Compliance is deadly the first few minutes of an abduction I've read. Either way, that poor girl wasn't coming out of that alive. I'd thrashed my body so people would see me. If they thought her not waving was odd, how about seeing her thrash around. At least they may have called LE faster.
No need to remove the door handle. Many cars have what is called "child proof locks" to prevent a child or anyone from opening a door from the inside. There is a piece on the door where the jamb is, that you flip to activate the child proof lock. It's not on the door panel. The other feature in some cars is that with electronic door switches, the master panel on the drivers door panel allows the driver to lock a door and only the driver can deactivate the lock on that door.
I don’t think so at all. MOO. I have studied faces for a long time and definitely do not think that he has FAS.
There may have been something on the zip tie as you say, but if so, I'm thinking blood. The reason I say this is because if it was skin cells, or DNA, I'm not so sure that would prove she was harmed.Hi @Rocky1!
I'll take a stab at answering your question (from my personal perspective, of course).
Based on the evidence we've learned so far (which is not a whole lot), I believe JS did plan Linda's kidnapping. Considering the fact that he was seen cruising the road where the abduction took place both before and after church services. IMO, he was watching for a lone female.
While I don't necessarily think he planned to kidnap Linda specifically, I do believe he was out trolling for a victim.
As to the zip ties- my guess is that he carried them specifically to restrain a victim(s). Part of his "kill kit", so to speak. He was just waiting for the right opportunity to use them. I have long wondered if the zip ties are associated with LE's statement that Linda has been harmed in some way. Was there something on that zip tie that would lead them to believe this? Blood, skin cells, or some other form of DNA? Finding only one zip tie is a bit perplexing, but the others (if any), may still be attached to Linda. (Sorry all- I sincerely don't like voicing such things).
ETA- why was he seen in the same area two days later? Was he looking for another victim (since he may have believed he "got away with it", or, was he looking for evidence of some sort that may have been left behind? A bible or shoe dropped at time of abduction? Maybe another zip tie he planned to use for restraining a victim?
"Cadaver" Dogs are trained to smell decomposition/death.I’m sort of confused about the use of cadaver dogs finding the clothing, then speculation she may be alive somewhere. MOO those statements totally contradict each other. Can/will a cadaver dog hit on not “cadavery” stuff? TIA. I hate asking this.
Third world justice is rather severe and cruel at times. I will say this, laws in this country can be too harsh or liberal depending on variables such as the state, the judge etc. A recent case in Georgia involves a man who was deemed a habitual criminal and has been in jail for years. His last offense was attempting to steal hedge trimmers. The man is 60 something. One judge dissented agreeing the sentence was too harsh. There have been cases of homicide where the perp got 20 years and was released from prison.
Unfortunately, I don't believe she is alive, and neither does LE.Warning: this post contains information that could be upsetting to some readers. Please proceed with caution (or skip this post with forensic information).
I agree that there would need to be a reason investigators determined someone had been harmed with only a small piece of evidence (zip tie). It is completely possible forensic evidence could determine if those skin cells/blood were from a deceased person. We know decomposition begins immediately after a person is deceased. The following link regarding human decomposition contains photos/information that may be upsetting: 5 Stages of Human Decomposition | Bio Socal
It is also possible for cadaver dogs to detect human remains from any item that has been exposed to a deceased person for no more than 10 minutes (see link below). It is MOO that there was evidence on the zip tie collected that lead investigators to believe Linda had been harmed. We know also that the vehicle JS used in the abduction has been confiscated by LE. There may have been additional forensic evidence collected from said vehicle to make this determination. The zip tie may have been, let's say, in a pool of bodily fluids that JS attempted to clean from the vehicle. Specially trained cadaver dogs would have been able to detect this (along with additional forensic testing). I wish more than anything that I am wrong, and Linda is still alive and well. Unfortunately, at this point, I don't believe this is the case.
The CSI death dogs: Sniffing out the truth behind the crime-scene
One of the questions surrounding human cadaver dogs is how soon after death they can recognise a corpse, and how long a "fresh" corpse must remain in one place for a dog to detect that it has been there [...] colleagues tested the ability of three Hamburg State Police cadaver dogs to pick out – of a line-up of six new carpet squares – the one that had been exposed for no more than 10 minutes to a recently deceased person.
I have thought about this too and I think he did as you described with her body and on going over the car found those items down between the door and the seat or some similar spot and buried them because that was the first thought that came to his mind when he realized he was really short of time to finish this up. MOO MOO MOO
I didn't click on the links JDough because I don't think I can handle that right now but thanks for the warning, I appreciate that you did that.Warning: this post contains information that could be upsetting to some readers. Please proceed with caution (or skip this post with forensic information).
I agree that there would need to be a reason investigators determined someone had been harmed with only a small piece of evidence (zip tie). It is completely possible forensic evidence could determine if those skin cells/blood were from a deceased person. We know decomposition begins immediately after a person is deceased. The following link regarding human decomposition contains photos/information that may be upsetting: 5 Stages of Human Decomposition | Bio Socal
It is also possible for cadaver dogs to detect human remains from any item that has been exposed to a deceased person for no more than 10 minutes (see link below). It is MOO that there was evidence on the zip tie collected that lead investigators to believe Linda had been harmed. We know also that the vehicle JS used in the abduction has been confiscated by LE. There may have been additional forensic evidence collected from said vehicle to make this determination. The zip tie may have been, let's say, in a pool of bodily fluids that JS attempted to clean from the vehicle. Specially trained cadaver dogs would have been able to detect this (along with additional forensic testing). I wish more than anything that I am wrong, and Linda is still alive and well. Unfortunately, at this point, I don't believe this is the case.
The CSI death dogs: Sniffing out the truth behind the crime-scene
One of the questions surrounding human cadaver dogs is how soon after death they can recognise a corpse, and how long a "fresh" corpse must remain in one place for a dog to detect that it has been there [...] colleagues tested the ability of three Hamburg State Police cadaver dogs to pick out – of a line-up of six new carpet squares – the one that had been exposed for no more than 10 minutes to a recently deceased person.
