If I had knowledge of one of my relatives or friends being involved in this murder nothing under the sun would keep me from relaying that info to LE. I'm speaking strictly for myself here, but I've been around this kind of thing as well as these kinds of people many times in my long life. Fear was a part of that existence, as was helplessness. Someone would have had to have chained me in a room with no outside contact to keep me quiet. And I have family members I would be terrified for also. Everyone does. Even if I consider that those that might have knowledge are drug addicted or mentally ill or any other variety of circumstances, it doesn't ring true to me that this crime would be unsolved if it was local.
Only one person can really keep a secret. That is a truism that will always hold up.
There is likely only one perp and they may be very far away. They may have been well on their way down the highway by the time Jessica was found. And they didn't necessarily have to be driving an 18 wheeler. Could've been in a car.
There have been all kinds of things implied on this series of threads. Such that Jessica was involved with drugs, procuring drugs for herself or on behalf of another, maybe there was a motel involved and so forth. These conjectures may be true. I have no evidence one way or the other. But this doesn't mean she might not have been at a travel stop where she ran into the worst type of creature and became a victim.
At this point I think it is as viable as anything that has been proffered in public statements by LE.
As far as Sonic is concerned, I leave this link and info:
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/tn-court-of-criminal-appeals/1484000.html
>On June 15, 1999, Robert Lee and Barbara Ann Lee, husband and wife of thirty-nine years, were preparing for a vacation they had planned to take the next day.   Mrs. Lee, the victim, had completed several errands that morning, including purchasing clothes at Eddie Bauer and the withdrawal of $200.00 from their bank account, when she stopped at the Sonic Drive-In in Collierville.   The victim was driving her recently purchased 1997 green Chevrolet Blazer and was accompanied by Otis, her dog and regular companion.   Because the victim frequented that particular Sonic on a regular basis, Sharon Bryson, a car hop, recognized the victim and her dog.   As Bryson exited the restaurant with the victim's food, she observed the following:
Well, I was on my way out with the lady's order.   I seen this black guy sitting in the back of this woman's vehicle.   I knew that was strange and very odd.   Normally, it would be her and her dog, and then I leaned on over a little bit, and I seen another guy standing outside the driver's side of her vehicle with a gun.
Bryson immediately ran inside and told her manager to call 911, which he did.<
>Q: Tell me how you got the ladies [sic] car.
A: At the Sonic in Collierville
Just interesting and more at link.
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