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

[gigi2009]

This is what I have been saying all along. I just do not understand why her bio dad wouldn't seek custody because the bio mother was allowing his daughter exposure to the RSO.

I agree with you completely and if he wasn't seeking custody, why not even warn her of the danger? As a mother, I cannot fathom the stepmom saying that's not something you tell a child. It is EXACTLY the sort of thing you tell a child.

 

[philamena]

Some of the cases I've seen where they didn't immediately show a photo of the suspect, was because LE was attempting to find witnesses who saw that person. They don't want to contaminate the witnesses with his picture everywhere.

IF the perps picture was all over the media, the defense could say the person saw his picture on tv. Whereby if there's no available photo of him, they can use his mug shot in a photo line-up.

At least that's my personal explanation.

Could be,
fran

fran,
Happy 4th.
Thanks so much for the reply. I bet your explanation is right on the money.

 

[SuziQ]

I still trying to catch up with you all this morning. In regards to the 1985 conviction, the victim was taken to MJ's granfather's farm. Is this where the sugarshack is located? If so, LE might want to check that property for more vics.

 

[SuziQ]

If this is true, then the Arizona vic could have been from Arizona not in Arizona at the time of her murder.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/...04/NEWS01/80704001&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

(snip)
At one point, Jacques told the woman that seven years before, he had killed an Arizona girl who had threatened to go to police.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

If this is true, then the Arizona vic could have been from Arizona not in Arizona at the time of her murder.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/...04/NEWS01/80704001&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

(snip)
At one point, Jacques told the woman that seven years before, he had killed an Arizona girl who had threatened to go to police.

With him telling not one, but two girls about the girl he killed...it bolsters the theory that it actually happened. You are right tho, she could have been from AZ and not in AZ. We need to find her. LE said they checked, but came up empty on that. I don't think they checked the UIDs etc. like we do. She could be one of "our" girls on this board, who knows?

 

[SuziQ]

http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080704/NEWS01/807040369

(snip)
According to the affidavit, the juvenile girl responded in e-mails that she was willing to help with Bennett's kidnapping. She added that she wanted Bennett to suffer and "see how she likes it," according to the e-mails.

Police would not say Thursday if that second female is in protective custody. The girl, who first allegedly lied to police about her involvement, later said that she last saw Bennett at Jacques home that day she disappeared.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

I still trying to catch up with you all this morning. In regards to the 1985 conviction, the victim was taken to MJ's granfather's farm. Is this where the sugarshack is located? If so, LE might want to check that property for more vics.

Hopefully, they have. They have spent a lot of time in their searches and with the K-9 units on his property.

I would like to know where "grandfather's farm" is located, too.

I think the sheer horror of this crime is making LE and the FBI more intense in their investigation of this creep. They will keep looking at anything and everything they feel is associated with him, but if it is any indication that they may be missing some things...the AZ girl stands out for me.

 

[fran]

I don't understand why her parents allowed her to be exposed to a sex offender. It just makes me furios to think how this was given exclusive access to these children.:furious::furious::furious:

From the bio dad's SIL (sister of his present wife, Janet, step-mom of Brooke), who was posting here prior to the announcement of Brooke's body being found, the father did know of the uncle's history and had talked to Brooke and her mom. IIRC, he told her mom he didn't want her around him and he wasn't aware of just how much she had been spending time with her cousin (ie him). Her bio dad and step mom Janet had spoken to Brooke about 'things,' and she assured them everything was ok. They had no clue.

In defense of Brooke's bio dad and his family, Brooke did not live with her father and there was most likely a lot he wasn't aware of. He also had just spent some time in Iraq. So, it's not like he didn't try.

To be honest, I believe there are MANY people who think just because an offense is years old, the perv hasn't been caught doing anything since, they're cured..............WRONG!!!!!!!!............as we here at WS have learned. Some people just don't get it.

I'm not saying the dad didn't understand, but I believe he did what he could and I believe no one, except maybe that parole officer, knew just how dangerous this guy was. Oh,.......and of course AR who didn't tell anyone, that we know of.

The mom on the other hand, especially the perps wife, well, that's a whole different story, IMO. She had to have known.

JMHO
fran

 

[SuziQ]

With him telling not one, but two girls about the girl he killed...it bolsters the theory that it actually happened. You are right tho, she could have been from AZ and not in AZ. We need to find her. LE said they checked, but came up empty on that. I don't think they checked the UIDs etc. like we do. She could be one of "our" girls on this board, who knows?

Sometimes databases are confusing. Sometimes they list where the missing person is from, sometimes where they went missing.

 

[SuziQ]

Hopefully, they have. They have spent a lot of time in their searches and with the K-9 units on his property.

I would like to know where "grandfather's farm" is located, too.

We need our "geneology gurus" to find out more.

 

[Dante7]

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.

yep- you're correct. Trauma-created multiples. Dissociation-based- other persona forms as defense-mechanism. It happened to "somebody else".

 

[wicket]

I cannot remember who told me this or if I read it somewhere, but homes that are built quite a distance apart many times are filled with troubles. You can look down a road and/or street and homes are situated nicely within distance and then you see one or two homes that are six to eight lots apart. There's a reason, some abuse experts say. It could be spousal abuse, child abuse, alcoholism, etc. but voices travel -- please don't go nuts thinking I'm picking on homes that have no close neighbors. I'm not at all. They say it's not usually the homes that are newly built but homes that have sat empty for a bit. But I guess it's something to think about. This case has made me check sex offenders in my city - I have three within three streets of our home. One is actually living within a school zone. I'm calling my council person on Monday to find out why - if schools should be a drug-free area shouldn't pedophiles be excluded from that area?

 

[SeriouslySearching]

We need our "geneology gurus" to find out more.

Yes, we do! (They are a wonderful bunch, aren't they?!) :blowkiss:

 

[SeriouslySearching]

One is actually living within a school zone. I'm calling my council person on Monday to find out why - if schools should be a drug-free area shouldn't pedophiles be excluded from that area?

Absolutely! Make that call!

 

[SuziQ]

I'm not saying the dad didn't understand, but I believe he did what he could and I believe no one, except maybe that parole officer, knew just how dangerous this guy was. Oh,.......and of course AR who didn't tell anyone, that we know of.

The mom on the other hand, especially the perps wife, well, that's a whole different story, IMO. She had to have known.

JMHO
fran

It was common knowledge in the community that MJ and his dad raped MJ's sister. It was common knowledge that he was a convicted RSO for Kidnapping and raping an 18 year old co-worker. It was common knowledge that he embezzled money from his employer. In fact a local poster posted these facts days before it was revealed in the press. It all was common knowledge to all adults in the community. They have no excuse IMO.

 

[dark_shadows]

From the bio dad's SIL (sister of his present wife, Janet, step-mom of Brooke), who was posting here prior to the announcement of Brooke's body being found, the father did know of the uncle's history and had talked to Brooke and her mom. IIRC, he told her mom he didn't want her around him and he wasn't aware of just how much she had been spending time with her cousin (ie him). Her bio dad and step mom Janet had spoken to Brooke about 'things,' and she assured them everything was ok. They had no clue.
JMHO
fran

My dearest Fran, :blowkiss:
If you are speaking about the poster "BrooksAunt", she is not Brooke's aunt, she admitted that she was not Brooke's aunt, she said that she is a cousin of Brooke after posters here asked her who she was. She was on the board here after the press announced Brooke's body being found.
So that other posters are not confused about the screen name, I am posting this if that is the one you are talking about. We were all confused about that, but it was straightened out.

Love and Respect,
dak_shadows

 

[Leila]

I missed most of yesterday's thread as well as this thread today due to real life commitments and errands that had to be done. Two members here were kind enough to email me a copy of the affidavit, and for that I thank them! I printed all 18 pages of it and took it with me when my daughter and I made a 60-mile round trip to pick up our grandson for the weekend - his mom has to work late all weekend (major dept. store). I read it all and was shocked and sickened at the disclosures made in that affidavit! I realize that what's been disclosed is only the tip of the iceberg too and that leaves us to only imagine what horrors Brooke endured.

I'm not up to speed with the thoughts of those here, but I wonder what everyone's opinion of AR is? Is she a victim or is she a perpetrator? When she agreed to being part of the initial "take down" of Brooke, by tying her up did AR know that the outcome would be death, or did she think she was participating in some sort of sadistic bondage???

One conclusion I have come to is that Cassandra, Denise, and the grandmother had to have been aware of what was going on and I count them as complicit in all that happened.

 

[philamena]

The more I think about it, Taximom could be right about Brooke being poisoned. Hopefully LE took every glass, cup, plate, etc. for forensic testing.

I reread the afidavits this morning. Terribly disgusted by the entire sex ring thing. :furious:

I even felt a little miffed at juvy1 for her comments. I had to remind myself that she's been raised as an actual sex slave since she was 9 years old...she knows nothing else. How sad is that???

I want unclepos and stepdadpos to die.

 

[SuziQ]

I cannot remember who told me this or if I read it somewhere, but homes that are built quite a distance apart many times are filled with troubles. You can look down a road and/or street and homes are situated nicely within distance and then you see one or two homes that are six to eight lots apart. There's a reason, some abuse experts say. It could be spousal abuse, child abuse, alcoholism, etc. but voices travel -- please don't go nuts thinking I'm picking on homes that have no close neighbors. I'm not at all. They say it's not usually the homes that are newly built but homes that have sat empty for a bit. But I guess it's something to think about. This case has made me check sex offenders in my city - I have three within three streets of our home. One is actually living within a school zone. I'm calling my council person on Monday to find out why - if schools should be a drug-free area shouldn't pedophiles be excluded from that area?

Everything you said is true. And homeschoolers are up in arms because they've been added as another warning sign. Abusers will keep their kids "homeschooled" to hide abuse.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

yep- you're correct. Trauma-created multiples. Dissociation-based- other persona forms as defense-mechanism. It happened to "somebody else".

They can have many more than two personalities. As the abuse continues, they can develop different personalities to deal with different emotional traumas. Later in life, the personalities are often "triggered" by those emotions when there is no longer danger present. This is often how others figure out they have DID or MPD. The person doesn't know and until confronted with "evidence"...they are clueless to their "switches".