I have been watching the tv series The Killing Season and most recently the episode that delves into the long haul trucking serial killing phenomenon and the idea of 'The Missing Missing'. Immediately this case jumped back into my mind as one that might make sense in this context.
What if our JD was a sex worker who had been picked up on that premise but in fact was on her way to falling victim to a violent crime. This would explain the following elements of our JD's case:
- the tv show references truck stop sex work as being a kind of rock bottom for women - it's the most dangerous environment to work in and attracts those with substance abuse issues, no strong familial ties, a transient lifestyle etc. These women become victims of serial killers because they are easy prey, no one misses them, they are 'the missing missing' who have not been reported missing by loved ones and are in no database.
- the women working the truck stops are many times not your stereotypical sex worker - there are no high heels, makeup and short skirts. They wear whatever they have (even if that's found/borrowed men's clothes).
- These women do not have a lot of possessions - maybe they carry their earnings around in an empty cigarette pack
- I don't want to cast aspersions on the deceased driver and I'm not sure who much I can say without breaking TOS but what if the reason that he'd veered from his route was because he had ill intentions for our JD but before he got a chance to do whatever, he had a medical emergency and crashed?
There is a map of the many many victims of these serial killers, put together by VICAP, there are many clusters of victims around the North Eastern states. The map is a low quality image so it's hard to zoom down to the level of detail to see how many were around the highways near where our JD was found but maybe someone with a better geographical knowledge of that area can help here? Were there any victim clusters that might indicate a killer acting in this area? https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/violent-criminal-apprehension-program-part-2
Other thoughts on getting momentum back on this case:
- entering our JD into Namus - does anyone have the capacity to do this? I feel like this is a crucial next step. I would love to but you need to have a US address to register on the site and I don't.
- Victoria Shoupe - I know the circumstances don't feel quite right but the physical likeness is there and it'd be great to look into this further if anyone has any ideas?
- Is there a way to research our driver's criminal record or does that go against TOS?
All of the above is MOO and I'm happy to delete any elements which aren't appropriate for the site.
What if our JD was a sex worker who had been picked up on that premise but in fact was on her way to falling victim to a violent crime. This would explain the following elements of our JD's case:
- the tv show references truck stop sex work as being a kind of rock bottom for women - it's the most dangerous environment to work in and attracts those with substance abuse issues, no strong familial ties, a transient lifestyle etc. These women become victims of serial killers because they are easy prey, no one misses them, they are 'the missing missing' who have not been reported missing by loved ones and are in no database.
- the women working the truck stops are many times not your stereotypical sex worker - there are no high heels, makeup and short skirts. They wear whatever they have (even if that's found/borrowed men's clothes).
- These women do not have a lot of possessions - maybe they carry their earnings around in an empty cigarette pack
- I don't want to cast aspersions on the deceased driver and I'm not sure who much I can say without breaking TOS but what if the reason that he'd veered from his route was because he had ill intentions for our JD but before he got a chance to do whatever, he had a medical emergency and crashed?
There is a map of the many many victims of these serial killers, put together by VICAP, there are many clusters of victims around the North Eastern states. The map is a low quality image so it's hard to zoom down to the level of detail to see how many were around the highways near where our JD was found but maybe someone with a better geographical knowledge of that area can help here? Were there any victim clusters that might indicate a killer acting in this area? https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/violent-criminal-apprehension-program-part-2
Other thoughts on getting momentum back on this case:
- entering our JD into Namus - does anyone have the capacity to do this? I feel like this is a crucial next step. I would love to but you need to have a US address to register on the site and I don't.
- Victoria Shoupe - I know the circumstances don't feel quite right but the physical likeness is there and it'd be great to look into this further if anyone has any ideas?
- Is there a way to research our driver's criminal record or does that go against TOS?
All of the above is MOO and I'm happy to delete any elements which aren't appropriate for the site.