AZ AZ - Adrienne Salinas, 19, Tempe , 15 June 2013 - #3

[Tonto]

Cabbie could've approached from that direction and seen her. Had plently of time to do bad things and get to AMPM for the calls/texts. Couldn't disprove the electronics angle due to both phones being on the same tower anyway, and at the same general location. Just sayin'

 

[cluciano63]

I think the cab driver's father said he went into the market to look for her? This was probably able to be verified by police.

And it would have easy enough to check his car for her DNA, hair, skin cells, etc. I don't believe she could have been in his car without leaving a trace. And it would not take this long to find out, IMO.

 

[karenky]

I would like the know the time that the cab first shows up on the AMPM camera and how long he stayed.

 

[Constance]

Well that only leaves the cab driver, then, if she did not call anyone else and yet planned a meeting. Or the BF. I doubt either is the perp.

Trac-Phones can be bought for $10 - $20 at Walmart/Kmart/Target type stores. A person who was trying to keep certain areas of their life personal could use one of those, leaving their "main" phone clear of any connections to people or activities that their family and/or spouse may not approve of. I'm not suggesting at all that's what happened here; just that it is possible to maintain communication with someone without leaving totally obvious tracks.

This case has me befuddled. I'm in the "she took off somewhere lease:" camp right now.

 

[Tonto]

4:52 Adrienne is seen on a camera seconds away from AMPM but calls the cab driver 14 minutes later to say she'll be there in a minute - and 12 minutes AFTER the dark sedan was seen on video? Nope. This story - and possibly cabbie's story - isn't adding up.

I suppose it could be an unmarked PD sedan. Hmm.

Quoting my own post. With the time line that these events occurred, it was either the cab driver or someone she knew. If the car pulled in at 4:54 and she texted the cab driver at 5:07, then there are 12-13 minutes between when the suspicious car was seen and her text, and 15 minutes between the time she was seen on video RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND SECONDS AWAY from AMPM and the time she texted cabbie.

Again, she knew this person or she scheduled this person. Only other option is if it was unmarked LE.

 

[cluciano63]

The cab may have arrived at 5:04 when he first called her.

 

[karenky]

Why would it have to be an unmarked LE? I'm not following you.

 

[Tonto]

The cab may have arrived at 5:04 when he first called her.

Doesn't matter. It was 5:06-:07 when she texted him saying she would be there in a minute. This was 13 minutes AFTER the suspicious car was seen and 15 minutes AFTER Adrienne was seen on video. All within a few feet of the AMPM. If she was at O'Reilly's at 4:52, she would have been at AMPM at 4:53/:54 - not texting a cab driver 13 minutes later.

Again, it was cabbie, someone she knew, or someone she trusted - like LE.

 

[cluciano63]

Assuming her phone and the video time were synched.
We've seen a half a dozen cases where video time was incorrect, including the famous white truck in Lauren's case.

 

[karenky]

This the video of the cab driver's father. I noticed that the cab he was driving was white. Wonder if all of their cabs are white?

http://www.kpho.com/video?clipId=9038293&autostart=true

 

[SandSage]

This the video of the cab driver's father. I noticed that the cab he was driving was white. Wonder if all of their cabs are white?

http://www.kpho.com/video?clipId=9038293&autostart=true

Nnnnoooope!

https://www.facebook.com/ScottsdaleCabGuy/photos_stream

ETA... appears they found the time to post Adrienne's poster on the FB page... YESTERDAY. SMH

ETA AGAIN: Redact. They did not post the flier on their webpage, Mary Salinas did.

 

[Tonto]

Why would it have to be an unmarked LE? I'm not following you.

It said it was four door dark sedan. There was a 13-14 minute gap between the time the car was seen and the time she texted saying she would be there in a minute. If the cab driver's story is true, then she would have had to have talked to someone in that car at that location for 13-14 minutes. If a violent, random kidnapping occurred, that's not how it would have gone down. It absolutely could have been someone she knew and trusted, but also someone she didn't know yet still trusted. Hence the LE speculation.

Again, if the cab driver is telling the truth in the first place. Right now that's a big 'if'.

 

[cluciano63]

Well, if it WAS the cab driver...it is very bad news for Adrienne. Obviously he is not "holding" her.

 

[SandSage]

Well, if it WAS the cab driver...it is very bad news for Adrienne. Obviously he is not "holding" her.

I would bet money it wasn't the cabbie.

 

[cluciano63]

I agree, I doubt it was the taxi driver either. He has been investigated and I think some clue would have surfaced.

 

[Tonto]

Have they already done forensics on the cab? I know they got his DNA voluntarily, but I don't think they exercised any property search warrants or anything. If they just got the video recently, perhaps it may give them enough probable cause for a warrant. If, of course, he was driving one of the dark sedans that night. If they have him on camera in a white car, then no need.

 

[SandSage]

Have they already done forensics on the cab? I know they got his DNA voluntarily, but I don't think they exercised any search warrants or anything. If they just got the video recently, perhaps it may give them enough probable cause for a warrant. If, of course, he was driving one of the dark sedans that night. If they have him on camera in a white car, then no need.

They searched his apartment and he gave DNA. I don't recall any mention of the car being checked out... I need to re-watch the video KarenKY posted down there...

Don't mention any searching of cab. Only home and DNA...

 

[cluciano63]

Well I don't know why they would not search the taxi. That does not make any sense. I bet they did.

 

[Tonto]

They searched his apartment and he gave DNA. I don't recall any mention of the car being checked out... I need to re-watch the video KarenKY posted down there...

Don't mention any searching of cab. Only home and DNA...

Ah. Ok. Then the possibility is still there provided he was driving a dark sedan that night. I don't think it could have been her boyfriend. He wouldn't have had time to receive the text that she was on her way and then drive there by the time the car was seen on camera. I mean, I suppose it could have been some clever ruse where he texted himself and the cabbie, but LE would likely have evidence of this from her prior communications with him. Besides, I think they have specifically cleared him.

 

[SandSage]

Well I don't know why they would not search the taxi. That does not make any sense. I bet they did.

Probably. What I know is that as of this moment, he has not been named a suspect or a POI (publicly).