Anything is possible of course. However given the set of circumstances we do know, and having grown up here my impression is that the possibility that she was targeted is much stronger.
The possibility of it being completey random seems very very unlikely in my opinion.
Think of attempted abductions. Those are often completely random, plus they can happen anywhere.
If these people were actually on a motorcycle instead of in a car like we've been assuming, what is VM's burns are actually from the bike?
How would the bike burn her? And how would it do so in such specific places?
Exhaust pipe/muffler burns are very common with motorcycles. A scuffle next to the bike could have done it.
There are two hiking trails leading from the parking lot at the resort. It's a good place to start if you want to add some distance to your hike.At the ski mountain part? Or the hiking part? There are open bathrooms at the hiking part. But mostly people don't usually park at the resort part for hiking.
I'm going to assume she had mapped her hike of the mountain, which is separate from the ski resort. I don't know many locals who DON'T hike the mountain every now and then.https://www.google.com/amp/www.mass...nvestigation_video_evidence.amp?client=safari
This is the only news article I've seen about the video, but they are citing the daily news
Eta: only news article I've seen besides the dailymail one
Would it be against TOS to post a screenshot of her running route? 2 runs back from 2015 show she actually went directly towards/into Wachusett (sp?)
As an avid lurker, I'm lost here. The conversation got both hyper-local & focused on social media in the past 6 hours. What are the new developments aside from the Daily Mail's tip of the of "cut up" male & female companion? Do we know more?
I'm going to assume she had mapped her hike of the mountain, which is separate from the ski resort. I don't know many locals who DON'T hike the mountain every now and then.
Don't know if someone pointed this out already, just background info with regard to the daily Mail story - Mt. Wachusett has a road to the top which is very popular. The road goes up from the state park visitor center, just down the road from the ski resort. The resort hosts weddings in the summer. So that stretch of road is very busy on weekends.
Friend of mine got married on top of the mountain at sundown on the summer solstice a few years back. Just a small wedding but lovely.
It's not a resort and I wish we'd quite calling it that. VERY misleading. I don't even remember the restaurant being open in the off season. Mostly just parking and bathrooms at this time of year, though there are a lot of hikers on all parts of the mountain.
According to the TOS, links to any social media of the victim is allowed:...snipped...
Would it be against TOS to post a screenshot of her running route? 2 runs back from 2015 show she actually went directly towards/into Wachusett (sp?)
We have precious little information, other than she was burned.
Could be fire lit with a match
Splashed accelerant on her and then lit
Torch
Acid
Exhaust pipe
Cigarette burns (haven't talked about that yet, just came to me now)
We don't know yet. Speculation is fine....if we were certain of the exact situation, the crime would be solved!
Keep on brainstorming. When we get more info, we can refine the good ideas and toss out the off-base ones.