AK - Samantha Koenig, 18, Anchorage, 1 Feb 2012 - #1

[pdxmama]

John Bacon, a man who helped search for Koenig on Monday and said he was a private investigator and bounty hunter, now says he’s off the case.

After researching his past, KTVA has learned Bacon is a two-time convicted sex offender and was once publicly outed by a Florida television station for impersonating a psychologist.

Bacon told KTVA Wednesday he is heading to Virginia, and has passed off the case to another PI, but KTVA was unable to confirm that information, or for whom in Alaska Bacon was supposed to be working.

http://www.ktva.com/home/top-storie...nterfere-in-Search-for-Barista-139039064.html

That's pretty bizarre, sounds like one of those lovely opportunists coming out of the woodwork to "help" the family of a missing person. Glad he's gone.

 

[thesaint]

Watching the video dovetails with initial gut-feeling that there was no way Samantha would've allowed the guy she filed for a restraining order against--Chris Bird?--to get the drop on her.

The police appear to indicate that the perp initially approaches the window for service and that Samantha's reaction could be consistent with anyone from a first time customer to a repeat customer. The police don't seem to be indicating that Sam's reaction was that of her encountering approaching/at her service window someone she knew REALLY well and had a definite, negative opinion on.

Factors that mititgate against CB being the abductor they have on video:

1. The police (i) have the video and (ii) immediately knew that CB was a POI.
It's likely they (the police) surveilled him (Bird) before approaching him directly. If experienced investigators, or anyone with access to the videos of the abduction, did a comparison between Chris Bird's natural gait and body mannerisms and those of the videotaped abductor, chances are they were pretty certain that they were not even close to being similar. Anything in the ballpark and Bird's downtown being interrogated and perhaps even charged.

2. The police officers being interviewed, while necessarily coy, seemed to tip their hand
against Bird being the guy on tape. However, they are not and can not rule him out as being involved, as he could've had someone else do the actual abduction on his behalf (so to speak).

3. Samantha's behavior, as portrayed by the police etc, suggests that the perp was able to approach the service window without raising Samantha's guard. Find it difficult to place CBird as a person whom Samantha allows to walk up on her window while she throws an ambiguous customer service pose. I think if Bird approached her kiosk that late at night, while she was alone, right before close, Samantha would've turtled the kiosk (closed and locked the service window and all doors and called for help)--or she would've at least rung her BF or someone else to be on the phone with her while dealing with Bird.


So, yeah,while I really don't think Bird is the guy they have on tape, the police cannot rule out Bird being involved when they don't know the whom/where/why/etc of the abduction. Bird could've had someone else do the actual kidnapping.

 

[TxLady2]

Well, he could have approached the window of the kiosk from the corner and appeared so quickly she didn't have time to react.

 

[TxLady2]

Well, if the objective is to retrieve a body and extract justice, hold the security tape. If the objective is to find and rescue this girl,......I can't believe the only evidence that will convict the kidnapper is the tape. It may well be a weak part of getting a conviction. On the other hand, the fact the family hasn't viewed the tape leads me to think family might conclude things differently than the police about who did the grabbing. If it were my daughter missing, Anchorage Police would need Seal Team Six to keep me away from that tape. So maybe I don't have main stream thinking. I couldn't allow my daughter to die to enable simplicity and policy for those unfettered by the outcome. Until family sees that tape not everything possible has been done to save this girl. We know what Dad has done, and I have confidence in what he is willing to do. The police have no such investment or concern of an outcome. Pay is the same either way. I've relied on my sense of recognition with my fellow Marines in battle zones. In the dark, I could conclude an identity by gait, posture, stride, stature. These cops are looking at someone on video they may have never laid eyes on before. A family member just might pick up on a trait, and I'm not thinking Dad, I'm thinking brother. Brother might be more apt to recognize something. Again, I don't have main stream thinking, and my motivation is for rescue, not recovery.

How do we know that the family has not looked at the tape? Even if LE doesn't release it to the public, doesn't mean they have not showed it to the father and brother in the hopes they might recognize the guy by his build and gait, etc.
I'm not quite sure if I agree with parts of your post. Specifically, the part I bolded sounds a little biased to me. I'm not familiar with Alaska LE, but here and many other states, their main objective is of course to find the missing person, and secondly they have to preserve the integrity of the case, it's part of their job. I don't know why that seems to upset some folks, but it's a fact. There are a lot of cases that would never have made it to court if LE had NOT done their jobs correctly.

 

[Joe Friday]

Watching Nancy Grace last night she did a short segment about Samantha's abduction and interviewed Sam's father. He said and I'm paraphrasing that he thought the person that took Sam was doing so for someone that knew Sam. In other words IMO, this might have been a contract type of abduction or a doing someones dirty work.

The transcript for NG's show last night is not yet published when it is I will try and post it.

Did anyone else she the show?

 

[Fuller Malarkey]

A little on the private eye John Bacon:

http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/flyer.do?personId=42583

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/148...ffender-posing-as-doctor?clienttype=printable

http://www.offendex.com/directory/AK/B/JOHN_OLIS_BACON_435

Head case.

Some ties to hip hop artists, although the ties sound as bogus as his plumbing and head shrinking:

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/149...chologist-talent-manager?clienttype=printable

 

[bdawk20]

Watching Nancy Grace last night she did a short segment about Samantha's abduction and interviewed Sam's father. He said and I'm paraphrasing that he thought the person that took Sam was doing so for someone that knew Sam. In other words IMO, this might have been a contract type of abduction or a doing someones dirty work.

The transcript for NG's show last night is not yet published when it is I will try and post it.

Did anyone else she the show?

I saw it, and that is what he said. He said he does not think she knew the person that abducted her, but that they were acting on behalf of someone that knows her. I doubt that he could draw that conclusion from her reaction to the abductor on the tape, which leads me to believe he definitely has someone in mind....

ETA thinking about it, I think he also said he has not seen the tape (correct me if I'm wrong). If that's correct, than I'm not real sure why her dad thinks she does not know her actual abductor.....

 

[Fuller Malarkey]

How do we know that the family has not looked at the tape? Even if LE doesn't release it to the public, doesn't mean they have not showed it to the father and brother in the hopes they might recognize the guy by his build and gait, etc.
I'm not quite sure if I agree with parts of your post. Specifically, the part I bolded sounds a little biased to me. I'm not familiar with Alaska LE, but here and many other states, their main objective is of course to find the missing person, and secondly they have to preserve the integrity of the case, it's part of their job. I don't know why that seems to upset some folks, but it's a fact. There are a lot of cases that would never have made it to court if LE had NOT done their jobs correctly.

“We have not seen any surveillance,” said Samantha’s mom Darlene Christiansen.

http://www.ktva.com/home/outbound-x...ease-Video-of-Koenig-Abduction-138943419.html

I am biased, I don't have main stream thinking, and I'm wired for outcomes that involve survival. Respectful reverence towards authorities is great when you can afford it. I'll go out on a limb and highlight any shortcoming of law enforcement if it helps produce a breathing girl. Don't you worry about the ego's of those cops. They have plenty on ready reserve.

 

[Fuller Malarkey]

How do we know that the family has not looked at the tape? Even if LE doesn't release it to the public, doesn't mean they have not showed it to the father and brother in the hopes they might recognize the guy by his build and gait, etc.
I'm not quite sure if I agree with parts of your post. Specifically, the part I bolded sounds a little biased to me. I'm not familiar with Alaska LE, but here and many other states, their main objective is of course to find the missing person, and secondly they have to preserve the integrity of the case, it's part of their job. I don't know why that seems to upset some folks, but it's a fact. There are a lot of cases that would never have made it to court if LE had NOT done their jobs correctly.

This is where it is critical to understand the differences in your and my objectives. You'd like to see a clean evidence chain for prosecution, and will tolerate police actions with that rationale. I'm interested in finding a live, breathing girl. I have faith that if a live breathing girl surfaces, the grabber will experience justice. Clean chain of evidence or not. That is a bridge to cross when you get to it, and less critical than producing a live breathing girl. Again, I never said I had main stream thinking. And articulating that less-than-main-stream-thinking in a manner that is acceptable to all is something I'm still working on, and is hampered by my lack of concern regarding my approval by others. I'm working on it.

 

[z560]

Watching Nancy Grace last night she did a short segment about Samantha's abduction and interviewed Sam's father. He said and I'm paraphrasing that he thought the person that took Sam was doing so for someone that knew Sam. In other words IMO, this might have been a contract type of abduction or a doing someones dirty work.

The transcript for NG's show last night is not yet published when it is I will try and post it.

Did anyone else she the show?

That is interesting. Based on that I am wondering whether the victim or father dad were wrapped up in something that went south, and the victim was abducted in retaliation. It sure seems like her father has a motive in mind for why this happened.

On edit: the other possibility is that it was the guy she got the TRO against, but if it was personal then wouldn't he have abducted her himself rather than enlisting someone else to do it?

 

[Miziree]

Here is the Nancy Grace video from last night by Sierra:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv4xL-jj8Og"]Samantha Koenig: Nancy 2/9/12 - YouTube[/ame]

One thing I have no thought of was that It could be someone who works out at the Alaska Club. It closed at 10pm that night.

http://www.thealaskaclub.com/new/locations/midtown.html

Here is a good article also:

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/10/young-baristas-abduction-sparks-fear-in-anchorage/

 

[Joe Friday]

Nancy Grace Transcript:

James, it`s my understanding that at one point you could see the skin on the hand and we know it is a white male, is that correct, James?

JAMES KOENIG, FATHER OF MISSING TEEN GIRL ABDUCTED FROM COFFEE SHOP: No, Nancy, that is not correct. I have not seen the video. I was not anywhere near to give visual on the perpetrator.

GRACE: Could you --

KOENIG: And let it be known as well as the TRO, that was not a former boyfriend, that was an acquaintance.

GRACE: OK. Good to know. Mr. Koenig, what is your theory as to what happened to Samantha?

KOENIG: I believe that she was abducted, the person that had taken her out of the coffee shack, I don`t believe she knew the person.

GRACE: Do you think it was a customer?

KOENIG: No, I do not. I believe they came their specifically for her. I believe the person was connected with somebody she knew.


Read the rest at the following link: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1202/09/ng.01.html

 

[dillysmom11]

Praying she's home soon. And not finding you so crazy, Ms./Mr. Malarky!!

 

[Joe Friday]

I don't really know what to think of the latest statement from Sam's father.

"She's coming home soon," he said. "I'm trying to get her home today. Hopefully there will be a celebration tomorrow, rather than a vigil."

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/10/young-baristas-abduction-sparks-fear-in-anchorage/

 

[Fuller Malarkey]

How do we know that the family has not looked at the tape? Even if LE doesn't release it to the public, doesn't mean they have not showed it to the father and brother in the hopes they might recognize the guy by his build and gait, etc.
I'm not quite sure if I agree with parts of your post. Specifically, the part I bolded sounds a little biased to me. I'm not familiar with Alaska LE, but here and many other states, their main objective is of course to find the missing person, and secondly they have to preserve the integrity of the case, it's part of their job. I don't know why that seems to upset some folks, but it's a fact. There are a lot of cases that would never have made it to court if LE had NOT done their jobs correctly.

NANCY GRACE
Aired February 9, 2012 - 20:00 ET

GRACE: Back to Samantha`s father, James Koenig.

James, it`s my understanding that at one point you could see the skin on the hand and we know it is a white male, is that correct, James?

JAMES KOENIG, FATHER OF MISSING TEEN GIRL ABDUCTED FROM COFFEE SHOP: No, Nancy, that is not correct. I have not seen the video. I was not anywhere near to give visual on the perpetrator.

My own personal opinion is not everything possible has been done to rescue this girl.

 

[bdawk20]

I have a question about the restraining order. Was CB arrested/charged with sexual assault, or did she just seek a restraining order for that reason? Is that even possible? I'm lucky not to have any experience with either, so I'm not sure how that works....

 

[dillysmom11]

bdawk20: I've not heard that any charges were brought against CB, except the RO (which was never done...).

Fuller: I agree, to a point. I've thought from the very beginning that her daddy knows what and whom but not where... hoping she is home soon.

 

[nosyone]

Does anyone know the circumstances that she met or was near CB?

 

[bdawk20]

Does anyone know the circumstances that she met or was near CB?

Her father said last night on Nancy Grace that he was an acquaintance. I can say that from some fb stuff I've seen that we aren't allowed to talk about on here that they do have friends in common.....

 

[Knox]

I have a question about the restraining order. Was CB arrested/charged with sexual assault, or did she just seek a restraining order for that reason? Is that even possible? I'm lucky not to have any experience with either, so I'm not sure how that works....

She filed the request in Civil Court.

http://courts.alaska.gov/forms/civ-751.pdf

http://www.vaw.umn.edu/documents/sexualassaultcpobystate/sexualassaultcpobystate.pdf