Recent content by jbeth

As a citizen, it's surprising to think police or security personnel were not on the look out for matching vehicles in the area and noticed this sooner (I believe this is not too far from her job?). Of course if it was placed there within the week that is another issue altogether

Yes, it is a long term RV Park near the end of a short road that connects to the highway. If she went for a walk she would have been on a quiet rural road or if she made it to the highway she would likely have been seen (not quite a walkable highway). The park is surrounded by ranches, but the...

The husband posted the same day on Nextdoor, and responded constantly to most posts offering prayers etc. I was surprised how much time he was spending replying to posts of no urgent value but you never know how people might react in the situation.

I have the Charge and it's good for about a week. When the alert for low battery shows on the phone, I've let it go 2-3 days and it's still working.

Reading a lot of comments about vandalism/burglary being cause for concern in a small town. While it may be of interest (esp if there is a backstory, motive, etc), summer in small towns brings out some major boredom. We get all kinds of vandalism and weird stories during summer - broken...

IMO once someone is reported missing, their cell phone privacy rights should be completely out the window. Weeks or months to decide whether or not authorities should see records/pings/etc is ridiculous. Not like LE is giving out any other useful info, they surely wouldn't publicly post a copy...

This. Anyone with teenagers should know the kids' communication patterns pretty well. IMO "ok" as an acknowledgement wouldn't make me worried if she never showed up for dinner. I can't imagine how the mom would have gotten concerned immediately unless the text read more like "ok be there in...

Regarding the speculation that someone may be keeping MT somewhere - one of the go-to speeches LE gives at pressers in these types of scenerios is the ol' "Check on your friends" speech. Similar messages like, "do any of your friends seem 'off' lately, anyone following unusual schedules". I...

When he responded to the reporter that he didn't know/remember what the LE asked him (paraphrased), wonder if he was told not to repeat anything? He may have any number of reasons to be anxious, but one could be if he was told not to repeat anything and he was trying to be sure not to.

Maybe throw off a different POI?

Interesting body language article for those critiquing news interviews. Body Language - When We Are Judging Or Trying To Deceive

So they don't feel comfortable in the actual house, but they'd feel comfortable in another home on the same property? And on top of that, comfortable enough to sell a new house on the subdivided property to more potential victims? IMO not the actions of someone who is 1) blaming the former...

Is there any mention of new letters, or was it only the original supposed 3 letters (one to the Woods, 2 to the current owner)? Seems like enough time has passed to get over it, unless it's a hoax.

Not nearly as exact in most cases. Someone can sound "Southern" but be from Oklahoma/Texas/Louisiana vs a much different Southern sound from say Georgia/Mississippi. IMO most people from the regions can be fairly good at differentiating their own areas. For example, a native of northern states...

Accents are definitely noticeable by state or general region. To narrow it down to cities is rare except for maybe NYC or Boston. But those are still large areas. As a Texan living in Scotland (where people asked often if I was Canadian haha), it took about a year until I could pick out...