GUILTY CA - Erin Corwin, 19, pregnant, Twentynine Palms, 28 June 2014 - #1

[MoeJoey]

The LA Times has just run an article. I can see it says Erin is a sweet, sweet soul, but that's all as it's behind a paywall.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-erin-corwin-missing-joshua-tree-20140706-story.html

More from this article:
Heavilin told WBIR-TV in Tennessee last week the family hopes Corwin simply lost her way in the park. "She's just really timid and she has a terrible sense of direction,” Heavilin said. “We were all scared for her to travel home on her own because she had to go through airports by herself and it can be kind of overwhelming if you don't have a good sense of direction.”

So, now we learn that Erin allegedly didn't have a good sense of direction

Most Sincerely, MoeJoey

 

[cluciano63]

She got lost but her car made its way out?

 

[Solitaryone]

This case has the same "feel" to me as so many cases on here where the wife "goes missing". I've not read anything to change my opinion. I hope Erin is located soon.

 

[JeannaT]

That suggests she'd be highly unlikely to drive out into the desert on her own then, to me.

I disagree. I have a horrible sense of direction, as do two of my sons. We are all exceptionally adventuresome and are willing to take risks to do fun stuff. I am highly likely to turn the wrong way coming out of a street, and sometimes have a teeny bit of difficulty finding my table in the restaurant after using the restroom - but it doesn't stop me.

I really don't see why anyone here is thinking Erin is timid. This is a woman who works with horse rescue, got married at the age of 18 and moved out to the desert far far from family and married a marine. No shrinking violet, that.

I think she's exactly the kind of girl who would drive out into the desert even if she had a little trouble with directions.

 

[necco]

I disagree. I have a horrible sense of direction, as do two of my sons. We are all exceptionally adventuresome and are willing to take risks to do fun stuff. I am highly likely to turn the wrong way coming out of a street, and sometimes have a teeny bit of difficulty finding my table in the restaurant after using the restroom - but it doesn't stop me.

I really don't see why anyone here is thinking Erin is timid. This is a woman who works with horse rescue, got married at the age of 18 and moved out to the desert far far from family and married a marine. No shrinking violet, that.

I think she's exactly the kind of girl who would drive out into the desert even if she had a little trouble with directions.

*applauds*

Yes. This. Is she demure? Sure, it seems like it. But I see a quiet spirit of adventure and determination in her. She goes for what she wants.
She married a man who had to return to another country. She then moved across the US to be with that man. She lost a pregnancy, something that causes many women to be scared to try again for a long time, and promptly got pregnant again. She volunteers with horses, was planning to go to San Diego with her mother as well as show her the sites where she lived. I see a strong, beautiful soul who lives life to the fullest without being showy or loud.

 

[Treelights]

I disagree. I have a horrible sense of direction, as do two of my sons. We are all exceptionally adventuresome and are willing to take risks to do fun stuff. I am highly likely to turn the wrong way coming out of a street, and sometimes have a teeny bit of difficulty finding my table in the restaurant after using the restroom - but it doesn't stop me.

I really don't see why anyone here is thinking Erin is timid. This is a woman who works with horse rescue, got married at the age of 18 and moved out to the desert far far from family and married a marine. No shrinking violet, that.

I think she's exactly the kind of girl who would drive out into the desert even if she had a little trouble with directions.

Maybe it is misleading, but Erin's sister-in-law called her timid.
" "She's just really timid and she has a terrible sense of direction,” Heavilin said."
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-80732732/

 

[JeannaT]

Maybe it is misleading, but Erin's sister-in-law called her timid.
" "She's just really timid and she has a terrible sense of direction,” Heavilin said."
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-80732732/

I wonder about calling her timid. I mean really - wouldn't all of us kind of call her a pioneer spirit? We don't know her, but we DO know that she grew up in Tennessee and lived all her life there and then married and waited for her man to return to the states when she joined him in the desert of California. And then she made a home for themselves and volunteered with horse rescue. I don't know many young women as bold as that. It seems like she jumped forward with both feet.

 

[cluciano63]

This case has the same "feel" to me as so many cases on here where the wife "goes missing". I've not read anything to change my opinion. I hope Erin is located soon.

Everything depends, for me, on when she was really last seen and if someone outside of her husband saw her. If she was "last seen" on Saturday morning and it was not by him and he was actually at base, he is probably clear. But if she was not seen or heard from since a phone call with her mom on Friday...then it is another story.

 

[Treelights]

I wonder about calling her timid. I mean really - wouldn't all of us kind of call her a pioneer spirit? We don't know her, but we DO know that she grew up in Tennessee and lived all her life there and then married and waited for her man to return to the states when she joined him in the desert of California. And then she made a home for themselves and volunteered with horse rescue. I don't know many young women as bold as that. It seems like she jumped forward with both feet.

For myself, growing up as an Army Brat, then marrying a soldier, it was easy for me to adapt, seeing as I didn't know the civilian world until much later in life. I moved a lot in my life! Looking at Erin's life, living all her life there in Tn. as a civilian , then marrying a soldier, I can see how that would be a pioneer spirit.
Thanks for the insight!

 

[necco]

Maybe by timid she meant "soft spoken" or maybe her sister-in-law is brassy and compared to herself Erin is timid. It seems to me, as I mentioned, that she is a quiet adventurous soul.

And most service people and those who spend a lot of time around mil families will tell you, the toughest job in the military is being a military spouse.

 

[cluciano63]

Has it been stated the husband has an alibi or has been cleared? It should be so easy to verify where he is all the time, except when at home.

 

[azure]

*applauds*

Yes. This. Is she demure? Sure, it seems like it. But I see a quiet spirit of adventure and determination in her. She goes for what she wants.
She married a man who had to return to another country. She then moved across the US to be with that man. She lost a pregnancy, something that causes many women to be scared to try again for a long time, and promptly got pregnant again. She volunteers with horses, was planning to go to San Diego with her mother as well as show her the sites where she lived. I see a strong, beautiful soul who lives life to the fullest without being showy or loud.

I frequently see on WS cases where the members project their own desires, values, beliefs, etc on the missing in order to feel more connected to the missing, or perhaps to like them more. I think it's lovely that members feel such emotional connections, but I would warn members that if they want to sleuth, they need to remain objective.

Here we have a relative of the missing describing her as timid, and lots of well-intentioned WSers calling her wrong, and attributing a gutsy "pioneer spirit" to someone they haven't met. I don't see it. She became a housewife while still a teenager, not something I would call "pioneering" but rather very old fashioned. Also, I am a horse trainer, and I would certainly not characterize my clients as all being adventurous. Some are, some are timid homebodies who feel more comfortable interacting with horses. I suspect Erin may have been in the latter camp.

All that aside, I think what Erin's sister was really trying to say was, "there's no way in hell my sister drove to that park alone."

 

[necco]

All that aside, I think what Erin's sister was really trying to say was, "there's no way in hell my sister drove to that park alone."

It was her sister-in-law. I'm unsure whether it was Erin's husband's sister or the spouse of one of Erin's siblings, but if it was the former, that was NOT what she was trying to say. I'm not trying to be pedantic, sister vs sister-in-law is really important in this particular instance.

 

[Melanie]

This story was on my local Los Angeles area news today. So happy to see it's finally hitting broader media.

Me too - it's been reported that Mom Lore said the pair had plans to visit Sea World and the San Diego Zoo during the trip.

This makes so much more sense to me. A pregnant woman wanting to visit where I live, where it isn't so hot. Though this article says she was 3 months pregnant??

Source: http://www.people.com/article/pregnant-woman-erin-corwin-19-missing-joshua-tree

I sure hope the husband isn't involved. The reporting time (next day) really bothers me.

MOO

Mel

 

[Treelights]

It was her sister-in-law. I'm unsure whether it was Erin's husband's sister or the spouse of one of Erin's siblings, but if it was the former, that was NOT what she was trying to say. I'm not trying to be pedantic, sister vs sister-in-law is really important in this particular instance.

" "It's been very special to us to see how people have been taking time out of their lives," said Heavilin, the wife of Corwin's oldest brother."
" Heavilin told WBIR-TV in Tennessee last week the family hopes Corwin simply lost her way in the park. "She's just really timid and she has a terrible sense of direction,” Heavilin said. "
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-80732732/

 

[necco]

" "It's been very special to us to see how people have been taking time out of their lives," said Heavilin, the wife of Corwin's oldest brother."
" Heavilin told WBIR-TV in Tennessee last week the family hopes Corwin simply lost her way in the park. "She's just really timid and she has a terrible sense of direction,” Heavilin said. "
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-80732732/

Thanks. I guess those tv PSAs were correct. Reading IS fundamental.

Also, someone on the Facebook page keeps saying you can't report someone missing for 24 hours in California, that isn't true. That doesn't mean Erin's husband wasn't mistaken about this, because many people think there is a waiting period.

 

[cluciano63]

Did her husband not try to call her Saturday to see where in fact she planned to sleep?

 

[cluciano63]

Thanks. I guess those tv PSAs were correct. Reading IS fundamental.

Also, someone on the Facebook page keeps saying you can't report someone missing for 24 hours in California, that isn't true. That doesn't mean Erin's husband wasn't mistaken about this, because many people think there is a waiting period.

That 24-hour thing has not been true for years, in many states. People need to get that out of their heads somehow and call if they are concerned about someone being missing in a serious way. It is kind of like the old belief that when FBI is involved, must mean state lines have been crossed. Just not true.

 

[Nora Charles]

Even her mom calls her a little on the timid and naive side. It's also been stated she never lived farther than a mile from her parents until she moved here a few months ago.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/06/us/california-missing-marine-wife/

I wonder about calling her timid. I mean really - wouldn't all of us kind of call her a pioneer spirit? We don't know her, but we DO know that she grew up in Tennessee and lived all her life there and then married and waited for her man to return to the states when she joined him in the desert of California. And then she made a home for themselves and volunteered with horse rescue. I don't know many young women as bold as that. It seems like she jumped forward with both feet.

 

[Nora Charles]

I frequently see on WS cases where the members project their own desires, values, beliefs, etc on the missing in order to feel more connected to the missing, or perhaps to like them more. I think it's lovely that members feel such emotional connections, but I would warn members that if they want to sleuth, they need to remain objective.

Here we have a relative of the missing describing her as timid, and lots of well-intentioned WSers calling her wrong, and attributing a gutsy "pioneer spirit" to someone they haven't met. I don't see it. She became a housewife while still a teenager, not something I would call "pioneering" but rather very old fashioned. Also, I am a horse trainer, and I would certainly not characterize my clients as all being adventurous. Some are, some are timid homebodies who feel more comfortable interacting with horses. I suspect Erin may have been in the latter camp.

All that aside, I think what Erin's sister was really trying to say was, "there's no way in hell my sister drove to that park alone."

I agree! (bolded by me)