ME ME - Ayla Reynolds, 20 mnths, Waterville, 17 December 2011 - # 4

[matou]

Are you thinking Ayla has been gone since Dec. 8? As for JD not putting Ayla on the phone, it could be he was trying to get her to forget about her mom so that he could be sole custodian. Or, maybe she truly was sleeping or playing. Or, maybe Trista isn't telling the truth?

I remember reading that Trista and Justin were arguing (or some other wording similar to this) in the weeks before Ayla went missing.

 

[matou]

Massey said several adults were in that home Friday night, and at least one of them was not a family member. He said a neighbor told police that a strange car arrived at that home very late that night.

At least on of them...I knew I read this. I wonder if we can find Massey's direct statement about how many people were in the home that night and how many were not family members. Did he say one or at least one?

Also:

Trista Reynolds, meanwhile, told “Good Morning America” and “The Nancy Grace Show” she and DiPietro had been arguing about Ayla for weeks.

http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_1220mom_sought_custody_of_missing_maine_toddler

 

[katydid23]

From above article:

The last time Trista saw her daughter was when she decided to check into a hospital to fight substance addiction. She said Ayla’s sad eyes when she walked out of the room is an image she just can’t escape.



Is this sloppy reporting or is Trista changing her story concerning the last time she saw Ayla?

There are at least two interviews where she describes seeing Ayla AFTER she came out of rehab, IIRC. She talked about the doctor visit where Ayla got her broken arm checked out. She was there apparently. AND she said she had been to the room where Ayla had been sleeping with her baby cousin.

So this article makes no sense. I also wonder why she didn't jump in a car with her father and/or brother and go see what was up with Ayla if she was so concerned that she was not able to speak to her.

 

[deoneta]

All along, LE has said "at least" one person who was not a family member. I am wondering if that meant the other child was not a family member. TR has said on several occassions that she had seen Ayla twice since she got out of rehab. I think she was misunderstood or misreported in this last article. As to why Trista didn't get her father or brother to go to JD's house, considering that she has said JD was vindictive, JD's mother was concerned he would go "kicking in doors", and the things TR's dad has said about how if he went to Waterville, he would end up in jail, I can understand how she might think a confrontation wouldn't help her in a custody dispute. All MOO.

 

[Helenstreet]

I thought of something regarding law enforcement's statement of who was in the home when Ayla disappeared. This is simply just a possible scenario--what if JD's girlfriend's child is JD's as well? That is not an impossibility, in my opinion. Just a thought.

 

[katydid23]

I thought of something regarding law enforcement't statement of who was in the home when Ayla disappeared. This is simply just a possible scenario--what if JD's girlfriend's child is JD's as well? That is not an impossibility, in my opinion. Just a thought.

I am confused now. I thought, but may be wrong, that the 3rd child was JD's girlfriends sisters child. Is that right? Or maybe I am cuckoo.:crazy:

 

[Detective Klimpt]

I am confused now. I thought, but may be wrong, that the 3rd child was JD's girlfriends sisters child. Is that right? Or maybe I am cuckoo.:crazy:

It IS confusing. I think we are discussing the GF's baby which is the one wearing the lion hat. I also think that the girlfriends sister(s) have babies too, but so far they haven't entered the discussion here.

 

[katydid23]

If the other child in the home was actually his gf's baby, then would that mean his sister was probably not there that night either with her baby?

Originally we were led to believe, somehow, that JD was at his mother's home, with her and his sister and baby niece. It all sounded so innocent. But it is changing into something much more suspicious, imo.

 

[cluciano63]

Well as long as LE knows who was there...I guess that is all that matters. And the more silent they are on it, the more I tend to believe they are looking inward...JMO

 

[krimekat]

Mom's stories/timelines are so confusing . . . hope it's due to MSM reporting !

 

[deoneta]

Mom's stories/timelines are so confusing . . . hope it's due to MSM reporting !

TR's statements have been subject to much scrutiny, mostly I think because she is out there talking. First it was how JD ending up caring for Ayla. They agreed or HHS intervened. From what both parents have said, they did have an agreement and HHS was involved. I think many of her statements have been filled with the hyperbole of someone highly emotional and angry. JD would never let me see her versus I saw her twice. JD never took an interest in her until I was unable to care for her versus he never saw her much for the first 18 months of her life, versus he never expressed an interest in seeing her until June, etc.

I agree that it gets confusing, but the timeline I am most concerned with is for the Friday night in question. When was Ayla last seen, 10:00, 8:00 and by whom? Who was there, and why is it such a big secret? All MOO

 

[deoneta]

I thought of something regarding law enforcement's statement of who was in the home when Ayla disappeared. This is simply just a possible scenario--what if JD's girlfriend's child is JD's as well? That is not an impossibility, in my opinion. Just a thought.

I've thought the same thing. There are young men who get involved with women with young babies when they are not the father, but I don't think that is situation that a lot of young guys would welcome. Ayla is the absolute spitting image of JD so I doubt there were ever any real paternity doubts there. If it's true that JD didn't "want to be the father" where Ayla was concerned and his interest in her was fairly recent that makes me wonder if he could be the father of his gf's child. I agree it's not impossible. All MOO.

 

[Kiln Wood]

TR's statements have been subject to much scrutiny, mostly I think because she is out there talking. First it was how JD ending up caring for Ayla. They agreed or HHS intervened. From what both parents have said, they did have an agreement and HHS was involved. I think many of her statements have been filled with the hyperbole of someone highly emotional and angry. JD would never let me see her versus I saw her twice. JD never took an interest in her until I was unable to care for her versus he never saw her much for the first 18 months of her life, versus he never expressed an interest in seeing her until June, etc.

I agree that it gets confusing, but the timeline I am most concerned with is for the Friday night in question. When was Ayla last seen, 10:00, 8:00 and by whom? Who was there, and why is it such a big secret? All MOO

BBM

I have been wondering the same thing. Admittedly I'm not much of a sleuth, but what occurred to me is perhaps LE doesn't really know who was there and they don't want to admit this fact to the public. In no way am I disparaging LE efforts to find Ayla by my conjecture.

Thank you for a thought provoking post.

 

[ThoughtFox]

If the other child in the home was actually his gf's baby, then would that mean his sister was probably not there that night either with her baby?

Originally we were led to believe, somehow, that JD was at his mother's home, with her and his sister and baby niece. It all sounded so innocent. But it is changing into something much more suspicious, imo.

Yep that tends to happen when people aren't honest from the beginning. :twocents:

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

This is what I thought too.

I did too. I thought it was PD.

 

[HiHater]

Haven't commented on this case, but I think I've lurked more than what's normal! lol

Anyway, I don't think the mother and father had ANY agreement about him taking care of Ayla while she was in rehab. If they had already agreed, why didn't she personally give the baby to JD before she left? Wouldn't that be more practical and easy for the child (i.e. JD could be given her clothes, her favorite things, etc). Why did he have to go to a police station and basically be escorted by them to get the child?

Secondly, she only filed for custody because HE was going to file? This turns off any speculation for me that JD did something to Ayla because he feared child support or losing physical custody. Aside from that, what court would give a child to a mother who is newly released from rehab and has no permanent address? Um...no. Unless JD had a long history of drug use or criminal activity himself, he is one father poised to make a really strong stand against custody being automatically given to a mother.

It's more likely IN MY OPINION that she was forced into rehab and had her children removed from her until she completed CPS' family services plan or whatever it would be called in Maine. That would explain the delay in her seeing the child, the so-called visitations, and the fact that the police reported that DHS "authorized" the father to take custody of the child. DHS or CPS as it is called in TX does not just place children with whomever is available---bio father or not. There are home studies, bond assessments, and such.

Like many others, I don't know what to believe in this case. The mother has been very inconsistent and the father has his moments. Something about the way the mother is very insistent on bashing the father is off-putting to me. I can understand why he avoided talking to her, no one would welcome the drama that she seems likely to bring. If she is acting like this is the public eye, how does she act when none of us are watching?

Lastly, about the grandma lying about being in the house. I think it's strange, but what if she was really in the home and the police have asked her to say she wasn't? They have been really guarding the identities of the people present in that home, and perhaps she made a whoopsie that had to be "fixed." Also, maybe the identities of those people are being protected because there is a reason to believe they will be endangered if identified. These things sound weird, but I'm wildly speculating at this point---because no solid info is provided.

Oh, never say these people don't seem smart enough to carry this out without being caught---Casey Anthony, Misty Cummings, someone in Baby Joshua's case, etc, etc...

 

[HiHater]

Are you thinking Ayla has been gone since Dec. 8? As for JD not putting Ayla on the phone, it could be he was trying to get her to forget about her mom so that he could be sole custodian. Or, maybe she truly was sleeping or playing. Or, maybe Trista isn't telling the truth?

OR maybe a kid who is not even 2 yet doesn't want to be bothered with a phone---no matter who is on it. I have a daughter about this age, and if she doesn't want to do something, 10 times out of 9 she isn't going to do it. Even when I put daddy on speaker phone for her so she can hear his voice, if she's busy playing she pays it no mind at all.

 

[HiHater]

Interesting:

Despite Trista’s frustration with that, she said she didn’t sense that anything was wrong. She said she still isn’t convinced DiPietro contributed to Ayla’s disappearance, though she said she has a lot of questions for him that he won’t answer.

“I don’t think he would hurt her,” said Trista. “Whenever I saw them together he seemed like he cared a lot about her. I had to give him a chance. He’s her biological father.”

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/01/...think-ayla-has-ever-had-a-bad-day/?ref=videos

bbm...okay...he wouldn't hurt her but TR's sister says every time Ayla would come home from her dad's house something would be wrong...

Then you have someone from Trista's family saying they hope he didn't lose his temper and hurt her. Which is it? geez Does he care about her so much that he could not hurt her, or has he hurt her repeatedly in the past and shown he is able to do so?

 

[Indy Anna]

BBM

I have been wondering the same thing. Admittedly I'm not much of a sleuth, but what occurred to me is perhaps LE doesn't really know who was there and they don't want to admit this fact to the public. In no way am I disparaging LE efforts to find Ayla by my conjecture.

Thank you for a thought provoking post.

Gma Phoebe certainly gave the impression initially that she was at the house that night. Didn't she say she wasn't the last to go to bed? She may be covering for her son, but I'm suspicious about Gma's role in Ayla's disappearance. I'm thinking people may have been coming and going from the home until late at night/into the wee hours of the morning, which would explain LE's confusion over who was in the house at the time Ayla disappeared. Neighbors may have interpreted it as a party, but maybe it was a somewhat normal occurence at the residence. I once had neighbors who had company at various times of the night into the morning, and strongly suspected they were dealing drugs. There would be a lot of activity at the house for several days, then be very quiet for a couple of days.

I wonder if PD was at the house earlier that night, and then left. If so, what time did she leave and did she leave alone?

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

I thought of something regarding law enforcement's statement of who was in the home when Ayla disappeared. This is simply just a possible scenario--what if JD's girlfriend's child is JD's as well? That is not an impossibility, in my opinion. Just a thought.

I was just thinking that same thing...could JD be the father of his gf's child?
Forgive me, but do we know for a fact that the girlfriend has a child?
Has this information been released?