IHAVENOCLUE
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I hope his brother, Patrick, drops by WS again to give his take on this letter!
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I am glad this case is getting attention and I hate to say it, but I mistrust the anonymous letter...
Gardner declined to release the letter, describe what it said or explain what made police take the unusual step of contacting the newspapers to arrange for an interview with the missing man’s family. Gardner acknowledged that the letter could be an elaborate hoax, but added that even if it wasn’t, police wouldn’t release it to the public.
This just came up again in the news, and I thought there is a bit of similarity.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/unknow...onquin-park-cold-case-1.3520697?autoPlay=true
This just came up again in the news, and I thought there is a bit of similarity.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/unknow...onquin-park-cold-case-1.3520697?autoPlay=true
So taking a look at things and trying to get some information on this case.
What was Bernard despondent about? How despondent? Where exactly in Ashland on Realty Road? Did he know anyone in Ashland or someone who worked at Pinkham Mill? Could he have grabbed a ride from one of the log trucks? Was the Machias River ever looked at?
I looked in the newspapers at that time and found reference to a Bernard "Bunny" Ross who coached a girl's basketball team. Is this the same Bernard or was it his father?
My theory is that he drove to Ashland, parked around the area where the logging trucks were and begged a ride off of one of the drivers. He may have even gotten a ride from one of the workers. It would be interesting to know what the trucking routes from that time to get an idea of where he may have headed. Being that he sounds like a kid that didn't get into trouble, a small thing like taking the painter's truck may have made him feel like he was in big trouble now and couldn't go back home. I wonder if there was anywhere he had talked about going. Did he dream of going to the city or to the midwest or california? It's been such a long time, if he's out there he may still be afraid to go home.
I do believe he's alive.I have strong family ties to this area and the logging trucks working out in the wilderness are basically running routes between the remote logging sites and the mills. Those logging trucks aren’t traveling out of state on the highways. To find rides with long haul truckers you would have to head several hours south to a place like Dysart’s outside of Bangor. I do hold the tiniest hope that Bunny may be alive out there somewhere.
JMO
The problem is there is so much open area up there and so many areas that have now become overgrown. Places where there were homes are now forests again which only makes it even harder to find someone. Back in those days the area was fairly busy. The Pinkham mill employed quite a number of men and it was shift work, so there was a set time when people were coming in and out of the place. It's possible Bernard knew someone who worked there and went looking for someone for a ride, but it would seem if that were the case the person would have told LE. I've read a lot of the articles from that time and they do claim they did "extensive searches" of the area, but who knows what that means. And if he tried to catch a ride back to PI, he may have gotten into trouble.My family has had ties to Maine for several generations and I have been following this case for years. I feel terrible for his family and hope he is found.