Found Deceased MO - Cassidy Rainwater, 33, *GRAPHIC CONTENT* nude & caged in photos, Buffalo, 15 Jul 2021 *Arrests*

[DetectiveDraper]

I know someone who is retired from a 40+ yr career in long haul trucking. I'll ask him. I know he says he's seen a lot in his years on the road. You learn to keep your distance, mind your business and get your own work done. He says the standards and quality of drivers has really deteriorated over the last 10 yrs or more.

yes pick his brain on our behalf!

 

[ClaireNC]

I think the probable cause statement says when the warrant was issued and executed. I can check on my break.

I have the warrant affidavits for both of them and I don’t see any times. Just dates.

 

[Prdgnonr]

This seems weird. Says the warrant was issued and served on Sept. 20th. That's not the timeline the local news is reporting.

 

[ClaireNC]

Cassidy was reported missing on August 25 and LE interviewed Phelps for the first time on Sept 1. That’s when he told the story about her leaving in the middle of the night sometime in late July.

The FBI provided local LE with the photo of CR and they returned to the property on Sept 16. That’s when they took Phelps into custody. The kidnapping arrest warrant was applied for the next day - Sept 17.

Norton was first interviewed on Sept 19. He was reinterviewed and taken into custody on Sept 20, which is when he confessed to helping Phelps restrain Cassidy. His arrest warrant was applied for on Sept 21.

 

[Tippy Lynn]

Cassidy Rainwater, 33, Dallas County, MO

2007 - CR’s mother, Tracy Wahwassuck went missing. TW’s remains were found scattered in a field near Lebanon a year later. No cause of death has ever been released on her case, and no one has been arrested.

2021 - CR was staying with JP until she got on her feet

July 24, 2021 - CR last seen. According to TN, he helped JP restrain CR, 386 Moon Valley Road.

July 25 - According to JP, CR left in the middle of the night and met a vehicle at the end of the driveway in the dark and had not been seen or heard from since.

Aug 25 - CR reported missing by relative

Sept 1 - Detective spoke to JP at his home in Lebanon. He said that CR had been staying with him until she could get back on her feet. He said she had been talking about going to Colorado.

Sept. 16 - FBI office in Kansas City received an anonymous tip that CR was being held in a cage on a property off Moon Valley Road near Lebanon in Dallas County.

Sept 16 - James Phelps, 58 arrested, first-degree kidnapping, facilitating a felony, inflicting injury and terrorizing. Held without bond.

Sept 17 - Search Warrant JPs’ cell phone, found seven photos of Cassidy Rainwater partially nude being held in a cage on his property on Moon Valley Road in Lebanon in Dallas County.

Sept 19 - LE interviewed TN

Sept 20 - LE interviewed TN

Sept 22? - Timothy Norton, 56 arrested, first-degree kidnapping, facilitating a felony, inflicting injury and terrorizing. Held without bond.

Sept 28 - JP appeared in Dallas County court and was assigned a public defender.

Sept 28 - TN appeared in Dallas County court without a lawyer by video conference. TN moved to Greene County Jail.

Oct 1 - Investigators say they are waiting for DNA evidence to return in the disappearance of CR. Sheriff Scott Rice says it could be 30 days before any results are returned.

Oct 4 - Moon Valley Road house where Cassidy was held against her will burned down. Trip Wires were found on edge of the property, along with explosives.

Oct 5 - JP, Criminal Setting Hearing 11:00 am, Dallas County, Judge Lisa Henderson

Oct 5 - TN, Criminal Setting Hearing, 1:30 pm, Dallas County, Judge Lisa Henderson

Nov 5 - JP, Preliminary Hearing, 9:30am

Nov 5 - TN, Preliminary Hearing, 9:30am

 

[Knox]

Cassidy was reported missing on August 25 and LE interviewed Phelps for the first time on Sept 1. That’s when he told the story about her leaving in the middle of the night sometime in late July.

The FBI provided local LE with the photo of CR and they returned to the property on Sept 16. That’s when they took Phelps into custody. The kidnapping arrest warrant was applied for the next day - Sept 17.

Norton was first interviewed on Sept 19. He was reinterviewed and taken into custody on Sept 20, which is when he confessed to helping Phelps restrain Cassidy. His arrest warrant was applied for on Sept 21.

So Norton had from September 16 to September 20th to destroy any potential evidence at the house that burned?

 

[Prdgnonr]

This is what Case.Net says.

 

[Betty P]

yes pick his brain on our behalf!

He said there's all kinds of things going on in the trucking community. He says there are more women drivers than before, it's not rare. He also said there are more gay drivers as well, they talk on the radio and make requests to meet people at stops, etc.

He said there could be drivers involved in cross dressing and the kinky stuff, but you don't see a lot of it. Not to say it doesn't exist, it's just not advertised. As always, the most common activity at truck stops is prostitution, some gay. Some young women and he had concerns about trafficking.

He drove several years with his wife. She didn't drive, but there are many husband/wife driving teams these days.

 

[Betty P]

So Norton had from September 16 to September 20th to destroy any potential evidence at the house that burned?

Others probably had access to the property from Sept 21 thru Oct. 4. It doesn't sound like LE had anyone guarding the place, so technically anyone could have gone on the property to remove or destroy evidence, indoors or outdoors.

I hope they've been questioning TN. He seems the most vulnerable and likely to talk and bargain for lesser charges. He can probably name other suspects who can likely provide more information about victims, possible locations of remains, etc. They should be interviewing any of the people we saw online who used that location as an address during the last 10 or 20 yrs.

I can't help but think if LE were interviewing those people, they would be out at the property or other locations nearby digging or using scent dogs to search. JMO, the lack of any other activity, arrests, searches, etc. is concerning in this case.

ETA: To be fair to LE, I'll also say they could be doing a lot of their investigating in other areas the public isn't aware of, or online, etc.

 

[cvaldez1975]

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[ClaireNC]

This is what Case.Net says. View attachment 316316

It’s hard to tell with the limited information, but maybe Sept 20 was when the search warrant for his phone was served? Or some other search warrant. The warrant affidavits that I’ve seen are for the kidnapping charge. The other charges could have been made at different dates? Just speculating…

 

[ClaireNC]

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[ClaireNC]

Cassidy Rainwater, 33, Dallas County, MO

2007 - CR’s mother, Tracy Wahwassuck went missing. TW’s remains were found scattered in a field near Lebanon a year later. No cause of death has ever been released on her case, and no one has been arrested.

2021 - CR was staying with JP until she got on her feet

July 24, 2021 - CR last seen. According to TN, he helped JP restrain CR, 386 Moon Valley Road.

July 25 - According to JP, CR left in the middle of the night and met a vehicle at the end of the driveway in the dark and had not been seen or heard from since.

Aug 25 - CR reported missing by relative

Sept 1 - Detective spoke to JP at his home in Lebanon. He said that CR had been staying with him until she could get back on her feet. He said she had been talking about going to Colorado.

Sept. 16 - FBI office in Kansas City received an anonymous tip that CR was being held in a cage on a property off Moon Valley Road near Lebanon in Dallas County.

Sept 16 - James Phelps, 58 arrested, first-degree kidnapping, facilitating a felony, inflicting injury and terrorizing. Held without bond.

Sept 17 - Search Warrant JPs’ cell phone, found seven photos of Cassidy Rainwater partially nude being held in a cage on his property on Moon Valley Road in Lebanon in Dallas County.

Sept 19 - LE interviewed TN

Sept 20 - LE interviewed TN

Sept 22? - Timothy Norton, 56 arrested, first-degree kidnapping, facilitating a felony, inflicting injury and terrorizing. Held without bond.

Sept 28 - JP appeared in Dallas County court and was assigned a public defender.

Sept 28 - TN appeared in Dallas County court without a lawyer by video conference. TN moved to Greene County Jail.

Oct 1 - Investigators say they are waiting for DNA evidence to return in the disappearance of CR. Sheriff Scott Rice says it could be 30 days before any results are returned.

Oct 4 - Moon Valley Road house where Cassidy was held against her will burned down. Trip Wires were found on edge of the property, along with explosives.

Oct 5 - JP, Criminal Setting Hearing 11:00 am, Dallas County, Judge Lisa Henderson

Oct 5 - TN, Criminal Setting Hearing, 1:30 pm, Dallas County, Judge Lisa Henderson

Nov 5 - JP, Preliminary Hearing, 9:30am

Nov 5 - TN, Preliminary Hearing, 9:30am

Thanks for the timeline, however, we don’t know if Cassidy was ever willingly staying with him. That’s just a story that Phelps told LE. Also it was noted that the date for his kidnapping and other charges is July 1, 2021 on Casenet. Leading to speculation that he might have taken her captive on that date.

 

[Tippy Lynn]

Thanks for the timeline, however, we don’t know if Cassidy was ever willingly staying with him. That’s just a story that Phelps told LE. Also it was noted that the date for his kidnapping and other charges is July 1, 2021 on Casenet. Leading to speculation that he might have taken her captive on that date.

Thank you, I'll update as follows:

2021 - According to JP, CR was staying with JP until she got on her feet

July 1, 2021 - Date of kidnapping charge for JP on case net

 

[penguinface]

While I can’t say for certain that any of the Youtube channels listed under CR’s name are hers, from having a little name-and-place sleuth of others who appear in a couple of the videos and from the context of some other vids, either two out of three or all three could be IMO.

I also think that a younger family member may have died in the past couple of years, with an older video potentially having been renamed as an RIP tribute.

JMO.

 

[?!?]

Others probably had access to the property from Sept 21 thru Oct. 4. It doesn't sound like LE had anyone guarding the place, so technically anyone could have gone on the property to remove or destroy evidence, indoors or outdoors.

I hope they've been questioning TN. He seems the most vulnerable and likely to talk and bargain for lesser charges. He can probably name other suspects who can likely provide more information about victims, possible locations of remains, etc. They should be interviewing any of the people we saw online who used that location as an address during the last 10 or 20 yrs.

I can't help but think if LE were interviewing those people, they would be out at the property or other locations nearby digging or using scent dogs to search. JMO, the lack of any other activity, arrests, searches, etc. is concerning in this case.

ETA: To be fair to LE, I'll also say they could be doing a lot of their investigating in other areas the public isn't aware of, or online, etc.

Possibly (hopefully) this means that they got all they need prior to 21st, got all the house had to offer, and are getting TN to sing like a canary.

 

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[witzah]

Just to clarify, there's a difference between "arrest" and "custody". We often use these terms interchangeably, but the distinction may explain this timeline.

When we get stopped by an officer for speeding, but only get a ticket and continue on our way, that's an arrest (without us being taken into custody).

If we're total dicks during that traffic stop, it could very well get us arrested and also taken into custody.

The converse is also true, and people are frequently taken into custody without any arrest documents getting filed. While this is technically both an arrest and custody, the most often dynamics involve officer issued citations (i.e., not an official document reviewed or filed by an attorney). This is where the prosecutor, district attorney, county attorney (whatever the jurisdiction calls the state's attorney) come into play. The officer citation often gets withdrawn and either the case concludes upon release, or, the investigation continues at the direction of the attorney and gets refiled via complaint (while the person remains in custody or gets released pending refile)

FWIW

 

[?!?]

Just to clarify, there's a difference between "arrest" and "custody". We often use these terms interchangeably, but the distinction may explain this timeline.

When we get stopped by an officer for speeding, but only get a ticket and continue on our way, that's an arrest (without us being taken into custody).

If we're total dicks during that traffic stop, it could very well get us arrested and also taken into custody.

The converse is also true, and people are frequently taken into custody without any arrest documents getting filed. While this is technically both an arrest and custody, the most often dynamics involve officer issued citations (i.e., not an official document reviewed or filed by an attorney). This is where the prosecutor, district attorney, county attorney (whatever the jurisdiction calls the state's attorney) come into play. The officer citation often gets withdrawn and either the case concludes upon release, or, the investigation continues at the direction of the attorney and gets refiled via complaint (while the person remains in custody or gets released pending refile)

FWIW

Thanks -- by any chance do you know of a site or book that includes a dictionary/glossary of legal terms for laymen?

 

[Sunny Texas]

Wonder who owns it

Both of the lingerie type boutiques in town are located a couple of blocks apart and are owned by the Wheeler family trust. The elder male Wheeler is very old, and the trust is managed by his surviving son. Source: country plat/parcel map.