Hello everyone, I know I haven't been around in ages and some of you may not remember me. I had like 3 people on my friends' list in here and I remember
@bestill and
@PeterThomasFan but now I can't recall the third. For those who don't know/remember me, my name is Ashley and I live in Horry County. I had been following this case since... well... I think maybe the 19th or 20th is when it really came to my attention on the local news. But basically since the beginning. I have been to some of the locations where they had searches set up and flyer pick up. I've distributed flyers and delivered cases of water I donated to the search volunteers. So when I say I've been following and involved and sleuthing, I don't just mean on here. I am on the opposite end of the county from where Peachtree Landing is located but after Heather went missing I had been down to Socastee and Peachtree a number of times to provide support for the searchers and her family. I've been to a handful of the vigils and just been to Heather's Garden at Peachtree at other times. I have been deeply, emotionally, involved and spoken with Heather's family and even with someone who ended up on the witness stand. I don't want to disclose any connections until all is said and done in an effort to not sully anything up nor give any ideas. As we all know TM and SM are sneaky and like to think they know what they are doing. So the less anyone knows, the better for HE.
I will say I have been having repeated dreams that I honestly am beginning to think are not dreams where I am looking for Heather with others and she comes to me, as a voice or as an apparition and indicates that she is under concrete. After the testimony about the quick set concrete, I particularly worry that these dreams I thought were subconscious are not only subconscious. I am hoping now that we have a guilty verdict for TM that perhaps a warrant can be obtained for the "new playground area" mentioned by the witness AC, where that concrete was poured.
I avidly watched SM's trial via live stream, and I tried very hard to do the same with TM. Unfortunately, there was far too much going on at work so I ended up falling behind by a lot and have been catching up on WAT. I have also been watching the videos with discussions on Law and Crime Network on Youtube. Along with commenting on them when I can no longer bite my tongue on how little their hosts' research or pay attention. I had been meaning to come back here and read along with you guys but am just getting to it.
I am currently in the cross for the witness for the defense, AC. I have stopped momentarily so I can read through the threads and see what thoughts you guys had as this unfolded since I feel like you had the same knowledge I did going into this. Once I catch back up my plan is to watch the trial, read along on here, and then when the archive video ends for a break watch the corresponding discussion on the LACN Youtube. I am going to try and keep a little notepad file to respond to some of your guys' earlier posts and then share my thoughts at the end of each day.
I just wanted to come here first to share I am back, I am aware of it all and reading back through and I appreciate all of you for your dedication to this case and I feel a camaraderie that after so long we finally saw a sliver of justice.
