Zuzu Verk Timeline (Key Events Only)
TUESDAY
11 Oct 2016-The last day Zuzu showed up for classes at Sul Ross State (CBS7, Search Warrants).
11 Oct 2016- The last day Zuzu showed up for her work at Sul Ross State Gym (CBS7, Search Warrants).
11 Oct 2016, 5 PM- Zuzu tries to call her mom but her mom missed the call (Dallas Observer).
11 Oct 2016, Evening- Zuzu and her on-again off-again boyfriend (RF) went to the movies w/a group of friends at the Rangra Theater.
11 Oct 2016, 9 PM or 10 PM- RFs downstairs neighbor JF heard Zuzu and RF arrive home and make dinner. You could hear him moving their stuff around, playing music, and then she (Zuzu) shows up, said JF They make dinner like at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m., you could smell their food, and you can hear their conversation and then laugh a little bit. Then, it got quiet like after 11 p.m." (CBS7 interview).
11 Oct 2016, 11 PM- It got quiet in RFs apartment, then JF heard shut the F___ up! (CBS7 Interview)
11 Oct 2016- A neighbor of RF's at his apt complex said he heard the couple arguing/fighting the night Zuzu disappeared (WFAA, Star Telegram). The neighbor who lives directly below RFs apt (JF) heard RF pacing back and forth (WFAA).
WEDNESDAY
12 Oct 2016, time unknown- CE said he picked RF up from 509 South 16[SUP]th[/SUP] St in Alpine and took him to RFs residence at 405 N Harrison St (CBS7, Search Warrants).
12 Oct 2016, Middle of the night/Early Morning- RF borrowed the F-150 (WFAA, Star-Telegram). RFs BIL (JC) says that RF stopped by his house in the middle of the night. JC told authorities his wife woke him up, asking for the keys so RF could borrow the truck (CBS7, Search Warrants).
12 Oct 2016, 1:00 AM- CE went to his friend RMJs home (In the 1000 Block of W Ave F Alpine). RMJ reported that CE was acting very distraught and pacing back and forth, and acting nervous. When RMJ asked if CE was ok he replied Im fine, I did not do anything, if they interview me I have nothing to say. RMJ did not know what CE was referring to. CE then contacted RF via cell phone. CE asked RMJ if RF could come over. CE told RMJ that when RF arrived he would need to speak with him in private (CBS7, Search Warrants).
12 Oct 2016, about 2:00 AM- Downstairs neighbor JF heard RFs bed shake multiple times (CBS7, Search Warrants).
12 Oct 2016, between 2:00 and 3:00 AM- Downstairs neighbors, JF and his girlfriend, hear RF pacing: "We can hear him pacing back and forth, like all over the house, (CBS7 interview)
12 Oct 2016, about 3:00 AM- Downstairs neighbors, JF and his girlfriend, hear RF get in the shower (CBS7 interview).
12 Oct 2016, Between 3:00 AM and 4:00 AM- Media reports originally said residents last saw Zuzu on Harrison Street around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning just before she went missing (CBS7). Zuzus boyfriend RF was the resident who claimed to see Zuzu at his apt on Harrison St. (CBS7, Search Warrants). RF was the last known person to see Zuzu (confirmed by APD to WFAA ABC News). RF reportedly told investigators Zuzu left his place between 3 and 4 AM but witness statements say Zuzus car remained at the apartment until later in the morning (KHOU).
12 Oct 2016, approximately 3:15 AM- RF made 2 cell phone calls to CE (CBS7, Search Warrants). They communicated using Snapchat around that same time (WFAA, Star-Telegram).
12 Oct 2016, Around 4 AM- RFs downstairs neighbor JF and his girlfriend said Going down the stairs, we heard a loud thump. (WFAA).
12 Oct 2016, Early morning- There was an unconfirmed sighting of Zuzu at Stripes Convenience Store with an unknown man (CBS7, Bigbendnow).
12 Oct 2016, 6:30 AM- The last time Zuzus phone indicated service was 6:30 AM (CBS7, Search Warrants). The probable cause affidavit also reveals that a Google timeline linked to Zuzu's Android phone shows the phone was last "...in a close proximity..." to RF's apartment on N. Harrison Street near the university (KHOU).
12 Oct 2016- Texts and phone calls from Zuzus friends and family went unanswered. Someone checked her apartment but she wasnt there (NBC News).
12 Oct 2016- ZuZu's dog was reported running around near her apartment on Wednesday with its leash on. Animal control came, found the dog and put it in her fenced yard (CBS7 video interview w/LE).
12 Oct 2016- Zuzu did not show up for a midterm exam at Sul Ross State University.
12 Oct 2016- Zuzu did not show up for work at Sul Ross State University Gym (CBS7, Search Warrants).
FRIDAY
14 Oct 2016- Zuzu's mother says that she still hadn't heard from her come Friday. She then called Zuzu's boyfriend, who said he also hadn't heard from her. Zuzu's boyfriend said she never showed up for her mid-term exam on Wednesday and she missed her shift at work (CBS7). Zuzus mother told RF to call the police (KHOU).
14 Oct 2016, approximately 1:00 PM- Zuzus boyfriend RF called the police to report that he had not seen Zuzu since Wed Oct 12 and he requested a welfare check (CBS7, Search Warrants).
14 Oct 2016, Time unknown- Zuzus mother called police to report her missing (CBS7).
14 Oct 2016- Law Enforcement checked her residence and found Zuzus dog running loose in her backyard with its leash on its collar (CBS7, Search Warrants).
14 Oct 2016, approximately 2:00 PM- CE went to JCs gas and lube auto shop the first of 3 times that day to try to get his White Ford Mustang cleaned. JC turned CE away because the shop was too busy. CE returned 2 more times that day, within hours, and each time was more eager to have his car cleaned (CBS7, Search Warrants).
14 Oct 2016, Evening- RF went to his friend JCs Gas and Lube shop. The owner of the shop (JC) said RF was acting very nervous and also acting strangely (CBS7, Search Warrants).
14 Oct 2016- While at JCs Gas and Lube shop, RF borrowed JCs phone to make a call to CEs girlfriend (CBS7). JC heard RF say on the phone, Let me talk to Chris and RF walked away from JC to talk in private. (CBS7, Search Warrants)
14 Oct 2016- At some point, RF went to the house of gas and lube shop owner JC with his laptop. RF left his laptop at JCs house. JC later turned the laptop over to police. A warrant to search the laptop says it "...contained items that Robert Fabian wanted to remove from social media." (WFAA).
14 Oct 2016- RF had made a comment to JC that he (RF) did not look good and was a suspect in Zuzus disappearance (CBS7).
14 Oct 2016- Zuzu and her friends were planning to go camping in Big Bend National Park on Friday just after mid-terms (CBS7).
SUNDAY
16 Oct 2016- CEs White Ford Mustang was cleaned at JCs auto shop (CBS7).
16 Oct 2016- Police tape off Zuzus home to process for evidence and impound her car (a 2004 Mazda Miataconfirmed to be Zuzus car by a friend of hers to Fox4). Pictures of her car at her apt published by CBS7.
16 Oct 2016- Alpine police ask for anyone who saw a 2006 gray Jeep Liberty or a 2004 Mazda Miata convertible with a beige top being driven between midnight and 10 a.m. on Wed., Oct. 12.
16 Oct 2016- The manager of Stripes confirms they turned over CCTV to Alpine PD (CBS7).
TUESDAY
18 Oct 2016- In an interview, her former HS boyfriend (TA) from Keller, TX says he spoke to Zuzu two weeks ago and told him she wanted to transfer schools. She also talked to TA about her current boyfriend (RF) and said she was feeling unsafe (Fox4).
18 Oct 2016- CE talked to investigators and told them he had given RF a ride on Oct 13.
18 Oct 2016- Witnesses BMJ and JC were interviewed at the Brewster County Emergency Center, 102 South 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] st in Alpine. BMJ relayed what happened at 1 AM on Wed Oct 12[SUP]th[/SUP] (CBS7, Search Warrants)
WEDNESDAY
19 Oct 2016, midday- LE took evidence out of the apt belonging to Zuzu's boyfriend. The boyfriend is listed as a Person of Interest. He has not been officially identified. The boyfriend was taken in for questioning at some point but later released after he got an attorney. The boyfriend has not helped with the search. (CBS 7)
FRIDAY
21 Oct 2016, 11:30 AM- Press conference w/LE and Zuzus family; LE said they have a POI, Zuzus boyfriend who was not cooperating, LE did not name the POI; Zuzus father and brother called the POI by his first name, Robert, and begged him to tell what he knows and help APD find Zuzu.
21 Oct 2016, LE have interviewed over 100 potential witnesses and executed a dozen search warrants, in which time they have amassed forensic evidence including computers, cell phones, and vehicles.
21 Oct 2016- Zuzus family and the press identify Zuzus boyfriend and the POI who will not cooperate with LE as Robert Fabian.
SATURDAY
22 Oct 2016- APD impounds a Dark Grey 2005 Ford F-150 with magnetic decals for U-Construction on it. LE is seeking information about this vehicles movement during the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 12. The magnetic decals may have been removed during the time in question. A search warrant has been obtained and a forensic team is now processing the vehicle for evidence (APD FB, CBS7, WFAA). Online records indicate the Ford F-150 belongs to a family member of RF (Fox4). The Ford F-150 belongs to RF's sister's husband, JC (Search Warrants).
22 OR 23 Oct 2016Zuzus parents and brother met with RFs attorney, Liz Rogers, over the weekend, but learned nothing, according to Zuzus dad. It was not productive, he said (WFAA).
SUNDAY
23 Oct 2016- LE release photos of a 2016 White Ford Mustang belonging to a POI (CE) and ask for anyone who saw it being driven between the hours of midnight Wed. October 12 through Thursday morning October 13[SUP]th[/SUP] to call police. The vehicle is in custody at Alpine PD. The license plate number is HTV-1076 (APD FB, CBS7). LE calls the vehicle a key piece of evidence in the case (NBC News). Search warrants allege RF and CE used the Mustang to conceal property and physical evidence. Authorities asked for DNA, hair, blood or other evidence found in the vehicle (CBS7, Search Warrants).
23 Oct 2016- authorities took evidence from the carpet of the impounded White Mustang and it was sent off to a forensic lab in El Paso. The owner of the White Mustang was questioned, then released (CBS7).
23 Oct 2016- The owner of the white Mustang, CE, posted to Facebook that he gave LE his phone, GPS timeline and car and was not hiding anything (CBS7). CEs fb post was later deleted (CBS7, NBC news).
TUESDAY
25 Oct 2016- The owner of the white Mustang, CE, was interviewed again for 4.5 hours. CE also took a polygraph given by Texas Rangers, results inconclusive. His car (the white Mustang) was returned to him after testing (CBS7).
25 Oct 2016- Alpine PD brought RFs sister, JC, as well as his mother, LF, in for questioning (CBS7). The mother and sister are talking but APD believes they are not telling everything they know and plans to convene a grand jury to compel testimony (CBS7).
WEDNESDAY
26 Oct 2016, Early Morning- Search crews used a drone and helicopter to search a field across the street from RFs sisters house. RF is currently living with his sister. (CBS7).
26 Oct 2016- Zuzus boyfriend, Robert Fabian, was officially named as a suspect in the case; RFs mother and sister are named as Persons of Interest (Your Basin Local2/Fox4). CE was named by LE as a key witness and also a person of interest (FOX4, CBS7).
26 Oct 2016- According to police, RF has been uncooperative with the investigation and has since retained a lawyer. RFs Lawyer released a statement saying RF is distraught over the disappearance of Zuzu. The Lawyer's statement also said RF is cooperating and that they are conducting their own investigation (Your Basin Local2/Fox 24, CBS7).
26 Oct 2016- A neighbor of RF at his apartment complex said he had been asked not to discuss what he knew in detail. He did say he heard the couple arguing the night Zuzu disappeared (WFAA).
26 Oct 2016- The Texas Attorney General's Office has now officially become involved with the case. Alpine Police Chief Russell Scown says that now that the Attorney General is involved they will be able to put together a grand jury and compel witnesses, including Robert Fabian, Zuzu's boyfriend and now suspect in the case, to answer investigators' questions (CBS7, Newswest9).
26 Oct 2016- 83rd District Attorney Rod Ponton made a motion to recuse his office and appoint Adrienne McFarland and Geoff Barr of the Texas Attorney General's Office to provide continuity of the investigation. Ponton is set to leave office in 2017. The motion to recuse Ponton was granted (CBS7, Newswest9).
THURSDAY
27 Oct 2016- CBS 7 News spoke briefly with CE over the phone. CE says he has nothing to do with the disappearance of Zuzu. CE says the last time he saw Zuzu was over a year ago. When asked if CE believes RF was involved somehow he said no (CBS7).
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**ALL media sources referenced are in the media thread:
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...ct-2016-Media-Maps-amp-Timeline-NO-DISCUSSION
**For space and clarity, I have taken out the events involving searches and other previous life events not directly related to Zuzu's disappearance. Those events are still in previous versions of the timeline in the media thread.