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Do you think JS is willing to sit in jail just so Miss Linda can go have a life somewhere else?
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It’s funny that you say because I was discussing this yesterday with my sister and I said the same exact thing to her. I like to ponder on all sorts of theories. But I’m not ignorant. I don’t like to exclude any scenario. Because there are so many odd things about this case, it would be silly to dismiss the even the most ridiculous. Even LE checks out any and all tips they receive even the most outlandish because you just never know.Respectfully clipped above quote.
Do you think JS is willing to sit in jail just so Miss Linda can go have a life somewhere else?
I’m just merely hypothesizing. I probably watch too many movies and always expecting a big twist in the plot that nobody saw coming. I’m a sucker for a good mystery that’s why I love this site so much. I’m also new here and not looking to upset anyone. I just like a good friendly debateFrom all reports, Linda was very happy in her community. She especially enjoyed being surrounded by her family. Is there reason you believed Linda wanted to leave, and she asked JS for assistance? How do you think she knew him (if she did)? How do you explain the video of JS driving up and down the road before leading Linda to his car? I'm also curious about your thoughts. It would be wonderful if Linda was still alive. Unfortunately; with the information released by investigators, I don't believe that is the case. I would love to be wrong!
Great post. Let me ask you this...I believe JS wanted the undergarments and zip tie to be discovered; I think he wanted to pin this on the Plain folks to confuse LE. He was trying to be clever, IMO. But like many criminals, he’s impulsive and not a good planner. I think he used the zip tie in the car so Linda couldn’t open the car door or signal for help. He must have figured that if Linda looked calm, he could get away with people seeing her in the car. But Linda not being able to wave backfired on him. Linda not smiling, and not giving the Amish one-index finger wave back, would have been red flag number one. Wearing a black bonnet outside of church, while driving around with a man, would have been red flag number two. The Amish folks who saw her knew something was strange, and I would have too. It was Sunday, which would have been red flag number three. For all the years that I have driven my Amish friends...and their friends…around Lancaster County, I have only been asked to drive on a Sunday one time – and that was because there was an emergency. It was the first—and last—time I was asked to drive on Sunday. So everything about this was uncharacteristic of the Amish. It seems counterproductive to raise red flags if she wanted to get away unnoticed. I think she would have immediately let her hair down and changed clothing if she wanted to escape the Amish lifestyle without question. And I believe that she would have chosen a female to help her instead of a man with criminal history.
I have questioned that also.. that she perhaps knew him, or seen him before, perhaps he was a customer or along those lines and she went willingly with him.Thanks so much for the reply spartygirl! That makes sense.
I have a theory that has been jumping around a lot in my head. Not a popular one and I hope it doesn’t rub anyone the wrong way.
I’m wondering if the reason she got into the car was that she may have known JS. Could it have been a plan that the two had set in place? I do not think the two were involved romantically together. What if during his prison time, he came to be someone known through certain avenues as helping one leave their community. I say this because what if the reason LS didn’t wave back to the walking couple (as customary) was not to signal “help” but a way to not mentally acknowledge them. Maybe the driving to GAP was the two meeting a third party to drive LS to where she wanted to go. Then JS buries the bra and stockings to near Amtrak tracks to throw LE off thinking she’s dead...
JMO I come in peace
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Do you think JS is willing to sit in jail just so Miss Linda can go have a life somewhere else?
Great post. Let me ask you this...
If he wanted the undergarmets and the zip tie to be found, why do you think he buried them?
If he used the zip tie so Linda couldn't open the door, how and where do you think he secured it?
If he was tying her hands together, where would he secure the other end to? He would need to send it through some type of a loop so she wouldn't be able to pull it away, and that would have to be within arms reach. The only item I can think of is the male end of the seat belt that has the hole in it, but she'd still be able to wave because the seat belt would stretch enough to allow her to wave. She may not be able to exit the car, but she'd still be able to open the door.
Yes, the one zip tie they found was cut. Wait...I may be confusing it with another now-debunked zip tie, the image of which I saw. So I don’t know if the valid one was cut.Would it not be more efficient to zip tie hands behind back. We're the zip ties found cut?
I think they found one, and it had been cut. It was also very small IIRC.Would it not be more efficient to zip tie hands behind back. We're the zip ties found cut?
I was thinking more like, he had her bra and stockings and while scooping them up in the car to dispose of, the zip-tie just happened to be in the clothes pile.I could see him saving trophies like her bra and maybe her stockings, but do you think he'd save a plastic tie wrap for a trophy too?
If there were two zip ties, then I'd agree he may have Daisy Chained them, but I believe there was only one.SPOT on!
I envisioned that he secured her in the seat belt, then threaded the zip tie through the actual lap belt (that doesn’t adjust to movement), and then tied her hands together. Or daisy-chained her already-bound hands with another zip tie threaded through the lap belt. Then, I make myself feel better knowing that he’ll be restrained in a similar fashion each and every time he goes to court for the rest of his days.
My next question is... If this wasn't a planned kidnapping, then what was he doing with a zip tie in his car?
It’s funny that you say because I was discussing this yesterday with my sister and I said the same exact thing to her. I like to ponder on all sorts of theories. But I’m not ignorant. I don’t like to exclude any scenario. Because there are so many odd things about this case, it would be silly to dismiss the even the most ridiculous. Even LE checks out any and all tips they receive even the most outlandish because you just never know.
I’m just merely hypothesizing. I probably watch too many movies and always expecting a big twist in the plot that nobody saw coming. I’m a sucker for a good mystery that’s why I love this site so much. I’m also new here and not looking to upset anyone. I just like a good friendly debate
This is a well thought out comment.Thank you for the link.
I see Cadaver dogs found the bra, stockings, and the zip tie.
Those dogs are remarkable if they can detect decomposition in such a short time.
Think about it. If Linda was kidnapped around noon, and he was washing his car around 3, that's a 3 hour window. I have nothing to base this on, but I assume he must have kept her alive for at least an hour and a half if she was spotted in other areas while in his car. If his motive was rape, that took time.
It took time for him to drive from wherever he killed her to where he buried the items and then to drive to the car wash, so for conversation sake, let's go with an hour. That means that zip tie could have been on her for no longer than a half hour after she died.
I read that decomposition starts around 4 minutes after death, but that's from internal organs beginning the process.
So, how much of a scent would have been on the zip tie? My guess is not much at all, but enough so the dogs hit.
Amazing.
Great post. Let me ask you this...
If he wanted the undergarmets and the zip tie to be found, why do you think he buried them?
If he used the zip tie so Linda couldn't open the door, how and where do you think he secured it?
If he was tying her hands together, where would he secure the other end to? He would need to send it through some type of a loop so she wouldn't be able to pull it away, and that would have to be within arms reach. The only item I can think of is the male end of the seat belt that has the hole in it, but she'd still be able to wave because the seat belt would stretch enough to allow her to wave. She may not be able to exit the car, but she'd still be able to open the door.
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?