Thank you! It's coming up on a year but it still hurts like yesterday. I truly hope le and the me can give her family some answers.
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Thank you, SleuthinMama. The insight to the amount of love that was shown is greatly appreciated. This really makes me very happy, but it's all so sad.
I don't have any questions per say; and I don't want to seem rude, but I was wondering what your thoughts were as to if this was an older male who could be responsible? Could this person own and/or work for a company who has access to a truck or the landfill in the close vicinity?<modsnip> Or do you feel a different way, have a different opinion?
A bit OT, but still relevant to this case. Mods, please delete if not allowed. Just now (5:30 CDT) an Amber alert came on TV for all of Texas for a missing 13 year old girl from Lancaster, Tx, just south of Dallas. It is interesting to note that they have a good description of the vehicle in which she was seen. Apparently someone saw her pulled into the vehicle & was able to give a description. This is only my estimation but I'm going to say that Lancaster is about 30 miles from Bedford.
It is about 30 miles but worlds apart in many ways. Bedford is part of a tri-city in the midst of 2 large cities.
Lancaster is on the furthest outskirts of the metro area and is almost rural. I have actually lived in both towns and don't think the location of the town has as much to do with a connection as the fact that they are young girls and opportunity was there.
IMO
Something that I have not seen theorized is that there are sex trafficking rings here and there are documented recent near misses in the MidCities in the past year.
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It is about 30 miles but worlds apart in many ways. Bedford is part of a tri-city in the midst of 2 large cities.
Lancaster is on the furthest outskirts of the metro area and is almost rural. I have actually lived in both towns and don't think the location of the town has as much to do with a connection as the fact that they are young girls and opportunity was there.
IMO
Something that I have not seen theorized is that there are sex trafficking rings here and there are documented recent near misses in the MidCities in the past year.
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Those who have followed true crime cases for a long time know the drill, but those new or newer may not realize that LE *always* knows more than they say. In 100% of the cases I've followed over a 20 year period, every murder case had details that only the detectives (and often family members) knew.
Those who think LE will tell all or even a good portion of what they know...they won't. They never do. It's not even a maybe. Most LE jurisdictions say as little as they possibly can. They have a job to do and that job doesn't involve keeping a curious public informed about the details. *IF* the public is in danger they'll say, but most of the time the public is not in any increased danger.
The investigation is focused on solving the murder, and getting the case to a point where they can get an arrest or indictment and hand the case off to the DA's office. Even then the public will not be privy to what's going on beyond some basics.
So if you find yourself wondering if the police department knows something or is holding back, yes, yes they are and they do and that's standard protocol. The public and the curious just have to cool their heels and wait because there's no other choice. It takes as long as it takes to get to a resolution and that can be weeks, months or years, or in some cases, decades. It's part of what you deal with when you follow murder cases.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my son in July of 2015. This year has not been any easier. I can breathe without feeling weight, but I still have my days. It is like being in an ocean with 70 foot waves pounding you and you just have to fight to get a breath. Over time, the waves don't hit as frequently, but they still hit. You never get over losing a child. You never stop grieving. I think that is the hardest to understand for people who have not lost a child. You might learn to conceal the grief, but it never goes away. Sending you hugs.
Could they be keeping so quiet because minors are involved, aside from just the victim?
I just feel like if they definitely knew it was murder, they would say so. Could death be accidental and then someone disposed of her body? Just thinking out loud. MOO
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Possible yes. I would believe an accidental death over a suicide for sure.
I heard she was spotted by a bulldozer driver. This is rumor only. My husband works for a different waste company in the area, and that is what was being said there. They don't really "process" the load after a truck leaves.
On Republic's website, trash pickup for Bedford is Monday/Thursday on one side, and Tuesday/Friday on the other. If she arrived Wednesday afternoon, she most likely would've been in a dumpster from another town like Arlington, which lists trash pickups on Wednesday/Saturday as well. If she was in a dumpster in Bedford, it was most likely on a Tuesday route.
http://site.republicservices.com/site/north-central-texas/en/pages/cities.aspx#
Edit: What I mean by they don't process a load is that they generally don't have people out there walking around, checking the trash. The dozer drivers see things and remove what shouldn't be there at times, but that's usually it. Republic might do things differently than my husband's company. I'm only going by what they do at the landfills they use, and my experiences with a city landfill many moons ago.
I still think someone will be charged for the crime, but no idea what charge. Kids talk all the time, someone is bound to slip up.
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Could they be keeping so quiet because minors are involved, aside from just the victim?
I just feel like if they definitely knew it was murder, they would say so. Could death be accidental and then someone disposed of her body? Just thinking out loud. MOO
It's up to the M.E. to determine manner of death. If the M.E. hasn't yet determined that then the police aren't going to say anything because it's not up to them. You can take the hint from the use of the term "criminal investigation" this probably isn't going to be an accident or suicide. BTW, murder is a legal term that's determined by the DA in charges. Death at someone else's hands is considered homicide, but not all homicides are murders.