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I still think the likely suspect driving was a newcomer. While I lived here during my college years, I used to turn on Cherry or Grand hoping to hit 65 then realize my mistake or sometimes going all the way down. It's done commonly among people who aren't direction saavy. Surely someone taking 3 women has somewhat of a plan or maybe this was the one thing they didn't think of.
CaliMama, are you sure you're not confusing left/right based on looking at a mirror image of Suzie...right would be HER left.
Also, I've been thinking more and more about Montgomery Wards delivery of the water bed. How many males do we know of entering 1717 E Delmar while Sherrill and Suzie lived there? Could perhaps the waterbed guys tipped off a perp or was a perp themselves? Are one of these guys the ones that came into Springfield recently before the crime? Given by the GJ 3 suspects? Someone could have easily seen a defenseless mother and her attractive daughter as a good rape target. If the delivery was made within a week or two, I think they are likely. I'm sure the cops were hard on this angle that's why I think if this was a suspect, they;d be one of the GJ3.
You've brought up an interesting point (at least IMO). Has it in fact been confirmed that the waterbed was bought from Montgomery Wards? I only ask because I know it has been speculated upon in the earlier threads, that since Sherrill owed Montgomery Wards money (as they laid a claim upon her estate, I believe) - that the bed was in fact purchased from there. The reason that I ask is, I don't recall Montgomery Wards - I remember the name, but that's about it. I thought they were more of a KMart type store. But then again, I'm 31, so perhaps I just don't recall what they sold because I wasn't old enough to purchase any big-ticket items by the time they went out of business....I just seem to remember them as a Venture-type business. But if the waterbed was in fact from Montgomery Wards - then you've brought up a very interesting idea that never crossed my mind.