http://www.conwaydailysun.com/node/461782
This article with the pics, IMO, is the best we got. It looks like this was taken close to 6:30 am when the car was found. It has some great "angle" shots where you get to see what type of area it REALLY was.
Things we know...
1) Very FIRST pic...on the right. The car has NO snow on or around it....so apparently seems it didn't start until AFTER police got there. Ground also looks "dry".
2) Article says car was found 6:30 am...running...with baby inside, flashers on, door open.
3) Last talked to family at 8 pm.
4) She has "friends" up that way.
Things we don't know...
1) Conversation details from 8 pm call
2) Was purse, etc left in car
3) Was any helpful comments by baby...mommy crying, etc...I know, long shot given babies age. To what degree of "hysteria"/ distress was child.
4) Cell pings...calls made during trip...friends info
5) Luggage, etc...overnite stay? Baby bag...if maybe just out for a "drive".
6) Her clothes...in "club" clothes, or just "regular"
My take on this....
1) Don't think she went to "pee"...seems some kind of store or something in close proximity up the road
2) I DO believe LE will be able to extrapolate, somehow, by engine temp/gas usage at least some sort of "window" within basic "hour" increments as to the time car was sitting there running. Even though initial amount of gas was not known....a cars temp guage WILL increase somewhat if a car is just idling without moving. So...compare temp car starts up and warms to...vs. what increases happen with "X" amount of hours.
3) Even IF she did go to pee...she wouldn't probably leave door open.
4) I really DO agree with the comments about a car with sirens/flashing lights pulling her over. I actually DO put my hazard flashers on whenever I pull off the road...any kind of road...just force of habit.
5) There HAVE been cases where cars were found on highwys, etc with the motor running/door open person gone.
6) I'm almost thinking, MAYBE she left HER car to see what was going on with the so called "police car". OR....the often "step out of the car please" when he gets to the window
7) This is either a stalker who picked her out and had been following her for a while and seized this opportunity....
8) Purely random pathetic sicko
Sorry for the long winded post!!