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If the phone held any further info, they would have had that data weeks ago and possibly found her by now.
Hi everyone....new to this thread but have been following since beginning. I joined WS when Ivy was missing...so I have a really good record..:blushing: and would like to keep it up..
I know mom is saying she still believes Gabbie is alive, do we know if the prosecutors have offered Grant a deal to tell what he knows....I have to believe her mother would beg for him to get off with a slap of the wrist for credible info that finds Gabbie alive....so do we have to think LE believes she is not alive?
BBMEver wondered what happens when a tip comes into Crimestoppers? It seems to be pretty simple.
It all begins with a phone call. For example, Crimestoppers took a tip in the Gabbiee Swainson case back on Sept. 9. Someone who was helping to search for the girl called in about some clothing found near Freddie Grant's home.
The tip is logged in a crime analyst's computer and a detective is sent to investigate.
From there, the detective did locate two pieces of clothing from the searcher: a bra and a shoe. Photographed, lifted from the scene and bagged, the evidence is walked down the halls of the Sheriff's office to the forensic lab.
"An Item like this, potentially we would examine it visually and then look for possible body fluids such as blood," said Rachel Grant, a DNA analyst for the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
"We also screen for semen and we look for hairs that will potentially have roots for DNA analysis."
The shoe and bra were examined, but they came up negative for everything. The items were also shown to Gabbiee's mother.
"We were told at that time it did not appear so, the shoe size being a little too big and the bra not fitting in with the type of bra Gabbiee would have normally worn," said Lt. Scott McDonald.
However, the items will still be kept just in case.
BBMInvestigators say they do have "great evidence" against Freddie Grant.
"We have duct tape from the residence with her blood and hair roots on it, we have duct tape from the junkyard, just across the railroad tracks from Mr. Grant's house, with Gabbiee's DNA on it as well. Actually have two pieces of tape from that junkyard," said McDonald.
ETA: I wonder if investigators have an idea who the bra and shoe do belong to? Perhaps that information can help lead LE to Gabbiee.
Isn't there another young woman connected to Grant that disappeared? Wonder if these articles of clothing can be connected to her.
Isn't there another young woman connected to Grant that disappeared? Wonder if these articles of clothing can be connected to her.
Why would he have removed the duct tape?
Was it comming off and he had to keep reapplying it?
makes no sense to me to have this duct tape in his house and 2 pieces at the junkyard!
One theory I had considered earlier is that Gabbiee escaped and she tore off pieces of the tape as she ran. If this happened, Grant may have re-captured her near the junkyard where the 2 pieces of tape were found.
I guess LE will be able to determine if Gabbiee was the one who removed the pieces of tape if they find her fingerprints on the sticky side of the tape.
Isn't there another young woman connected to Grant that disappeared? Wonder if these articles of clothing can be connected to her.
That came to my mind, too...
isn't her last name Laster?....
or am I getting things jumbled in my brain? :waitasec:
Since Gabbiee dissappeared Elvia said she has had to deal with multiple issues on top of her child going missing, such as false social media sites.
The single mother said,"The official Gabbiee facebook website is "Help us find Gabbiee" with two e's. This is the only website that was created by the family of Gabrielle Swainson for spreading awareness and gathering assistance from the community.