I'm so shocked by this, I can't even think straight right now. I knew this was a possibility, but how does someone do this to someone they call a friend???
My sweet friend, Jamie, was also murdered over stolen (embezzled, in her case) money by her husbands best friend and the best man in their wedding. It, too, was premeditated. Even after that, I still can't wrap my head around the fact that these heinous acts are a reality in our world.
I can't help but wonder if that "something's not right" comment had more to do with the money than the divorce proceedings. Maybe she sensed something was up with Ashley, or she had tried to get the money BEFORE the court date she had pushed back but Ashley made an excuse as to why they couldn't.
I'm sorry I've been the jerk promoting the theory that Taylor went missing voluntarily. The more I learned, the more suspicious I became of the friend, but I wanted to believe Taylor was okay. I'm Taylor's age and a mother, as well, and the thought of her life ending so prematurely right when things finally seemed to be going in the right direction for her, makes me sick. The thought of her sweet son having to grow up without his mom makes me sick. This whole thing makes me absolutely sick.
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You were not a jerk! We were all sharing thoughts and opinions about what may have happened to Taylor and why.
You shared your ideas, and had good logic for your opinion. There were legit reasons for why Taylor could have voluntarily left.
We were trying to sleuth with such limited information available to us too.
The one thing I could never get past was the texts, whether she sent them herself, and why she would have left at that point with so many things undone. Didn't make sense.
Yet, as others pointed out, if she had voluntarily left, that could have been the exact reason she would have done so - that she was upset with the divorce and custody issues. Therefore, not thinking straight.
Which made sense too.
Sharing our thoughts and logic helped everyone. All of our opinions are important. Even if we don't agree.
In fact, especially when we don't agree. Differing opinions help us all move the process forward.
You were never a jerk!
A special thanks to Gardener1850, for all the hard work on the entire thread, especially the timeline.
( Personal thanks to you too, Gardener1850, for your kind post in regard to my 'faux pas' one, right before the news broke about her death. Appreciate that! )
Big thanks too to Jethro4WS for keeping us focused every step of the way.
Not enough thanks can be said either for the courage and steadfastness of AbuDrake and fleurde, our VIs who gave their time, and endured our questions.
Our hearts truly go out to them!
Personally, I'm still reeling. It will take me a while to process this terrible news.
As tragic as this is, it has been very heartwarming to see how much everyone here cares about Taylor.
WS really IS special...
JMO
