Found Deceased IA - Mollie Tibbetts, 20, Poweshiek County, 19 Jul 2018 #21

[tabitha111]

Wonderful work, and the best effort I have seen yet of securing the timeline factually.

1,000000 likes!!!! This is what I was looking for. Thanks!!!

 

[MisterMayor]

I was taking another drive in the Google car today around Brooklyn and I saw something on the back of two trailers that were akin to cargo containers and were painted in camouflage designs. I had never seen anything like them before and asked my husband if he knew what they were. He said they are military shipping containers. He said in the Air Force they called them “Cadillacs” because they are manufactured in Cadillac, Michigan. He said it was probably a private purchase of the containers because if they get holes and wear they are sold off. Not sure if a hunter would use them as a small cabin or hunting blind or for storage. Anyways made me think of the young lady who was held in the cargo container. Just a thought...maybe someone in the area knows someone who purchased one.

In that country, MOST people probably know someone who would have hunting gear or the need to store things. Not being snarky at all, just doubtful that will help narrow it down.

 

[Subiechik21]

Do you think it’s safe to say LE thinks MT is in Iowa only? Am I the only one in a different state (not bordering Iowa) who still keeps an eye out?

I live in the South & don't see people down here from Iowa often, but the other day I saw a car with Iowa plates & I stared pretty hard into the car to see who was in there & if they looked like Mollie. There were 2 females in the car, neither looked like Mollie & I got some really strange looks from them,LOL.

 

[Mom24]

Wonderful work, and the best effort I have seen yet of securing the timeline factually.

I have such a hard time remembering exactly what I read and where I read it from, so this keeps me on task. Started doing this when I first came on here years ago. I can't do maps, but I can help this way.

 

[tlneedham]

What is the ONE question you would ask LE about this case if you knew they would give you an answer?

Why beat around the bush—who do you think took Molly?

 

[CheetosDust]

In that country, MOST people probably know someone who would have hunting gear or the need to store things. Not being snarky at all, just doubtful that will help narrow it down.

Well, guess I should have added if they own one and are behaving oddly, have scratches, missing work, etc. Unfortunately for me, I assumed that was a given.

 

[EJB123456]

Mollie Cecilia Tibbetts
Twitter handle-Motibbs Mollie Tibbetts (@Motibbs) | Twitter
FB-https://www.facebook.com/mollie.tibbetts
Instagram: Motibbs
Father- RT, married, lives in CA
Mother-LC, divorced from Rob, lives in Brooklyn, IA
Brother- JT
Brother-ST
Boyfriend-DJ
Boyfriend's brother-BJ
Fiance of Blake-AH

Mollie is:
20 years old
student at U of Iowa in Iowa City
brown hair
brown eyes
5'2" 120lbs
wears glasses/contacts
uses fitbit
avid runner
psychology major
intern at childcare daycamp at Grinnell Regional Medical Center
shares car with brother JT
was best man at father's wedding earlier this year in CA
was supposed to be in BJ and AH's wedding/Dominican Republic
was living between her mother's home and house owned by AH
was taking a summer course in Roman Studies

camera from elec-coop was broken
video taken from Casey's General store
County Fair was going on in a nearby town
there was a biking event in town

July 16:
BJ and AH leave house and are gone during the entire time.

July 17:
DJ left to work on a construction site 100 miles away "early morning".
Mollie's first night alone.
House nearby burgalled.
Mollie was staying in AH's house to dog-sit two dogs belonging to BJ and AH.
WC took polygraph, no details on questions or on whether he "passed"

July18:
Mollie went to work, taped by friend and video released of her laughing and sticking out tongue.
JT picked up Mollie and dropped her off at AH's at 5:30pm
Mollie chatted with DJ on social media and text msg just before she went out for her routine evening jog. Timeline of the disappearance of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts
Mollie was last seen at 7:30pm jogging in black shorts, pink sports top and sneakers. She had a cellphone in an armband, fitbit and earbuds.
At 7:30 she texted with mother about ingredients mother was going to purchase for a dessert Mollie was going to make for an after-work celebration on Friday the 20th and asked what was for dinner, mother replied "brats", Mollie responded "ok". MISSING WOMAN: 20-year-old missing in Poweshiek County
At 10pm DJ opened a snapchat from Mollie, she appeared to be inside but he couldn't be sure and no other details about the snap. What Snapchat can and can't do to help find Mollie Tibbetts
Local hardware store vandalized

July 19-
DJ sent good morning text, but it wasn't answered
Jake sent a message asking if she needed ride to work, no answer.
Child care center called DJ in the afternoon looking for Mollie.
DJ called her family.
Mollie's mother called LE to report her daughter missing

Possible facts:

DC: police interviewed him, he was on Mollie's running path. He stated Mollie regularly ran by his home, he didn't see her on the night of July 18th, but stated LE told him she had run by his home. He also states that LE told him Mollie made it home and was studying "late into the evening" on her computer.
Mother of missing Iowa college student recounts last text she sent to daughter

RT: says he saw Mollie that night, walking nonchalant.
Neighbor offers new testimony about the night Mollie Tibbetts disappeared

Rob Tibbetts: Feels someone may have misinterpreted relationship and Mollie is still with that person.

WC- Previous hog farmer, has been questioned by FBI, home and land searched, cellphone confiscated for 24 hours, 2 previous stalking violations. (as per Heavy.com)

NH: stated he saw Mollie running west on Pershing Drive at 7:30pm.
Mother of missing Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts says she does not believe she returned home | Daily Mail Online

DR: Stated he saw Mollie running past his home at 9pm (possible typo and in the article, was 8pm on audio) "She was wearing like a neon pink sports bra with black khaki yoga pants and an armband with her music device, or phone ... hair in a ponytail, just jogging like normal, any other day." DR lives on East 2nd Street.
Iowa man says 'maybe I was the last person to see' Mollie Tibbetts

General Timeline:
Mollie last seen at 7:30pm 7/18
Mollie seen by DR at 8pm or 9pm 7/18
Brother tried to contact at 7:30am 7/19
that : a 12 hour window. Sometime between 7:30pm on 7/18 and 7:30am 7/19 is when she went missing. Let's see if we can fill in those hours somehow.

If you'd like me to add anything, let me know.

Yes one thing. She was seen jogging on ‘West Pershing’ (direction unknown) by NH. We do not know if she was jogging in the western direction.

 

[Mom24]

Do you think it’s safe to say LE thinks MT is in Iowa only? Am I the only one in a different state (not bordering Iowa) who still keeps an eye out?

I'm not sure. Early on, LE asked that people in Utah keep an eye out. I don't live in IA and I went out last weekend and put up flyers. Can't hurt, and even if she's not in your state, someone in your state may have either been in IA when it happened or may be travelling through. You'd be surprised how many people hadn't heard of this case when I went out.

 

[Jennifermn]

Does anyone have any links to the home being burglarized nearby? I hadn't heard that before.

 

[mountainguy777]

Great detail tabitha!

 

[MisterMayor]

Well, guess I should have added if they own one and are behaving oddly, have scratches, missing work, etc. Unfortunately for me, I assumed that was a given.

I see. Yes I suppose it’s possible that she’s being held, dead or alive, in some type of underground blind or storage container...if someone is acting oddly, missing work, etc in that neck of the woods, I would imagine that alone would be enough to set off some alarm bells...whether or not they own a blind/storage container.

 

[Whiteorchids]

Mollie Cecilia Tibbetts
Twitter handle-Motibbs Mollie Tibbetts (@Motibbs) | Twitter
FB-https://www.facebook.com/mollie.tibbetts
Instagram: Motibbs
Father- RT, married, lives in CA
Mother-LC, divorced from Rob, lives in Brooklyn, IA
Brother- JT
Brother-ST
Boyfriend-DJ
Boyfriend's brother-BJ
Fiance of Blake-AH

Mollie is:
20 years old
student at U of Iowa in Iowa City
brown hair
brown eyes
5'2" 120lbs
wears glasses/contacts
uses fitbit
avid runner
psychology major
intern at childcare daycamp at Grinnell Regional Medical Center
shares car with brother JT
was best man at father's wedding earlier this year in CA
was supposed to be in BJ and AH's wedding/Dominican Republic
was living between her mother's home and house owned by AH
was taking a summer course in Roman Studies

camera from elec-coop was broken
video taken from Casey's General store
County Fair was going on in a nearby town
there was a biking event in town

July 16:
BJ and AH leave house and are gone during the entire time.

July 17:
DJ left to work on a construction site 100 miles away "early morning".
Mollie's first night alone.
House nearby burgalled.
Mollie was staying in AH's house to dog-sit two dogs belonging to BJ and AH.
WC took polygraph, no details on questions or on whether he "passed"

July18:
Mollie went to work, taped by friend and video released of her laughing and sticking out tongue.
JT picked up Mollie and dropped her off at AH's at 5:30pm
Mollie chatted with DJ on social media and text msg just before she went out for her routine evening jog. Timeline of the disappearance of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts
Mollie was last seen at 7:30pm jogging in black shorts, pink sports top and sneakers. She had a cellphone in an armband, fitbit and earbuds.
At 7:30 she texted with mother about ingredients mother was going to purchase for a dessert Mollie was going to make for an after-work celebration on Friday the 20th and asked what was for dinner, mother replied "brats", Mollie responded "ok". MISSING WOMAN: 20-year-old missing in Poweshiek County
At 10pm DJ opened a snapchat from Mollie, she appeared to be inside but he couldn't be sure and no other details about the snap. What Snapchat can and can't do to help find Mollie Tibbetts
Local hardware store vandalized

July 19-
DJ sent good morning text, but it wasn't answered
Jake sent a message asking if she needed ride to work, no answer.
Child care center called DJ in the afternoon looking for Mollie.
DJ called her family.
Mollie's mother called LE to report her daughter missing

Possible facts:

DC: police interviewed him, he was on Mollie's running path. He stated Mollie regularly ran by his home, he didn't see her on the night of July 18th, but stated LE told him she had run by his home. He also states that LE told him Mollie made it home and was studying "late into the evening" on her computer.
Mother of missing Iowa college student recounts last text she sent to daughter

RT: says he saw Mollie that night, walking nonchalant.
Neighbor offers new testimony about the night Mollie Tibbetts disappeared

Rob Tibbetts: Feels someone may have misinterpreted relationship and Mollie is still with that person.

WC- Previous hog farmer, has been questioned by FBI, home and land searched, cellphone confiscated for 24 hours, 2 previous stalking violations. (as per Heavy.com)

NH: stated he saw Mollie running west on Pershing Drive at 7:30pm.
Mother of missing Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts says she does not believe she returned home | Daily Mail Online

DR: Stated he saw Mollie running past his home at 9pm (possible typo and in the article, was 8pm on audio) "She was wearing like a neon pink sports bra with black khaki yoga pants and an armband with her music device, or phone ... hair in a ponytail, just jogging like normal, any other day." DR lives on East 2nd Street.
Iowa man says 'maybe I was the last person to see' Mollie Tibbetts

General Timeline:
Mollie last seen at 7:30pm 7/18
Mollie seen by DR at 8pm or 9pm 7/18
Brother tried to contact at 7:30am 7/19
that : a 12 hour window. Sometime between 7:30pm on 7/18 and 7:30am 7/19 is when she went missing. Let's see if we can fill in those hours somehow.

If you'd like me to add anything, let me know.

Thank you so much for this. Great job!

 

[SuziQ]

Any thoughts about if a small vigil in Brooklyn would help? (get people out, talking, keep the word out there, etc.)

if anything. It's a good investigative tactic to watch people who show up. And hopefully draw out the perp. It does seem odd that there hasn't been one.

 

[MisterMayor]

I'm not sure. Early on, LE asked that people in Utah keep an eye out. I don't live in IA and I went out last weekend and put up flyers. Can't hurt, and even if she's not in your state, someone in your state may have either been in IA when it happened or may be travelling through. You'd be surprised how many people hadn't heard of this case when I went out.

After 1000s of posts I had never heard the bit about Utah...anyone have a link to those comments by authorities? (Just to be clear not doubting you, just have never heard that!)

 

[EmilyVan]

if anything. It's a good investigative tactic to watch people who show up. And hopefully draw out the perp. It does seem odd that there hasn't been one.

That's what I'm sayin! What does it mean???

 

[SuziQ]

(Warning: Gross) If there was a suicide or freak accident, crows and birds of prey circling overhead would indicate the location. Hunters know this, so do cops.

LE should issue a Bolo to hunters. Doesn't bow hunting start in September?

 

[thesaint]

re: fitbit's GPS trail possibly terminating at or near the pig farm:

Since the fitbit piggybacks off the cell phone's GPS, the fitbit's GPS trail ending at/near the pig farm doesn't mean the fitbit was ditched there. However, that could be the last time it synced with her cell phone and uploaded her data to fitbit's website.

 

[HelloThere]

I have such a hard time remembering exactly what I read and where I read it from, so this keeps me on task. Started doing this when I first came on here years ago. I can't do maps, but I can help this way.

It’s great!! One other thing- it says WC was polygraphed on July 17th so if it’s not too late to edit your post you may want to move that down!

 

[renarde]

University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has been missing now for more than three weeks. The Poweshiek County woman's family is now trying to spread the word every way they can.

Rob Tibbetts said he remains hopeful that someone will help him track down his daughter.

"There will be hundreds of thousands of Iowans here in the next ten days, if not millions,” said Tibbetts.

Mollies boyfriend, Dalton Jack joined the trip to the fair. It’s a trip usually meant for happier times but this time it was filled with determination more than anything.

"We’re raising awareness to people who may have not seen her,” said Jack. “It's a huge foot traffic area so it's easy to hit a lot of people at one time."

"We’re just trying to drive information to the authorities,” said Tibbetts.

Mollie Tibbetts’ dad, boyfriend visit Iowa State Fair to spread the word of her disappearance

Awwwww.... I just had to look up the Butter Cow... Mollie must have a great sense of humor.

Butter Cow - Iowa State Fair

 

[Sconnie]

Due to the resources applied to this case can you confirm that the investigation is related to foul play and is a criminal investigation?

This!!