i have recently started to familiarize myself with the tragic fate of ms. sarah gilbert. my heart breaks for her, the terror she felt, and her late mother who never found the answers that she fought so hard for. i don’t know enough yet to build a solid opinion, but parsing through the posts of all my fellow sleuths has been eye-opening!
i just want to share one thing that has just bothered me since i first read it… The following is an excerpt taken from “The Long Island Serial Killer” (Feb 21, 2012) by: Eyes for Lies -
MP "says he tries to test her by asking her if she’s seen the movieFear and Loathing in Las Vegas…. (MP) continues, 'And then like I heard a 911 operator…uh…a…a lady on her phone…and that’s when I realized…oh…she’s on the phone with 911.’”
I think many have agreed that this “test” was certainly odd, if - in fact - it was a “test”. I’m doubtful about that - it makes no sense. What seemed more likely to me, when i first read that - is that is a cover for what was really said, and possibly captured with 911, before he realized SG had them on them on the phone. By his own “recollection” - it is right AFTER this “test” that he THEN “realized…oh…she’s on the phone with 911.”
To see if my suspicion made sense, I had to look up the movie Fear & Loathing in LV - as i was not at all familiar with it (and even so, was suspicious of this odd detail from MP!). I wondered if there was a reason that either this movie, or perhaps lines from the movie if uttered, would be something that would cause panic to SG. It didn’t take long to find a ton of references to crazy, tripping drugging, and this line from the script that stood out to me: “You *advertiser censored*… I’ll have you chopped into hamburger” (among many, many others) .
Inventing this “test” just seems like a way to explain what may have been heard by the operator. Just my opinion, i wonder if others have had similar thoughts… (and i apologize in advance if this has already been addressed - as i have not made it through all the earlier pages!).