IMO, I think it’s possible that what DW’s multiple interviews has done is muddy the waters and make it hard for anyone to agree on anything. I don’t know if that is the intent but it seems to be the result.
Reading through last night, it seems like we can’t agree on CBW having access to the time throughout the day, even though she had her phone in her hand much of the time. We can’t agree that someone pointing to a bed and talking about it implies that anyone slept there.
All these things might not matter, but the result is still that the day remains confusing. I don’t understand why in a missing person case we would be continuing to make excuses for the exceptional amount of inconsistencies throughout the day. At Barry Morphew’s criminal trial, much is being said about the fact that his story “doesn’t make sense.” Yes, maybe someone traveling to 5 dumpsters to dispose of trash is possible… but it’s not probable just because it’s outside the realm of normal behavior. Does that mean he killed his wife? I have no idea, that’s for a jury to decide, but to me it implies that something strange was taking place.
This case seems similar to me in that many of these behaviors seem possible, but not probable all added together on the day Summer disappears. Dogs disappearing, calls that may or may not have happened, nobody knowing what time anything happened, even though it’s been pointed out that on social media there are time stamps. CH’s disappearance. Not knowing where the boys were. Perhaps sleeping arrangements were irrelevant, it’s very possible… but I think we can agree most people can answer the question of where their child sleeps at night without confusion. Same with how many pets you have. What car you drive to work. What you eat during the day. (I know someone will respond saying that I don’t know what I ate for lunch every day last week and that’s true. But I know examples of what I may eat on a given day and I’m happy to provide those if it assists in finding anyone currently missing).
Not giving the public any ability to assist in locating your missing child seems a little different than the public not being entitled to know everything about a family, IMO. CBW says there’s a 2-5 minute time frame where Summer disappeared… SO WHAT TIME WAS THAT?!? It doesn’t have to be my business if anyone drank a Twisted Tea that day, just tell me what time Summer disappeared so any sitings before that can be discounted and locals can have information to assist in finding Summer.
I agree that I have no idea what happened to Summer. I agree, some people involved may know or may not know. <modsnip> there are more contradictions here than we’d see in most daily routines. JMO.
IMO, JMO.
The difference in this case is that there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary that happened that day or that doesn't make sense. By all accounts, it seemed like an ordinary, mundane day for both of them. It was not until around 5:30 pm that CW described the significant events just before she discovered Summer was missing.
There would have been no reason to keep track of the time during the day if they didn't have to be anywhere at a specific time. People can be on their phones all day but that doesn't mean they are looking at the time if there is no reason to. When CW was at the reservoir or picking up a prescription, going shopping, etc, she would have no way of knowing what was going to happen several hours later. She did give approximately times based on her tiktoc videos.
As far as the dogs are concerned, we don't really know their regular habits so there's no way to know what was normal for them. I grew up with boxers and when one would take off after an animal the others would follow. Sometimes they would be off in the woods for hours. CM said they came out of the woods from all different directions so it's possible they spend a lot of time in the woods. One reporter said none of them barked when he came to the house and others have said the dogs barked when they arrived. It doesn't sound like they do anything consistently.
As far as where Summer slept, I do think she slept with her parents but that is not relevant if they are not involved. They may have been in the process of trying to get her to sleep without them so maybe that's why CW said she shared a bed with the youngest son.
I don't think anyone is making excuses for the parents actions. It's just that not everything is black and white so there are many possible explanations for inconsistencies in their statements. Overall the story has been the same concerning what they did that day, as far as the relevant details.
It's possible that CW doesn't think what the kids ate all day has anything to do with Summer's disappearance so she didn't think to mention it.
The one thing that doesn't make sense is that Summer apparently vanished within five minutes a couple of hours after they got home. I think this is what they are focused on, rather than anything else that happened before they got home. This has been their story since the beginning, yet it is the most unbelievable detail out of anything else described that day.
Yet this is what both parents insisted happened. Nobody else was there. They could have come up with something more believable if they were trying to deceive investigators, yet CW has always emphasized that "she was just gone," she just seemed to vanish within minutes. That is the part that seems hardest to believe so I think that's why the smaller timeframe is what is important to them as opposed to what time they went to the store or anything else they did that day. Imo
