Pretty much how I thought the encounter went down.
Now, the SC pic may have picked up the guy way in the background, as some have suggested. Guy follows the creek towards the bridge, after watching the girls slowly traverse the structure. Guy looks around, gets to the other side of the bridge, looks back towards the parking lot. Girls are immediately alarmed.
I've thought for a few days now, after trying to piece together the initial abduction, that the poor images were from a selfie cam, pointed over Libbie's shoulder. Abby to the right and barely behind her. FBI and ISP wanted to keep any audio close to the vest, while analyses of the audio and video could be made, with maybe a snippet released here and there to the public.
I was emotional watching the news conference. They know there's a killer on the loose, and he will strike again. I maintain this guy knows that park like the back of his hand. Waited hours in the park, watchng foot traffic, the bridge, etc. Perfect time of year, he figured.
*chills*
Law enforcement know he's going to strike, again. The ISP guy at the beginning was apologetic. I maintain they should have continued the search that night, and after the bodies were found, issued a multi-state alert, cautioning that people should be careful and alert in public parks. But hindsight is 20/20.
The FBi guy seemed a little nervous, too, as if he knew this case might turn into a major one.
I say the guy was picking up his stride in the cell phone images, then pulled one, maybe two weapons out. Grabbed Abby, then shortly thereafter included "down the hill" in whatever he said. Or is that all he said, initially, knowing the phone could have picked up his voice?
I've maintained their lives were over in a matter of minutes, from first contact to where they ended up. He knows the shallow crossings on that creek. They crossed the creek, and he offed them on Mr. Logan's property near to the cemetery.
Just awful, and I can't imagine what the LE people are going through.
The public need to assist LE in getting this into custody ASAP.