interesting, maybe it's just someone looking for "leftovers" on trash day. what time does trash run near the scene?
Well I'm not sure for Saginaw I live in a different town, our runs Tuesday and Thursday mornings between 7-8 am
interesting, maybe it's just someone looking for "leftovers" on trash day. what time does trash run near the scene?
I meant to post this earlier in one of my other posts BUT ... one thing that is bugging me A LOT is the fact that apparently neither of her siblings were out playing with her. I find that odd. I was one of four children all born within 2 years of each other and we were each others constant companions. Why was she the only child from this family out playing alone?? Makes no sense.
interesting, maybe it's just someone looking for "leftovers" on trash day. what time does trash run near the scene?
In Texas, is it normal for people who don't know each other to wave? Where I live, we only wave at our neighbors (people who live on the same street) or if someone lets you go, you do the "thanks" wave.
ETA: Oops, I thought you meant you saw him while he was driving. But my question still stands about whether it's normal to wave at people you don't know.
Maybe Alanna was the oldest?
If mom is busy with a baby, the older ones tend to get away with a bit more.
My brothers refused to play with me. Being the only girl can be lonely.
Maybe Alanna was the oldest?
If mom is busy with a baby, the older ones tend to get away with a bit more.
My brothers refused to play with me. Being the only girl can be lonely.
In Texas, is it normal for people who don't know each other to wave? Where I live, we only wave at our neighbors (people who live on the same street) or if someone lets you go, you do the "thanks" wave.
ETA: Oops, I thought you meant you saw him while he was driving. But my question still stands about whether it's normal to wave at people you don't know.
I'd be interested in knowing whether this would be the norm in this neighborhood too.
I live in a small town on the outskirts of a city. (I imagine it's not too different than Saginaw.) I certainly wave at people I don't know as I pass them by in my car. When we lived closer in to the city proper, I wouldn't have done that.
I guess it's the presumption of "you must belong here,so hey!".
What day was garbage pick-up in that area of Saginaw?
She was the youngest of the three with an older sister and brother.
I'm not sure I have heard where any other children in the neighborhood were at the time of her disappearance...siblings or not. There's been no information (to my knowledge) about Alana's whereabouts prior to her murder. I would think that she was playing with someone, but there's been no indication of who.
Yep! We have several trucks that come through on trash day to pick up "treasures" that people are throwing away. They take items that they might be able to repair...the neighbors all kind of expect them and set "better trash" to the side. Makes me a little nervous to think of someone going through our trash, but I don't mind them taking a beat up piece of furniture that I've replaced and goodwill won't take. You just never know though.
She was the youngest of the three with an older sister and brother.
I'm not sure I have heard where any other children in the neighborhood were at the time of her disappearance...siblings or not. There's been no information (to my knowledge) about Alana's whereabouts prior to her murder. I would think that she was playing with someone, but there's been no indication of who.
I'm just catching up, but I thought she had two older brothers and a sister. The oldest brother lives somewhere else? I'll look back, but did anyone else think this.
Opinion/theory only: she seems to come from a very "bookish" family, and somehow I get the sense she liked being alone/outdoors a lot, hence the stories about her playing outside all the time. So I picture the rest of the family being inside/reading/on the computer while she's playing outside.
I could be projecting; I mostly liked playing alone as a kid and I spent a lot of time outdoors, up trees, etc.
Edit: I know these anecdotal stories never really convince anyone, but at 5 and 6, the neighbor kids and I were pretty much roaming the streets in packs without oversight. It was the 70s; my folks were on drugs but the neighbors were Mormons, and both sets of parents pretty much just whistled or yelled when it was time for us to come in.
Yep ... which kids had she been playing with and when??? Wonder if the parents are letting LE interview their children? Hope so. No way this child was out playing for hours by herself. What little I've read/seen about her points to her being quite socialable. The neighborhood looks like one that has TONS of kids.
Everyone used to play outside until the street lights came on.
We would Trick or Treat with friends . Never parents.
For a lot of people, I think the taking of Jacob Wetterling changed what people thought about safety. Ethan Patz was in New York. Johnny Gosch was a paperboy out in the early morning,
But Jacob was with two others out in a little tiny town in 1989.
Then there were all of the other crazy ones.
I am always surprised when I see kids out alone, ALWAYS surprised, no matter where I am