I'm new here, so please excuse anything I do wrong.
But
About 10 years ago,I had the prievlage of living in c-ville and it has been the best place I have ever been, let alone lived. I miss it SO much. So I have been following the MH and HG cases closely. It breaks my heart to see such evil come to a place I consider home...
However, today I got a feeling that maybe I should share my thoughts. Maybe they could help in some way. I doubt it but I couldn't live with myself if I diddn't try and it turned out that I could have helped. So I decided to share.
When I lived in c-ville, I was a part of the downtown mall community. It is a beautiful community and I have many of the best memories of my life with them. It seems to me that this jerk was at least on the margins of this (based on interviews and places he went...blue light, rapture) that community. People were familiar with him. Sometimes, even the losers find themselves invited to a gathering. Some of these gatherings/parties used to be on land. The host owned land. I think of the farmers daughter that lived on the farm MH was found on. Did she have any large gatherings? So he was familiar with the area? Maybe he was there and no one noticed or even thought about it.
If so, maybe he also left HG in an area he was somewhat familiar with. Like, a old friend from middle school who had land or someone's land that he is familiar with in some way, even from way back. I think the police might want to look into his history and try to find out from old taxi customers who may live I remote areas, to people who are a part of the permanent downtown community to see if any of them recall him being at a party on land, to old elementary school buddies that he had sleep overs or played with that might have had or still have land in the area. He had to have left her somewhere he was familiar with at some point.
Instead of physically looking for Hannah, it may be a better usage of time right now to go and interview, with several photos showing JM with short and long hair, the employees and owners of the downtown mall community, to see of they recall him hanging out anywhere. And to track down who his old best buddies, cousins etc. were as a child or are now, who have land. Properties may have changed names over the years. It's not an easy search to decide where to BEGIN to search. But right now, the possibilities seem vast and so it seems like someone may help by doing this. Sometimes it's a matter of the questions you ask.
For example, the detectives may have asked, "did you see JM on this night, and the answer may be "no" but if they asked, which I doubt they have, "did you ever know of a remote area JM was at as a child or adult, for any reason, to drop off a customer or to attend an event?" then they may get some ideas of a place to search. But as it is, it seems all over the place. No offense to law enforcement at all, I am sure they are working they hearts out.
Just, the people who are on here, searching for Hannah, have the ability to do some things the police don't have the manpower to do. I wish I could be there to help. I imagine myself in the place of these parents and my body feels like it rips apart. If anyone on here happens to be an employee on the downtown mall or has a connection, I think it might help if they ask around. Just to gain a starting point.
That's my experience of living there feeling. My critical thinking mind though says that if ChimeneaMG was found, and DNA was found, that one site is not enough to establish a pattern. It may be that he thought, "she was found, so this time I'll do something different or something that will destroy DNA. And given his love of fishing, may have left her in water. Or, since it was warm, he may have buried her, at least partially.
(my apologies to the family and loved ones for considering that she may have passed. I am an outsider, able to think with compassionate detachment and I just want to do anything I can to bring Hannah home).
Someone made an excellent point to search for brush piles, disturbed earth...etc., rather than skin or clothing (or in addition to, I should say).
Also, when I lived there, a lot of people used the library computers downtown. Perhaps, they have something on them? And/or a record of JM using them? Or, a computer at UVA? I used to work there and on the rare slow times the other nurses and I used the Internet. Any google maps? Anything?
And club 216? Anyone there know of him? It's an after hours club and may reveal something. Not necessarily with Hannah or morgan but some people he knows ( you have to enter with a member or be a member through and area I am sure has a camera, if 216 still exist in the ville).
That's just my thoughts as a former UVA employee and DTM person.
I am sending so much love to c-ville, the community, the students. I hope so much to get this evil out of the community that I love. The wolf in sheep's clothing from our fairy tale nightmares. There are many people inside that community, like the recent passing of Das, who are amazing fun but who are living fast but killing themselves. I think of them as shooting stars. Burning brightly for a little while and dazzling us with their beauty and light, and burning themselves out. However, that is far more pure than this toxic, viral, evil.
Sorry for the long first post, I like to "know my song well before I start singing". I doubt I can help, but incase I can, I wanted to speak.
Love and miss you c-ville.
Zimm
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