Lumberjill
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Cagney and mbmc,
I can answer some of your questions: The lip balm was made and sold here in the UK, in six fairly large stores. I cannot give details, but it definitely was NOT Susan's. Though the police could not get any DNA off it (still hard to believe), they would never have found Susan's on it.
I met with the man from K9 SRS this morning to go over maps and discuss their thoughts in the organization, as well as their methods. The team will search a 500-yard radius around the last sighting today. It's the first thing they always do, regardless of how many people have searched it before. And since Scotland has "free walking" laws (you aren't considered to be trespassing on someone's property even though you are walking on it, as long as you don't damage it) they will have free reign. The man is ready to search until dark, but I doubt the dog can do that much searching. The terrain to the east, in Griffin Forest, will take it's toll on a dog who zig-zags back and forth on either side of the handler as they walk forward. Their second focus will be in hh's Phoebe area/lip balm area, but that will likely be tomorrow when the second dog and handler join in. They will search northward from there.
I emailed Police Scotland today asking the fate of the paper towel/handkerchief. I have one point of contact there, and he does deserve days off. I might get a reply tonight, or maybe next week.
hh, have the police said anything about returning your blanket? I haven't heard that they plan to re-test anything. But before the blanket is washed, we should decide if we want another lab to try to flush blood out of Phoebe's sleeping section, to test for animal/human and for Susan's DNA. Police told me they only found a half-inch spot to try testing on. Hmmm....
I came over on a one-way ticket. Not sure when I'll go home. Anybody in the Arlington, VA area that might go check that the weeds haven't consumed my home?
I can answer some of your questions: The lip balm was made and sold here in the UK, in six fairly large stores. I cannot give details, but it definitely was NOT Susan's. Though the police could not get any DNA off it (still hard to believe), they would never have found Susan's on it.
I met with the man from K9 SRS this morning to go over maps and discuss their thoughts in the organization, as well as their methods. The team will search a 500-yard radius around the last sighting today. It's the first thing they always do, regardless of how many people have searched it before. And since Scotland has "free walking" laws (you aren't considered to be trespassing on someone's property even though you are walking on it, as long as you don't damage it) they will have free reign. The man is ready to search until dark, but I doubt the dog can do that much searching. The terrain to the east, in Griffin Forest, will take it's toll on a dog who zig-zags back and forth on either side of the handler as they walk forward. Their second focus will be in hh's Phoebe area/lip balm area, but that will likely be tomorrow when the second dog and handler join in. They will search northward from there.
I emailed Police Scotland today asking the fate of the paper towel/handkerchief. I have one point of contact there, and he does deserve days off. I might get a reply tonight, or maybe next week.
hh, have the police said anything about returning your blanket? I haven't heard that they plan to re-test anything. But before the blanket is washed, we should decide if we want another lab to try to flush blood out of Phoebe's sleeping section, to test for animal/human and for Susan's DNA. Police told me they only found a half-inch spot to try testing on. Hmmm....
I came over on a one-way ticket. Not sure when I'll go home. Anybody in the Arlington, VA area that might go check that the weeds haven't consumed my home?
