roseofsharon
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I am just baffled by this whole thing. I simply can't determine a CONFIRMED timeline with the info given by LE so it's hard to think about the "what if's".
We know there were "sightings" per se (which have not to my knowledge been confirmed by LE or added to their timeline.
1. being the cyclist who claims to have swerved to miss 2 bikes - approx 12:20ish.
2. being the couple watering their lawn who gave a time between 12 and 3
3. some witnesses at the lake who claim they saw them riding at the lake (I believe family states someone told them this).
We know they were seen on the store camera at 12:15 (or approx depending on the credibility of the camera's clock) and yet someone saw their bikes - even if the girls WERE there (on the other side of the fence where the cyclist didn't see them) 5 minutes later.
Just thinking out loud here...
How many kids would ride their bikes THAT fast ANYWHERE without intent or purpose? I see kids riding their bikes all over my town. Kids who are just out playing, lollygagging or riding their bikes (especially more than 1 child) do not ride at that speed unless they are trying to get to a particular location, and fast.
The pace at which the girls would have to have made it from one place to the next leads me to believe there would have been a reason they went there. Maybe "we will meet you at the lake in 5 minutes"...not just riding along, going with the flow, and ended up at the lake.
This is where it gets hinky for me. LE has yet to say "we have verified and confirmed the following sightings based on evidence found the day they went missing". We have basically been given 2 times during the press releases - 12:15, and 4 (when Abben claims HE showed up - regardless of location of bikes (on trail or against fence).
With those 2 being the only 2 things LE is releasing there is a whole spectrum of possibilities.
The 5 minute scenario just doesn't sit well with me given normal kid behavior. How many times do kids do ANYTHING fast at that age? Girls especially are notorious for taking their time chatting and giggling.
What time did the grandmother say was the last time she saw the girls?
TIA