While not originally from here, I graduated from IU about 10 years ago and continue to live here. Laurens story hit me hard because, well, it could have been me or any one of my girlfriends. I had blackouts while still functioning, so did all of my friends. Waking up wondering, how the hell did I get here and what happened last night, where are my shoes, where is my phone? There were, embarrassingly, plenty of nights when we or I kept partying, fell down, got injured/bruised, and still kept going. The things we did back then, sooo unsafe. But we were young, partying, and feeling invincible. I share this embarrassment here because a theme has developed regarding LSs state that night and what she could/couldnt have done. I find it believable that she was still on her feet and functioning, even after taking several falls/hits to the head.
I stalk this story because I know without a doubt, that not for dumb luck, there would have gone me or one of my friends. And that, IMO, is really what it was, luck. LS was unlucky that night. As HT said, she just went too far that night. The stars un-aligned, and instead of the 99.9% of the time that she would have made it somewhere to sleep it off, she didnt and she paid the price with her life.
So, is it really plausible that we have 2 or 3 or 4 college guys that we are guessing conspired to get rid of Laurens body?
I dont think so, and here is why:
I find it unlikely that all of these guys are sociopaths, with no feelings, empathy, manners, etc. I find it even more unlikely that ALL of their parents are sociopaths. I mean, really, what are the chances? Some of these guys have sisters right? Pretty hard partying sisters, this could have been them.
One of them would have broken down to someone. These are not hardened criminals, in some criminal gang, they are spoiled brats and mammas boys. They each separately have the means to protect themselves, high priced lawyers for a plea or immunity. I dont believe that some master criminal plan was developed and carried out these boys, at least 2 of which had been heavily drinking and doing drugs, at 4am Friday morning. Did they put her in a bag, and each put a piece of clothing with DNA in with her so that if she was found they would each be culpable, to stop one of them from talking? It took me (almost) 2 years to come up with that. They thought of it in an instant that morning, drunk and high? To save themselves, keep each other from talking, ensuring evidence would point to all of them, all because she ODd? I dont think so.
I had a group of 3 guy friends in college (same ilk as our POIs) who were doing something illegal, not drugs (although they did that too) and nothing like the LS tragedy, but illegal none the less. Cops got a whiff of them and brought them all in for questioning. They got their stories all straight, threatened each other, etc. The one I would have expected to break didnt, but one of them did. I think it took about 15 minutes.
And lets pretend that did happen, a pact. Not one of them tells someone with a conscience, who in turn calls in a tip? They all drink and do drugs, right? And none of them, since that night, have gotten fed up enough to spill the beans? Again, I dont think so. Drunk people talk, a lot. Guilty drunk people talk more.
But one guy in the group being guilty, that is a different story. His parents probably suspect.
I believe CR blacked out and was put to bed. I believe MB took her to JR. I believe JR watched her walk away.
I believe that MB or DB or JW or Unknown was hanging outside the apartments, or on a deck, smoking maybe, and saw LS leave and decided to catch up with her. MB is my top, but that is just MY OPINION, and really no more than my gut feeling, based on the reported changing stories and
http://mbbeth.wordpress.com/. I think the unsub (thank you criminal minds) offered to walk her home, look for her stuff, drink some more with her, etc., and then took advantage of the situation. And then, the unimaginable happened, and LS passed out and/or died. I dont think the amount of construction going on in that immediate area at the time with no cameras can be highlighted enough.
I believe CR may know that MB has weird tendencies. Again, while I think he blacked out, he has an idea of what might have happened that includes his roommate and that is why he is lashing out now.
MB, it appears, is back working for his father as a clerk for his firm. He was previously an intern. He had a different job for 8 months after graduating, what happened? Shouldnt he have at least stayed a year? If he is being groomed, wouldnt he have a higher position now that he is graduated? I think his emotional problems escalated, and he cant hold down a job, and dad bailed him out. All conjecture, I know.
By the way I dont see some local and/or college coke dealer getting him/herself involved in this either. And, surprising myself, I think if a dealer did have some knowledge, i.e. received a call or heard something, that dealer would call in a tip. The type that would be dealing to this crowd, in my experience, generally consider themselves moral people. And/or despise the college/elitist guys they are dealing to, and would take the opportunity to get them in trouble.
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