If that 1st comment is legit...WOW!CR and MB have never talked to Lauren's parents about that night. They don't even say why they will not talk.
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=84506
If that 1st comment is legit...WOW!CR and MB have never talked to Lauren's parents about that night. They don't even say why they will not talk.
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=84506
CR and MB have never talked to Lauren's parents about that night. They don't even say why they will not talk.
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=84506
Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, this subject is now a he said/she said subject, that is if the commenter "Melissa" is in fact MB's mother as she purports to be. She does sound authentic, however, I question why she doesn't contact the Spierer's directly instead of via IDS comments which require an account.
"I am Mike Beth's Mom, and the above article does not accurately reflect his or my feelings. The Spierers have not asked Mike to speak with them, but he has spoken with their investigators, as well as the Bloomington Police. Unfortunately, he has no clue as to what happened to Lauren and thought she was sleeping at a neighbor's apartment. Mike was writing two papers for summer classes and has his computer as proof of the time line. The Beth family extends their prayers to the Spierer family. We would meet with you any time you wish. This is a horrific tragedy, and although I do not know you or Lauren personally, Mike and I would do anything to help. I am commenting to set the record straight. We are always praying for Lauren and her family.'
If BPD told the PsOI to refrain from discussing the case with anyone, why didn't BPD tell the Spierers that they should not expect any communication from the PsOI? The Spierers have repeatedly commented on the deafening silence from Lauren's friends and acquaintances. Puzzling.
If the police don't do everything in their power to help find Lauren, including sharing info with Dietl to whatever extent is possible and helpful, then they can just turn in their badges because to do otherwise is just childish.
Dietl's comments created a sideshow but one that occurred months ago--water under the bridge. He's working for the Spierer's again and apparently, in compliance with the state. That's all that matters.
It is also puzzling that MB's mother now feels free to discuss the case on the IDS web site.And then to add to that puzzle the comment by MB's supposed mother of how the Spierer's have not asked to speak to her son. It's like they're pointing the finger at each other when in fact, it's an active investigation so no POI should be talking to the parents at least not w/o their lawyer.
Considering all the construction going on in the area when LS went missing, still the chance that she might have simply fallen into an open construction site and simply got covered up without ever being seen... (This was mentioned by someone in an earlier thread.)
My thoughts turned to this after Gail Nowacki Palmgren was found so close to home in her car that had gone off the road.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150209&page=44
According to what CS told the HT, they will be splitting their time between NY and Bloomington. They are leaving now for the holidays... I think we can all expect that they will still have a significant presence in Bloomington.
Possible, but...
1. Construction sites are usually fenced off.
2. The search dogs did not find her.
3. It was June. Construction activities usually stop at night but resume after dawn rather than while it is still dark. Someone is likely to have seen her.
I had wondered whether or not she might have tried to get into a building that was vacant for the summer (similar to the case of Wade Steffey news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/070320PoliceSteffey.html) but she probably would have been found when students returned to campus in August.
I don't think there was ever anything official released about what the dogs found and what they didn't, just that dogs were used to search the area. There was a rumor that the dogs lost the scent in a parking or vacant lot.The big construction site directly across from 5 North was wide open and had a wide, deep drainage trough dug around the perimeter. But there's no way she would have not been seen.
There were several large houses very close by that were under renovation. I'm sure they searched those within the first few days, hopefully with the dogs.
This makes me wonder though: Wouldn't the dogs have picked up her scent at the corner of 11th and College if in fact she was ever there?! I don't recall this ever being asked or discussed. Anyone?
The only "closure" related to this case. CR finally had his day in court for that most recent alcohol offense.
No subscription necessary >
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/st...appearance-settles-unrelated-alcohol-case.sto
"I am Mike Beth's Mom, and the above article does not accurately reflect his or my feelings. The Spierers have not asked Mike to speak with them, but he has spoken with their investigators, as well as the Bloomington Police. Unfortunately, he has no clue as to what happened to Lauren and thought she was sleeping at a neighbor's apartment. Mike was writing two papers for summer classes and has his computer as proof of the time line. The Beth family extends their prayers to the Spierer family. We would meet with you any time you wish. This is a horrific tragedy, and although I do not know you or Lauren personally, Mike and I would do anything to help. I am commenting to set the record straight. We are always praying for Lauren and her family.'
Some of the persons of interest have taken polygraph tests, but they were not administered by the police. A third party administered the test, and although the results were given to police, the Spierers said they were not told what questions were asked or what the exact results were. “It didn’t comfort us at all,” Robert said. “It just frustrated us.”
All Robert said he wants is for them to take a police-administered polygraph test so they can possibly be eliminated from the investigation and resources can be redirected.
I agree the media likes to make people look badly to sell papers. I can not get into all of the facts, but a lie detector was voluntarily taken and passed.
Prayers for the family. I cannot imagine trying to get through the first holidays without your child, let alone not even knowing what happened to her.
So what would cause MB to think she was sleeping at a neighbors apartment?How did he know where she went after leaving his apartment?If he somehow knew LS went to JR apartment then JR did not exactly "volunteer" that he was the last person to see her.Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, this subject is now a he said/she said subject, that is if the commenter "Melissa" is in fact MB's mother as she purports to be. She does sound authentic, however, I question why she doesn't contact the Spierer's directly instead of via IDS comments which require an account.
"I am Mike Beth's Mom, and the above article does not accurately reflect his or my feelings. The Spierers have not asked Mike to speak with them, but he has spoken with their investigators, as well as the Bloomington Police. Unfortunately, he has no clue as to what happened to Lauren and thought she was sleeping at a neighbor's apartment. Mike was writing two papers for summer classes and has his computer as proof of the time line. The Beth family extends their prayers to the Spierer family. We would meet with you any time you wish. This is a horrific tragedy, and although I do not know you or Lauren personally, Mike and I would do anything to help. I am commenting to set the record straight. We are always praying for Lauren and her family.'
IU student's overnight disappearance still a mystery to police
December 9, 2011
BLOOMINGTON -- Indiana University police continue to investigate a student’s report that he was attacked on campus during a late night jog, and found himself hours later in a wooded area near Griffy Lake, missing his shoes, sweatpants, cell phone and ID.
Campus police say they’ve done two searches, are reviewing security footage of the area and plan to conduct a third in a search for clues as to what happened to the young man.
An 18-year-old freshman told police that he went out for a jog on Union Street about 11 p.m. Nov. 29. He told police that during his run, he became tired and out of breath and started to walk north of Campus View Apartments. That’s when he said he saw a man — described as being possibly a white man with a black jacket and an athletic build — was following him, so he started to jog again, and reported this man started to jog behind him. At this point, the student said he broke into a full sprint and called a female friend for help at 11:48 p.m., telling her to “Help, call someone,” IU police Chief Keith Cash said.
He told police that when the man caught up to him from behind he said, “Don’t do anything stupid. You won’t get hurt,” Cash said. According to a police report, the student told police he felt an object press against his back.
That’s the last thing he remembers for several hours.