Black purse on chair next to kitchen counter
I think that Teresa didn’t take the black purse with her on vacation. That black purse might have been on the kitchen chair the entire time since Friday morning June 26 when the family left for the airport. Maybe Teresa didn’t take a purse on the vacation, and instead brought a backpack.
In the airport photo, Teresa is pulling her luggage, and there is an object on top of her suitcase that appears to be a large black bag (backpack?). The bag on top of the suitcase appears to be larger than the purse on the chair next to the kitchen counter. Did Teresa take this backpack on vacation instead of her purse?
I never take my regular-home-town purse on vacation. For vacations, I have various travel bags I use which don’t have all of the clutter of my regular purse. Depending on the vacation, I use a shoulder bag, belt bag or backpack to hold my essential things, along with some ‘vacation’ items. I always take my wallet which contains IDs, cash, credit cards, as well as keys. Mostly everything else that goes in the vacation bag depends on the destination – sunscreen, bug repellent, rain poncho, kindle or book, water bottle, coins for parking, etc.
During vacation, I leave my regular purse in my house on the sofa in my living room. Arriving home from vacation, if I was accosted in my garage and murdered in my kitchen, most would wonder how my purse got in the living room.
After paying for airport parking, I sometimes don’t stuff my wallet back into my travel bag, especially if it’s a large backpack. I’ll typically put my wallet on the car console until I arrive home. When exiting my car, I’ll grab my wallet and other loose items (water bottle, book). I will then usually head into my house and make another trip to the garage to get my luggage. But, if I was going to unload my luggage at that time (which seems to be what Teresa did), I would put those loose items from my hands onto a counter top in the garage, similar to the items placed on top of the chest freezer.
In the garage, there is what appears to be a black backpack on the floor near Teresa’s suitcase.
Airport photo
BATES 28244
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Garage area in front of van and on top of chest freezer
Luggage on garage floor – Evidence Marker 15
Backpack, books on garage floor - Evidence Marker 16
Hairbrush, cosmetic bag, beverage bottle, other items on top of chest freezer – Evidence Marker 17
BATES 29034 - 29036
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Black purse on kitchen chair – Evidence Marker 14
BATES 29032
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