I couldn't sleep last night and of course my mind went to the 3mw, and the more I tossed and turned the more I realized how obsessed I've become with this case.
Eventually I started thinking of the "
facts" we know about this case and how little we actually know.
So now I want everyone else to brainstorm where my mind went last night.
If we didn't have the (
MOO a Red Herring and a straight up Lie) Van sighting by the
Porch Lady I doubt LE would have purchased a van and perused this theory. Of course, we also have the
Yard Sale Lady's claim of being ran off the road. (I saw the supposed YSL on a FB post of the missing three and she claims she saw Larry Hall driving the van.) I'm not sure about this one. While she seems certain I'm not because of the number of people trying to attach themselves to this case and LE's investigation of hall and this crime about a decade ago.
Next we have the sighting at Georges. I don't think the waitress lied, I just think she got her night's confused and maybe Sherrill and Suzie were there with another woman at some point. (
MOO another (
Accidental)
Red Herring)
Then we have the APOC sighting. I was sure of this until
@Missouri Mule was kind enough to post an actual article from a newspaper at the time that stated the woman the attendant saw was identified. I don't think the attendant intentionally lied. (
But another Red Herring.)
Another (
HUGE RED HERRING and the worst of all in my opinion) was the "Drugs" angle. Anytime someone is murder or goes missing, especially in 92, people are so judgmental and quick to jump to the "Oh, they were on drugs angle." As if that makes them a bad person.) Anyone who looks back at the old papers and tv episodes can see the way the media painted this case. Stacey was the "wrong place wrong time victim" and Sherril and Suzie were "hiding something related to drugs." This absolutely disgusts me, and I couldn't imagine a family member that I know going missing and then to have their names dragged like that. (
I want to repeat that I DO NOT think Drugs were involved with Sherrill and Suzie.) (
MOO but if anyone was to be linked to drugs in the case it would be the graverobbers.)
Stemming from my above Red Herring we also have (
Asher's favorite Red Herring) that Bartt was involved. I made a post few pages back about this but this Red Herring actually hurts me. Barrt lost so much that night and I can't imagine how people who never met him judged and treated him and also judged his family for false accusations. (
Again MOO but it should also be common sense that Bartt has absolutely nothing to do this case.) (Also speaking of Asher, his character and inept ability as a detective is definitely shown in the latest tv segment.)
We also have the grave robbers. (
I'm not able to refer to this as a Red Herring because I'm not sure of my stance on them.) I don't think they were involved, and if they were I think it would only be two of them. They couldn't even pawn gold without getting caught so I don't think their "criminal skills" would be advanced enough to hide this for so long. I will say that the only connection I believe to them and this case, would be the accidental, or intentional, like to Garrison.
One must also remember another (
IDIOTIC RED HERRING IMOO) that Psychics were consulted about this case and although it came from an online psychic, the "
PARKING GARAGE THEORY" wasted a lot of time on this case. (MOO but I highly doubt they are buried there unless the actually killer made the online account to admit where the bodies were.)
Finally, we have the motley cast of killers linked to the area at the time.
1)
Robert Craig Cox. (Killed Sharron Zellers who bit off part of his tongue.) He was in the area at the time, had his gf (then mother) lie about his alibi, and happened to (supposedly) work near Sherrill's home and also worked with Stacy's father. He also stated that he "
knew the women were dead and that their bodies would never be found." (MOO but I don't think it was Cox. He could have gotten better, but he couldn't even hide one body so I seriously doubt he could hide three.
2)
Steven Eugene Garrison (and Kidnapper and Rapist) claims a friend "confessed" to the crime during a drunken evening. There is also a
GAG order by the grand jury preventing what he said to be made public. LE also searched the area he claimed they were buried at but didn't find anything. (I'm not sure what to think about him. The Gag order peaks my interest but not knowing where they were buried doesn't sit right with me.)
3)
Larry Dewayne Hall & Gary Hall (Twin brothers that traveled around the states doing Civil War Reenactments) Larry is a Serial Killer who targeted young women and drove a van similar to the one purchased by SP LE.) This is also the man the YSL claims to have ran her off the road while driving near Delmar. ( If I were to believe the sighting of the van, and I'm not sure I do, then he would be my number one "Serial Killer" suspect. If you search the list of victims at the hands of Larry you can see both Stacy and Suzie were his "type", and that he was known to be meticulously about his crime scenes. They were also supposedly in Springfield that weekend for a CWR. Larry also said "
three of his victims were from Springfield" before later recanting.)
4)
Gerald Carnahan (Convicted Serieal Killer of Teenage Girls Raped and Murder Jackie Johns in 1985.) It took many years for this man to get caught, and unlike the killers above, (aside from Garrison becuase I couldn't finding anything stating he'd murdered anyone.) this man seemed pretty sly about his crimes. He was somewhat of a successful business man and was able to keep his wife in the dark about his crimes. (I'm not sure of his invovlement, but would consider him if there was a link to the 3mw.)
I personally woudln't want to be around any of these men and I'm glad they're behind bars. The first time I read about this case (Back in 2014 when I was 20) I thought to myself that it had to be one of these men. I mean, how can all these Serieal Killers be in the area without commiting the crime? But the further I wonder down this 28 year old Rabbit Hole, the more I think I know, I actually do not.
One thing is clear based on the way LE consulted Psychics, ruled people out quickly, performed unprofessional interviews, and ignored certain angles to make their own theories work, its obvious their investigation was Shoddy, at best.
I believe there is a
Reason that stems beyond a single individual that this case remains a secret all this years. In my opinion only, I believe the staged house to be the
biggest clue. Someone wanted, (and got exactly what they wanted) to make whoever came across the house think that the three women just disappeared. Gone. And 28 years later that's all we still know.
Hall is the only one I think would stage the house, but his irrational behavior and the way he "blacks out" makes me think otherise. I believe multiple people (
at least four know what happened that night and have a great amount to lose which is why no one is saying anything.) I wouldn't even rule out an "accident" with Stacy and Suzie and that Sherrill happened to hear them parking the cars and was taken.
One also has to remember the (at least to me) Sketchy actions of JK and MH, and the fact that 18 people were let into 1717 E. Delmar that day. I don't know if any of the above men harmed animals, but it seems suspect they would let the dog survive. After reading and rereading, I can't help but feel like this crime was personal and that someone not on this list had a reason to harm at least one of them women. With both Sherril and Suzie being taken one automatically thinks they were the prime targets, but I'm not so sure. Could this be an assault gone wrong by one man? Maybe. I can't help but feel this is deeper.
If the person(s) responsible do happen to be reading this, you've had 28 years, and destroyed numerous lives. You've learned to live with yourself while other's have had to learn to live without those they loved. Do the right think and turn yourself in. If you're too much of a coward for that at least reveal where the bodies are. I don't think this is possible because I believe that revealing the bodies would lead to an arrest.
It’s also only my opinion but I believe the Red Herrings and deliberate lies of the psychics and people who wanted to be a part of this case helped keep this secret by spreading misinformation.
Anyway, if you read this all the way through, thank you. I'm 26 years old and hope that I live long enough to see this case solved. And to the missing three, I'm sure you'll remain on many minds for a long amount of time.
