Brooke Bennett, 12 yrs. old Randolph, VT #9

[Carrington]

His house sits in the middle of a big field, maybe he stored it in the woods behind his house until it was time to use it.

I am thinking the Sugarhouse (?)

 

[dottierainbow]

I thought I had read that Ashley is the daughter of MJ and his wife Denise which would make it A.R. half sister.

AR mentioned the name ASH in the latest affidavit. I was fishing to see if anyone else remember the name Ashley as being another child of Denise and ?.
Someone mentioned she may be around 8.

It's very hard to protect the minor children's identity in a case of this magnitude, involving so many different families, with multiple marriages and boyfriends.
IMO

 

[Dante7]

His house sits in the middle of a big field, maybe he stored it in the woods behind his house until it was time to use it.

nasty weather of late- if he'd done that, he'd have to have had a shelter of some sort for it, I'd think.

Have we ruled out the sugar house?

 

[Dante7]

We know AR and the boyfriend were filmed.

That doesn't mean that Brooke was, tho. Possible, but no hard evidence there yet.

 

[gigi2009]

Personally, I don't think that he would have wanted her drugged. It's beyond sick and disgusting, but I think part of the "thrill" for him is the struggle. I think that a lot of rapists need/want that. Maybe AR was getting too willing and that's one of the reasons (along with puberty) that he needed to move on.

However, didn't AR in one of the affidavits say she was too drugged to remember the man she had sex with?

 

[Amster]

What is farmer season that A.R. and MJ were so excited about?

I think we had found who lived in the house next door....but it was several threads ago.

 

[Dante7]

Personally, I don't think that he would have wanted her drugged. It's beyond sick and disgusting, but I think part of the "thrill" for him is the struggle. .

Most definitely. Remember the argument against the taser? He/they wanted her to feel it.

But that doesn't indicate a possible reason for AR's alleged upstaging, I think. She'd been pretty pliable with him for some time now- he would have replaced her long ago if that were the case, yes? He may have gotten off on the struggles, indeed, but that doesn't seem to be his only, or possibly even main, predilection. People can have more than one focus. He may be a multi-dimensional perv.

 

[Dante7]

However, didn't AR in one of the affidavits say she was too drugged to remember the man she had sex with?

But was that a regular thing? And, if she was willing, she wouldn't have needed drugging. She certainly seemed willing. The drugs may have been part of the scene, rather than a way of making her compliant.


Or, perhaps, they were used to make her compliant with something she hadn't done yet but felt uncertain about.

 

[Taximom]

We have a lot of Benoirs living in this area, wonder if she is still around here...

Her husband's name is Bruce and they live in Barre, IIRC. Three children. We found Bruce's myspace and their dd's "Karri" (sp?). This was on the last thread, I believe if anyone is interested.

 

[Dante7]

The affidavit said she began to negotiate with Jacques after he acknowledged he was mentally unstable. He eventually let her go and promised her he would see a psychiatrist.[/I]

Now *that*, I find interesting...

 

[cricket]

I just don't understand why the 1985 case wasn't pursued. According to the article I read, the victim was not willing to testify. IIRC, DNA was being used by then - you would think that LE could make a case on the DNA alone, without her testimony. It's possible that she had the abortion before it was reported to LE, and therefore the aborted fetus was not saved as evidence. (Sorry for being graphic.) If that's the case, the victim's family was complicit in covering it up. It's just so sad and sick. If that case had been prosecuted, the later rape of the 18-year old, of AR and Brooke, could have been prevented.

 

[Taximom]

Since they were trying to set AR's bf up for this, I wonder if they tried to get him to pick Brooke up after they dropped her off at the store. That could have fallen through so they had to go get her themselves. ?

 

[Taximom]

Also I keep thinking the whole "coffee tasting bad" thing has to do with Brooke's disappearance. Maybe they gave her coffee with drugs in it and she dumped it because it tasted bad. /QUOTE]

Am I confused or didn't MJ, not Brooke, do the coffee-dumping thing?

You aren't confused. I am trying to see if there's any "truth" in all the "lies" since we don't know what really happened. As far as I know, we only know what happened based on what AR and MJ have said happened that morning. Liars.

 

[cricket]

Since they were trying to set AR's bf up for this, I wonder if they tried to get him to pick Brooke up after they dropped her off at the store. That could have fallen through so they had to go get her themselves. ?

I don't know if they were trying to set him up for it - I think they were just using his semen to throw LE off - I read somewhere that they got a DNA sample from MJ early in the investigation - by having AR's boyfriend's DNA on the clothing/handkerchief, it would eliminate MJ and lead LE in the wrong direction.

 

[fran]

FWIW, the only reason AR finally relented and started telling the truth, is she was confronted by LE with the contents of the laptop computer and her emails etc.

I'm not sure we have the entire truth yet. But you know, I really don't completely blame this child. She is a child, after all and since this began at such an early age, her level of maturity could actually be frozen on 9 y/o.

Hasn't it been documented that people that were abused as children can actually have two different personalities? One pre abuse and another during abuse? In other words, a mind mechanism to protect the person. I could be wrong.

AR said the sexual contact with the uncle hadn't ocurred for one or two months. PLUS, the emails indicated Brooke was being brought into Breckenridge.

What if AR was counting on Brooke to be her replacement? What IF it had already been attempted to bring Brooke into Breckenridge and she threatened to tell? That could be why the uncle wanted AR angry at Brooke and to assist him. It would account for some of Brooke's alleged posts to the unknown male she was alleged to meet from MySpace. She promised to be better this time, or some such thing.

AR may have been angry at the abuse she was enduring, wanted someone else to feel it, and at that point, she didn't care that it was her cousin. Just not her. That could also account for her anger at Brooke, as she was resisting the group.

I still think the uncle tried something the night before, based on how Brooke was standing in that video at the convenience store. I also think, as some others, it was the intention of the uncle to kill her. That was the reason for the evidence taken from J1's BF, to frame him for Brooke's disappearance. That was the reason for the 'appearance' at the quick stop, to show video proof the uncle dropped her off and went the opposite way. I don't believe she was ever to be found, dead or alive.

Just shows what an amatuer the uncle is. IF he'd wanted that video to look uncontrived, they should have talked while in the store and they definitely should have said 'good-bye' at the exit rather than both swiftly going in opposite directions without even a glance backward.

One other thing really bothers me. Brooke left her cell phone at home. Why? Teenagers are glued to their cells. I know, I have five children and the four girls wouldn't leave their cell phone at home if they had to drive back 20 miles. It's in the affidavit that Brooke was being contacted by text messaging. That's another reason it doesn't make sense she left her phone at home.

Just some random thoughts.

JMHO
fran

 

[calidreamin]

My very dearest Calidreamin,:blowkiss:
Happy holiday my friend!!
Yes, It is just disgusting.


Love and Respect,
dark_shadows

Happy Fourth back at you my dear friend.:blowkiss::blowkiss:

 

[Amster]

Perhaps A.R. is telling half truths.....like leaving the house with her bf. She may have left....but after the murder...to plant the shoe, panties and handkerchief. Leaving the plastic bag seems like a "rookie" mistake.

Her mentioning "Ash" in the e-mail tells me she knew who she was talking to.....

 

[fran]

Since they were trying to set AR's bf up for this, I wonder if they tried to get him to pick Brooke up after they dropped her off at the store. That could have fallen through so they had to go get her themselves. ?

Aha! That makes sense!

Good thinking,
fran

 

[fran]

I just don't understand why the 1985 case wasn't pursued. According to the article I read, the victim was not willing to testify. IIRC, DNA was being used by then - you would think that LE could make a case on the DNA alone, without her testimony. It's possible that she had the abortion before it was reported to LE, and therefore the aborted fetus was not saved as evidence. (Sorry for being graphic.) If that's the case, the victim's family was complicit in covering it up. It's just so sad and sick. If that case had been prosecuted, the later rape of the 18-year old, of AR and Brooke, could have been prevented.

Because the father was involved in the abuse of the uncle's sister as well, I wouldn't even put it past the family to have secreted the victim away for the abortion, even AFTER LE knew. They would have done that to help get rid of evidence. Not for the baby or victim's sake at all,..............destroy evidence. :furious:

fran

 

[Amster]

I think creepy did buy coffee that morning....they walk to the back of the store before going to the cash register.