Peas in Their Pods
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/peasintheirpods
With all three half-siblings. DB, KB, BB. Peas is the main host. Jan is the co-host who moderates the chat room and brings in other questions.
I have directly transcribed most of it, with some paraphrasing when things kept getting repeated. I also didnt type things that were not factual for PBs story (like the repeated support of the family).
Because this show is victim friendly, and not confrontational at all, they treaded lightly on some sensitive questions, like the one where DB is asked if drugs and alcohol were allowed, she said No, and then the hosts spent 5 minutes thanking her for clearing it up. So Be aware that some questions will not be answered to your full satisfaction
. With that, here you go. This is part I. I need to finish reviewing the rest, but need to go to dinner. So will post later tonight.
BB- Wanted to have everyone in one place, to clear up the questions.
Peas Asks DB what her side of the story is.
DB I am one of PBs older sisters. I am 27 years old and have been in BM all my life. I am certified pharmacy technician. I am in the process of completing nursing school. I am one class away from entering a nursing program. I am studying to be a midwife. No children of own.
Peas- So you are a professional woman, an adult. PB came to visit with you. What is your relationship with your baby sister. You are fairly new to her life. She met you what, a couple of years ago?
DB The first time we met PB, she was 7 years old, at a Barnes family reunion we had. They are held every year, in the summer time, in BM. She came to BM with my dad. We met her that one time, and after that we didnt have any contact with her. Until 2 years ago, this May, she contacted us via FB. From that point, we all clicked and we all wanted to get to know each other and spend time with each other. She got contact with us in May, and we (KB and DB) drove to NC to pick her up and bring her to the family reunion in Atlanta that summer..
Peas So this was not the first time she had visited you then in BM.
DB This was her 5th time visiting BM.
Peas How familiar was she with the city?
DB Not at all. Anywhere she would go, we would go together. Shes not familiar with the city, getting on busses or light rail or anything like that.
Peas So she wouldnt go exploring the city on her own.
DB No, she did not go off. She doesnt know anybody except us and the family and people we associate with.
(Minute 10)
Peas And how about you, KB? You are PBs older sister as well, correct?
KB Yes.
Peas Did you live with DB, or elsewhere? How far away were you?
KB We live about ten minutes apart.
Peas So you would spend time with her while she was visiting?
KB I have two jobs, so not as much, but I did see her this time, over Christmas. I was at the house the night before this happened. And of course Christmas, and She came to work with me some.
Peas what was her mood like?
DB Well, we had a count down for her visit. She couldt wait to come. And I couldnt wait for her to come. We were all excited about her coming. Whlie she was visitingk, we spent time together as family, mostly. On Christmas day we went to my grandmothers house and opened gifts. We came back to my house, played around, looked at pictures, and went to a movie. We did a lot of things and spent a lot of time with family. I took her to work with me, my sister took her to work with her. We were spending time together.
Peas What was her mood like during her visit? What was her Personality?
DB Happy, bubbly. She communicated with her friends daily in NC, on her phone, FB, Skype
. Her fiends, her little sister back home, her family.
Peas So she was a regular teen on FB, communicating with friends, doing what normal teens do during the day . Did she have any friends in BM? Had she befriended anyone here>
DB Not anybody that we wouldnt consider close, people we knew. She hadnt went off and met any friends on her own that we didnt know.
Peas Tell us about Dec. 28th. Can you bring us through the day?
DB That day I woke up to go to work. PB stayed home. My sister KB was going to pick her up later in the day, because PB had called her that morinign to pick her up. She didnt go to work with me that day. I went to work, and we texted and talked on the phone about getting her hair done and getting some products for her face. So we were texting and talking about that. When I noticed something was wrong was when I got home at 6 pm and she wasnt there. She was not in the house. I began to call people that she may be with . My sister, brother, my ex boyfriend, his brother
I contacted these individuals and the last time anyone saw her was at 1:30 and they said she was asleep at that time.
Peas Who last saw PB at 1:30?
DB My ex. He saw her at 1:30.
Peas Where was she when he saw her?
DB She was sleeping.
Peas Why was your ex there? Was he living there? Was it customary for him to be around there? What was the deal?
DB (Big pause, whispering in background.) He was actually
moving out at the time. We are going through a break up at this time.
Peas For the week prior, while PB was there, he was there, and you were going through the breakup and he was moving out that day?
DB No, it was ongoing. That was in process before PB even got there. We talked about the move out the beginning of Dec so that was already in process.
Peas Were you aware that he was coming that day? Was that something you found out after the fact? Did he have to clear it with you? Is there any reason he should not have been there?
(Minute 17)
DB No. Because he was still on the lease, he had a key. I did not he was going to be at the apartment that day, except for to pick up his little brother from the apartment. I did know he was picking up the little brother.
Peas We have been doing so much research, one of the reports I read, something I read said she was sleeping on the couch or fell asleep on him on the couch. (GJ-This actually came out of JSs interview with Peas, iirc
)
DB That was a statement about the last time she was seen was asleep on the couch.
Peas But not asleep ON anyone?
DB No, no, no. Asleep on the couch.
Peas At 1:30, your ex
are you able to share his name?
DB No.
Peas Okay, so your ex was there and saw PB asleep on the couch at 1:30. He left. You got home at 6, she wasnt there, you did your fact finding to see if KB had picked her up..
DB I called my brother, I called my ex, called my exs boyfriend, I mean little brother, Im sorry. I made few phone calls, and when I couldnt find her with anybody, I knew something was wrong. I called my dad and my uncle, was calmed down by them and then I called the LE.
Peas How much time went by, were you searching for her, when you called the police?
DB Maybe an hour, hour and a half? The call I put in was 7:30-ish or so. And I got home at 6.
Peas Was anything out of place?
DB No.
Peas Her belongings
BB you shared that she had her house slipper boot things on. Would that be normal for her to leave the house with those?
(Minute 20)
DB I actually told her not to go outside with them. We had gone to the mall Sunday prior to her disappearance, and I bought her those slippers and told her not to wear them out of the house. They have a slipper sole, and your feet are going to get wet. Its going to soak right through.
