CA CA - Pearl Pinson, 15, Vallejo, 25 May 2016

[perfectingpink]

I doubt it's her, but I thought I'd post it.

Thank you for doing so Los! I know I love ou for how how on top of the latest info you are! :loveyou: and :blowkiss:

 

[0101ABA]

I have been doing a horrible job of articulating my thoughts this afternoon & tonight, I'm so sorry. What I was trying to say was that I wasn't sure where the age of the deceased girl came from (in the article). If LE said 16, then there's still hope for Pearl as this absolutely couldn't be her. Never mind my rambling. I might need to put myself on a posting TO and just read for the rest of the night. :blushing:

ETA: & my internet connection is so slow tonight, my response is lagging and confusing, LOL. Back to reading for me...go forth and do what you guys do best, sleuth...I'll watch.

 

[marinthinker]

Just some thoughts here. No new news.

We know where the abductor and car were when Pearl was abducted and when the license plate was photo ID'd on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Someone or something placed the abductor and car in or near Jenner. Jenner has a gas station, food, and places to camp. It's a good place to get a tank full of gas and a night's sleep before heading back to the Bay Area after a day on the Sonoma Coast.

Vallejo to Jenner at 7 am on a Wednesday

typically 1 h 40 min - 2 h
Arrive around 9:00 AM
65.3 miles
via CA-1 N

typically 1 h 40 min - 2 h 20 min
Arrive around 9:20 AM
71.1 miles
via CA-29 N and CA-1 N

typically 2 h - 2 h 40 min
Arrive around 9:40 AM
89.2 miles
via US-101 N​

Jenner to Richmond Bridge arriving at 9:30 am on a Thursday

typically 1 h 25 min - 1 h 50 min
Leave around 7:40 AM
71.1 miles
via CA-1 S and US-101 S​

10 am Wednesday to 7 am Thursday = 21 hours

So, allowing for traffic and conservative travel speeds, the abductor could arrive in Jenner around 10 am on Wednesday. To be on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge at 9:30 Thursday morning, the abductor would need to leave Jenner around 7 am the next morning, allowing for traffic and conservative travel speeds.

If you give him 8 hours for a good nights sleep, that's still 13 hours of time on the Sonoma Coast. You can cover a lot of miles in 13 hours.​

21 hours - 8 hours = 13 hours​

 

[cvaldez1975]

Oh dear love no apologies necessary! I just wanted you to know so you could put it together

Oh dear, it does look like I got that wrong. I can't edit now. I'll ask a mod to remove it. So sorry.

 

[LaborDayRN]

I doubt it's her, but I thought I'd post it.

Thank you Los. It's somebody's baby girl. :rose:

 

[wendiesan]

I feel so badly for her family.

 

[Steleheart]

According to this report it would seem that LE has the ID of the dead girl in the car. It's not Pearl.

"The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, the news release said. Her identity will be made available when family has been notified."

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article80721927.html#storylink=cpy
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[verbonica]

Just some thoughts here. No new news.

We know where the abductor and car were when Pearl was abducted and when the license plate was photo ID'd on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Someone or something placed the abductor and car in or near Jenner. Jenner has a gas station, food, and places to camp. It's a good place to get a tank full of gas and a night's sleep before heading back to the Bay Area after a day on the Sonoma Coast.

Vallejo to Jenner at 7 am on a Wednesday

typically 1 h 40 min - 2 h
Arrive around 9:00 AM
65.3 miles
via CA-1 N

typically 1 h 40 min - 2 h 20 min
Arrive around 9:20 AM
71.1 miles
via CA-29 N and CA-1 N

typically 2 h - 2 h 40 min
Arrive around 9:40 AM
89.2 miles
via US-101 N​

Jenner to Richmond Bridge arriving at 9:30 am on a Thursday

typically 1 h 25 min - 1 h 50 min
Leave around 7:40 AM
71.1 miles
via CA-1 S and US-101 S​

10 am Wednesday to 7 am Thursday = 21 hours

So, allowing for traffic and conservative travel speeds, the abductor could arrive in Jenner around 10 am on Wednesday. To be on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge at 9:30 Thursday morning, the abductor would need to leave Jenner around 7 am the next morning, allowing for traffic and conservative travel speeds.

If you give him 8 hours for a good nights sleep, that's still 13 hours of time on the Sonoma Coast. You can cover a lot of miles in 13 hours.​

21 hours - 8 hours = 13 hours​

Great job with all of the driving times!

The question I have is that if he was spotted on/near the Richmond San Rafael Bridge at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, which direction was he going? It seems that if he was going east, toward Vallejo or the East Bay, he wouldn't have had time to go there and come back and still make it to Solvang by 3:00 p.m. It's about a 5 or 6 hour drive from San Rafael to Solvang. If he was going west on the bridge (which makes sense with the 9:30 - 3:00 timeline), then IF he ever went north to Jenner, it had to be on Wednesday, and he returned to Vallejo or the East Bay afterward, then took off again on Thursday morning.

 

[marinthinker]

Great job with all of the driving times!

The question I have is that if he was spotted on/near the Richmond San Rafael Bridge at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, which direction was he going? It seems that if he was going east, toward Vallejo or the East Bay, he wouldn't have had time to go there and come back and still make it to Solvang by 3:00 p.m. It's about a 5 or 6 hour drive from San Rafael to Solvang. If he was going west on the bridge (which makes sense with the 9:30 - 3:00 timeline), then IF he ever went north to Jenner, it had to be on Wednesday, and he returned to Vallejo or the East Bay afterward, then took off again on Thursday morning.

Thanks for the compliment. I used google maps to check the trip times.

I believe he was driving east on 580. An East Bay local would never endure two bridge tolls to go to Southern California on Highway 101. Plus, it's well know that the bridges have cameras in the "toll" direction. I wasn't aware that there were cameras in the "non-toll" direction. One report said he was spotted north of Los Alamos at 3:10 pm. It would be possible to drive from Richmond to Los Alamos in 5.5 hours.

3:10 pm
Abductors vehicle reported to CHP: The 1997 Gold Saturn sedan was located traveling southbound on Highway 101, north of Los Alamos, in Santa Barbara County.

Another report said
Castro was first spotted in San Luis Obispo County, where CHP officers pursued him into Santa Barbara County.​

Richmond, CA to Los Alamos. CA
Leaving at 9:30 am on a Thursday

4 h 20 min - 5 h 20 min (285 miles)
via US-101 S

Richmond, CA
Get on I-580 E from 23rd St
4 min (1.2 mi)

Follow I-880 S and US-101 S to CA-135 N/Foxen Ln in Los Alamos. Take exit 154 from US-101 S
4 h 17 min (284 mi)

Continue on CA-135 N. Drive to Leslie St
2 min (0.5 mi)
Los Alamos, CA​

 

[cvaldez1975]

East on 580 is away from Vallejo. I think he took her from Vallejo, took 37 west to Sonoma county and was driving east on 580 away from Sonoma county then on south

ts

Great job with all of the driving times!

The question I have is that if he was spotted on/near the Richmond San Rafael Bridge at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, which direction was he going? It seems that if he was going east, toward Vallejo or the East Bay, he wouldn't have had time to go there and come back and still make it to Solvang by 3:00 p.m. It's about a 5 or 6 hour drive from San Rafael to Solvang. If he was going west on the bridge (which makes sense with the 9:30 - 3:00 timeline), then IF he ever went north to Jenner, it had to be on Wednesday, and he returned to Vallejo or the East Bay afterward, then took off again on Thursday morning.

 

[marinthinker]

East on 580 is away from Vallejo. I think he took her from Vallejo, took 37 west to Sonoma county and was driving east on 580 away from Sonoma county then on south

ts

I agree! It's very unfortunate that it took so long to ID his vehicle.

7 am Wednesday to 1 pm Thursday is 30 hours.

 

[cvaldez1975]

Yes if he didn't take 37, then he went north on 80 to 12, but idk why he'd do that, he would have to pay to cross carquinez, no? Either 37 or some back road. I think he took her there wed and was returning thurs. I think she's somewhere over there.

I agree! It's very unfortunate that it took so long to ID his vehicle.

7 am Wednesday to 1 pm Thursday is 30 hours.

 

[SophieRose]

I agree! It's very unfortunate that it took so long to ID his vehicle.

7 am Wednesday to 1 pm Thursday is 30 hours.

I wonder whose vehicle it is. Seems like if it was his, LE would have known on Wed since they identified suspect then as 19-year-old.

 

[sfbaynancydrew]

Thanks for the compliment. I used google maps to check the trip times.

I believe he was driving east on 580. An East Bay local would never endure two bridge tolls to go to Southern California on Highway 101. Plus, it's well know that the bridges have cameras in the "toll" direction. I wasn't aware that there were cameras in the "non-toll" direction. One report said he was spotted north of Los Alamos at 3:10 pm. It would be possible to drive from Richmond to Los Alamos in 5.5 hours.

3:10 pm
Abductors vehicle reported to CHP: The 1997 Gold Saturn sedan was located traveling southbound on Highway 101, north of Los Alamos, in Santa Barbara County.

Another report said
Castro was first spotted in San Luis Obispo County, where CHP officers pursued him into Santa Barbara County.​

Richmond, CA to Los Alamos. CA
Leaving at 9:30 am on a Thursday

4 h 20 min - 5 h 20 min (285 miles)
via US-101 S

Richmond, CA
Get on I-580 E from 23rd St
4 min (1.2 mi)

Follow I-880 S and US-101 S to CA-135 N/Foxen Ln in Los Alamos. Take exit 154 from US-101 S
4 h 17 min (284 mi)

Continue on CA-135 N. Drive to Leslie St
2 min (0.5 mi)
Los Alamos, CA​

The toll on the Richmond Bridge is West Bound. No one wants to pay to enter Richmond.

Edited to add: I see what you mean about the two bridge tolls now. Meaning he wouldn't veer around the East Bay only to re-enter Marin County (1 toll) and then endure another toll along the GG Bridge. Yeah that makes no sense at all. I suspect we would have heard that his car was also spotted crossing the GG Bridge if this was the case as well. Maybe they do have cameras East Bound or at very least just traffic cams on the East Bound entry point even though there's no toll collection? Good question.

 

[verbonica]

I wonder whose vehicle it is. Seems like if it was his, LE would have known on Wed since they identified suspect then as 19-year-old.

That's not a typical vehicle for a 19-year-old male, but anything's possible, I suppose. I suspect that, as you said, they would've had the alert out for it sooner if it was his car.

 

[sfbaynancydrew]

East on 580 is away from Vallejo. I think he took her from Vallejo, took 37 west to Sonoma county and was driving east on 580 away from Sonoma county then on south

ts

Yeah if I was driving Vallejo to Jenner I'd take 37 to Lakeville Hwy to 116 and either take 116 to the coast or veer off on 101 to either Hwy12 or River Rd and then head to the coast. You don't drive Hwy 1 in a hurry unless you have an iron stomach or lots of barf bags. It's VERY windy and treacherous in some places. The main Hwys are much more direct. As weird as this sounds if she was still alive when they drove out to the coast, she could have thrown up in the car (I have kids and friends that I regularly have to pull over to let them barf). I know I'm harping on the winding roads but it's what I associate with driving out there!

 

[marinthinker]

Yes if he didn't take 37, then he went north on 80 to 12, but idk why he'd do that, he would have to pay to cross carquinez, no? Either 37 or some back road. I think he took her there wed and was returning thurs. I think she's somewhere over there.

I suspect she's somewhere in Sonoma or Marin County. It would be helpful to know why they searched in Jenner. Was he seen there? Were there receipts from there? Did he have friends or family there? Was it one of his regular "get away spots"? The search was very localized and short lived.

 

[verbonica]

Yeah if I was driving Vallejo to Jenner I'd take 37 to Lakeville Hwy to 116 and either take 116 to the coast or veer off on 101 to either Hwy12 or River Rd and then head to the coast. You don't drive Hwy 1 in a hurry unless you have an iron stomach or lots of barf bags. It's VERY windy and treacherous in some places. The main Hwys are much more direct.

The travels are a mystery now, for sure. Maybe he had his routes on his phone, or LE followed pings? Certainly they found his phone with him after the shooting. I hope that we get to know eventually. Most important to FIND PEARL now, of course. Knowing where he went could help alert people who might have seen him in certain places during those 2 days, though.

 

[marinthinker]

The toll on the Richmond Bridge is West Bound. No one wants to pay to enter Richmond.

Edited to add: I see what you mean about the two bridge tolls now. Meaning he wouldn't veer around the East Bay only to re-enter Marin County (1 toll) and then endure another toll along the GG Bridge. Yeah that makes no sense at all. I suspect we would have heard that his car was also spotted crossing the GG Bridge if this was the case as well. Maybe they do have cameras East Bound or at very least just traffic cams on the East Bound entry point even though there's no toll collection? Good question.

The secret is no longer a secret. There are license plate readers on the East Bound Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. I was completely unaware!

Thursday Timeline 5/26/2016
1:00 pm
Amber Alert issued about 1 pm after abductor's vehicle identified

9:30 am
License Plate Camera Sighting on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Although not stated in the news reports, the vehicle must have been traveling east.

Morning
Vehicle spotted on 580 near San Pablo Bay
Although not stated in the news reports, the vehicle must have been traveling east.​

 

[LinasK]

Yeah if I was driving Vallejo to Jenner I'd take 37 to Lakeville Hwy to 116 and either take 116 to the coast or veer off on 101 to either Hwy12 or River Rd and then head to the coast. You don't drive Hwy 1 in a hurry unless you have an iron stomach or lots of barf bags. It's VERY windy and treacherous in some places. The main Hwys are much more direct. As weird as this sounds if she was still alive when they drove out to the coast, she could have thrown up in the car (I have kids and friends that I regularly have to pull over to let them barf). I know I'm harping on the winding roads but it's what I associate with driving out there!

Oh I know, late one night hubby & I were driving to Sea Ranch and he had to keep pulling off in Marin so I could barf.