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I've been mulling this over since I read it. I can't imagine that LE would allow what they believed to be a potential crime scene to be contaminated by volunteers. What if we can assume she is NOT within whatever parameters CB has been permitted to operate within? Does that get us anywhere?
What if we theorize for a while based on the assumption that LE is competent and clever? I know many don't believe that, but we've played other "what, if's," so why not try this one? Where would that lead, to assume they've not made any major mistakes?
Pearl,
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I am certain that he is provided with parameters with regards to the information exchanged and other activities related to the disappearance.
Upon reading your response, I want clarify "parameters" as referring to the information exchanged and other activities. Not as referring to a specific perimeter, property or geographic area.
...just wanted to make sure we were all on the same page.
Also, since I am sure someone will ask at some point in the future....
Other than the locally organized search parties, I have been doing any almost daily combination of driving local roads up and down the mountain, the areas at the base of the mountain (ping area), as well as exhausting the public roads and parks on the mountain itself. This includes areas to north towards Dunlap, west into Marion, and north of the base as well following Mtn Creek road, 27 north, and Suck Creek Rd.
I initially undertook this myself immediately upon hearing of Gail's disappearance. As time went on, I made contact with CB via BGHN and another searcher and offered to add specific areas of interest to my "watch list" (at this point, HCSO LE had not taken over the case and tips were being handled primarily by the volunteers). Other than private property, or obvious terrain issues, there have never been any restrictions on where to search, geographical or otherwise. LE would immediately been contacted if the vehicle were located (especially at first when it was hoped that GP had merely had an accident so that she could get immediate help). Further on in time to present, should anything seem amiss the area would NOT be approached (in order to preserve potential evidence if necessary), and LE would immediately be contacted and provided with GPS coordinates (necessary to determine exact location on some of these mtn roads). I want to make it clear that anyone doing this must be prepared to
observe and report only.
And, take your GPS with you or you can easily get lost, especially after a couple hours of wandering down and around and up roads that lead to other roads and even more roads... You locals will understand....it is mind boggling just how much is out there once you get off of the main roads.
It still bothers me a lot though, there are so many seemingly unused farms and barns and outbuildings and housed on deep property that have probably not been occupied for years. That, and all of the cliffs and bluffs off of the mountain roads. Especially on Roberts Mill where it is not populated.
Hope this does clarify my earlier post, and alleviate the concerns of some that volunteers could inadvertently destroy a potential crime scene or evidence.
