MsBetsy
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Yes, a ten year oldWho was this missing child they were looking for? Surely they did not mistake Mollie for a child???
Yes, a ten year oldWho was this missing child they were looking for? Surely they did not mistake Mollie for a child???
I'd say the sheer amount of FBI presence has made resources quite unlimited.
Of you get to ask questions ask him for input on this caseO/T: John Walsh is the keynote at a conference I'm going to next week. I'm really looking forward to hearing him speak. He's still such a huge victim advocate after 37 years. I definitely see some of him in Mr. Tibbetts.
Pow-a-sheek. He was a chief of the Fox.
Iowa is an American Indian battleground of sorts. Up north were the Sioux, or Lakota or Dakota. They were aggressive and very populous. Down South were Fox, Pottawattamies, the Chippeways, Sacs, Ottawas, Ho-Chunk, Sauk, Sac and others.
The Sauk were lied to, bullied and pushed into Illinois (and eventually into Iowa). Their great Chief Black Hawk attacked the United States. In fact Black Hawk was given a commission in the British Army in the War of 1812. He was a Brevet Brig General. A battle was fought in the Mississippi on Credit Island. Also a battle at Rock Island. Massacres here and there. I want to say William Henry Harrison was US Army commanding.
I am a little rusty, but after the War of 1812, the Sioux Nation declared wars on the southern Indians - The Fox Allies (Sauk). A line of forts was built by the US to keep some piece.
You see American Indian Names in Iowa like Black Hawk, Keokuk, Poweshiek, and US Forts like Ft Madison, Ft Atkinson, Ft Dodge, etc.
LaCrosse WI was a place by the Mississippi where Indians played Lacrosse for days on fields that went on for miles.
Black Hawk died in Des Moines Co. His body was either stolen or never recovered or burned.
There were official searches by air, land and water. They utilized dogs as well. If you look on the MSM section you can read about them.Kind of, I guess. Somehow I don't believe every home/farm/building was officially searched. I'm sure they walked around and asked everyone to search their buildings/barn etc.
Not judging at all, just speculating that without some official search that I'm doubtful those areas were thoroughly search.
But yes, that does leave all of the land/fields to be searched.
They were looking for a missing child wearing a pink coat and mistook her for the child.That is not clear. MT included no details in her message to DJ other than to imply it was her "pink coat" that allegedly triggered the reporting.
There are indications she made it home that evening yes?What is the ONE question you would ask LE about this case if you knew they would give you an answer?
I'm wondering when was MT's experience regarding her being approached in a library by a "cop" investigating whether or not she was a "missing child" wearing a pink coat? If it was either of those days listed above I suspect it would have been a major topic of discussion but I guess it comes down to MT's experience was simply a mistaken issue (from a different date range) and is not related to this case.
Thank you so much! I'm new to this so if it needs to be deleted, no problem! Sorry, moderators!Just a caution, I don't think we can bring up trafficking in this thread. I brought that idea/subject up many, many threads ago and it went south quickly. A few said Mollie's not the "type" traffickers want.
Anyway, I think someone mentioned that there is another thread on the board dedicated to trafficking topics.
which was why they called in federal and state agencies to assist them.I’m not sure whether that is significant or not. I feel like based on tv etc we often overestimate the extent LE can and will reasonably go in these investigations...yes, even with a life hanging in the balance. It’s simply not realistic to search every square inch of an entire county...Im sure LE is focusing their limited resources and directing the public to focus their resources, on areas that are most likely and plausible based on what they know so far.
My mistake- TwitterGotcha thanks. Bizarre for sure. Is there a clear context as to why she screenshotted that convo for Instagram? Maybe just because she didn’t want to type out the whole story again?
It's all good. You will learn the ropes. We all have been there.Thank you so much! I'm new to this so if it needs to be deleted, no problem! Sorry, moderators!
I agree but there are sooo many hiding places...…..which was why they called in federal and state agencies to assist them.
Who would like to be a fly on the wall in the war room when they discuss this case?
Lol! I just hurried up and edited it. Thanks, yall!It's all good. You will learn the ropes. We all have been there.
Or an old nail hole from a poorly hung picture!
No. The dogs were still in the basement where they were put when they were left alone. The only reason to believe she made it home was based witness DC stating to the press that LE told him she made it home safely and had been studying on her computer later in the evening. LE won't corroborate that.There are indications she made it home that evening yes?
Sure and even these agents don’t bring down the full wrath of the US Justice Department to solve a single murder. I’m just trying to set reasonable expectations...they will NEVER search “all the land” in the county, so it’s not a shock that the authorities haven’t implored the land owners to do so themselves. It’s impossible, even with a whopping 15 FBI agents. Not only that, it’s a waste of time...investigations don’t just search an entire 20 mile radius...they focus on likely spots and areas that have some glimmer of hope based on what they do know for sure.which was why they called in federal and state agencies to assist them.