster.' He is claimed to have traveled to Cuba over the next couple of days to look for Isabella.

The day after he returns from Cuba, he calls 'police at about noon Sunday to watch while he remove(s) items from the Hellmann family home' per the Boca Raton police report.

As a whole, Bennett's actions since his return to the U.S. just do not make sense to me. Thankfully, I have never experienced the trauma of losing a loved one at sea. It would make sense that he be angry after all. However, the police report on what happened at the Hellman residence also paints a picture of an irrational, vindictive, and vengeful man.

But this is all just an observation on my part.
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I disagree. Her family is on tape going to the condo and *stealing* things. The quickest way to get the items back is to go with LE to the house and ask for them.

Her family's actions make no sense to me.

We would all change our locks if we knew somone with a key broke in, trespassed and stole items.
 
msphilosopher said:
I'm curious what a trauma specialist / psychologist / behavior expert(s) would say about Bennet's response when he was asked whether he thinks Isabella is dead or alive. His response was "I think she's asleep".

http://www.crimeonline.com/2017/05/...iven-up-as-friends-family-question-his-story/
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This quote is from her family though, who seem to be highly emotional <modsnip>... maybe they asked him why she was on watch and he said he was sleeping and they are misremembering the conversation
 
msphilosopher said:
I'm curious what a trauma specialist / psychologist / behavior expert(s) would say about Bennet's response when he was asked whether he thinks Isabella is dead or alive. His response was "I think she's asleep".

http://www.crimeonline.com/2017/05/...iven-up-as-friends-family-question-his-story/
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I am not a trauma specialist, but I have experienced severe trauma, and, imo, (even though you haven't asked me and I am sticking my nose in here), I think he is trying to cope with her death in the best way he can.
 
msphilosopher said:
I'm curious what a trauma specialist / psychologist / behavior expert(s) would say about Bennet's response when he was asked whether he thinks Isabella is dead or alive. His response was "I think she's asleep".

http://www.crimeonline.com/2017/05/...iven-up-as-friends-family-question-his-story/
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I think a trauma specialist / psychologist / behavior expert(s) would consider who made any of these provocative quotes and question how factual they are. The questionable quotes from the article clearly state her sister made these comments. She could have made them up, embellished them, or mis-remembered - or a combination of all as HiandMighty just noted. We don't know.

We do know he was on a boat with the love of his life, and then she was gone. The dangers of the sea are familiar to him, he seems realistic, and he probably has accepted that he can't change anything so will push onward. His actions and reactions are controlled and calm, and I think we have no idea how deeply he is hurting since he is forcing himself to not feel it "out loud" for all the world to see. He clearly is a leader-type personality who has learned how to not let his emotions dictate his actions. Mercedes just said it better. I don't think it matters what he does, some are going to conclude what they want, with no proof. jmo

In the meantime, I find the behavior of the family members a lot more controversial. It seems to me that her family members stole things from his home, locked him out of his own home, and now are trying to weave a web that keeps that baby with them. Until it is proven he did something wrong, this is his wife missing and he needs his baby next to his heart. jmo
Bennett also told the newspaper that there had been some tension between the couple and Hellman’s family, but did not give specifics. And Hellman’s sister Dayana told WPTV that she had a lot of questions about her sister’s disappearance and her husband’s reaction to it, also adding that Hellman initially didn’t want to leave her baby for two weeks, but towards the end of trip had stopped asking detailed questions about her during the few times she was able to contact her family. Dayana said Bennett offered very few details about the circumstances of the apparent boat malfunction, and that she peppered him with questions. “Why didn’t you stop the boat and drop the anchor to do something about it? And he said he needed to keep the boat on track, so his priority was to keep the boat on track,” Dayana told the news station. “I asked him, do you think she’s alive? Do you think she’s dead? And he said ‘I think she she’s asleep.’ That was his answer.”
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Mercedes said:
I am not a trauma specialist, but I have experienced severe trauma, and, imo, (even though you haven't asked me and I am sticking my nose in here), I think he is trying to cope with her death in the best way he can.
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I posted so people can comment lol!

That's kind of what I thought too... It really sounds like a response someone severely traumatized would say.. Like a kid coping with a lost loved one.

But I'm wondering is the trauma because he sincerely / genuinely lost a loved one if a tragic accident or trauma from covering up something horrific...?
 
Getting back to how the boat flipped, here is an article about catamarans and what to do if they capsize: http://www.yachtingworld.com/catama...hniques-part-7-worst-happen-nigel-irens-78240

Another: https://www.multihullcentral.com/do-all-catamarans-capsize/
"The reason we very rarely see production cruising catamarans capsize is that they are designed for comfortable, safe sailing &#8211; enjoying the benefits of level sailing with large living areas. And though they are built with performance attributes, unless they have very slender hulls, daggerboards, rotating rigs with high aspects sails, it&#8217;s unlikely that they will ever generate enough apparent wind to achieve the speeds or power where pitch-polling is likely. Production cats are most at risk coming down very large waves and surfing at high speeds (over 20 knots) with too much sail up, risking having the bows dig into the bottom of the next wave. However cruising cats are also designed with enormous reserve buoyancy in the bows to counter this risk. Some cats do this through high freeboards, some with fat bows, and some with flared hulls &#8211; all achieve a similar result, but with varying levels windage and general performance. The desired result is bows that stay above the water and don&#8217;t nose dive, as there is simply too much buoyancy to allow this to happen."

This is exactly what I had been thinking.... when the boat struck whatever, the bow dipped and took on water. This happened (though with the stern) years ago with the NFL players off the coast of Florida.
 
JerseyGirl said:
Evidence tape was found on the door of Bennett/Hellman's condo in Delray Beach:

https://www.local10.com/news/florid...igation-in-delray-beach-womans-disappearance#

I can't seem to link the image.
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Hiandmighty said:
Evidence of a robbery by her family?
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Evidence of a burglary by her family.
Bennett, who had his 9-month-old child with him, claimed that his sister-in-law, Dayana Rodriguez, had taken the items from his home, the report said. Rodriguez denied the accusation, but Bennett said he "had the security cameras to prove it," the report said.
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And yes of course he took the baby with him. He already said he doesn't have any friends there and feels alone... who would have watched the baby?
 
The events that led to her disappearance may very well have happened as he describes them.
 
GigTu said:
I think a trauma specialist / psychologist / behavior expert(s) would consider who made any of these provocative quotes and question how factual they are. The questionable quotes from the article clearly state her sister made these comments. She could have made them up, embellished them, or mis-remembered - or a combination of all as HiandMighty just noted. We don't know.

We do know he was on a boat with the love of his life, and then she was gone. The dangers of the sea are familiar to him, he seems realistic, and he probably has accepted that he can't change anything so will push onward. His actions and reactions are controlled and calm, and I think we have no idea how deeply he is hurting since he is forcing himself to not feel it "out loud" for all the world to see. He clearly is a leader-type personality who has learned how to not let his emotions dictate his actions. Mercedes just said it better. I don't think it matters what he does, some are going to conclude what they want, with no proof. jmo

In the meantime, I find the behavior of the family members a lot more controversial. It seems to me that her family members stole things from his home, locked him out of his own home, and now are trying to weave a web that keeps that baby with them. Until it is proven he did something wrong, this is his wife missing and he needs his baby next to his heart. jmo
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Definitely could be GigTu! The statement could be completely inaccurate as given by the family.

Although, he may have incredible will power to hold in his emotions or not let his emotions dictate his actions, I also think being "emotionless" could be a sign of lack of empathy. People deal with trauma differently, but a lack of empathy is troubling IMO but again maybe he's just strong and a realist idk.

Just like we can't trust what the family says, we can't trust what he says either. According to HIM, things were stolen. We don't know.... maybe his "business partner" actually took them and the neighbor only saw the relatives car when they came back to get stuff for Emilia?

Also, if the family did take things who's to say they "stole" them. If they belonged to Isabella then they aren't technically his ... we don't know if he paid for the engagement ring (most likely he did but we don't know). Electronics maybe had valuable data regarding issues in the marriage or important documents that the family would need.. I would most certainly "steal" property if I felt like it was evidence that would be destroyed if I didn't... I'd do it for the sake of my loved one who longer has a voice.

I know that the true victim is Isabella over anyone else in this narrative. It's clear Isabella was extremely close with her family so I feel like IF the family did this than there is probably a lot more going on behind the scenes that we don't know. Isabella trusted her family enough to give them a key... and her disappearance is mysterious enough for the FBI to get involved. It wasn't the family who was with Isabella when she disappeared.
 
It is certain that even her belongings do not belong to her family. He is her surviving spouse.

They are on security camera footage trespassing. It seems cut and dry to me.

Stealing evidence is tampering with and disposal of evidence-- very very bad on their part.
 
Hiandmighty said:
The events that led to her disappearance may very well have happened as he describes them.
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I agree. It very well could be and the family as you said if just hyper sensitive /defensive and emotional. Instead of banning together to find Isabella / grieve together they divided and pointed blame.

Maybe their actions are completely irrational and skeptical of the situation and are clueless to the very real dangers of boating / the sea.
 
If they took "evidence" then that was very poor choice on their part. What they took will never be admitted as evidence now.
 
msphilosopher said:
I agree. It very well could be and the family as you said if just hyper sensitive /defensive and emotional. Instead of banning together to find Isabella / grieve together they divided and pointed blame.

Maybe their actions are completely irrational and skeptical of the situation and are clueless to the very real dangers of boating / the sea.
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It is somewhat clueless in ways we can point out. Taking on water is beyond a "pan pan" VHF radio distress signal. It is "mayday" which means boat is sinking, loss of life is possible, evacuating to liferaft.

We see the boat capsized. It is impossible for him to do this on his own. Something external caused it to happen.

He is now in the liferaft which probably doesn't have a motor. How is he supposed to go look for her? He is now in a life/death/survival situation.
 
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