Any websleuths game enough to offer a
comprehensive theory (at this stage of the game) on what exactly happened on the fateful day of Samantha’s disappearance -
who, when, where, what, how, why etc - up until the day the accused was arrested..?
I would love to hear peoples’
current theories, (as opposed to bits and pieces, and ever-shifting ideas dispersed over 10 threads….!)
All with the disclaimer of
100% speculation of course…
… And a commitment to
kindness, openness and receptivity by all websleuths in relation to the expression of
different viewpoints, and possibilities, as per the TOS
Ok I’ll give it a go ProfCleuzo
All pure speculation & conjecture and IMHO
I do not think the accused hit Samantha by accident or that she said anything that provoked him.
I think the accused had an erratic and sometimes violent nature that he exhibited from time to time.
Thereby neither his friends nor his family believe in his innocence nor have they spoken up for him or sat in support of him in court.
While shocked by this crime, those who knew him well have seen his dark side and realize what he is capable of. They are stunned that his crimes escalated to this but they do not doubt that the right culprit has been detained.
I do not believe that the accused recognized Samantha as the mother of a possible distant acquaintance or former schoolmate from many years before or that he realized or cared that she was old enough to be his mother.
I do believe on impulse he thought she was younger than she was.
I think that the accused has exhibited signs of delinquency/ sexual aggression in the past. Possibly (likely even) sexual assault is in his past. I think he is a narcissistic sociopath who exhibits very poor impulse control.
I think this was his first murder but it was sexually motivated and I think he violently kidnapped and assaulted Samantha.
I think this was a crime of opportunity and impulse -he went looking for a victim and Samantha was in the wrong place at the wrong time - he decides to kidnap/rape/murder.
The actual assault took place in the back of the Ute after he attacked and impaired her- forcing her into the Ute.
He threw her body into the back of his Ute and left forensic evidence there after disposing of her body and attempting to clean the evidence from his vehicle.
He turned her phone off when he kidnapped her.
I think her body is in Creswick regional park to the north of where he picked her up and an area he was familiar with from previous nature/camping trips.
He went to minimal lengths to dispose of her- covered her with brush/leaves and such after driving to a desolate area and dragging her 50-60 feet from the car path into the brush then another 50-60 feet after that to a spot where she would be deep in the trees and possibly obscured by fallen logs/ trees/ large branches.
He then took the time to try to cover the path of dragging with sticks/ leaves and such so that someone driving through later wouldn’t know where he stopped and started to drag he body through the brush.
He may have tried to roll logs / branches over her body.
She isn’t in water and isn’t in a mine.
The accused is sloppy and not overtly intelligent and has simply been very lucky that the body hasn’t been located yet.
He has a conceited grandiose feeling that he is above the law and that he can get by with whatever he wants to do without any consequences.
He does what he wants when he wants without regard for others.
He was shocked himself when he was arrested.
Her phone (and possibly articles of her clothing and/or a tool she was struck with) was disposed of later in the day by him tossing it over the hedge and into the dam where it was recently recovered.
