First of all, I hear you folks in Michigan are trying to act like us Californians. An earthquake today! Hope everyone is well, and not too shook up. We are pretty ho-hum about earthquakes out here unless it knocks the drink out of someone's hand. ; )
Once again this Saturday, I spent some time walking in the sunshine and today I focused my thoughts solely on Julia. There are two places I do my best thinking; one in a beautiful little park and the other is a 12 mile hike around a lake. Today I walked in the park and sat on a bench under a huge pine tree.
I sat and thought about all the details of this murder that are known, the gray areas of speculation & hypothesis, and the endless amounts of drama, attempted deflection, and what I now perceive to be lies by virtue of omission/ lack of complete disclosure.
Upon arriving back home, I have analyzed my theorem against Forager's exceptional map, and have come up with the following:
Hunting
We know Turnquist is an avid hunter. Forager has mapped the areas Turnquist frequented, and there are several locations that form a perimeter near EMU, as well as where Chelsea Bruck was murdered. While this in itself can not be interpreted as guilt, combining this fact with the following factors does raise additional suspicion:
*Turnquist had no steady form of employment. He seemed to dabble in the cleaning business, karate lessons to children, and selling apartment leftbehinds (and I wonder what else), on Craigslist. Turnquist wasn't anchored to any particular location or time, and would have had the opportunity to move about without detection, if he so chose.
*It's been said Turnquist had a volatile relationship with Julia, and this is why she moved to her Grandmothers.
*There have been allegations of past child abuse against both twins, and suggestions of impropriety, although unproven
*There have been allegations that Turnquist is bipolar, and goes off his medication making him unstable
*Turnquist demonstrated instability when his wife had to call 911, with the concern that Turnquist was homicidal/suicidal
*Turnquist has failed to satisfy LE's queries, and is a POI in his step daughter's murder
*Turnquist, despite his teary vow of "justice for Julia", has not provided LE with a *formal* statement, or submitted to a LE administered polygraph
*Turnquist has been arrested on charges of possession of child *advertiser censored*
Both Kim and Jennifer have stated that Turnquist was home the night Julia was murdered. Perhaps this is true, but *WHEN* did he get home, and from where? Forager's map shows us Turnquist goes to hunting areas that form almost a perfect circle around where Julia's murder took place, as well as Chelsea Bruck's. And, here is a guide to the various hunting seasons. There was plenty going on when both girls were murdered:
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10363_14518-312005--,00.html
So here are the questions I am thinking about tonight:
1. What time did Turnquist get home the night Julia was murdered. Where had he been that day?
2. Where was Turnquist the early morning hours when Chelsea was murdered?
3. Did Chelsea have any contact with Turnquist? Did he frequent Olga's?
4. Does Turnquist have any connection whatsoever to Pickaxe Preacher, it's band members or fans?
5. Have Turnquist and his wife participated in any "special hobbies" together? If so, have their children had any exposure (even unintentional) to this?
Forager's map truly gives me the chills. You can see how Turnquist's hunting grounds circle these murder scenes, and how he moves freely throughout his days from one point to another undetected.
I *speculate* that Kim and Jennifer know all too well that Turnquist was in Julia's area when she was murdered. He probably *was* at home that night, but after Julia's murder took place. Given the profile that has been established, I suspect they got in to an argument, and he lost his temper.
I will continue to study Forager's map and see if I can provide any additional theories for us to pick apart.
I've really been trying to evaluate other possibilities, but everything....*everything* keeps pointing back to Turnquist.
Last question: *Did Julia every express concern about her youngest sister "M" and her stepfather?*
Edited to add: I really want to check this guy off the list and move on to establishing other suspects. However, I'm like the man who owns the P.I. firm that recently clawed back the reward. I simply can't move forward until JT clears himself. There is too much to be concerned about.
