Regarding the Missing Persons Guide noted in Thread #2 - that is for Australia. I found this also when researching how to make estate decisions for someone missing a while back. I couldn't find a way to have it apply in Texas....
ALL of this makes me choke up. Every time I get on here... Answering what I can... it's so surreal still. This is my Papaw. And I'm answering things like this? I wish it was all a dream. A nightmare.
If she filed for the death certificate in order for her to continue to be able to pay bills and she now has less expenses without Papaw being there, do you know why she would have had to sell his truck also?
From Thread #2:
I am so confused.
Pawpa must own real estate, his cars etc. Certainly everything is in both of their names. Yes, no?!
If that were the case, (ownership in both names) couldn't BC sell and do as she pleases, when and where she wants to? Ownership in Texas in BOTH names (John AND Jane) means that both signatures are required. When I sold a house purchased before I married my husband, he still had to sign because he lived there while we were married. The sale wouldn't have gone through without his signature - and he wasn't even on the deed. As a community property state, bigger things require two signatures, and if you purchase something usually both names go on it unless you sign something saying that you don't want your name on it. You can't sell something without both signatures unless it's only in one of your names (it's not John OR Jane, but AND).
Why did BC have to go to court and get a death certificate to sell a car that was given to her as a gift from MC? The car was sold prior to the letters of testamentary. Only because it was in her name only.
From Thread #2:
I want to know if the workshop was ever treated as a crime scene, was it taped off and secured?
NO - it was NOT taped off, it was NOT secured. Which is one of our primary issues with HCSO -they seem to have mishandled this from the beginning and maintain their position that they won't call this a crime.
RBBMFrom Thread #2:
Was Michael aware of this DFD pension board letter? If so, was he contemplating sending back confirmation? If not, when was the confirmation letter due back to the pension board? He was aware of the letter, the confirmation was due back BEFORE he went missing; HOWEVER, from what I have been told, he didn't read the letter thoroughly, and assumed it was "if you want it to CHANGE, fill out this form." I understand that, because most of the time, letters I get about benefits are - "will stay the same unless you take action."
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...ounty-10-March-2017-2&p=13526202#post13526202"-RSBM for space-
From what I have been told, this is what was required by the pension board to make specific decisions in a timely manner so Papaw's pension and DROP fund would continue on a monthly basis. DFD pension board sent out a letter to members just prior to Papaw's disappearance requesting a confirmation that the payments should maintain as they had been - OR if they didn't respond, then it would go to semi-annual payments. The DROP fund payments stopped the same month Papaw went missing, so action had to be taken RIGHT AWAY so BC could continue to receive the funds that Papaw contributed to the DROP monthly instead of going to semi-annual."
Ok, I know, I know...we often wonder this in cases here, and it may have already been brought up in this case, but; could he possibly be in the Witness Protection Program?
I am not sure, even through google, how local law enforcement would handle a missing person that is in WPP. Are they informed about it and just let any investigation fizzle out (such as this one seems to have)?
I know that spouses and children usually go with, but maybe not always? Could this be why Meeks and BC are able to prove he is deceased? Would they keep that kind of thing from his adult children and the whole town/world?
I guess if this were the case, it would explain why his wife 'knows' he is never coming back, why it was ok to get his pension stuff taken care of, sell his things, etc.
Poke holes in this theory, please.
From Thread #2:
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I wasn't present when the dowel rod was found and was only given a second-hand description of it. My understanding is that it was leaning against one of the cars in the shop, the one closest to the pool of blood.
From Thread #2:
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The car is the only thing I am aware of her selling thus far, though I would not be surprised if she sold his truck soon, as they have a payment on that.
Correction to myself, I've been told she has already sold the truck.
RBBMTrucks come with large payments. She doesn't need two vehicles with payments. That's my guess, anyway.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...ounty-10-March-2017-1&p=13306541#post13306541-RSBM for focus-
The garage doors are a possibility for exit, but not likely given certain non-public details of the scene. (sorry, I'm as frustrated as y'all are with not being able to share info)
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Ok, I know, I know...we often wonder this in cases here, and it may have already been brought up in this case, but; could he possibly be in the Witness Protection Program?
I am not sure, even through google, how local law enforcement would handle a missing person that is in WPP. Are they informed about it and just let any investigation fizzle out (such as this one seems to have)?
I know that spouses and children usually go with, but maybe not always? Could this be why Meeks and BC are able to prove he is deceased? Would they keep that kind of thing from his adult children and the whole town/world?
I guess if this were the case, it would explain why his wife 'knows' he is never coming back, why it was ok to so quickly declare him deceased, get his pension stuff taken care of, sell his things, etc.
Poke holes in this theory, please.
Well, for me, short of LE stating in black and white that he is indeed alive and being protected, I am going to keep looking for MC. Once you begin digging and reading there is no way one could believe he was in the protection program.
IMHO there would be a better chance of him being abducted by aliens than him being in the witnesses protection program.
Also, if PaPaw hadn't started drawing his pension -as I understand, he was to turn 70½ at the end of May -, then that might have created an additional financial issue.
Everyone is different, and I also do not know BC personally. Even then, I am both astonished and heartbroken by the fact that the probate of the will was initiated a mere 40 calendar days (Apr. 20th) after PaPaw's disappearance, as well as the fact that the case was disposed in less than two months (June 7th). But then maybe I am just overly sentimental.
He served 36 years as a member of the Dallas Fire Department before retiring in 2008.This confuses me. If i understand correctly (maybe I am completely wrong?), I thought that MC had retired from DFD at age 55 (15 yrs ago). If he was only eligible to begin drawing a pension at age 70, did he have another job or source of income all of these past 15 yrs? Surely BC's income as a nurse wouldn't have been enough to support them given her need to very quickly liquidate assets (Mustang, his truck) and get the death certificate.
He served 36 years as a member of the Dallas Fire Department before retiring in 2008.
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/miss...-retired-firefighter-michael-chambers-n736021