CANADA Canada - Jack, 4 & Lilly Sullivan, 6, Vulnerable, wandered from home 10am, Gairloch Rd, Landsdowne Station, Pictou County, NS, 2 May 2025 #5

[TMich6811]

It gets stranger… someone has green shaded a portion of backyard on goggle earth.This was not on here in past, including past few days. Why did someone request? And why only that portion of yard? I believe there was also a door there

Do you happen to have a side-by-side? That’s actually really super weird. Does it say the last day it was uploaded?

 

[AddyFinch]

No side by side, historical date was May 23, 2024. But I am sure that greened out area was clear

 

[MistyWaters]

It gets stranger… someone has green shaded a portion of backyard on goggle earth.This was not on here in past, including past few days. Why did someone request? And why only that portion of yard? I believe there was also a door there

For the sake of privacy, it’s not unusual for people to blur out their houses on Google Maps. Maybe green in the colour for rural locations?

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[AddyFinch]

Ya, I knew that, but found it strange it was just done. Maybe too much traffic to that area on google earth…

 

[AddyFinch]

Unshaded…Shaded

 

[TMich6811]

That shed isn’t in the 2nd photo

 

[TMich6811]

It gets stranger… someone has green shaded a portion of backyard on goggle earth.This was not on here in past, including past few days. Why did someone request? And why only that portion of yard? I believe there was also a door there

I went and looked and some of the old Google maps pics we had posted here and they have a similar greened out effect without the shed. I think they are old Photos

 

[ilovepierre]

It is strange that absolutely nothing has been said about whether they were at their property that morning IMO.

I agree

 

[iveyguy]

It is strange that absolutely nothing has been said about whether they were at their property that morning IMO.

And the RV was never mentioned in any account of DM's or MBM's initial search for the children. There could be a logical reason for this (it was locked / nobody was home), but absolutely nothing was said about the RV until about Day 4 or Day 5, which is also when we learned about MBM's mother making accusations, and MBM leaving, etc. This was also the first and last time we saw/heard about DM's brother Justin - a Globe & Mail article had a picture of him on an ATV, although he wasn't facing the camera.

 

[LadyL]

It gets stranger… someone has green shaded a portion of backyard on goggle earth.This was not on here in past, including past few days. Why did someone request? And why only that portion of yard? I believe there was also a door there

can you circle the part you're referring to or where you think there was a door that no longer is there? it all looks green to me

 

[LadyL]

That shed isn’t in the 2nd photo

can you circle the shed you're referring to? I can't see much in the 2nd photo - it is all blurry for me

 

[su5ie]

Unshaded…Shaded

Is Google Earth in real time

 

[Absoluterubbish]

Is Google Earth in real time

The first thread had a google earth photo which already had this area shaded on May 7. It’s not new

 

[AddyFinch]

The first thread had a google earth photo which already had this area shaded on May 7. It’s not new

I must have made a mistake. Maybe I thought the drone image was goggle earth?? Wonder why someone would shade out backyard but not trailer, or the whole living areas for that matter?privacy concern obviously, but why yard and not the rest?

 

[Serononin]

Another few thing I noticed is DM says a lot of things but leaves a lot unsaid like when he mentions it's gone from a family of 7 being here to just me and I haven't gotten to see my other children yet ?

In bio dads moms interview I also felt it unfair for her to judge Maleyha's living conditions in a public setting and make comparison to her situation before stating she was always so clean etc . For a start the woman has an extra child possibly 2 step kids too and bio grandma's son left Maleyha high and dry by walking out of their children's lives so she is one to judge . And secondly 5 kids make a mess no matter how much you clean imo . And prehaps if bio dad provided a good stable home she might not have found herself living in a property that wasn't well maintained. No woman can get full custody of children if the father really wants to be part of his children's lives , no matter the circumstances unless sexual abuse toward the kids there is usually the route of supervised visits

Thirdly it is not known if Maleyha was suffering post natal depression that prehaps for a time had been too depressed to clean and look after herself and the kids to the standard she had previously displayed.

I've seen photos of Maleyha when apparently she had just started the relationship with Daniel ,she is stunning and well groomed but an extra child and maybe not as much community and family support she wasn't able to keep up appearances .

From bio grandma's tone in the interview and Maleyha's family accusing DM and her breaking all contact , one would have to wonder why there seems to be so much amonosity shown towards him

BBM

I'd wondered about post-natal depression, too, especially since IIRC the grandma said that the last time she saw the kids was right around the time that Meadow was born

 

[shetalksinstereo]

From watching the behavior of DM and MBM when interviewed, I believe they may have guilty knowledge related to the disappearance. I’m trying to think of a scenario in which 1 or more third parties associated with DM and/or MBM are involved in abducting the children, and DM and MBM feel compelled to hide this association.
One possibility is the potential that DM or MBM (or both) are involved in illegal activity. Evidence I see in support of this possibility is their ability to survive on DM’s income alone. I personally am financially comfortable yet find the cost of basic necessities is getting high. But this household currently subsisted on DM’s pay for one shift per week. If I estimate generously, this could yield at best a max of about $1,000 per month income. Even with free housing (living in family-owned trailer) it would be difficult to make ends meet.
I also note that, while financially comfortable myself, I personally could not afford to buy or maintain an ATV. Yet DM owns one, which I am sure, even if purchased used, cost in the thousands. How does he afford it? Which makes me wonder/speculate if there is an alternate stream of income from criminal enterprise. I concede it is possible MBM has some sort of income stream.
If there is an association with a criminal element, even if MBM stood by while DM was involved in it, and it exposed her children to a dangerous element, it could be difficult for MBM to confess this to law enforcement, given that it could jeopardize her custody of her youngest daughter.
This might explain why MBM would go along with DM in terms of telling the same story about what happened that morning. It would also explain her hasty end to the relationship with DM. She may have found herself to be between a rock and a hard place.
This is just me casting about for possible scenarios.
IMO

Regarding the atv - I live in an area surrounded by a rural environment, and it is VERY common for people with living situations similar to DM and MBM to have multiple types of recreational vehicles in the yard. Priorities are different. Also, who knows who paid for them, possibly his mother? Anyway, just wanted to jump in and say that we comment about that all the time, having a $5k house and a $50k truck in the driveway, or 5 snowmobiles, or UTVs etc.

 

[ilovepierre]

Is Google Earth in real time

No

 

[scapa]

This is generally a good direction for thought IMO, but I personally got caught up with "how do you accidentally kill both a 4-year-old-boy and a 6-year-old-girl". I'm sure there are scenarios, I just can't think of any that I would actually believe so far.

BBM.

Excellent point and agree. Especially given the different ages and lifestages of these wee bairns, and the little we know about their sibling relationship. Also unclear is the extent to which L felt responsible for J, and looked out for or after him.

More likely, it seems to me, is that one or both of the children were upset or decided to head off, possibly by a (non-violent) grumpy "Go play!!!" reaction by tired parent(s) to the usual morning energy of a 4 and 6 YO anxious to get the day started. Once outside, either J went beyond boundaries and L went to follow him, or vice versa, or they went together.

Whether they went together is something I wonder about. I don't think they were killed accidentally or on purpose by these parents, and the wandering stranger abduction theory, whilst always possible, seems less likely to me in this context, place and time.

 

[Judy Sleuth]

I must have made a mistake. Maybe I thought the drone image was goggle earth?? Wonder why someone would shade out backyard but not trailer, or the whole living areas for that matter?privacy concern obviously, but why yard and not the rest?

Image resolution on my machine may be to blame, but to me, that green just looks like ordinary summer growth. The image is from 2024, and maybe the shed wasn't there then. Possible also that the green is from later in the year, and that in early May in NS, the brown back yard just hadn't greened up yet.

 

[AddyFinch]

Ok, I'm calling it a one off eyesight disorder..LOL But the view is dated May 23, 2024, so much before incidents. It definitely looks like it was purposely shaded out.
No not referring to a shed, just green blob looks like finger paint or a finger on a track pad. There are two doors at back of trailer, one at far right, and sliding door to the left of back. They are all there, including sheds.