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Welcome to WebSleuths @kenp1276Nice speculation.
Welcome to WebSleuths @kenp1276Nice speculation.
Tracker, given your knowledge of both the area and S&R, given the scope and nature of the search efforts there since LS went missing, do you think it's safe to conclude that she did not suffer some type of medical event or have an accident on her way home and they just haven't found her yet?
Also, do you think that if she was abducted by someone and, say, tossed into the trunk of a vehicle, LE would have found signs of a struggle in/around the road the next day when they began searching, or not necessarily?
It was the middle of the day. If she was abducted on that road, that was hugely high risk behavior by the perp.
I keep wondering if she was perhaps lured into a car with the offer of a quick lift home.
JMO.
Thank you! I guess hearing about the phones had me questioning it. I live in rural upstate NY in the Finger Lakes. We have strong communities of Amish and Mennonite. The garb definitely had me thinking Amish, but the talk of phones threw me.
Medical event seems unlikely because if you look at the road she was walking on, it’s pretty open and easy to spot someone if she had just collapsed, etc. There are also homes that line the road so she would’ve been spotted. Temp in Bird in Hand on that day was in high 70s/low 80s which isn’t too conducive to heat stroke.Not knowing LS, I am not sure she would willingly get into a car, even if offered a ride. I would think it be much more likely she would have accepted a ride from a buggy. An abduction is possible, but it would be out of the norm for an actor to be hunting for a victim in that area, notably in the middle of the day. Possibly a victim of opportunity.
I would think a medical event would most likely be dehydration, heat stroke or exhaustion.
That’s correct imo. They have no current evidence that would indicate foul play but also have no evidence saying it isn’t. Tough spot for LE to be in as I am sure they have their hunches like we all do, but have to go where the evidence leads.Police said they don't have any reason to believe foul play is involved but are not ruling it out.
Doesn't this just simply mean that LE doesn't have physical evidence of foul play? Choosing their words carefully of course. I am 100% going with foul play.
How low would you have to stoop to prey on someone this defenseless and innocent?
jmo
The medical events I noted would be the most probable for someone walking a distance on a warm day, where no underlying condition is suspected. I agree that if Linda simply passed out due to a medical condition, she would have been seen very quickly.
Some things are sticking in my mind this morning:
- Did LE ping Linda's cell phone and pull all recent tower data to triangulate last known position? Can they still ping the phone or is it not responding?
- Was Linda tech savvy enough to remove the sim card?
- Did LE and SAR check inside all the drainage pipes under the surrounding roads near where she went missing? These often get missed. There are at least two near where she went missing.
- I have to admit she could have gotten into a vehicle with someone she knew from the area or a customer from the stand.
- The lack of reported scent trail from dog handlers would seem to support the vehicle theory, unless LE is keeping the scent trail close to the vest.
- I really, really hate this one.... It is uncommon but still happens that one or more bored young "English" men drive around in their pickups looking for fun or mischief. Sometimes they bash mailboxes, sometimes they pick on the young Amish walking along the road, and sometimes worse, but you don't hear much about it due to the closed nature of the community. Those who are local or have lived in the area know what I am talking about.
1989 from the 'VilleWhen did you graduate?
Hi! I went to college there, too.
1989 from the 'Ville
Add me to that group. Some people hold strange ideas and prejudices about the Amish that might cause them to want to victimize them. As a local resident, as I’ve mentioned here, there are occasional “crime waves” directed at the Amish. One was home burglary while they held church elsewhere.*bolded by me
This is my fear also.