Found Deceased IA - Mollie Tibbetts, 20, Poweshiek County, 19 Jul 2018 #8

[Madison418]

Asked if any persons of interest, he hesitated, then gave general answer.

I found this to be interesting, the pause that is. And the screen changed at that time so I could no longer see his facial expression

 

[bellesnwhistles]

Ok...
My take from that?
She’s been abducted and they have a person of interest.

I hope you are right! I kind of got the feeling they held this for a reason, maybe to see how someone would react?
I remember a pregnant woman went missing from MD last year and they knew her partner did it but they held a PC and even had him talk, all along knowing he was the one who did it. They wanted him to think they didn't suspect him. Maybe something similar?

 

[cluciano63]

Ok they still do not know if abducted or left on own, this is clear to me.

 

[ptandj]

Someone on HLN just said a 30 year old man was taking pictures of the route Mollie ran!!!??? Said it was on an earlier HLN interview. We'll have to find that.

Maybe referencing the guy in Dubuque taking pictures of the HS runners, not Mollie?

 

[gitana1]

That was my take, too.

Yeah he paused hard. Practically choked on his words when asked about a POI.

 

[cluciano63]

Now we are analyzing pauses in speech etc...as usual

 

[psudad]

I know it is frustrating we didn’t learn any new information from the press conference but please know law enforcement know a lot more than we do and they are not releasing the information for good reason.

Or covering up incompetence

 

[gregjrichards]

Anyone else getting a hint she might have left on her own? I never considered that an option at all, but now...I wonder???

jmo

No I don’t get a hint of that at all they indicated at the press conference this was totally out of character for Mollie. I do not believe Mollie left by choice.

 

[MntnHiker]

Well that was...interesting.

My take is that they believe it is someone she knows and they do not believe the public is in danger bc of that. But if they say "no danger to the public," that becomes very obvious and they want to play close to the vest.

Also the wording of "Finding out what is normal for Mollie, what isn't, and who was in/near Brooklyn on the 18th" make me think this is someone she knows maybe who doesn't live in Brooklyn necessarily or was supposed to not be there on the 18th (I am NOT pointing fingers at bf, housemates, etc. She probably knows a LOT of people who had no reason to normally be in Brooklyn on the 18th, even college buddies). And maybe they have reason to believe she was with someone or doing something that night that was not the norm for her--random meet-up with a college friend or co-worker, etc. kind of thing. I don't know, JMO from hearing all this.

 

[fraudqueen]

Question....how small is this town....does anyone know the approx population? Is it the type of place where people leave their doors unlocked at night?

 

[ptandj]

They do have a person of interest that they did not discuss today.

Based on....? How do you know? Is this your opinion?

 

[geevee]

Well, thankfully we weren't expecting much if any new info, so we were prepared to get none. To me, the only way this PC makes sense is if they do have a good idea what has happened to her, is still alive and is trying to keep whomever does have her from panicking and hurting her until they can find them and free her. Otherwise, it was just to get the media to stop from constantly asking for details they refuse to give them. I personally think it's both.

 

[lemmon714]

Let's review what more than a few of us have missed: this 30-year-old POI - link? Who is that? Missed it entirely.

 

[Mama_Owl]

Also wanted to add, there was once a way (years ago) to access snapchats from your phone after viewing them, but I think it was only possible to do so for a brief period of time. I don't know if this is still possible after years of updates to the app since then.

 

[ptandj]

Ok they still do not know if abducted or left on own, this is clear to me.

I disagree, I think they are fairy certain of this but don't want to show how much they know about it.

 

[gitana1]

Ok they still do not know if abducted or left on own, this is clear to me.

I don't know. 30 FBI agents and how many multiple agencies for a possible runaway.

 

[gliving]

Maybe referencing the guy in Dubuque taking pictures of the HS runners, not Mollie?

No, he said the route Mollie was running.

 

[Luckyzmom]

So they emphasize "the why " and no info on the possible where and when. That should lead them to the who and how. But we need to know they don't know why . OK

 

[SuperTmo]

Anyone else getting a hint she might have left on her own? I never considered that an option at all, but now...I wonder???

jmo

I do, and I hope I’m right. Unless it was to go away and commit suicide because I want her alive and well and just missing on her own.

 

[who knew?]

The number of pauses in this presser lead me to think they were being very careful about HOW they answered the questions. In other words, they know they answers, but aren't ready to reveal them. I believe they have a POI - one who is not a danger to the general public (based on his difficulty in answering that question and the eternal pause). And they don't know why she was abducted - - - I think they probably do know, but if they tell us, then the POI will know the gig's up. I doubt they know WHERE she is, but I'm thinking she is alive. Or maybe I'm just hoping she's alive - IDK. JMO