cluciano63
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But the fact that they are saying the phone results are inconclusive makes me wonder about the timing or existence of the phone call to her husband now...
"Satellite pings to Bentley's cell phone have produced no conclusive results, Lowen said."
I wonder what they mean by "conclusive results?" If they were not getting any info at all from the pings, wouldn't they just say so? The word "results" (conclusive or not) gives the impression they have been able to ping it. Or maybe I'm interpreting that line incorrectly. :waitasec:
Source: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/ne...DB9C7A6D449BC98C86257738006B7632?OpenDocument
I live in Illinois and am not familiar with the town she was supposedly boarding the train. It sure is way out - and I'm wondering how many towers are out that way - maybe not many? That could be the reason for the words 'no conclusive results'. moo
Given what friends and husband have said about her (that she stays in contact, etc.), what the family friend said makes the most sense:
"The 41-year-old mother of three was expected to be back at her home Sunday, May 23, called her husband to report her friend wanted to stay an extra day, and the couple made arrangements for Bentley to get on a late afternoon train in Centralia, arrive in St. Louis at about 10 p.m., then take the Metra from Union Station to Woodstock."
I believe this is what really happened.
A bodacious sparkling woman with a pink and orange bag doesn't go quietly unless there's nobody else around. In which case, it might just be nobody hears something rather than she didn't make any noise.
I would think a conductor on the train would definitely remember her. She's pretty darn well-endowed. I hope she didn't have to wait at the station for an hour and a half as the timeline implies. That would make me question her friend's loyalty towards her well-being.
Does anyone know, if the Centralia stop is where people from St Louis come, to take the train up to Chicago? I'd like to get a feel for how busy it might be on a weekend afternoon.
But one article said her friend watched her board a train at 5:30, that is pretty specific...and this friend sounds really frantic on FB...
Were there no cameras where she would have had to change trains, if she did? I guess they would have checked along the route...? I don't know what to think, this is one of the weirdest stories, or weirdest in the way it is being reported, in any event... She sounds like she would be hard to miss, no offense. but she looks like she would stand out. People look at big, pretty blond women, as a rule, they just catch your eye, IMO...
I think Centralia - Chicago - Woodstock.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20006419-504083.html
It stops at various small towns/cities along the way. She would have to get off in Chicago to get a commuter train to Woodstock.
No credit card use - wonder how she paid for the tickets?
There has to be cameras in these stations, especially if unmanned...I can't believe there would not be...
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7467573&rss=rss-wls-article-7467573
If you want to get even more confused read this article.
Where did you come across the different last names?
She was going from Centralia to Woodstock.Except that train does not go to St. Louis. Metra is a Chicago Mass Transit. The train station in Centralia is creepy, I don't know if it is ever manned. When I have taken it to Chicago, I bought my ticket via a travel agent, but, I think some people paid the conductor (it has been a couple years since I took that one).
I am posting before reading the phone thread, but, want to mention this, there is an IL Prison near Centralia and the last time I road the train (this was on a Mon or Tues evening through) while DH and I were waiting (he waits till I am on the train), a DOC bus pulled up and let one man off who got on the train. He was creepy and I was glad he got in another car. I remember thinking I would never take the train home to Centralia (as opposed to St. Louis which has a bigger station) as at least in STL there are people around. I wouldn't want to get off in Centralia and risk DH being late or something.
I just heard of this today and I am about 40 miles away.