I have been trying to avoid he truck discussion for fear that it could be hostile. I am happy there is a place where it can be discussed and read by those that have an interest.
I mean this jokingly, that I am going to let my freak flag fly high today and put it all out there
I really do not think Mickey is under the truck but I still cannot convince myself that the bike is not under there. And, I have been told by many that it just isn't possible for any number of reasons. Yet I continue to see it!
And it is not that p word where people look at an image and see things that are not there. That would be the case with those that see owls and devils. What I see is there.
Now I can play around with Photoshop and Apple Aperature and a number of other programs and am not an expert of any sort. But, I don't need any program at all to see that there is 'something' going on that picture. Even with Chicken Fried's very knowledgeable lesson on light, I still see what I see and I do not see it in the other pictures that were taken under the same light sources and with the same camera.
What I mainly see is the light that clearly looks like the bike light, possibly the bike seat in front of the tire, some other debri or shadows on the ground and something blocking the bottom portion of the rear cab and it is not the road sign.
The black mark behind the wheel is likely from the oilfield. I pulled up some pictures of trucks parked in an oilfield lot and many of them had these black marks.
It does appear that the front tire is raised as if it is running over something, possibly the bike frame. And I do think a bike frame would be enough to elevate the tire slightly. It would not crush the bike frame so it must run over and raise the tire by at least a couple of inches. And it does appear the truck is turning slightly toward the left.
I at one time took the original image and looked at it in a very large format. I did not enlarge it, just viewed it on a very large screen. This does not change the pixelation or alter the image. I could clearly see the driver. Not exactly as Mr. N depicted him in his alteration but similar. And you can see that the driver had dark hair and a heavier build. No facial features were obvious, just the hair and upper torso. The driver side window appears to be down.
There was also something on the dashboard such as a small duffel bag or something along those lines. Not very big but oblong and dark.
I do think Brandon could have hit Mickey there, knocked her off the bike and either grabbed her there or she somehow ended up further down the road on foot when he got her. The one person that appears to be outside may not have realized exactly what was going on and may have come forward at some point.
As for police blurring out some areas, it is a possibility and could explain some of the anomalies we see. On the picture of the white truck going the opposite direction of Mickey, I think I do see where there is a spot on the tailgate that seems to have a square placed over whatever is on the tailgate. To me, this looks very much like Mickey sitting on the tailgate but I haven't been able to make sense of why.
I also still think both white trucks are the same. The truck going in the opposite direction of Mickey is definitely not the same truck with the bed cover. This is just not possible in my opinion. Early on police said that the white truck with the bed cover was cleared and that another white truck was determined to be the same truck with the bed cover. They must have meant a different image because that truck does not have a bed cover.
I have never seen police state that the truck going in the opposite direction of Mickey was cleared. They have said that evidence shows that the truck going in the same direction of Mickey was Brandon. Maybe they just do not have evidence that can prove the other truck was him.
Now I won't fault anyone if you tell me I am crazy on this but I can just swear I see someone bent over looking under the trucks drivers side front wheel area. This is on the truck going opposite as Mickey. I can see a roundish area that looks like a heavier person on their knees bending way over as if their behind is up in the air. I can see what looks like two shoes behind their behind. I don't want to see it and may deny it later but I just do see it and cannot unsee it.