Re: AbbeyR/smallwood visit
Why were they there then?
Why did they go to the 5th floor?
IMHO, they either:
1. Were intending to go to her apartment. ZO and crew arrive, scuffle/fight ensues, and they decide to leave.
2. They visited (or attempted to visit) someone else on that floor. Now this would be interesting.
Agreed not sure it has any bearing, just a different perspective. But, again, for me, it also contradicts an explicitly sexual motive.
Intercepted language:
I think he (PI) says ‘intercepted with’. For me, this is PI (former cop) language, not necessarily verbatim what JR said. This to me may indicate he saw someone else walking that Lauren may have interacted with. Same with ‘in the shadows’, seems like PI speak. More likely something like: it was dark and I couldn’t see. Mostly, I think sometimes we get too mixed up in the words the PI’s use. They seem to paraphrase and only give parts, which, while I find very (very) annoying, may or may not be intentional. Like (yes I just typed that), just release a transcript of their recorded statement to you guys. We may have a perspective you haven’t thought of yet. Or maybe, just maybe someone with that little piece of the puzzle will read the transcripts and remember something, or something won’t jive with an explanation they have heard.
Unknown Subject?
JW (I literally think he is guilty because of what his parents said. If he is not, I feel extra sorry for him because of his parents. He should disown them.), someone from the apartments/house on corner (if I recall correctly there was a picture in the herald times of cops speaking to the residents of the house on the corner. I couldn’t find it today.), or unknown subject walking? No mention of a car. At the time, 11th street would have been a very unlikely path for anyone on foot. Well, except for the homeless man that heard the scream.
I agree that it would be interesting if they were going to SW to visit someone versus go to LS' place. But even if they were going to LS' place, they may not have intended to stay there (though LS should have, obviously). I feel that 5N would have taken precedence over SW for a sexual motive (and maybe did).
I also agree that JW's parents did him no favors. Talk about stirring the kettle. The thought of LS being pulled into an apartment or house or even stumbling into one has crossed my mind. I do hope that was thoroughly checked out. But I always return to the question of whether she could have walked out of 5N in the first place.