Looking at the drifter theory and it leads me to think, maybe this is a fugitive or a suspect in another crime. Maybe the photo liberty took spooked him and he went for the camera as to hide his whereabouts as he knew if LE was called the net would quickly close around him.
He may have military training in evading capture and staying concealed, he was probably also aware that LE could easy catch him as he was on foot and was already despite and possibly suffering PTSD.
I think that alone would not have caused him to kill but things may have escalated where his initial intention was to take the phone but things got out of his control. Did one of the girls inadvertent get hurt or killed and the witness was silenced? I wonder why we are not seeing the video did the struggle caused Abigail to fall from the bridge and would serve no purpose to release it as it wouldn't provide any usefulness.
I also think the killer may have intended to hide the bodies but fled the scene when he heard shouts from people looking for the girls. Really hope he is apprehended soon!
When I was in my early 20s - around 2005 - I worked as a writer/photographer for a newspaper in a small town about an hour away from Delphi.
One day I was on an assignment to grab a photo from a book sale being held at the public library. I discreetly took a few shots, and since none of the images overtly featured any one person as a subject, I didn't follow up with anyone to get a name / location for the photo caption.
As I packed my bag to leave, I was angrily confronted by an older gentleman, maybe late 50s - early 60s, who was completely incensed that I had taken his photo. He demanded I hand over my camera so he could delete the photos, and was hostile and physically threatening when I refused to give in to him. The insidious part is that he managed to do all this without attracting much, if any, attention from anyone else. I left as quickly as I could, though he followed me to the parking lot and watched me get into my car and leave. I was definitely unnerved by the encounter.
(To clarify, the First Amendment was on my side; he was at a public event in a public space - there is not a reasonable expectation of privacy in that situation.)
Back in the newsroom, I relayed my experience to my editor, who was furious about this man's behavior. As if on cue, another editor gets a call on the newsroom phone line: it's the guy from the library, and he's asking questions about me, and continuing his threats.
I. Was. Shook.
Fortunately nothing further happened, and I never experienced anything like that again for the rest of my career.
I'm not suggesting that the man from my story has anything to do with this case, however ever since I found out that Libby was the source for the photo/video of BG, I have been haunted by my experience of having someone react really negatively to having his photo taken. I'm still waffling on what I think happened that afternoon, but I could easily imagine BG doing something to
attract their attention and the situation escalating when he saw a phone pointed
at him. Or perhaps he wandered into their footage, but nonetheless reacted angrily or desperately once he realized he was spotted. When the incident at the library occurred, I asked my editor why he thought this man was so upset, and he suggested what Inspector has also theorized, that the man might be purposely keeping a low profile because he had a warrant, etc.
I still remember the cold fear which stopped me in my tracks that day ten years ago. I try not to think about these young ladies feeling the same icy dread, and instead imagine the warmth we'll collectively send up when their killer(s) is/are caught. Thanks for reading, I know this got long, but I needed to get that off my chest.
MOO/JMO
