AZ AZ - Allison Feldman, 31, Scottsdale, 18 Feb 2015 #1

[Ibiz]

Crime scene people are there supposedly there through the weekend that's a long time to be at a crime scene. Only time you're at a crime scene that long is when there is a lot of blood and maybe footprint impressions in blood a lot of things to photograph a lot of evidence to collect. They're keeping this so hush hush. I'm anxious to hear what happened in that house.

I agree there seemed to be a lot going on there. Did the guy in the news clip say the house was cracking during the night?

 

[Ibiz]

My question was what LE would need in order to get a warrant for a sample, if person refuses..

They can pick through their garbage or follow them, and if they seem them eating out somewhere grab their fork or straw. They don't have to wait or get a warrant.

 

[Ibiz]

On second thought I might not be back. Maybe us Scottsdale people just aren't good enough to be posting here with most of you regulars.

I'm as down to earth as anyone here. And I have feelings too and ideas and theories. If I'm going to be shot down by someone who thinks they know it all when they don't what's the use of even posting.

No one knows everything.

 

[Bernina]

My question was what LE would need in order to get a warrant for a sample, if person refuses..

"Probable Cause", enough evidence in hand to get a Judge to sign off on a warrant, the bar is lower than actually "Charging" a person with a crime. "Probable Cause" can exist when there is some doubt as to the person's guilt, but walks a fine line between illegal "search and seizure" if the doubt is substantial.

 

[Bernina]

I agree there seemed to be a lot going on there. Did the guy in the news clip say the house was cracking during the night?

I didn't hear that they did or didn't, but most of the scene was indoors with access to electricity, so I'd assume they worked it around the clock.

 

[MyBelle]

I love Scottsdale! It's like a great big small town. People are pretentious everywhere. Scottsdale is just more honest about it. lol The truth is people here are very nice. It's a lovely place to live!

SPD can't make out anything other than a shape of the perp leaving the scene. Nothing of him coming. The burglaries were in the area. They have nothing else to tie him in but they do want to check his DNA

They are still following up on other leads. I'm hoping a reward will be offered soon. Maybe that will get someone to come forward.

I still think it was personal.

It has been reported that her boyfriend encouraged her to get a security system. What hasn't been reported is why he suggested it. Was she being stalked by someone and she didn't know their identity? Scottsdale has a reputation of wealthy residents and that attracts a criminal element, especially burglars who sometimes enter a property thinking the owner is not home.

This case reminds me of the Ann Pressley murder years ago in an affluent neighborhood of Little Rock. She was a news anchor and her killer was a fan and he didn't hesitate taking her credit cards after raping and killing her.

JMO

 

[Bernina]

It has been reported that her boyfriend encouraged her to get a security system. What hasn't been reported is why he suggested it. Was she being stalked by someone and she didn't know their identity? Scottsdale has a reputation of wealthy residents and that attracts a criminal element, especially burglars who sometimes enter a property thinking the owner is not home.

This case reminds me of the Ann Pressley murder years ago in an affluent neighborhood of Little Rock. She was a news anchor and her killer was a fan and he didn't hesitate taking her credit cards after raping and killing her.

JMO

It was probably just a female living by herself situation. A dog was probably out of the question because of her travels with work.

 

[nancydrew71]

I brought this up before about neighbors, but who else would have first-hand knowledge about her living alone and then seeing her boyfriend leave the house, knowing she is in there all alone, a watching neighbor that's who! Not only that, maybe one she even knew and opened the door for.

 

[MissD]

I brought this up before about neighbors, but who else would have first-hand knowledge about her living alone and then seeing her boyfriend leave the house, knowing she is in there all alone, a watching neighbor that's who! Not only that, maybe one she even knew and opened the door for.

That's actually a very good question, NancyDrew. And it really makes me think. Let's say a neighbor did see Alex leave and knew Allison was home alone. This is a very possible scenario. But how did they know he wasn't coming right back? He could have been making a beer run or quick trip to the grocery store.
Still it is a possibility. So taking your idea a step further, who else could have known Alex left for the night and Allison was there alone?

Who did Alex tell? Who did Allison tell? I think we need to start thinking more "inside the box".

He most definitely might have called one of his close buddies. She might have told her parents. Who else could she have told?

 

[Cumulus]

That's actually a very good question, NancyDrew. And it really makes me think. Let's say a neighbor did see Alex leave and knew Allison was home alone. This is a very possible scenario. But how did they know he wasn't coming right back? He could have been making a beer run or quick trip to the grocery store.
Still it is a possibility. So taking your idea a step further, who else could have known Alex left for the night and Allison was there alone?

Who did Alex tell? Who did Allison tell? I think we need to start thinking more "inside the box".

He most definitely might have called one of his close buddies. She might have told her parents. Who else could she have told?

If the perpetrator lived around the neighborhood, and drove or walked by the house often, he could see that there were no cars parked out front, so Allison must be alone. Assuming the alarm was not set yet, the perpetrator could have walked in an unlocked door, and proceeded to attack Allison. Apparently there was quite a fight that took place in the house, and she fought back bravely. Unfortunately, it could have been a rapist from the neighborhood, as it seems from the limited information that we know, the perpetrator walked away from crime scene, probably through the alley.

The question is, who would know she lived there alone? Neighbors close by would, and as far as it being a random attack, it seems too risky with the security sign in the front yard for a robbery, especially with the lights on in the house. So IMO, it was either someone who knew her, someone close by, or someone who travels down Monterrey Way often, and has been paying attention to her.

There is always the outside chance a rapist happened by and saw her on her way into her house. This happened in Venice, California a few years back, where a Korean-American woman who lived not too far from a bad part of Venice was taking her groceries inside, and a man recently released from a mental institution followed her inside her home and tried to rape her, and when she fought back he stabbed her. I mention this since it is possible for things like this to happen, where random strangers walk the streets looking for victims, but in the case of Allison Feldman, it just seems unlikely to me that this was some random criminal.

The good news being the DNA they have from the fight, so there is certainly hope the killer will be caught eventually. If the man is not caught right away, someone so savage that could bludgeon a nice young woman in the head is bound to screw up eventually, be arrested, and have their DNA tested. So perhaps some of the only good news is that since Allison chose to fight back, her bravery might very well lead to the killer being caught eventually. I just hope it happens soon.

 

[OldSteve]

I did not know Allison had a sign or security lights outside her house - is that true?

 

[cluciano63]

Hoping that as in the David Messerschmidt case, L.e knows who their suspect is, and are getting ready to make an arrest. Turns out they knew much more than most of us imagined.

 

[time]

Hoping that in the David Messerschmidt case, L.e knows who their suspect is, and are getting ready to make an arrest. Turns out they knew much more than most of us imagined.

Someone IS arrested.

 

[colette]

I did not know Allison had a sign or security lights outside her house - is that true?

In this video it shows a reporter talking outside her house at night. He points out the alarm sign right in her front yard.

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-northeast-valley/scottsdale/allison-feldman-murder-update

 

[OldSteve]

Thanks!

In this video it shows a reporter talking outside her house at night. He points out the alarm sign right in her front yard.

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-northeast-valley/scottsdale/allison-feldman-murder-update

I should have underlined security lights in my question; motion sensitive lights?

 

[OldSteve]

Going back to this early MSM where it was said -
The documents also reveal that detectives are seeking a warrant to monitor a man who Feldman knew and had asked her out on a date before.

http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/28223229/documents-scottsdale-woman-killed-in-home-had-head-injury

Wonder what happened with that? Also, I can see how that would lead to thinking she was targeted... Unfortunately, can also lead to tunnel vision...

 

[cluciano63]

Someone IS arrested.

Yes, meant to say, "as in" his case.

 

[Deleted member 50844]

Going back to this early MSM where it was said -
The documents also reveal that detectives are seeking a warrant to monitor a man who Feldman knew and had asked her out on a date before.

http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/28223229/documents-scottsdale-woman-killed-in-home-had-head-injury

Wonder what happened with that? Also, I can see how that would lead to thinking she was targeted... Unfortunately, can also lead to tunnel vision...

I sure would like to know what happened with that and what his name was. I, too, believe they are no longer looking for tips and have this one 'solved' and are firming things up to make an arrest. I sure hope so for the sake of Arizona residents.

 

[nancydrew71]

That's actually a very good question, NancyDrew. And it really makes me think. Let's say a neighbor did see Alex leave and knew Allison was home alone. This is a very possible scenario. But how did they know he wasn't coming right back? He could have been making a beer run or quick trip to the grocery store.
Still it is a possibility. So taking your idea a step further, who else could have known Alex left for the night and Allison was there alone?

Who did Alex tell? Who did Allison tell? I think we need to start thinking more "inside the box".

He most definitely might have called one of his close buddies. She might have told her parents. Who else could she have told?

MissD, If it was an old boyfriend or old friend, they would have had to be parked in front watching her house and I don't think that was the case at all. Now a neighbor peeking out could see Alex leave and as scary as that sounds to me, could have rang her doorbell and she innocently opened the door to let him in because he IS a neighbor. Other than that, it would be a burglar knowing how to open the sliding windows. I wonder if LE is allowed to check any of the neighbors DNA?

 

[Ibiz]

I didn't hear that they did or didn't, but most of the scene was indoors with access to electricity, so I'd assume they worked it around the clock.

Sure, that indicates to me that this was a horrific scene or there was just a lot to go through. Nevertheless it shows the possibility of an abundance of evidence being collected.