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That statement doesn't withstand close scrutiny, in my opinion. The audibility of the scream to any particular person would depend on where the scream came from, what the topography was like, and what other noises were occurring at the same time. If the scream originated at the bottom of the hill near Ben Hill Road, it is quite plausible that it would be heard by a neighbor but not by CBW and CH (let alone the boys inside the house who were playing Fortnight, which has constant background music).
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Except ... we had CW saying something like -- they were planting flowers and Summer had a piece of candy and went back to the house, or was walked to the house, and in two minutes she was gone.
Which would mean CBW and grandma were outside.
If Summer screamed, was she carried away or driven by someone ?
Wouldn't the mom and grandma have heard a car ?
Also wouldn't the boys have heard it ?
Even if they were engrossed in their game, a car driving up to the front of the house may have made at least one of them take notice --- since their dad was supposedly at work, a stranger driving up or a friend wanting to visit ?
Looking at all of the variables, there were too many people at home not to have heard something.
Unless not all of them were at home ?
We have to take so much on someone's word.
LE may have more accurate information but are wisely not revealing this to anyone.
According to CBW's account unless it's changed ?
So yes, they all should have heard Summer scream.
In the time it would've taken Summer to walk to the bottom of the hill at Ben Hill Rd., would have been much longer than two minutes.
So there's a time difference if she walked down the hill to the neighbor's house.
A significant change.
Why ?
Close scrutiny is good to keep in mind; but we are basing much speculation on the words of the key players, and unfortunately do not have LE to clarify or correct.
So it's all best guess at this time.
One person's theory is almost as good as another's.
Almost.
We all have to wait and see how this pans out.
It's a baffling case; and we're all waiting for an update from LE.
Or a break in this case.
Imo.