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I live very close by where Jennifer's remains were found. I have lived here all my life. We try to ride in the Jennifer Short Memorial Ride each year. It's incredibly sad to go to that bridge and think about what happened to that family, especially a sweet innocent little girl.
Personally, I don't believe Bowman had anything to do with the murders. Without naming any names, and without having any personal knowledge of the Short murder investigation - IMO only - person or persons that pointed the finger towards Bowman to begin with have a more colorful and suspicious background. And what or who was the motivation behind the tipsters that provided false information. Seems an awful lot of finger pointing was going on for some reason. Somebody - and I think somebody local to where Jennifer's body was found versus local to where the Shorts lived - knows something. I just wish it could be solved. Such a tragic event.
I also have some problems with the reports I read on what the witnesses to the "truck" stated. The highway in front of the Short's home is a four-lane divided highway. The part that I read that said something about how their headlights flashed on the face of the driver and they met eyes just does not ring true to me. I know that highway - first of all, I think you'd be driving too fast for a flash from headlights to be on a person's face long enough to see their eyes and face clearly - if they ever got that close to the vehicle to begin with. Just having driven that highway and knowing how the traffic flows that just did not seem believable to me. Of course, where the house is in relation to the highway you would be able to see a vehicle in the drive and be able to give some details, but at night - on a highway that people drive 55 mph or more on...I just have a hard time believing these people are nothing more than someone wanting to interject themselves into an investigation for whatever reason. JMO only though. The whole bit about the hypnosis and the hypnotist telling her she would remember things in the coming days... eh, doesn't sit well with me. I would dearly love for there to be a connection with that truck, but I just have a gut feeling that's just a red herring and has nothing to do with anything.
MBLover - I'm with you that I think this crime, while maybe not a "professional" hit, was carried out by someone who has previously killed and gotten away with it. Lots of rumors circulate through this rural community and some, I guess, could be completely that, rumor and nothing more. But that old saying "where there's smoke, there's fire" sure has some truth to it. It's a shame some others haven't been given the scrutiny that Mr. Bowman was given.
Personally, I don't believe Bowman had anything to do with the murders. Without naming any names, and without having any personal knowledge of the Short murder investigation - IMO only - person or persons that pointed the finger towards Bowman to begin with have a more colorful and suspicious background. And what or who was the motivation behind the tipsters that provided false information. Seems an awful lot of finger pointing was going on for some reason. Somebody - and I think somebody local to where Jennifer's body was found versus local to where the Shorts lived - knows something. I just wish it could be solved. Such a tragic event.
I also have some problems with the reports I read on what the witnesses to the "truck" stated. The highway in front of the Short's home is a four-lane divided highway. The part that I read that said something about how their headlights flashed on the face of the driver and they met eyes just does not ring true to me. I know that highway - first of all, I think you'd be driving too fast for a flash from headlights to be on a person's face long enough to see their eyes and face clearly - if they ever got that close to the vehicle to begin with. Just having driven that highway and knowing how the traffic flows that just did not seem believable to me. Of course, where the house is in relation to the highway you would be able to see a vehicle in the drive and be able to give some details, but at night - on a highway that people drive 55 mph or more on...I just have a hard time believing these people are nothing more than someone wanting to interject themselves into an investigation for whatever reason. JMO only though. The whole bit about the hypnosis and the hypnotist telling her she would remember things in the coming days... eh, doesn't sit well with me. I would dearly love for there to be a connection with that truck, but I just have a gut feeling that's just a red herring and has nothing to do with anything.
MBLover - I'm with you that I think this crime, while maybe not a "professional" hit, was carried out by someone who has previously killed and gotten away with it. Lots of rumors circulate through this rural community and some, I guess, could be completely that, rumor and nothing more. But that old saying "where there's smoke, there's fire" sure has some truth to it. It's a shame some others haven't been given the scrutiny that Mr. Bowman was given.
