CA CA - Maya Millete, 39, missed daughter's birthday, Chula Vista, 7 Jan 2021 #3

[CatsMeoww]

I would say it’s probably unlikely to be her, but obviously anything is possible.

Long Beach has a break water due to the port. I’m not sure of the exact location this body was found but here’s a photo and video of the general area to give an idea of how it’s set up

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Port_of_Long_Beach_by_Don_Ramey_Logan.jpg

If you look closely, you can see the break water behind everything. It’s got a small opening so the tides aren’t as able to move things floating in the water in/out of the area protected by the breakwater.

This body was most likely dumped right pretty recently right around where it was found. For it to be her, her body would also still need to be in a condition where it would float. I don’t really know much about decomposition, so someone else might need to weigh in on if that’s still a possibility.

I will say, the waves have been uncharacteristically large the past few days. Not sure if it’s easy to see from this photo taken today, but notice the darker sand past the shoreline…it’s definitely unusual for the water to come up that far. It nearly reached the lifeguard tower last night. So that certainly does increase the chances of something getting past the breakwaters.



whoever did this will probably be caught if they dumped it directly from the pier area. It’s heavily monitored and there are cameras everywhere, a lot of the cameras around the port are even publically live-streamed here Live Cameras - The Gerald Desmond Bridge, not sure if pier F can be seen from any of these views though.

Despite this area being where Dexter from the showtime TV show filmed most of the scenes of Dexter dumping bodies off of his boat, it’s not a smart place to dispose of a murder victim at due to the cameras and coast guard monitoring the area. If a perp had the luxury of planning ahead to get rid of a body, I can’t imagine this being the chosen location. Hopefully whoever did this will be caught quickly.

 

[digdug6]

Statement Analysis Blog posted the transcript from ABC10 News’ LM telephone interview along with thought-provoking commentary.

Even someone with an untrained ear can detect when someone may be lying. We’ve all heard the interview. We’ve all listened as carefully as we could. Embedded between the obvious discrepancies in LM’s statements, there seem to be quite a few clues that might help us solve this.

LM alludes to May being in “another bedroom” stating, “so upstairs, and she’s downstairs” after he says where he is sleeping with the kids. But when her brother goes over on Friday, he is led to believe May is in the Master Bedroom. He knocks to no avail. When her parents go over, it is the Master Bedroom they are let into after LM so conveniently “finds” a key. Likewise, as he reported, LL inspected the Master Bedroom.

Could this be because no one knew about the fifth bedroom, and LM directed everyone to the bedroom he knew had no incriminating evidence in? No one would question being led to the Master Bedroom in a family home. But I think LM slipped and gave it away.

The Master Bedroom is upstairs. I hope the downstairs bedroom was searched.

Listing from 2013 when the family purchased the house: “This house comes with a bedroom downstairs, loft upstairs and a tandem garage.” See it for yourself on Redfin. Photo 8 seems like it could be the downstairs bedroom. Notice how smooth and nonporous the floors are.

Transcript Excerpt:
Q: No-one saw her leave?

LM: Um, no, but on Friday um I could still hear her but I didn’t physically see her- when I got home, but that’s like normal too because we, you know, we have lots of bedrooms and it’s a two story house - and, you know, we kinda like - well, I give her space, so - but that’s why every time someone says Thursday - yes, it’s physically, you know, visually didn’t see her, but for me, it’s Friday, Friday night, you know, I can hear her rustling around making dinner for herself - in another bedroom, I’m sleeping with the kids in another bedroom, so upstairs, and she’s downstairs - kind deal, kinda like a roommate thing - kinda like giving each other space. I don’t need the space - she always wants the space.
Q: Got it. So it was like Friday, and then you left and went somewhere and then came back and she wasn’t there, right?

LM: Yes. I left her with my two girls, ‘cause they, you know, they um, they do their home - home school , and then I just had my son with me, so when I came back she was still there. Friday, um, we can hear her downstairs, you know, like after done giving the kids baths and feeding them and everything, and um, on Saturday morning when her parents came, came by, uh her door was locked, uh I found the keys to the bedroom and I opened it and she was already gone…

Keepin’ it…
Real

When i first heard LM' interview, i too pictured her living downstairs, while he was sleeping upstairs w/ kids. Then later finding out that the presumed room she was staying at the upstairs master bedroom, i was like uh ok. On the interview room episode part 1 of Larry interview analysis, the analysts to picked up on another room being involved.

Good observation though. I wouldnt be surprised if he did this sneaky misdirection of rooms. Only the kids would know the true sleeping arrangements of their parents.

MOO, amateur speculation.

 

[Spartygirl]

Been following this case for a while.

Remember they found a patched hole on the door?

Maybe LM let the kids out, shot the consecutive 5 shots (four corner and then in the middle) on the DOOR to punch through and open the door. Then the two shots were the victim...

Random thought. MOO. Observation only.

I hope they find Maya soon. It’s so sad

WELCOME TO WS

Great 1st Post
now you have me thinking LOL
I was picturing him bashing in door with fists, but maybe it was with gunshots to allow him to punch thru the door, then last 2 shots at Maya.

UGH--I hate posting that.
So sad.. I hope she is found soon !!!
I still worry about those kiddos daily.

 

[Dre]

Wouldn’t he have just shot the lock itself once or twice?
Jmo

 

[digdug6]

Wouldn’t he have just shot the lock itself once or twice?
Jmo

or a hammer?! they've done it before in that home.

JMO

 

[carbuff]

Wouldn’t he have just shot the lock itself once or twice?
Jmo

If it's a sturdy lock/door, and a small caliber weapon, it might take several shots to break it.

He could have shot out the lock at the time, then removed the damaged lock and a rectangle of wood to make the repair cleaner.

p.s. I don't necessarily think it happened that way, but it's one possibility.

 

[Megnut]

Weird. Later, he had the key.

JMO

Maya Millete: Husband was ‘very nervous’ & ‘shaky’ a day before mom-of-3’s reported disappearance, family says [EXCLUSIVE]

 

[LindsayXO]

Weird. Later, he had the key.

JMO

Maya Millete: Husband was ‘very nervous’ & ‘shaky’ a day before mom-of-3’s reported disappearance, family says [EXCLUSIVE]

I was just listening to a case that sounds very similar to this on Forensic Files. The missing woman made an appointment with a divorce attorney, her husband was monitoring his wife, she even told friends that if anything happened to her, it would be her husband. They were still able to convict him without a body. I can try to find it again if anyone is interested.

But it just makes me want to shout from the rooftops that if anyone says "if something happens to me, it'll be this person" there's probably a reason for it. Don't ignore the warning signs and get that person out of that situation!

 

[carbuff]

If it's a sturdy lock/door, and a small caliber weapon, it might take several shots to break it.

He could have shot out the lock at the time, then removed the damaged lock and a rectangle of wood to make the repair cleaner.

p.s. I don't necessarily think it happened that way, but it's one possibility.

Afterthought: if it's true that the door only locked from outside, is it possible he locked her in and she's the one who shot the lock? Would imply that she had a weapon he didn't know about, perhaps a handgun for protection, but that doesn't seem like a huge objection.

 

[LindsayXO]

Your Joshua Tree/mines suggestion reminds me of Erin Corwin. The marines found her.

All of you are coming up with some excellent speculations. My amateur sleuthing skill is predicting where remains will be found based on profiling the victim and known or unknown Perp, and using aerial maps.

Here’s a few things I have seen over the years:
-Exiting the initial crime scene. They travel back roads to avoid detection/interaction with others. Sneaky back roads.
-They typically don’t travel far with a dead body in their car
-They dump close to a freeway on ramp to quickly distance themselves from the body. Parallel access roads, anywhere close to the on ramp.
-They don’t go far off road. Dead bodies are well, dead weight and hard to move. They want to dump and run as quickly as they can.
-Seems as if more than a few dumped bodies are found by road crews in the course of maintenance

The biggest point is that travel would have been down sneaky side roads, access roads near freeway on ramps. Avoiding travel detection would have been the number 1 concern.

I need to spend some time looking at the aerial maps around his home. I have more than enough profile on the main players.

Think freeway on ramps; dump and run.
That Lexus couldn’t have gone far off road.

amateur opinion and speculation

I was thinking about the excellent points you made in this comment and I was wondering what your thoughts are on Proctor Valley Road. It's mostly gravel (according to Google Street view), one of the closest backroads to the home, and wouldn't have much traffic. Google Street view only goes as far as the road is paved and it eventually connects again to Jamul. I feel like locals would be the only ones that know the area and the fact that you're not forced to turn around at a dead end would be ideal for a body dump IMO.

I'm also curious if the distance a perpetrator travels with a body is dependant on the place the perpetrator is familiar with. For example: commuting 15 minutes to work is considered a long time if you live in a small town but if you live in a large city, an hour commute is common.

Do you know of any scenarios where a body is transported over long distances and what were the factors involved?

Just thinking out loud and curious as to what everyone else is thinking.

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[carbuff]

I've seen a number of cases where the reason for transporting a body a longer distances was to reach another property the killer is familiar with. A summer cabin, a childhood home, an area where they used to go hunting or camping.

 

[whitelilac]

Good grief, I check this thread every day....waiting and hoping to see the word (arrest) included in the title. Justice needs to be served already, ...for Maya and her loving family.

 

[Limecat]

Weird. Later, he had the key.

JMO

Maya Millete: Husband was ‘very nervous’ & ‘shaky’ a day before mom-of-3’s reported disappearance, family says [EXCLUSIVE]

If he replaced the lock that was “shot” he’d have a new key for a new lock right?

 

[carbuff]

If he replaced the lock that was “shot” he’d have a new key for a new lock right?

Good point. Yes.

 

[digdug6]

Afterthought: if it's true that the door only locked from outside, is it possible he locked her in and she's the one who shot the lock? Would imply that she had a weapon he didn't know about, perhaps a handgun for protection, but that doesn't seem like a huge objection.

Theres always the window to get out. If that wasnt a possibility either, she had 3 kids in the house and she could've just screamed for help.

I kinda like the other theory the previous poster said. The real crime, if it really happened in that house, was downstairs. And that upstairs locked bedroom was merely a diversion to get more time in the cleanup or hide of evidence.

downstairs bedroom would be close proximity to the garage, which probably would be easy to clean/transport undetected, especially if there were more people involved.

From what Little described when he did a walkthrough of the house, that the master bedroom is just near the top of the first set of stairs, once entering the home.

Just wondering why no updates.. My assumptions is that they will drop another planned clue reveal on her bday (May 1st)

once again, I pray for the children's safety. They definitely hold more critical information of what happened that night. Hopefully they havent been brainwashed after 3+ months in that house.

MOO amateur speculation

 

[lapsang1]

I was thinking about the excellent points you made in this comment and I was wondering what your thoughts are on Proctor Valley Road. It's mostly gravel (according to Google Street view), one of the closest backroads to the home, and wouldn't have much traffic. Google Street view only goes as far as the road is paved and it eventually connects again to Jamul. I feel like locals would be the only ones that know the area and the fact that you're not forced to turn around at a dead end would be ideal for a body dump IMO.

I'm also curious if the distance a perpetrator travels with a body is dependant on the place the perpetrator is familiar with. For example: commuting 15 minutes to work is considered a long time if you live in a small town but if you live in a large city, an hour commute is common.

Do you know of any scenarios where a body is transported over long distances and what were the factors involved?

Just thinking out loud and curious as to what everyone else is thinking.

Amateur opinion and speculation

I live in CV and have been on that road, it' really weird how it goes gravel for a while then back to pavement(can't think of another one in the city like that). It's long been a sort of dump stuff, work on your car (why I don't know, dump oil probably), teenagers hanging out sort of stretch....that being said, it's not desolate by any stretch of the imagination. Plus on either side is fenced off (wire) and would not be easy to get over/through with a load. Just about every time I've been on it ran into other cars, admittedly in the middle of the day, later at night who knows but then again, teenagers. Plus decomp smell is way too close to the houses surrounding it......given the time window involved I have to suspect a run to the east desert areas, very close (1.5 to 2 hrs) and once you get there, wide open....unfortunately. That's my own bias, maybe I'm overthinking it, ton of canyons etc in this area.

 

[rosesfromangels]

I was thinking about the excellent points you made in this comment and I was wondering what your thoughts are on Proctor Valley Road. It's mostly gravel (according to Google Street view), one of the closest backroads to the home, and wouldn't have much traffic. Google Street view only goes as far as the road is paved and it eventually connects again to Jamul. I feel like locals would be the only ones that know the area and the fact that you're not forced to turn around at a dead end would be ideal for a body dump IMO.

I'm also curious if the distance a perpetrator travels with a body is dependant on the place the perpetrator is familiar with. For example: commuting 15 minutes to work is considered a long time if you live in a small town but if you live in a large city, an hour commute is common.

Do you know of any scenarios where a body is transported over long distances and what were the factors involved?

Just thinking out loud and curious as to what everyone else is thinking.

Amateur opinion and speculation

Proctor Valley Rd. is an excellent suggestion given the criteria I look at. It goes right (under?) the freeway; there must be an onramp somewhere close to what that confluence point is located. It meets my "sneaky road" with a quick getaway criteria. I'm not local to the area, so I can't comment on how sparse people or traffic on that route would be.

As far as depositing remains further away from the home....I could see that happening (maybe) if there was an accomplice. However, if forced to choose one speculation, I would say the remains are closer to home, somewhere similar to what I outlined. I think your Proctor Valley Road is an excellent place to go rule out.

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[rosesfromangels]

I live in CV and have been on that road, it' really weird how it goes gravel for a while then back to pavement(can't think of another one in the city like that). It's long been a sort of dump stuff, work on your car (why I don't know, dump oil probably), teenagers hanging out sort of stretch....that being said, it's not desolate by any stretch of the imagination. Plus on either side is fenced off (wire) and would not be easy to get over/through with a load. Just about every time I've been on it ran into other cars, admittedly in the middle of the day, later at night who knows but then again, teenagers. Plus decomp smell is way too close to the houses surrounding it......given the time window involved I have to suspect a run to the east desert areas, very close (1.5 to 2 hrs) and once you get there, wide open....unfortunately. That's my own bias, maybe I'm overthinking it, ton of canyons etc in this area.

Thanks for this local knowledge.

 

[Aloe]

If he replaced the lock that was “shot” he’d have a new key for a new lock right?

Thanks for bringing this up, I’m thinking the same.

 

[Windsorite]

BLJ gave a new interview yesterday.