I just finished reading all 26 pages here and wanted to chime in with my uneducated opinions LOL!
I think there's a good chance Evie would have been able to identify the burglars. I think she threw her shoe down into the basement when she heard noises (I can't guarantee I wouldn't do the same thing and I'm the mother of 3 LOL), and when she realized there were actual people down there, she freaked out and ran to get to the phone in the living room.
She was caught by the skinny kid (college student?) and there was a scuffle and she was knocked out. He dragged her to the side of the house, she woke up and started screaming and the bigger guy hit her with the crow bar they were using to try to open windows. They knew she could identify them, so they argued over what to do (long enough for the puddle of blood by the side of the house to form), but it was dark and they probably didn't know how much she was bleeding and that she'd likely die so they decided to take her. They carried her one with the arms, the other with the legs and brushed up against the side of the other garage, leaving that trail.
They probably set her down to argue a little more over what to do in another basement window, maybe contemplating opening the window and shoving her in there, figuring it would give them time to run before she's found.
I'm guessing one of them maybe though of the other uses of a female (maybe liked her before all of this happened) and pushed to take her, the weaker of the 2 personalities gave in and as they neared their vehicle they had to look less suspicious so they propped her up in between them to look like they were helping her (Mr. X saw this).
I think Dad might have taken longer than we expect because he probably knocked for a few minutes, walked around the other side of the house and didn't notice anything suspicious. Maybe walked to a neighbors house and knocked on their door to use their phone to call the house again but they weren't there so he headed back, started knocking again and yelling this time. Decided to go to the back of the house and saw her glasses and shoe and then found the open window. In the panic of the moment, he didn't think about the crime scene, just his daughter so he slipped into the window and saw the shoe at the bottom of the stairs and ran through the house searching for her, realizing that this was REALLY bad, he came to his senses and knew he needed to leave and get help. This is the part he recalls. The beginning knocking part might have been completely forgotten in his panic? Or he might have gotten his time incorrect of when he left his house, maybe he stopped and got gas on the way? The person answering the phone at the police department might have thought he was just being a paranoid dad and took a few extra moments to note the call and call an officer to stop by?
I was a child of the 80's and I had a belt menstrual pad at one point. Worst thing EVER and so uncomfortable, but would explain why her underwear were found, but no pads.
Someone mentioned that the dad thought maybe all the blood was menstrual blood. The person who mentioned it thought it was strange he would say that. Maybe as she was arguing to not babysit for this family she said something about it being that time of the month and she wasn't feeling great. So that could be one of the last things she said to him before they told her she agreed to it and needed to follow through. I don't think the average man knows exactly how much blood is involved (especially not in the 50's), and that it wouldn't be THAT much blood.
I hope that there are actual answers soon
I'm guessing she's in a field somewhere these kids worked and knew the field wouldn't be used for a while so no one would notice a dug up patch under a tractor or something.
I also think that the siblings know that the police have Evie's DNA. They know they have the hair curlers, pads, likely toothbrush, hair brush, menstrual pads, etc. So they don't feel the need to give their DNA to rule out anyone, when as far as they know, all of that is usable. I think perhaps if they were told there was a really close match that needed to be ruled out, they might step forward and give samples. But right now, with all of the evidence the police collected, there's no point.
.....those are just my uneducated ramblings
I think there's a good chance Evie would have been able to identify the burglars. I think she threw her shoe down into the basement when she heard noises (I can't guarantee I wouldn't do the same thing and I'm the mother of 3 LOL), and when she realized there were actual people down there, she freaked out and ran to get to the phone in the living room.
She was caught by the skinny kid (college student?) and there was a scuffle and she was knocked out. He dragged her to the side of the house, she woke up and started screaming and the bigger guy hit her with the crow bar they were using to try to open windows. They knew she could identify them, so they argued over what to do (long enough for the puddle of blood by the side of the house to form), but it was dark and they probably didn't know how much she was bleeding and that she'd likely die so they decided to take her. They carried her one with the arms, the other with the legs and brushed up against the side of the other garage, leaving that trail.
They probably set her down to argue a little more over what to do in another basement window, maybe contemplating opening the window and shoving her in there, figuring it would give them time to run before she's found.
I'm guessing one of them maybe though of the other uses of a female (maybe liked her before all of this happened) and pushed to take her, the weaker of the 2 personalities gave in and as they neared their vehicle they had to look less suspicious so they propped her up in between them to look like they were helping her (Mr. X saw this).
I think Dad might have taken longer than we expect because he probably knocked for a few minutes, walked around the other side of the house and didn't notice anything suspicious. Maybe walked to a neighbors house and knocked on their door to use their phone to call the house again but they weren't there so he headed back, started knocking again and yelling this time. Decided to go to the back of the house and saw her glasses and shoe and then found the open window. In the panic of the moment, he didn't think about the crime scene, just his daughter so he slipped into the window and saw the shoe at the bottom of the stairs and ran through the house searching for her, realizing that this was REALLY bad, he came to his senses and knew he needed to leave and get help. This is the part he recalls. The beginning knocking part might have been completely forgotten in his panic? Or he might have gotten his time incorrect of when he left his house, maybe he stopped and got gas on the way? The person answering the phone at the police department might have thought he was just being a paranoid dad and took a few extra moments to note the call and call an officer to stop by?
I was a child of the 80's and I had a belt menstrual pad at one point. Worst thing EVER and so uncomfortable, but would explain why her underwear were found, but no pads.
Someone mentioned that the dad thought maybe all the blood was menstrual blood. The person who mentioned it thought it was strange he would say that. Maybe as she was arguing to not babysit for this family she said something about it being that time of the month and she wasn't feeling great. So that could be one of the last things she said to him before they told her she agreed to it and needed to follow through. I don't think the average man knows exactly how much blood is involved (especially not in the 50's), and that it wouldn't be THAT much blood.
I hope that there are actual answers soon
I'm guessing she's in a field somewhere these kids worked and knew the field wouldn't be used for a while so no one would notice a dug up patch under a tractor or something.I also think that the siblings know that the police have Evie's DNA. They know they have the hair curlers, pads, likely toothbrush, hair brush, menstrual pads, etc. So they don't feel the need to give their DNA to rule out anyone, when as far as they know, all of that is usable. I think perhaps if they were told there was a really close match that needed to be ruled out, they might step forward and give samples. But right now, with all of the evidence the police collected, there's no point.
.....those are just my uneducated ramblings
