Here's another thought. We've discussed the struggle point near the light post. And I said perhaps Jacob tried to run at that place and he was killed. Then that idea was somewhat dismissed because people said there would have been a lot of blood evidence at the spot.
But what if the perp. was carrying him through the woods or fields and at that point he broke free and ran, the perp. shooting him, this being way further into the property?
I've been advised by Trino that the sock was dismissed -- as it did not belong to Jacob. However, I do not know which means were used to eliminate it as belonging to Jacob? I would HOPE that LE have long since tested that sock for DNA evidence to determine if it was Jacob's or someone else's. I would further hope they've kept it, and run any DNA through their databases in case of a match (perhaps for some reason it belonged to the perp -- ie: maybe the perp carried a bag, or had stuffed it in a pocket in case gagging was its intended use?).
Blood -- what if he really was harmed or murdered (I'm sorry to any family or friends of Jacob's who may be reading this -- I really am! I mean no disrespect, and do not mean to be insincere. What I'm about to say though hard to read I'm sure is something you've already possibly considered yourselves -- but if its hard to read consider this a warning... and please skip the rest of this post!).
BLOOD:
- > what if Jacob's neck was broken at the scene for some reason? Broken necks don't leave blood everywhere.
- > perhaps he was drugged and expired somewhere along the escape route, and the perp took him away limp in his arms, on a horse... in a car or whichever means he used to get out of the immediate area. From the time he took Jacob (9:15pm -- he had ample time from when the other two kids ran home (10 - 15 minutes to run that distance was an estimate in an earlier thread). They would then need a few minutes to tell the sitter what happened (add a minute at the least). She then called her dad (add another minute). That girl's dad then called the Wetterling's parents (add two or three minutes)... and then police were called. These are rough guesses. Thats a long time to be able to get away with Jacob.
- > With that said though, I'd read an article recently that police were on scene within 7 minutes of being called by the girl's father (I understand Concentric that you noted 5 minutes above, but I've read 7).
-> The police seem to have gone FIRST to the Wetterling's home, then had the boys SHOW them where Jacob was taken from. How long did it take them to get information from the boys at the house before they were out in the area searching??
-> Realistically, if my numbers above, and my facts regarding the sequence of events are accurate, even within one to five minutes ahead or behind... the perp had:
about 27-30 minutes to do whatever he was going to do with Jacob without being detected. Thats an eternity!!
Pls keep in mind perp MAY have known how much time he would roughly have before help arrived for Jacob, but he may not -- so he was moving quickly, and assuredly. We know he had a gun in hand, and a mask on face - so he was prepared for some sort of nefarious event that night. We don't know where he was going, or what he planned to do with / to Jacob. But if he had 27-30 minutes to subdue Jacob and flee the scene, he could easily have been LONG gone before police arrived at the DR farm. In that time, he could have drugged Jacob, hurt him, assaulted him, shaved his head, given him a different set of clothes to wear, and changed vehicles (if he used one). Thats dismal -- Poor Jacob!!
