Found Deceased SC - Brittanee Drexel, 17, Myrtle Beach, 25 April 2009 - #16

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I don't see the point In a lawyer to just ask the simply questions of when the last time you saw/heard from someone... But sense everyone is different ok maybe they felt it was needed ... But why such a big time high priced lawyer? Unless they already had dealings with him does anyone know if that could be the case? And why was he retained BEFORE he was even for sure known to be the last one to see her?? Unless HE knew he was and would be ??

First, I don't know how much he paid this lawyer, regardless of whether he is considered high priced.

Second, I don't know for a fact if he had a prior connection to him or not, though it has been intimated he might have.

Third, the point is that IMO it is advisable to bring a lawyer with you period, whether you were the last known to see someone or not.

Fourth, I understand your feelings and they are obviously shared by many, but all I can do is re-state my feelings that if my son is being called in to be questioned about a girl who went missing, he 100% will have a lawyer there with him even if 100% innocent.
 
Right on. A person does not need a lawyer to answer information questions. I would think that if he could supply information about what may have happened to her, he should come forward with the information unless he has something to hide. If the questions become accusatory in nature, then he would need a lawyer and not answer any more questions.

Why does hiring a lawyer mean that that information can't or wasn't provided?
 
My point is if PB did not see her after she left the hotel or know anything beyond that and LE had not even contacted him yet... Then how would he know if he was the last one to see her or not??? Which would destroy the getting a lawyer bc he was nervous bc he was the last one to be seen with her theory ... So again how did he know he in fact was last to see her if he didn't know anything beyond her leaving his room
 
As a former LE Officer,

RSBM - As a former LE Officer, first thanks for serving your community. I am curious to hear your thoughts/theories. Do you think PB was actively involved? What motive/reason would PB have had? If not PB, any other theories?

Being a former LE, I'm curious about your take on everything else seemingly pointing south and how that could play into PB or the others being involved. Pings went south. Searches have primarily been south. POI's that LE reference have all been south. I have a hard time fitting PB or any of the others into the picture when LE, who has a ton more info than us, seems to be pointing away from them.
 
I'm not saying that getting a lawyer makes u guilty I'm questioning the timeing of it
 
My point is if PB did not see her after she left the hotel or know anything beyond that and LE had not even contacted him yet... Then how would he know if he was the last one to see her or not??? Which would destroy the getting a lawyer bc he was nervous bc he was the last one to be seen with her theory ... So again how did he know he in fact was last to see her if he didn't know anything beyond her leaving his room

I think you're missing my point. If my son was going to be interviewed by police about a missing girl, he would take a lawyer with him whether he was the last person to see her or not. For that reason, PB hiring a lawyer doesn't raise any red flags with me at all, particularly in light of the fact that he did speak to LE after hiring the lawyer and cooperated. Had he not spoken to LE at all after that, it might sway me a bit.

Speaking of not speaking to LE, how does the fact that RM refuses to speak to LE AT ALL sit with you? That alarms me more than someone who does speak with LE but with a lawyer present.
 
I'm not saying that getting a lawyer makes u guilty I'm questioning the timeing of it

I see what you're saying, I think we just come at it from different points of view, which is ok. That's what a forum is all about. Hashing things out. For me, it's not about knowing or not knowing you were the last person so that doesn't factor into the timing for me at all. The timing has to do with hiring a lawyer as soon as you are aware that LE wants to question you.
 
I agree.. With you on RM I still haven't ruled him out in my mind either and I am deff glad there are so many ppl with so many different point of view working to bring Britt home and that is the important thing. :-) I understand your thoughts on the lawyer I just don't particularly share those but to each is own. I just hope that what ever happend she is found sooner rather then later she deserves to come home
 
PB may have hired a lawyer because of the way BD's mom spoke to him on the phone. I would guess that DD was understandably upset and those were not friendly conversations.
 
PB may have hired a lawyer because of the way BD's mom spoke to him on the phone. I would guess that DD was understandably upset and those were not friendly conversations.

That never accrued to me before, and that would explain a lot I still honestly feel that some if not several in the group know more then what they have said
But I don't know that I feel like they actually helped in whatever happened... I don't believe the friends killed her and disposed. Of a body with absolutely no trace or evidence... I do have thoughts that they may have an idea or suspect someone they know might have but these are just my opinions and could be 100% wrong but I would rather ask and be wrong then to not ask and that be right
 
That never accrued to me before, and that would explain a lot I still honestly feel that some if not several in the group know more then what they have said
But I don't know that I feel like they actually helped in whatever happened... I don't believe the friends killed her and disposed. Of a body with absolutely no trace or evidence... I do have thoughts that they may have an idea or suspect someone they know might have but these are just my opinions and could be 100% wrong but I would rather ask and be wrong then to not ask and that be right

I think there is no doubt that the friends know more than what we know they have said. The question is, how much of that have they told to LE. That's the important thing and I don't think we have any way of knowing that. Part of me wishes that LE would make a statement of who they talked to, when and where as far as the friends go to end some of the speculation on that. They don't have to tell us what was actually said, just let everyone know they've been doing their job diligently.
 
I am in agreement with that at this point it seems that without someone coming forward or new evidence we might never know ... I hate to think that but it doesn't seem like they have gotten much further then when it first happened ,and it's been 5 years ... I just wish LE would press the issue alittle more ,with the friends and RM! Time is going by mean while she is out there somewhere... Maybe someone would slip up maybe they wouldn't but I feel like it's worth a shot to at least try .. As far as rm not talking i don't think I heard this previously by not talking to we mean like pleading the 5th or like just won't say anything?
 
I don't think Brittanee went with PB and guys. Are you talking about the girls and company? I would hope and think that LE checked the pings for PB and company to verify that they headed north. I would hope LE checked into the "college party" or whatever it was they supposedly went to before leaving to verify their whereabouts as well. The fact that I believe LE would have done these things and continue to look elsewhere tells me the likelihood of PB and company being involved is slim to none. Jerks and a lot of other names I can't say here but not murderers in this instance at least.

I'm not as sure as you are. PB gave Dawn three different stories that night and according to her none of them made sense.

First, I don't know how much he paid this lawyer, regardless of whether he is considered high priced.

Second, I don't know for a fact if he had a prior connection to him or not, though it has been intimated he might have.

Third, the point is that IMO it is advisable to bring a lawyer with you period, whether you were the last known to see someone or not.

Fourth, I understand your feelings and they are obviously shared by many, but all I can do is re-state my feelings that if my son is being called in to be questioned about a girl who went missing, he 100% will have a lawyer there with him even if 100% innocent.

BBM

I live in Rochester and I can assure you he's a high priced lawyer. He also seems to like green more than anything. Almost every time a wealthy slimeball is in hot water his name pops up as their lawyer.

I could never sit on a jury if this guy was the defense attorney. I'd tell them straight out that any time Parinello's name comes up as the defending attorney I'm 99% sure his client is guilty. JMO

To your other point. I would go with my kid to the PD interview to make sure they don't brow beat him. I would let them ask almost any question unless it was a "Yes or no. Have you stopped beating your wife." type question. I would feel horrible for Brittanee's parents and want my son to be interviewed by cops so they can find out as much as possible. I'd also have grilled him myself before taking him to the cops. If he told me three stories that didn't make sense I'd take him right then and there.

Why does hiring a lawyer mean that that information can't or wasn't provided?

IMO, hiring a lawyer out of the gate means that you want him to assist you in not answering any questions that might incriminate you. Speaking personally I wouldn't hire a lawyer to help me hide anything.

The fact that he had to have his lawyer next to him for the Dr. Phil interview says a lot, IMO. The funniest thing to come out of that Dr. Phil episode, If you can consider anything about that funny, is PB is mad in part because the media spelled his name wrong. This is a very self absorbed human being. He never express' any genuine concern for her safety or whereabouts he's only there to tell people to spell his name right and there were three other people with him and he thinks it's unfair to single him out.

PB may have hired a lawyer because of the way BD's mom spoke to him on the phone. I would guess that DD was understandably upset and those were not friendly conversations.

BD's mom was told three separate stories by PB that night and none of them made sense. I don't know she "treated" him on the phone, but if somebody was being evasive about a missing child I'd go apoplectic. I'd want one story that made sense. I don't have kids, but I'm sure if you're the parent of the missing child you'd want one confirmable story to come from them.
 
Ughhhh so I typed out a huge message with all the unanswered questions I have regarding the friends but.... Apparently I timed out and I lost the whole message so I'm gonna try again and break it up a little. So hopefully I don't lose the whole thing again. So plz bear with me here I have no idea why this does this on my iPad but not my phone... Anyways question 1. The text or call about the shorts... When brittanee didn't show up with them did this friend continue to keep calling and text her or did it just stop after the initial message? It seems to me if it was that big of a deal when she didn't return pretty quickly with them that they would have started to blow her phone up looking for the shorts
 
2. Question has anyone ever heard the reason as to why the girls moved to a new room after BD disappeared? Was this pre planned or sper of the moment ? If it was not planned what was the explanation? 3. Again when BD's mom called was PB the first one of the group she spoke with? If so why would he assume that something was wrong if he didn't know her "that well" then why wouldn't he just assume that she was with someone else in the group ??? If I couldn't get ahold of one of my friends it wouldn't be until the person had been gone for a long time or everyone else was accounted for before I would even think something was wrong especially if that person wasnt staying in my room or even same hotel
 
If any of this has previously been answered sorry 5years worth of discussions and lots of different info can make u forget or even look over certain thing without really thinking about them I feel like if those questions could be answered that we would have a lot more clarity as to how involved or not involved this "friends" were
 
Ughhhh so I typed out a huge message with all the unanswered questions I have regarding the friends but.... Apparently I timed out and I lost the whole message so I'm gonna try again and break it up a little. So hopefully I don't lose the whole thing again. So plz bear with me here I have no idea why this does this on my iPad but not my phone... Anyways question 1. The text or call about the shorts... When brittanee didn't show up with them did this friend continue to keep calling and text her or did it just stop after the initial message? It seems to me if it was that big of a deal when she didn't return pretty quickly with them that they would have started to blow her phone up looking for the shorts

If it's gonna be a very long post write it off line and then copy and paste it.
 
I'm not as sure as you are. PB gave Dawn three different stories that night and according to her none of them made sense.

I have seen this said numerous times and repeated by many. Yet, I have never seen what those stories are. Any idea what she is actually talking about? I certainly give a mother a lot of deference in a situation like this, but I also can't imagine everything that was going through her mind at the time. It is just very easy to say he told three different stories (and I'm not questioning her that he did) but if you're going to say that, why not say what those stories are. Any idea?

I live in Rochester and I can assure you he's a high priced lawyer. He also seems to like green more than anything. Almost every time a wealthy slimeball is in hot water his name pops up as their lawyer.

I don't doubt he made money. Running a law office is a business still. My only point is that there are different fees for different cases and much of it is dependent on how time consuming it will be. Handling an interview and a couple of pressers is not nearly as expensive as handling a full blown trial. That is my only point.

I could never sit on a jury if this guy was the defense attorney. I'd tell them straight out that any time Parinello's name comes up as the defending attorney I'm 99% sure his client is guilty. JMO

And if I were him I would thank you for your honesty. From what I gather about this guy, he doesn't care if that's people's opinions, but it is important that you are honest like that if you serve on a jury.

To your other point. I would go with my kid to the PD interview to make sure they don't brow beat him. I would let them ask almost any question unless it was a "Yes or no. Have you stopped beating your wife." type question. I would feel horrible for Brittanee's parents and want my son to be interviewed by cops so they can find out as much as possible. I'd also have grilled him myself before taking him to the cops. If he told me three stories that didn't make sense I'd take him right then and there.

If you go by yourself and they're over 18, I doubt they will allow you in the same room. Don't get me wrong, I'd go too, but I don't think simply having a lawyer sitting in the room as well raises any more suspicions than if I tell LE that I have to be in the room or we aren't talking. I would want my son to tell EVERYTHING he knows as well and I'd want him to take responsibility, but at the same time, if I had an inkling that he was involved, I'd absolutely want to make sure it was done right. I'd want a lawyer working out whatever deal he can get but at the end of the day, he'd take responsibility and talk to LE.

IMO, hiring a lawyer out of the gate means that you want him to assist you in not answering any questions that might incriminate you. Speaking personally I wouldn't hire a lawyer to help me hide anything.

Not true. I can understand that perception but it's simply not true. And I didn't say hire one to hide anything. Again, it is to have someone who is familiar with the setting and the rules guiding you along the way. That doesn't mean you're hiding anything. It means you know your rights aren't being infringed upon. Nothing more. Nothing less. Really not a big deal but smart.

The fact that he had to have his lawyer next to him for the Dr. Phil interview says a lot, IMO. The funniest thing to come out of that Dr. Phil episode, If you can consider anything about that funny, is PB is mad in part because the media spelled his name wrong. This is a very self absorbed human being. He never express' any genuine concern for her safety or whereabouts he's only there to tell people to spell his name right and there were three other people with him and he thinks it's unfair to single him out.

What it says to me is his lawyer likes the publicity. Lawyers like him jump at every opportunity to be on TV. I know someone that represented local LE. Every time there was an officer involved shooting, he was on scene. I don't know if it was to impress the clients, to get on TV or to shield the officers from the media (or all of the above) but I know he loved the TV. Did the fact that those officers had a lawyer AT THE SCENE of the shooting make them guilty of anything? Not a chance in hell. Don't think he ever had an incident of an unjustified shooting. He was simply there because it was the smart thing to do from the client's perspective.
 
Ughhhh so I typed out a huge message with all the unanswered questions I have regarding the friends but.... Apparently I timed out and I lost the whole message so I'm gonna try again and break it up a little. So hopefully I don't lose the whole thing again. So plz bear with me here I have no idea why this does this on my iPad but not my phone... Anyways question 1. The text or call about the shorts... When brittanee didn't show up with them did this friend continue to keep calling and text her or did it just stop after the initial message? It seems to me if it was that big of a deal when she didn't return pretty quickly with them that they would have started to blow her phone up looking for the shorts

I can so relate. I have gotten to the point of typing it out in word and then cut, copy and paste it if I know it will be long.

Good question about the shorts. I'd love to know all of the texts that evening. I suspect not. I suspect JO got sidetracked with getting people out of jail and my guess is she has a short attention span anyways. Add to it the fact that my guess is these kids were high more than weren't while down there and I'd bet she forgot all about the shorts as soon as she had to deal with the other guys who were arrested.
 
2. Question has anyone ever heard the reason as to why the girls moved to a new room after BD disappeared? Was this pre planned or sper of the moment ? If it was not planned what was the explanation? 3. Again when BD's mom called was PB the first one of the group she spoke with? If so why would he assume that something was wrong if he didn't know her "that well" then why wouldn't he just assume that she was with someone else in the group ??? If I couldn't get ahold of one of my friends it wouldn't be until the person had been gone for a long time or everyone else was accounted for before I would even think something was wrong especially if that person wasnt staying in my room or even same hotel

2. I don't know if I have heard anything "official" so it all goes in the "with a grain of salt" category for me, but I recall reading that the changing of rooms was pre-planned because of room availability. As with the texts, I'm sure LE has those answers and if they didn't get them, they should be brought up on charges themselves.

3. Not sure I can answer this one. I don't know exactly what PB told her. I don't know exactly when that phone call was. I don't know what other conversations PB had with others by that time. Sorry, just don't know.
 
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