FlamingoLady
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ML used to be a model for Hollister.
As listed on her FB profile
31Do we know POI's age?
Yes, that is a possibility also. My LetGo account is used by my two kids, so anyone reaching out thinks they're talking to me. If my kid decides they want something, they'll inform the other person, I'm Mom's Kid, and I'll be picking up the item. (I get email notifications of conversations - it's a safety thing.) My point being, the account could be registered under a parent, wife, college student, but someone else, Dad, husband or a friend came to pick it up.I'm wondering if its possible that the mattress and box springs didn't end up actually being picked up by someone other than through one of those sites.
LE seems to need somebody to come forward and if they had any digital information of a transaction being arranged through any of those sites /apps I would think LE would probably already know who has them and not be relying on the public for that information.
JMO
This guy couldn't physically remove the bedding from the home because he didn't have a vehicle to haul it. I bet the doorbell camera captured the person who came to pick up the mattress and the person who came to pick up the boxspring. If it was two separate people.
The electronic trail should tell them who picked the items up. On LetGo and other apps it verifies the person from email or Facebook or something. Then once the transaction occurs you rate the other person, honest, timely, product as described, etc. On Craigslist, they use a blind email system but that can be easily tracked also.
The box spring and mattress were listed separately on two different classified sites. From what I could ascertain, you had to contact the owner directly to get the address for the items. On Letgo and FB marketplace you have to message and the area map is just a vague one based on zip code.
What we don't know is whether he managed to gift both items to a single individual (whomever answered one advert first) or two.
Well, he is a POI so I think that's pretty significant. LE has stated anyone living in the house is under investigation. He was living in the house.Really hope people slow down and calm down.
Nothing confirmed at all. So far just a AIRbnb owner who burned some trash.
In my state, burning trash is commonplace. A recent immigrant may not know the local ordinances.
I've never stayed at an Airport Bn B, but I've stayed at various ones on vacation. I imagine the difference is that people stay there as they are just passing through for a day, or maybe longer if they are visiting the area.
However I've never seen one that looked anything like that.
I would imagine the owner is less interested in being a host and providing a pleasant stay for people than just doing it for some extra money. Imo
Well, even though POI is “free” at the moment, I’m very glad LE seemed to have taken his Kia yesterday. Definitely should make it more difficult for him to try and run. I also don’t doubt that they have eyes on him 24/7.
Some college kids rent airbnb's for a night here and there when they need to study for a big exam.
jmo
Really hope people slow down and calm down.
Nothing confirmed at all. So far just a AIRbnb owner who burned some trash.
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Welcome to Websleuths, highfrequency. Thanks for joining us.Retail workers at Hollister are called "models". I wouldn't look too much into that.
Yes that's what I meant. Some air bnb's are only available when the owners are out of town. They'll close off booking for the times they want the place unavailable so it doesn't come up when a person is searching those dates. It helps the owner not have to respond to requests when the room is unavailable.A friend of the family offers a room in her house for AirBnB stays. I helped her set it up on the site. The owner sets up times on the calendar that the place is "available" or "unavailable". The latter does not necessarily mean booked by a customer. In fact you can choose any combination or blocks of dates to be not available for rent (for whatever reason, you don't have to disclose). So that wording by the news stations is misleading if you ask me. This was a while ago, though, so maybe I am misremembering?
And yet... he is walking the streets of Salt Lake City.An Air bnb owner who was also named a POI in this case, and whose backyard has been dug up, and who got rid of items the police are requesting to be turned over...
I think he is from Somalia but I don't think it has anything to do with the investigation.May I ask? why would a possibly Nigerian name lead you to the theory of kidnapping by a group?