Found Deceased IA - Mollie Tibbetts, 20, Poweshiek County, 19 Jul 2018 #24

[mommylicious]

No wonder they cancelled the PCs last week....

My heart breaks for her family and friends.

 

[Emilyf886]

They said a lot by not saying much.

 

[Jazz]

sounds like they believe she is deceased, and are focused on getting the perp

 

[thesensitivechild]

I’m devestated. I knew they had nothing. And again it isn’t their fault... or maybe it is. But still I have continued to have a feeling this individual is going to be very tough to track down. I currently don’t think they have spoken to the individual. I still think she may be alive. Oh Mollie. I’m so sorry. My heart hurts for her mom, dad, and boyfriend. I don’t suspect that at all.

 

[shanadk]

"Don't feel the public is in danger."

Wow. I cannot believe this statement.....

 

[WideOpen]

This just added another layer of SUCKS!!! *$%#$%@$^#&^*F-RICK-IN AHHHHHH

JMO
What to watch our for and what to report as suspicious are things that should have been said DAY 1? People were on alert-high alert at that time!

I am just sick over this! Prayers and strength out to the family and community, I'm so sorry.

 

[sun16]

<modsnipped> Theme of press conference: I don’t know and/or I’m not going to tell you anything. I don’t want any more of theae PCs. Not helpful.

 

[EmilyVan]

There's SORT OF a timeline on the finding Mollie page.

"Law enforcement is currently seeking additional witnesses and wants to speak to anyone who was in the areas indicated below on July 18, 2018 between the hours of 5PM and 10PM."

 

[Love Never Fails]

This is it?? The media will disappear now. No story for them. Poor Mollie. LE not helping. I hate it when they ask for tips but don't let the public know HOW. I respect LE but I think this is their way of telling family "Hey go about your lives. We got this."
I hate to think another family somewhere will be facing this same thing today. So sad.

 

[Blissful12]

I KNOW we are not supposed to talk about the red shirt. But what if it wasn’t hers at all and was an evidence dump? Have there been any clothes just left in the area? I wonder if LE has checked

 

[Mominmi]

I’m sorry. If this was my child I’d be insisting on organizing searches. At least that’d be doing something. The press conferences sound more like cya than anything else. I don’t think they’ve got a clue where Mollie is. I hope I’m wrong.

 

[Cardinal47]

They have nothing.

You said a mouthful. Nothing!

 

[Whiteorchids]

PC a bunch of nothing. Weakest PC imho. They postponed for that? Lol

 

[Weeobanite]

Could be cameras.

maybe.. I didn't think of that! I just feel like they need to lay it all out and get her back.. all this silence isn't getting them anywhere at all.

 

[Stunned]

They. Just. Don’t. Know! Very discouraging in this day and age.

 

[Doghairrules]

I think they are questioning someone . They just can't talk about it.
As he said, "We're not gonna tell you everything we've got."

But I suspect they'd also say that if they had nothing.

 

[Stippling]

What they said today is SOP in a presumed abduction case. Typically, the appeal for info on the person who is acting strangely or who has cleaned his car is made earlier in the period of public engagement. Making it a month in is their call.

 

[itros]

ugh...........lets be pragmatic and try our best to help, even the slightest bit of new info is better than nothing

 

[buggiegirl]

<modsnipped quoted post>

Yeah, he totally HAS to say that. What's he going to say "we feel like we'll never find her, keep sending tips tho!"??

 

[midwestseeker]

My remember isn't getting better but didn't they say something similar in Delphi?

The same old, same old. A young girl was murdered near here 25 years ago. The head of the major case squad said, at that time, that they were on the 1 yard line. A local reporter asked a detective to comment about that and he said that if they were on the one yard line, they were on the other's teams one yard line. Same here.....same with Abby and Libby. So sad!

I took a break from outside work to check for news. It's what I expected.

 

[Ilovemy3boys]

Boy, that press conference was anti-climactic. No family participation either. Disappointing.

The dad, mom, and bf were standing to the side. I feel bad for them.