The speed limit on Business 17 (Kings Hwy) cant be anymore than 45mph as it is an extremely busy highway, especially during spring break and summer. However, the speed limit on BYPASS 17 is at least 55mph and would be the ideal route to take to Myrtle Beach from Georgetown. I thought back on a previous post and decided to share this article again. Could these people possibly be friends of RM? If so, that could explain a pit stop on the way to Georgetown the night BD went missing.
http://m.wistv.com/autojuice?target...ing-in-depth-child-exploitation-investigation
Also, on a side note, I have studied investigation and I read one time that usually while tons of people are helplessly watching a building burn, the arsonist is standing in the same crowd.
He might have had this planned for a while. He certainly had plenty of time to think while in prison. But whether it was him involved or not, my gut has always been leaning towards the trafficking theory.
IMO of course
Good post Redcoupe,
from the time it took for the phone to reach Surfside, it seems that initially they were moving quite slowly and could have taken what I presume was 17 Business, through the main part of town and then jumped onto i17 bypass at some stage, when the speed seems to pick up.
I wonder if LE kept the traffic camera footage because at the time it was obviously being treated as a runaway/missing person and not an abduction, with the benefit of information they acted on in 2011 (RM) the vehicles owned by him came into play.
If LE still had footage, they could check against his vehicles to see if they were in the area, but if the= footage wasnt saved, then that would not be an option.
I still struggle with the situation though.
I dont like talking like this so lets suggest its not BD for these purposes for a moment,
an abductor is waiting in his vehicle, he has the intention that he is going to grab a victim from the sidewalk, he is parked off the road maybe in a quiet car park.
He spots the victim and grabs her, he immediately has to take the phone away from her, which isnt a problem and then has to get her into the vehicle.
I am presuming the vehicle is a truck for obvious reasons, so it is a two door, he bundles the victim into the vehicle and then has to go round the other side to get in.
I dont know our victim but from what I see, she is fiesty in the fact she will defy parents and make a long distance trip alone without worry, I dont see her just accepting the situation.
I know there is the possibility that she is knocked out or even that there is a weapon involved, but the intention if it is our POI is obviously sexual, so he would want a live person at some later point.
The scenario just makes me think that there are more than one persons involved, Imagine driving while trying to keep your victim in check, there are other cars on the road, there is the possibility that you have to stop at traffic lights and or junctions, the victim is just going to sit there and not try to attract attention?
Anybody got any thoughts?