Cherwell
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Evening everyone, I'm new here (new poster, avid reader) so apologies if I am repeating...threads are so indepth. When I first heard about corrie's disappearance, my first thought was terrorism. Quickly ruled out as no group came forward to claim involvement. But then, because I used to live close to BSE, I couldn't help but think how similar the case was to poor Luke Durbin who has been missing since 2006. He vanished in Ipswich, last seen on cctv at around 4am. Looking at the cctv of corrie passing The Grapes, I don't believe he passed out in the doorway. He was steady enough on his feet to bend down, pick something up, and stand up quite quickly again. Someone on the verge of passing out would surely not be able to bend down and stand up so quickly and steadily. The doorway was only a few doors away from the grapes. The doormen outside also show no concern for his condition. But something happened in that doorway, however distressing it's deemed to be, I think perhaps he vomited. People asked if he was okay, if someone was just sat eating, I'd think they were okay. On the second cctv, looking at corrie's body language, I think he is hiding from someone. Initially I thought he was perhaps looking around as if he were meeting someone, but looking at it closely, the way corrie jots into frame then slows and looks around twice, I think he is hiding. Did he upset someone in the doorway, or did someone threaten him? Or give him cause to hide?
Just a couple of points.
I don't think anyone suggested he "passed out" in the sense I think you mean. He seems to have sat down in the doorway to finish eating his food, and then fallen asleep.
I hadn't heard that anyone spoke to him at this point, but I've only followed the case intermittently. Do you have a source for that?
The people outside The Grapes aren't doormen, btw. Apparently they are friends of the band who was playing in there that night.
And I agree with others, he looks around, but I think he's just looking for somewhere to pee without being seen.