http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/true-crime-tuesday-murdered-bridge
What I'm going to mention now is not related to DN, or the current discussion about him.
It was something Abby's mom said on the recent Dr. Oz show, linked above, that I had never heard before.
Dr. Oz had asked her what it's like as a mom to see the photos of her daughter, and also hearing the audio on Libby's phone. How she processed all of it.
I've listened repeatedly to her answer. It was a bit rambling which is understandable, but I will try to quote it:
"When we sat there as the girls were first missing, and we had gotten the picture off ICloud, as far as that picture, that last picture on the bridge, the first thing I said to Becky is, she is so grounded! I cannot believe they crossed that bridge! I'm terrified of heights to begin with. And just for me it was just oh! Because at that point it was - they're in big trouble! They're in big trouble..."
The reason I bring this up is because so many people wondered how parents could be comfortable with allowing their children to cross that bridge.
The assumption being, that since the girls went there frequently, crossing that bridge would not have been a big deal to them or their families.
Listening to Anna's words though tells me a different story. The girls did not have approval to cross the bridge.
Probably a moot point now, but this brings up questions for me. Dr. Oz says they were dropped off at the entrance to the north end. The photo was on the south end of the bridge.
Did they routinely walk across that bridge without their parents' awareness?
Is it possible they did not walk across it? Could they have found a dry path underneath to the other side?
This is all conjecture. Nothing to support it. Just a thought that's been bothering me though. Probably means nothing anyway.
It just seems every aspect of this case eats at me. These girls are always in my thoughts. In the middle of a project, they come to mind unbidden. I stop and pause. Gather my thoughts...
Always pondering, why did this horrible tragedy happen?!
Justice must come for these girls!
JMO
ETA: For some reason, although I linked the video I was watching of the girls' families, it links instead to the main link of a discussion of food. Underneath, it shows the correct videos of the families which can be easily accessed.