I have always felt the POI was a random killer, firstly, but I have never gotten a firm handle on the motive.
Since we have the opportunity to discuss this case again (thanks, mods), it is an important aspect, IMO, to look at everything, including the dates, which is something as outsiders to the official investigation easy to examine.
Of course, this sounds like a movie plot, so couldn't possibly be, right? On the other hand, who knows what is going on with the logic of a child murderer.
FWIW:
In 2017, people who write their dates in the m-dd-yy format will be treated to 10 consecutive days of palindromic dates. Every day from July 10, 2017 (7-10-17) to July 19, 2017 (7-19-17) will have a palindromic date.
https://www.timeanddate.com/date/palindrome-day.html
I googled *palindrome* to see if any other perps/suspects used palindromes, and could not find any.
As to the date thing... well from 7-11-17 through 7-19-17 the dates do the same thing. Reversed is the same as forward. So not sure that today's date is any more significant..but time will tell!
Thanks for the interesting replies to my mirrored dates post! I couldn't quote them all, but they were all really helpful, and added much to the discussion. I learned some things too.
Several people pointed out facts that I had not realized, especially about the multiple palindrome dates from 7-10-17 to 7-19-17. They are correct, any of those dates could have been used by LE to release the sketch.
I'm still thinking though that 7-17-17 works the best because, imo, all those 7's indicates that LE is trying to convey to the perp that they have the luck on their side now! (Yeah, I know, I'm really reaching here, although I think someone else mentioned lucky 7's too.) But regardless, I just feel THIS particular mirrored date is significant to LE.
Another person mentioned the possibility that LE could have been trying to tell the perp they were aware he had an experience at a 7-11 store, which certainly could have happened too. Never thought of that, and it definitely fits too. It's all up for grabs.
Myself though, I'm mostly entrenched in the SK camp. Someone here made a list a long time ago of the similarities between the Iowa cousins and Abby and Libby. Sorry I can't remember their name to give them proper credit, but several things really stood out for me.
First and most obviously, the mirrored dates. Can't get past that. Plus, as 'Bently' above noted, there have been no SKs who used palindromes as part of their M.O. I can therefore see the perp as feeling like that makes him all that MORE clever. He's doing something that NO ONE else has thought of, not even another SK. He thinks that moves him to the head of the class.
The other things that are very similar is the fact that the remains of the Iowa cousins were found in a wooded area at Seven
Bridges park, very near to the river's edge. Abby and Libby were abducted from the Monon High
Bridge and were found near the water's edge. All of the girls were abducted on the
13th of the month. Seems like the number
13, and the word
Bridge are especially meaningful to the perp.
I found the following article from a news station in the town in Iowa in which the cousins lived. This too lists similarities between both sets of girls.
http://www.kwwl.com/story/34591309/...s-between-indiana-murders-lyric-and-elizabeth
Of course, the murders could be the work of a 'copy-cat' too who himself saw the 'date reversal' after the Iowa cousins were killed. He could have decided he'd find a bridge too on the 13th of the month. So I can easily find holes in my own theories. The similarities may turn out to be only that - similarities and nothing more.
My theories are all based on my opinion only. When all is said and done, they might not have a leg to stand on, but that's fine with me. I will be happy to be wrong if LE can just get this guy behind bars once and for all...
