Deceased/Not Found AUSTRALIA - Ms Lesley Trotter, 78, Homicide, Brisbane, 28 Mar 2023

[Doesitmakesense]

I'm getting the thought that they might already know who did it.

It does seem that way. IMO LE dont seem to have urgency, more a methodical cross all t's and dot all i's

 

[TootsieFootsie]

less than 2 min read
April 10, 2023 - 11:47AM

https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/crime/police-canvass-possible-recycling-habit-angst-amid-probe-into-missing-womans-death/news-story/28e26edd18512ec298fb735a982cba49

Superintendent Massingham told media that police are urging anyone who knew of Ms Trotter’s recycling habits, or her movements in the Maryvale St area between midnight March 27 and midday March 28, to come forward.

 

[LollyPop]

It seems the police are taking their time providing a further update. Has anyone seen anything new today?

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Recycling bins theory in search for missing Brisbane woman

Recycling bins theory in search for missing Brisbane woman

7news.com.au

Monday, 10 April 2023 Updated 1 hour ago.

1 min Video


Police are still yet to interview some neighbours because they were away over Easter, Massingham said.

He said forensic samples - reportedly including blood - have been taken from Trotter’s unit complex and a neighbouring unit complex.

 

[SLouTh]

New free article …..


Investigators hope to reveal on Tuesday why they believe she died, with the Easter long weekend hindering their investigations.

Trotter’s body has not yet been found.

“We have some strong lines of inquiry [about the body’s location] that, I believe, will come to fruition,” Massingham said.


The investigation had not identified any prime suspect or suspects, he said, adding that it had not been helped by the Easter long weekend.

Blood found at bin area near Toowong units where woman disappeared

Police investigating the disappearance of Lesley Trotter, 78, who was known to check through bins at her unit complex to ensure recycling compliance, have sent blood samples found at a nearby unit block for forensic testing.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

Edited as the previous link had already been posted by Tootsie..

 

[SouthAussie]

I suspect the police may have asked MSM to keep pumping the articles out.
Putting pressure on someone.

The whole media campaign seems that it could be directed at someone.

The police have given their suspected time of death, they have given their suspected time of POI movements, they have given a potential motive, they have said they are pretty sure they know where Lesley's remains are. They have allowed MSM to film them looking in a specific bin location.

imo

 

[TootsieFootsie]

How common recycling habit may have caused the death of a retiree

The missing person case of a retired teacher has taken a turn after blood was found near bins that she would regularly rummage through to sort recyclables.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Det Supt Massingham confirmed blood had been found in the bin area but could not confirm whether or not it was relevant to the case.

'There have been some forensic samples taken from the unit complex and also some other unit complexes in the street,' Det Supt Massingham said.

'We don't know the relevance of it at this stage, whether it relates to her disappearance or not.'

The samples are currently undergoing forensic investigation to determine if they are relevant to Mr Trotter's disappearance.

Police currently have two crime scenes at the complex, one inside her unit and one just outside where the bins were stored.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Some other overseas news outlets have picked up the story
One. NYbreaking news or something like that had so many errors.

One thing it said was that blood was found in a bin.
And how Lesley regularly looked through "dumptsers"

 

[PommyMommy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645285493364621313

 

[Triplethree333]

I know this street very well it is filled with thousands of apartments and a major shopping district within 50 metres , I’d say cctv has caught something and that’s how the police know what’s happened , this is on a very busy main road aswell so even dash cam would show evidence

 

[SLouTh]

I know this street very well it is filled with thousands of apartments and a major shopping district within 50 metres , I’d say cctv has caught something and that’s how the police know what’s happened , this is on a very busy main road aswell so even dash cam would show evidence

What about, if the incident occurred the Clayton Lane side of the property ???? There don’t appear to be any cameras visible on the Lane ….

Don't get me wrong, I do hope you are correct ….

There seems to be a lot of news footage showing Police in the Lane ..

imo

 

[Triplethree333]

What about, if the incident occurred the Clayton Lane side of the property ???? There don’t appear to be any cameras visible on the Lane ….

Don't get me wrong, I do hope you are correct ….

There seems to be a lot of news footage showing Police in the Lane ..

imo

You could very well be right , the lane is a different story and I’ve never been down there but I imagine there’s a chance there might not even be cctv.

 

[SLouTh]

Investigators hope to reveal on Tuesday why they believe she died, with the Easter long weekend hindering their investigations.

Trotter’s body has not yet been found.

“We have some strong lines of inquiry [about the body’s location] that, I believe, will come to fruition,” Massingham said.

I am wondering if this information could have come from a watch that Ms Trotter was wearing??? (Of course we don’t know if she was even wearing a watch at the time …. )

However, if it was a fitness watch, and if she was wearing it at the time, and given that she was into hiking and gym etc it may have revealed her heart has stopped beating, and if it has a GPS it may help Police with the general location of where she may be???
All IMO

 

[Triplethree333]

This is unconfirmed but a lady just posted on a local news site saying that she had lived at the apartment complex 10 years ago and the bin dispute was going on then . Sounds like it could be an ongoing drama that blew up

 

[TootsieFootsie]

I am wondering if this information could have come from a watch that Ms Trotter was wearing??? (Of course we don’t know if she was even wearing a watch at the time …. )

However, if it was a fitness watch, and if she was wearing it at the time, and given that she was into hiking and gym etc it may have revealed her heart has stopped beating, and if it has a GPS it may help Police with the general location of where she may be???
All IMO

Oh yes, that's right.
They may not have revealed if she had a fitness watch, or if it was still in the unit or not.

I did think about this before but there's been no mention of if she was wearing one or not...so far.

 

[SLouTh]

I know this street very well it is filled with thousands of apartments and a major shopping district within 50 metres , I’d say cctv has caught something and that’s how the police know what’s happened , this is on a very busy main road aswell so even dash cam would show evidence

Early reports mention that Ms Trotters bike was missing …..which has strangely / interestingly been missing from the latest news reports ..

Ms Trotter’s aqua blue Speedwell bicycle is also missing her home.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/lesley-trotter-urgent-appeal-after-toowong-woman-missing-since-monday/news-story/087d13213f3f9cc8b7769744565f8d4a

Could it be possible that someone other than Ms Trotter was captured riding her bike on those cameras???

IMO

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Maybe the bike was taken to make it looked like she had gone for a bike ride.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Or maybe Ms Trotter had sold or given away the bike, prior to leaving for her new life in a retirement home.

I'm sure she would have been going through her belongings deciding what to keep and what to get rid of.

 

[SLouTh]

This is unconfirmed but a lady just posted on a local news site saying that she had lived at the apartment complex 10 years ago and the bin dispute was going on then . Sounds like it could be an ongoing drama that blew up

Quite possible, as Ms Trotter had lived there for 43 years… since the units were first built….

The advertisement described the apartment as “well cared for” and for sale for the first time since the six-unit complex was built 43 years

https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/lesley-trotter-homicide-investigation-following-retired-teachers-sudden-disappearance/news-story/df35a99f9979973335d74a0621d0a9a0

 

[TootsieFootsie]

I was reading earlier, that it was Ms Trotters brother who found that she was not at her home and that he is devastated