Alyce
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This case reminds me of the Helen Bailey murder. I know you know the details but for the benefit of those who didn't follow it, Ian Stewart laid a story of her being upset and leaving a note saying she had gone to her holiday cottage and didn't want to be contacted. He wanted suicide to be on everyone's mind, said her coat was missing, and it took police 4 months to find her body in the sewer underneath their garage.
She hadn't gone anywhere yet there were witnesses who came forward to say they had seen her driving around in the area of her holiday home, and even a lady who knew Helen saying she had seen Helen (after her murder) and she remembered it because she had a hair appointment that afternoon and it had been raining and she knew it had to be that day because she wouldn't usually have driven to her hairdressers. Prosecution were able to show she was mistaken about the day because there was cctv of Ian Stewart at the dump disposing of their duvet and it wasn't raining at that time.
So it's a bit like this dashcam footage of the person leaning into the car at 11:30pm on the night Gaia was missing - it's a red herring.
PE needs to explain how offering his car to police to check, in that first week when they asked him where he was, could possibly prove he was in Weymouth at the time. It shows his knowledge that a car was used in relation to Gaia, and conflicts with his mum's story that Gaia left on foot.
The only question I have is did he use his own car or another car?
I agree re the dashcam. Don't think that is Gaia.
And yes, re PE offering his car - that shows his train of thought.
His actions in general, whilst they might be totally innocent, don't look too great I would have thought,from a police perspective.
When NE and RD were taken in on Monday 13th, PE - allegedly - was there, shouting out to them that everything would be fine.
But then, rather than staying local to offer support to his mother and nephew ( and sister ) he high tails it up to Romsey to his estranged father's home.
And, as soon as they get word that RD and NE are being released on the 14th, off goes PE with a mate for a few beers - instead of staying around to support them.
But, as soon as the clothing is found, then he appears again, with handy solicitor at his side.
If he has done nothing wrong, he's certainly acting oddly.
I think there's another car involved. I did wonder earlier about a possible work van for PE, but as we havent heard anything in msm re this ( and likely we would have ) then I'm going back to thinking another car.
Question is, who's car was it. If it was a mate then they must be a very good one, to be saying nothing, even though they surely would have joined the dots by now, if they had, for instance, lent their car out on the night of November 7.
I wonder if the police were able to search the Weymouth house whilst they had PE in custody?