Frankie Hellis
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i have sent a request ,hopefully everyone will follow suit .
Heartfelt thanks JI. It means a lot to the family just to be aware of Kevin's circumstances.
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i have sent a request ,hopefully everyone will follow suit .
i have sent a request ,hopefully everyone will follow suit .
I find it very hard to accept this is a suicide ..too much to suggest it's not ...the life vest , the boat missing . Is it possible he paddled and met someone that could of loaded up the paddle boat and took it elsewhere with them ...would explain the rope also .
Any new friends or habits in the time before disappearance , that could explain the change in personality ?... did he mention any new beliefs at all ...
If there is a chance mental health was a issue , this would explain bad or unusual decision making . In this case extreme but certainly not unheard of . Has there been anything found on his computer ?
I'm sure these questions have been raised in the past but it's worth picking apart .
Any cash on him at all ?
i still think this boat would of been found , it was a paddle boat , it would of only got so far , and in 3 years of searching it has never been found ...it just doesn't sound right
any pictures of the boat ? as i'm in Ireland we might have a different idea of a paddleboat .
Also how much ground was covered in search ? would love to hear more opinions on how the boat could of disappeared or hid good enough to not be found by searchers ..or anyone in the last 3 years .
There is also the question of the lifevest ...
I guess the private investigator never found anything useful?
All signs point to this for me: If he had sudden onset mental health issues, such as schizophrenia which usually manifests in young adulthood, he would obviously not be thinking logically - his reality would be full of delusions and he would be paranoid. In his world, he might think the best thing he could do is disappear. This might also explain his erasing the laptop - if he thinks 'they' are after him.
I think he paddled in the boat a little way and then 'disappeared' himself into some woods within a 20-mile radius. He thought he could survive there - more than that, he felt it was necessary that he escape whoever or whatever was after him in his mind. He may have also had delusions that his family wouldn't be safe if he didn't leave. One thing is for sure, he loved his family or he wouldn't have made that effort to attend his sister's confirmation and tell his parents goodbye.
Unfortunately, if my scenario is correct, the only way he's still alive is if he walked out of those woods into civilization and is living in a homeless encampment somewhere. There's always hope though and miracles do happen.
i still think this boat would of been found , it was a paddle boat , it would of only got so far , and in 3 years of searching it has never been found ...it just doesn't sound right
any pictures of the boat ? as i'm in Ireland we might have a different idea of a paddleboat .
Also how much ground was covered in search ? would love to hear more opinions on how the boat could of disappeared or hid good enough to not be found by searchers ..or anyone in the last 3 years .
There is also the question of the lifevest ...
No "old friends" have ever been identified. I did find out the search included dogs which did not come up with anything either. Apparently there was nothing of interest on the hard drive, according to the PI hired by the family. So why erase it then, I don't know.
Here is my issue: if he harmed himself, he couldn't possible be terribly far away, in my opinion. I haven't been in a peddle boat for a long time but I just don't think you can peddle for 10 miles. Of course at his age, perhaps it can be done. But okay, so 10 miles tops? The difficult thing for me is that area looks quite dense with woods which would make it darn near impossible to find someone but theoretically you should be able to draw a 10 or 15 mile radius out on a map and locate remains.
The girl who lived in the upstairs apartment was interviewed, as were his friends and they knew nothing of any new beliefs or sudden new friends. The only thing they noted was his unusual withdrawn behavior, which doesn't bode well for the picture.
I keep coming back to this: where the heck is the boat? IF he harmed himself, what became of the boat?
Kevin called his parents on May 4, 2008 to say goodbye. He stated he was already headed west with friends. His parents describe him as sounding extremely distraught and irrational. According to his roommates, Kevin had been antisocial and withdrawn for last 4 weeks before disappearance which was completely out of character for him. Kevin is very close to his family and he only had 2 more weeks of school at U of Md to complete the semester. He did not take his clothes, wallet, drivers license, money, etc. with him.
http://www.nampn.org/cases/hulse_kevin.html