I agree, there's not enough basis to say she was getting ready to go out. There are a number of things that seem to be missing that are hard to account for without her going out to the car to drive somewhere close by, but finding out some it isn't missing could change that perception quickly.
The contact lenses are one. I would imagine if they had been in her condo, her family would have found them. If not taken out and switch to glasses during the evening, she surely would have removed them after the phone call, wouldn't she? But she could have gone out to the car to get the DVD player before she did that.
Yes, of course you are right. It's just that I think it would be a little unusual for Jennifer to tell Rob she was ready for bed and not even have her contacts out. I doubt she would have termed that ready for bed, but I don't know for sure. People are all different.
Drivers license. Is it possible she kept it in the car? That would be unusual and known by those close to her, wouldn't it? Also a wallet with bank cards and such are normally accounted for, and there's nothing that says her wallet was found or is missing? If not found by family in her condo, then whether it was found in the car or not, it was taken to the car.
I think it would be clear that the family didn't find her wallet back in her condo, part of the expectations she was going to work. In fact, that's part of what makes this night disappearance so difficult, it resembled going out for the day to her family.
They just say her purse was missing--nothing is so much as alluded to regarding the contents of the purse. But--when they finally went through Jennifer's unpacked luggage--they discovered the purse they thought was missing. To this day, they insist a purse was missing but say there is no description available. I suggest they need to believe a purse is missing because they realize that Jennifer would not have left for work without a purse of some sort.
Jennifer's Florida driver's license is listed as a stand alone missing item and really does stand out like a sore thumb, as far as being mentioned as a stand alone item. No one has come forward to say where she routinely kept it.
We know nothing about her wallet and all that it would contain; or where it was or is. They say her bank records show zero activity since the gas fill-up on the evening of the 22nd, but that information would come from a subpoena--not from the information on her credit cards, etc, contained in her wallet.
She was just returning from a short vacation; so, maybe, her things weren't exactly where she normally kept them.
Her new heels is another. Doesn't indicate a whole lot to me if was in a briefcase that was in the car, but missing is really hard to explain.
But one of the things they could indicate if actually missing, is that Jennifer left for work that morning. See my point above about the purse regarding this necessity.
Friend's phone. We've suggested as a stretch that she took the phone out to the car when going to get the DVD player, otherwise, gets difficult to explain that missing. One question. Was there any discussion between Jennifer and the owner about shutting it down? I recall seeing something about her telling him there were some calls. Did she keep it on after talking to him? Was there anything said about about powering it off to send it to him, maybe assumed, but anything actually said?
If dealing with it in any way such as taking it out to her car while getting the DVD player, I would expect she would based on her conversation with their friend the owner to power it off at that time or keep it on, for whatever reason that was, but I wouldn't be surprised that the phone would be powered off by Jennifer by 10:20 pm if she hadn't powered it off before. Maybe the owner (Travis I think) has shed light on that?
I don't know where you are taking this; but, yes. It's rumored that Jenn told him the battery was almost depleted and he agreed to her powering it off. They discussed how he could call in to the message center to retrieve his messages.
Security apparatus. I don't know the details of this case like I do Chandra Levy's details of her disappearance, but like with Chandra, I think I read that a security device Jennifer would normally carry was left in her condo? Maybe she had more than one and was actually carrying her normal security on a key ring and that is unsure and not known? Stepping outside for any reason would be unusual if she didn't have her keys and security device (pepper spray, etc.) with her. Again missing or not missing makes a lot of difference.
Yeah, you've got it about right here; or at least we are in agreement with the rumors.
Logan stayed in that condo for at least three days while his sister was on vacation--is it not possible he could confirm whether that can of mace was on the counter while he was there? However, we never hear anything like that--only that they believe Jennifer took it off her key ring before she left on vacation.
Shower. I agree, could have been short of a shower. Could have been shaving legs, I don't know, but not like a shower I'm going out thing. Maybe washing hair? Or maybe a shower even to drive to take a short drive to take the phone somewhere. But I wouldn't characterize as getting ready to go out based on what we know.
LOL From a woman's perspective that's evidence of getting ready to go out. (Maybe not out on a date, though).
No matter how much we want to overlook it--and believe me I do--I feel there is some suggestion of preparing to go out. And the really important thing to me here is that we have to see it and accept it in order to believe she was in or near her vehicle at the time of abduction.
Also, if Jennifer didn't drive away a short distance before being abducted, indications are that of a very fast abduction along with the missing items and behavior of a prepared criminal. I know that to try to explain how someone got to Jennifer that someone she was familiar with is seen as the answer, but the behavior of her abduction says otherwise.
Bolded by me. Okay. This is the point I was trying to get at in my poor, round about way, in one of my other comments. Actually, I think we have been politely debating this a bit.
I feel that there could be at least the possibility that Jennifer's abductor was known to her and trusted by her and accepted in her circle of friends. This would be when he has his mask on.
Also, I think it would be possible that he was/is highly knowledgeable in the behavior of a prepared criminal. In other words, he could be a smart predator that did his research well. This would be when his mask slips and his rage takes over. Few, if any, would have seen this side of him.
