So much about it doesn’t make sense. I would seriously doubt he had ever been down that particular road before. It goes nowhere, there’s no reason to be on that road if you’re not going to one of the houses along it. And assuming this drive happened at around 9pm, heck yes it’s risky. Rural people take note when a car passes, and when you stop in a field entrance like that they’re likely to approach. It’s hard to imagine he drove that Malibu down that road and stayed parked in that field entrance for any length of time and nobody took note. Unless it happened much later than 9pm when everybody was asleep. And that would lead to a bunch more uncomfortable questions.
One day soon I’m going to make that drive from 385th Ave to that field entrance and record it. As soon as I have a reason to be near Brooklyn again I’ll do it.
He didn't. He drove into the cornfield ....you can drive up into it. No one can see a black car at dusk inside a cornfield when the corn is 10 ft high. She was found 400-500 feet into that cornfield.
No, I don’t think he drove into it.
so what do you think he did? She 400-500 feet back in there.
The corn at the time was probably at least 6 feet tall. The weeds overgrowing the path were probably four feet tall. If he was silly enough to try to drive a Malibu into that, assuming he didn’t get stuck in a rut, he would have left a path that would be visible for weeks.
So entrance or drive which one...earlier you said no to entrance and then no to driving into the cornfield? I do not think he parked at the entrance where he could be seen. He drove up that driveway. Maybe not all of the way of course, but to me he went back far enough to avoid being seen...not sitting at the entrance.
Yes, he turned onto the dirt road which was within the cornfield, and then probably dragged or carried her deeper into the field. There were pictures of where the body was found and it's obvious that he drove a short distance on the dirt road. Imo
If he knew the location of the main road then it probably wouldn't have been that hard to find it again. One reason I think it took so long to get to that location after he abducted Molly is because he had to drive slower in order to find the road/path into the cornfield. If he was driving 30 or 40 miles an hour he would have missed it. Or maybe he was waiting until it was completely dark.
This may sound like a condescending answer, but it is truly not meant to be:
I remember on the original arrest affidavit, it said he used his phone to lead LE to the cornfield. During the trial it was said he had used his phone to find his way home after covering her with corn, as well.
Honestly, I have been confused about the cornfield. We hear she was 400 feet into it, but then we see an overhead photo of a swath cut into a field that is only 40 feet in. I assume that the overhead photo is just not the actual location. Can anyone clarify this? SharonNeedles, if you are in the area, can you help out?
I also doubt he had ever driven into that field before, but he may have known the existance of the little road. Working on that dairy farm for years, he may have had to travel around the area quite a bit and had a decent knowledge of the farms and fields, where the farm houses were in conjuction with the fields. At 8:30 etc, there would have been enough light for him to not need head lights as he entered the filed road. Thus not drawing attention. Very unlikely any farmers are out in their fields that late, so he would know he had some privacy. I also doubt that he drove that little car 400 feet up that road. So he walked or carried her a good part of the way.
Gun? did I miss something? I have considered the possibility that she tried to run in the field. But I'm not convinced. I think if she were able, she would have been able to escape him. She was quite athletic and he isn't very big. So I assume she was already badly injured (if alive) when he drove in to the field. But it certainly doesn't make sense that he would carry her 400 feet. But my understanding from the trial was that her underwear, shorts were found 15-20 feet away, but beyond the body. So there just seems to be a part of this story that is missing. Only CBR knows of course.
