Canada - Terry, 27, & Hailey Blanchette, 2, Blairmore, AB, 14 Sept 2015 #2

[OutOfTheDarkness]

From what I have read, TB and DS did not get along. I can't see TB inviting him over at 3 in the morning if it's true and they didn't get along. I'm thinking DS went their with intent to do harm to the child and was caught by TB. The use of the van also has me thinking he had intentions of taking the child from the home. Or perhaps there was some form of altercation earlier that set off DS and he was angry at TB. Only guesses though.

It certainly isn't uncommon for a predator to break into a home while everyone is sleeping to snatch a child.

It's the previous history with the mother and father that creates the grey area into the motive. If he was a complete stranger, then it makes it a bit easier to think the child abduction was the reason.

 

[peony27]

After giving it deep thoughts I strongly believe that the mistery involving the why and who in this horrible crime lies in the words of Hailey's godmother, Rebecca Harrington. When she was asked 'what would you say if the person who has Hailey was watching this interview', she answers:


“Bring her back. If you honestly love that little girl, and you took away her father, you don’t love her.”

Remember, Terry's sister Amanda said just the same.

They knew there was a link. They knew the 'abductor' knew Hailey and they knew this person even used to say he loved Hailey.

The link, the conection, the key to solve this mistery of why did this happen is Cheyenne Dunbar in my opinion.

But she also mentioned something along the lines of "if you knew anything about her you would have her scout with her". Which says maybe they had no idea who had her? Just seems like a weird thing to say. I will post the link again in case anyone hasn't seen it.


http://globalnews.ca/video/2222940/raw-amanda-blanchette-sister-of-terry-blanchette-speaks

 

[peony27]

Re watching that video they had already made an arrest. So she must be thinking others are involved for sure, but I am wondering if they had told her who they arrested.

 

[Orangeboy]

Maybe the accused had already demonstrated an interest in HD by showing up at playgrounds, parks etc.
Perhaps there was already a history of stalking & lurking. The one article in the Calgary Sun does paint a picture of a troubled loner.

Is it possible that DS was a frequent customer at the pub/grill that TB worked at. Was DS seeking employment there?

TB was friends with DS's BROTHER on FB so that may have been enough for LE to assume that there is enough of a connection to say they were "known to each other. "

 

[Professor Bell]

Im going to take some time to read up on this to catch up.

 

[Beesknees]

If the family knew the abductor right away (which they may, because of the distinctive vehicle) then CD's statement regarding not having any contact with DS over the last 3 years could be an untruth. Not sleuthing, just furthering your thoughts. Maybe the family thought someone else had Hailey? (Despite the distinctive vehicle).

The last thing a person would want to say to a random(unknown) abductor of a child was "if you really love her".

If she knew who she was addressing, of course she would pick something related to that person. If she says "if you really love her" it's because the person she is talking to said he loved Hailey.

The godmother appears as saying - "ok, if you really love her (as you said before) and you killed her dad that she loved so much, at the end (unlike you said you love her) you don't love her.

Of course, at the time the godmother was expecting Hailey to be returned(perhaps, I think they were just previewing the worst) as there were no news yet that she was dead.

By the way, we all grieve in diferent ways. This godmother grieves like I am used to. She is a wreck (I've seen pics of her and in that interview she is a wreck) and the tears roll down her face and along her neck... She was "only" a friend of Terry and wee Hailey's godmother... ok, but I do know we all grieve diferent...

 

[ZhaZhaHa]

I don't know if the drop off/pick up situation is really all that big of an issue here. Per his coworker, Terry's day off was Mondays. This setup likely made things easier for Terry to make the drive to Edmonton to drop Hailey off on Cheyenne's Sundays. But when Cheyenne relayed to Terry that she would need some extra time in order to move, the onus probably fell onto Cheyenne to make her own arrangements to collect Hailey, as Terry would be working the rest of the week and wouldn't have time to make the trek.



Could be mistaken, but the mother seems the more reliable source for things concerning her daughter.

THANK YOU! I agree that there is too much focus on the pick up and drop off. Grandpa wasn't involved with the phone conversation, so his comment isn't really valuable. Terry and Cheyenne seemed to have a pretty relaxed relationship and it sounds like their custody was also relaxed, so exact times and dates maybe weren't such a huge deal with them.

 

[AmyPond]

I still think at the time, Hailey's family suspected someone else had abducted her and that's why they made those comments. Just speculation, of course.

 

[Leeman68]

I hadn't seen TB's sister interview until just now. The comment regarding - if you honestly love her, you'd bring her back - is very telling for me and AB sure seems to know who might have HDB and why. I wonder if DS thinks he is the actual father of HDB. Past timing seems to make that possible despite what others have said about a past relationship. JMO of course. Trying to make sense of this.

 

[ZhaZhaHa]

It certainly isn't uncommon for a predator to break into a home while everyone is sleeping to snatch a child.

It's the previous history with the mother and father that creates the grey area into the motive. If he was a complete stranger, then it makes it a bit easier to think the child abduction was the reason.

This is such a small town though that I don't know if there are a lot of people who DON'T know one another.

 

[Nadi]

When news of the arrest broke and DS was named there was a MSM article linking him to CD romantically but I can't find any other articles describing him as anything but a (former) friend. Before that there had been speculation on SM about a former boyfriend who is in the same age range. There was a ton of misinformation and half truths being tossed around. I believe many of the people following SM expected the ex to be named as the suspect. I think there was probably some confusion after a different suspect was named and I'm wondering if that's what led to DS to initially being linked to CD romantically. Sometimes people make up their mind about something and when confronted with the truth, rather than rethinking their opinion, they instead look for proof to support their feelings, even if the proof isn't legitimate or credible.

I'm guessing there hasn't been anything credible found to support a romantic relationship as I think MSM would be quick to jump over that. Look at many of the headlines. Most are in the vein of "Mom's Great Friend". The fact that he's a former friend and also acquainted somehow with dad is usually buried in the actual article. I feel like CD is being <modsnip> shamed, subtly by MSM and devastatingly so on SM. It's disgusting what's happening to CD with no actual proof. It makes me respect this site so much more. There's a good reason to have rules in place regarding social media.

 

[loreet]

Family of Blairmore man accused in Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and Terry Blanchette killings issue statement

Thank you for the link.

It is interesting in this case how closely social and mainstream media are intertwined -- this 'statement' from DS's family was actually made via SM, then quoted by MSM, which is the only reason we have access to it. It may be a function of the way the community of this small town 'works' and I do wonder about any other roles it has played in these (and other) crimes? Just as a general comment and observation, but if I was stalking someone, including a child, I would watch their (or their parents') FB page to see where they were and at what dates and times.

I volunteer with a group of young girls and someone set up a FB page to keep 'everyone' (mostly family members, but others could see it if they looked) apprised of our doings, including meeting times and places for drop off and pick up. The kids loved the idea of showing 'the world' and our community the cool things they were doing, but it struck me that we could inadvertently be putting the kids at risk by using the same page for both personal communication with families and also more general information intended for a wider audience.

 

[ZhaZhaHa]

I wonder how well TB's family got along with CD? I wonder if at that time TB's sister was talking to CD? If we knew that we might be able to read her interview a little better. I think it is very natural for people to always look at the parents in cases like this. Her comment about if you knew anything about her you'd know she should have her Scout is curious. Of course a mother would know this, but if they didn't get along I could see her talking like this. I just don't know. I wish I knew more about the whole social structure of this town.

 

[criminal mind]

Hi Everyone,
Little off topic but wanted to draw attention to another Alberta case that is coming up on 7 years and he still hasn't been found. If you have an extra minute please take a look. I don't know him or his family it is just a case that I was for some reason drawn to. http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...Dylan-Koshman-21-Edmonton-Alberta-15-Oct-2008

have a safe weekend!

RIP Hailey

 

[Jasper52]

I hadn't seen TB's sister interview until just now. The comment regarding - if you honestly love her, you'd bring her back - is very telling for me and AB sure seems to know who might have HDB and why. I wonder if DS thinks he is the actual father of HDB. Past timing seems to make that possible despite what others have said about a past relationship. JMO of course. Trying to make sense of this.

CD has clearly stated there was NO romantic involment with DS - DS would have no reason to think he was the biological father. JMO

 

[andreww]

I hadn't seen TB's sister interview until just now. The comment regarding - if you honestly love her, you'd bring her back - is very telling for me and AB sure seems to know who might have HDB and why. I wonder if DS thinks he is the actual father of HDB. Past timing seems to make that possible despite what others have said about a past relationship. JMO of course. Trying to make sense of this.

A very odd thing to say. The sister IMO knew exactly who was in custody at that point in time, its a small town after all. So who would "honestly love" Hailey? Certainly she wasn't speaking to DS as he was already in custody. Who did DS know that would "Honestly love" Hailey? :thinking:

 

[cluciano63]

A very odd thing to say. The sister IMO knew exactly who was in custody at that point in time, its a small town after all. So who would "honestly love" Hailey? Certainly she wasn't speaking to DS as he was already in custody. Who did DS know that would "Honestly love" Hailey? :thinking:

Could the sister have been referring to him loving mom of Hailey? "Her" being Mom?

 

[andreww]

Could the sister have been referring to him loving mom of Hailey? "Her" being Mom?

Good point. But it still wouldn't make sense for her to say that to someone who was in custody, but who knows?

I don't care what anybody says or thinks about this, I am certain that the motive for this crime has something to do with CD. I'm not saying she was involved or had any knowledge of it, but she knows more than she is telling. This crime was either some sort of revenge for being snubbed by CD or <modsnip>. We'll have to wait and see. All MIO.

 

[Delta9ine]

Could the sister have been referring to him loving mom of Hailey? "Her" being Mom?

I don't think so because in the full quote she goes on to say something like "You dont love her, you took away her father."

 

[Satchie]

I still think at the time, Hailey's family suspected someone else had abducted her and that's why they made those comments. Just speculation, of course.

I agree, I think TBs family may have jumped to conclusions that were incorrect or they were holding on to the hope that someone took her because they wanted to take care of her (rather than the unbearable alternative).