New here, but long time lurker...
I think it is possible that LE could have found some evidence between the trailer and the store. Perhaps a small bag was dropped, not enough for LE to block off a crime scene or even to state that it was human remains by sight, but enough to lead them to predict how this would end. That would explain why searches were called off. Testing would take a few days, even if rushed, especially with the holiday, to confirm. In the meantime, they worked on getting a confession.
Just a theory...
It has been reported by numerous MSM articles that Tarah moved to Ft Wayne to take care of her ailing father (RSO Lemmon). Then in Aug 2011 MP returned to help, too . . .
prior to moving to the trailer park in Ft Wayne, it appears she was working in PA (Alianha in school in MD), and prior to that IA (Alianha in school in IA), and prior to that ???
I don't think that Uncle Mike was Grandpa's type, if you know what I mean. I have also wondered why it was these 3 girls--in the FB photo, at MP's trailer for a week, "Little Princesses," and not the other children.
I'm really wondering if Uncle Mike had a type as well, and it was the same as Grandpa's. Maybe Uncle Mike was his protege. Sick.
Just a HUGE warning about that donation request. Be leery. Very, very leery when donating to things like this unless you don't care where your money lands. Usually, at least in my area, a caring funeral home will step in and take care of the funeral expense. I would be very surprised if this weren't true for Aliahana. I've seen a donation request be asked for in something like this before and people willing gave their money, donated it to the bank in the family's name. Finding out that the funeral was paid for the family reaped the rewards of putting their child in harms way. I personally don't think any family should be living off donations for a child they put in harms way! New cars were bought, lots of shopping trips they couldn't afford before, tattoos, etc. I'm scarred from just knowing it happened.
MOO
I don't think that Uncle Mike was Grandpa's type, if you know what I mean. I have also wondered why it was these 3 girls--in the FB photo, at MP's trailer for a week, "Little Princesses," and not the other children.
I'm really wondering if Uncle Mike had a type as well, and it was the same as Grandpa's. Maybe Uncle Mike was his protege. Sick.
http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/aliahnas-dad-speaks-about-daughters-murder
Wow, her father says he knew MP and has no reason to distrust him. Wonder how he knew him?
ETA - meant to say father, not family.
Unbelievable.
"A pickup loaded with large cardboard boxes Wednesday afternoon signaled a mother's grief just a few days after her little girl met a grisly death.
Family and friends of Aliahna Lemmon, the 9-year-old who was found bludgeoned and cut to pieces Monday, were removing the girl's belongings from the mobile home where she lived.
Aliahna's mother, Tarah Souders, couldn't bear to look at her daughter's possessions any longer, so they would be taken to a storage facility, said Allen Souders, the girl's stepfather.
She just can't stand to be around this stuff after what happened, he said."
http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111229/NEWS/111229666
Good points. I have thin walls in a multi family property and I can hear all kind of things outside, including car doors which close much further than 30' away. I can hear the resin chair fall over if it's windy outside. I find it hard to believe anyone would not fall over to the ground if hit upon the head and find it hard to believe someone would not hear something fall to the ground.
It's possible at the time the murder happened the general rule was 'what happens in pedo park, stays in pedo park'. LE has not said that witnesses have not come forward after learning about Aliahna's murder and spoken to them about what they saw or heard. It also wouldn't surprise me if some of the convict/RSO's who came forward to speak to media on MP's behalf might be saying so publicly but are saying something entirely different to LE behind the scenes. Not because they are afraid of repercussion from MP, but they wouldn't want to be known in the neighorhood as a rat.
JMO
I wonder what happened to all of Grandpa's medications? He, as far as I know, died of emphysema, and usually, end of life care involves a lot of medications. I wonder if maybe there were some left over that MP could have used to drug children that he didn't want to awaken at a bad time, or maybe even that he could have somehow slipped to a friend, in order to sicken her and have access to her children.
Left field idea, I know. But I still wonder...
Unbelievable.
"A pickup loaded with large cardboard boxes Wednesday afternoon signaled a mother's grief just a few days after her little girl met a grisly death.
Family and friends of Aliahna Lemmon, the 9-year-old who was found bludgeoned and cut to pieces Monday, were removing the girl's belongings from the mobile home where she lived.
Aliahna's mother, Tarah Souders, couldn't bear to look at her daughter's possessions any longer, so they would be taken to a storage facility, said Allen Souders, the girl's stepfather.
She just can't stand to be around this stuff after what happened, he said."
http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111229/NEWS/111229666
There is no figuring out. These people live this everyday. They hope for the best and if something goes wrong. OH Well. And they move on. Sorry, but these are the cold hard facts.