Recent content by LAhiker

It turns out that the official search for Monica Reza has not been completely suspended, but instead has been scaled back, with local SAR agencies and units searching intermittently, as happened yesterday. Here's a post from Sierra Madre Search and Rescue...

I think he thinks Kohberger will be convicted and get the death penalty. Though conviction would've been likely, Mr. G may not realize how long the death penalty can take. JMO

Unfortunately, it appears that the search for Monica Reza has been suspended, without success. Here's a statement from the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station, which is part of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept. I think Montrose SAR is the main search and rescue unit within the LASD. (Note that...

I agree that it's safer to hike with a group. I also agree that many people prefer to hike alone. When hiking alone (or even with just one or two people), it's best to tell someone where you're going and when you expect to be back. It's also good to have a satellite communication device. Even...

While this way of thinking may have prepared the ground for Bartkus's anti-natalist views or influenced his choice of a target, as far as I know, anti-natalists also think one shouldn't have children by procreation. That said, some anti-natalists may view IVF as worse than sex because it...

I had no idea there was such a thing as a pro mortalist (or anti-natalist). https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/05/bomber-of-california-fertility-clinic-described-as-pro-mortalist/

Chief Barns said that he had been mistaken. It was a 2nd grade teacher who called 911, not a 2nd grade student.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the other student with the similar name, who was not involved, is named Kolten Gray. So the other student's name sounds similar but is spelled differently. JMO

I think we're still in the "fog of war" stage. A witness on CNN just swore up, down, and sideways that a female school employee was looking for either the suspect or someone with a very similar name shortly before the shooting. That doesn't mean a threat was called in. There are some alternate...

Oddly, one of the LE people at the latest press conference said that in addition to the suspect "Colt Gray," there is another student at the school by the name of "Colton Gray," who wasn't involved in the shooting. I assume they confirmed that, but it seems strange to me. But I guess it could be...

CNN is just reporting that the suspect is a 14-year-old boy. :( JMO

Because Lani Uribes disappeared in 2020 and Sparks apparently started digging under his trailer around 2 1/2 years ago, I think it's unlikely that she's buried in that space. I hope no other bodies were found besides those of the Menards (and possibly of their dog). JMO

At this point, I'm hoping for two things: (1) That the new owners of the resort did not in any way encourage Sparks in his beef with the Menards and (2) that Sparks had nothing to do with the 2020 disappearance of Lani Uribes. This case is horrible, it doesn't need to get more so. As for the...

I agree. By saying that Sparks might've been jealous of the Menard's closeness, I did not mean to imply that he might not also have been jealous of their social ease. I don't think this being a nudist resort would affect the ability to bear a grudge one way or the other. While nudists may be a...

This is very speculative, but I wonder whether Sparks might have been jealous of the closeness and intimacy of his neighbors Stephanie and Dan Menard. Everyone says they were a lovely couple. Maybe that's part of what bothered him? JMO