Also, someone MrZivago I think, posted that he left a text message saying happy new year? I haven't been able to find any text message information, but curious if it happened.
Other than the brother, is there anyone else in Sheffield that places the boyfriend there by 9 PM?
He replied: No, hes a witness in this investigation. There are a number of inquiries we are pursuing and at this stage, I am not prepared to speculate whether there are any suspects or what those lines of inquiry might be.
It seems to have become fact that credit card receipts and CCTV footage has ruled GR being en route to Sheffield at the time that Joanna went missing. However the rumour has originated in a tabloid which went along the lines of '...it is believed that'.
However, this was the LE's response when asked at a press conference on 28th December whether GR was a suspect:
Quite the mixed message ... he's set up a webpage for donations, but in the same breath says that he has lost faith in those that spend their time fixed to the internet. I suppose we could look at him as courteous in wishing people a happy future ... and his mention of his memory of the woman he was so devoted to that he didn't notice that his wife had not really been in the apartment since he left - and that didn't bother him.
Sorry if this has already been posted.
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Quite the mixed message ... he's set up a webpage for donations, but in the same breath says that he has lost faith in those that spend their time fixed to the internet. I suppose we could look at him as courteous in wishing people a happy future ... and his mention of his memory of the woman he was so devoted to that he didn't notice that his wife had not really been in the apartment since he left - and that didn't bother him.
It all seems quite clinical... maybe this guy was not emotionally in tune, or just in a great state of shock/under meds? Maybe when he returned to the Flat 12/19 he assumed the worse and thought she was having an affair?
It just seems odd too that he states he will never return to Bristol, It seems that it is all about him and not about poor Joanna. If I were in hi shoes this was not even cross my mind... I would be assisting wherever I could to help solve the crime. I have my doubts that it was the B/F, just some of his behaviors are hard to fathom? Also him comments about people wasting their time on line involved in the case is somewhat shocking to me. Either he is more concerned about the rights of C/J and P/S, or maybe it is the fact that a lot of people speculated he was the culprit?
Dog walker Marilyn Stevens saw the strange man in a woolly hat sitting alone in a small left-hand drive van before he spotted her and sped off.
Firstly, the number of small LHD vans in the Bristol area can't be large, the DVLA can give the Police a list in 5 minutes. So this should be easy to eliminate.
Secondly, as I posted on the previous thread, there is no way that the body lay on that verge for more than one night without being discovered by dog walkers. It was not what I would call an isolated spot. It seems to have been on the regular route of several dog walkers, for a start.
Has he said that he will not return to Bristol? Where is he now? Please don't tell me he's staying with his parents, quitting his job, and liquidating his life in Bristol.
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Why would he think that she was having an affair only because she wasn't home. That would not be consitent with a devoted relationship, that would be a distrustful one. That doesn't fit with what we have been told.
Has he said that he will not return to Bristol? Where is he now? Please don't tell me he's staying with his parents, quitting his job, and liquidating his life in Bristol.
I am just saying anything is possible regarding what went through his mind when he returned home and she was not there. Their relationship could have been solid but based on the fact he did not call L/E right away it is a possibility that this crossed his mind. I read that his friends stated he would never live in Bristol again and that he would ask his company for a transfer. Not sure where he is staying now... it was with her Parents then Friends then Parents.
I am curious about the credit card receipt. Has the timestamp for the receipt been published? I also read that the time stamp on many of the cameras is off, so police have to walk the route that Joanna took to get home to verify camera times.
I desperately want her back I thought we would be together for ever.
Why would he think that she was having an affair only because she wasn't home. That would not be consitent with a devoted relationship, that would be a distrustful one. That doesn't fit with what we have been told.
Has he said that he will not return to Bristol? Where is he now? Please don't tell me he's staying with his parents, quitting his job, and liquidating his life in Bristol.
Wasn't there snow on the body from the night she disappeared, and wasn't her body still frozen stiff for about 24 hours after she was removed from the scene? Is it possible that a frozen body under the snow wouldn't attract even a dog's attention?
The guy in the van could be just someone that is curious and doesn't have the internet, someone that took a drive to see what was going on.
I completely agree with you on this. I expect telephone contact with my family, and anyone I'm devoted to, especially when anyone is alone for the weekend. If I was trying to contact someone (family, or devoted to) and the messages went unanswered Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I'd phone and leave a message expecting a reponse as soon as they they received the message.
Wasn't there snow on the body from the night she disappeared, and wasn't her body still frozen stiff for about 24 hours after she was removed from the scene? Is it possible that a frozen body under the snow wouldn't attract even a dog's attention?
The guy in the van could be just someone that is curious and doesn't have the internet, someone that took a drive to see what was going on.
Re: Otto
It just seems odd too that he states he will never return to Bristol, It seems that it is all about him and not about poor Joanna. If I were in hi shoes this was not even cross my mind... I would be assisting wherever I could to help solve the crime. I have my doubts that it was the B/F, just some of his behaviors are hard to fathom? Also him comments about people wasting their time on line involved in the case is somewhat shocking to me. Either he is more concerned about the rights of C/J and P/S, or maybe it is the fact that a lot of people speculated he was the culprit?