Good point. If he was cleaning the car a few hours after Linda was kidnapped, that doesn't leave much time to dig a hole after doing whatever he did with her.So at least 12-24 hours before searching began? I'm wondering if he was cleaning his car so soon after her disappearance, maybe she isn't buried. Maybe she is inside something, like a cavern, a well, a septic tank, a barrel, an old vehicle, a shed/barn, etc. It takes time and energy to move earth and he wouldn't be choosing an open cleared area either.
A Brief Timeline of Events in the Disappearance of Linda Stoltzfoos:
- June 21 (Father’s Day): Stoltzfoos, 18, never returned home from church.
- June 22: Stoltzfoos is reported missing. Volunteers search for her.
- June 23: Search continues near Enterprise Drive and Old Philadelphia Pike.
- June 24: FBI joins East Lampeter Twp police in search efforts for Stoltzfoos.
- June 29: Investigators say they want to talk to anyone who was on Mill Creek School, Stumptown, Gibbons, Beechdale or Millcreek Roads between 8am and 4pm on Sunday, June, 21 when Stoltzfoos disappeared.
- July 10: FBI offers a reward of up to $10,000 for information about Stoltzfoos’ disappearance.
- July 11: Lancaster County District Attorney’s office announces arrest has been made in the disappearance of Stoltzfoos. Justo Smoker, 34, of Paradise Township, is charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment.
And then there's the shovel. Where would he have got the shovel so quickly, unless this was all pre-planned and he took one with him. And what did he do with the shovel after?
That is of course unless he came back later to wherever she was and buried her after getting a shovel. Maybe he buried her on the 23rd when he buried the clothing. I would guess if he did, he got rid of the shovel before he buried the clothing because I would think the guy that saw him peaking in the window would have seen if he had a shovel in his hand, and there was no mention of a shovel when the guy took photos of his car.
All just a guess.