CO - Jessica Ridgeway, 10, Westminster, 5 Oct 2012 - #3

[Marilynilpa]

I worked 12 hour nights and it was so different for me. When I got home in the morning I was wide awake and actually got a lot of housework done before I hit the sack. Coworker moms were the same way. Once you are used to it, it's like working any shift. Do folks who work 6am to 6pm go right to bed when they get home?

At 4:30pm when mom learned Jessica was missing she drove around the neighborhood looking for her. Was she alone? Where are gma and auntie?

Probably making phone calls and waiting for Jessica to come home.

 

[Gabby66]

OK I'm confused. Do G'ma and the Aunt live with Jessica and Sarah? I took it that G'ma just slept over there while Sarah worked. If that's the case, G'ma and the aunt weren't mentioned at all during any search. I didn't get the feeling they were even informed while Sarah was out looking around. She may not heve even called them yet, until she found (thought she would find) Jessica.

 

[hollyblue]

ITA. The timeline and the distance sure makes you wonder about this.

and.....

Has anyone heard anything at all today about whether Jessica has a cellphone? It's driving me crazy not knowing this.

IIRC, in the very beginning she had no phone with her, but the answer to if she had one at home that was hers was never brought up, imo. If I get time later, I may go back and try search/find on #1 where that discussion took place.

 

[GrainneDhu]

GrainneDhu, I've decided that I should just post "ditto" after everything you post, because I am almost always in agreement with you.

I thought another moment that seemed very natural was when the family laughed when they talked about her "shaking her butt", and another time was when one of the aunts described Jessica as a "mini me". Just a few moments of laughter for the family as they hold on to the fond memories.

You are so sweet, thank you.

The whole family seemed so warm and so loving. Even J
was included in that warmth (someone was holding his hand, too).

I found the reporter irritating and sometimes infuriating but I have to give him his due, he sure got some good responses so he must have a method to his madness.

I just wish the msm hadn't made such a hash out of some of the quotes, which gave people totally wrong information.

 

[Deleted member 718]

Probably making phone calls and waiting for Jessica to come home.

They don't work? The grandmother doesn't appear retirement age. Nothing is said of their being there that morning. Just trying to place everyone. thanks!!

ETA what time did the mom call 911? TIA!!

 

[DorothyC]

I'm sure we all are thinking this, but I just wanted to say: I really hope this turns out better than any of us fears.. Even better, I plain just hope this turns out well. Ok, I'm done stating the obvious. As you were.

 

[GrainneDhu]

I worked 12 hour nights and it was so different for me. When I got home in the morning I was wide awake and actually got a lot of housework done before I hit the sack. Coworker moms were the same way. Once you are used to it, it's like working any shift. Do folks who work 6am to 6pm go right to bed when they get home?

At 4:30pm when mom learned Jessica was missing she drove around the neighborhood looking for her. Was she alone? Where are gma and auntie?

I imagine that Jessica's mother tries to sleep as soon as she can after getting home because she probably wants to be awake for Jessica after Jessica comes home from school.

My husband worked graveyards for about 3 years when his son was in elementary school and it ended up with him getting infection after infection until his doctor told him his immune system was breaking down due to chronic exhaustion. I should add that my husband worked Sunday through Thursday nights, then switched to being awake during the day on Saturday and Sunday so he could take care of his son (single parent). The switching back and forth was what was wearing him down so badly.

 

[GrainneDhu]

OK I'm confused. Do G'ma and the Aunt live with Jessica and Sarah? I took it that G'ma just slept over there while Sarah worked. If that's the case, G'ma and the aunt weren't mentioned at all during any search. I didn't get the feeling they were even informed while Sarah was out looking around. She may not heve even called them yet, until she found (thought she would find) Jessica.

I believe grandma and the aunt both live with Jessica and Sarah.

I assume that they were both at work when Sarah realised Jessica was missing but I have no link to back that up with.

 

[scout35]

I imagine that Jessica's mother tries to sleep as soon as she can after getting home because she probably wants to be awake for Jessica after Jessica comes home from school.

My husband worked graveyards for about 3 years when his son was in elementary school and it ended up with him getting infection after infection until his doctor told him his immune system was breaking down due to chronic exhaustion. I should add that my husband worked Sunday through Thursday nights, then switched to being awake during the day on Saturday and Sunday so he could take care of his son (single parent). The switching back and forth was what was wearing him down so badly.

Sarah said exactly that. She wants to be up and ready to go for when Jessica is home after school.

 

[hollyblue]

it's not 3 blocks from her house to the park, it's a few houses.

There was alot of confusion because of a transposed house number for the Ridgeways. Bad info was 10768, when the correct addy was 10786 Moore. The house is approx 3 blks....the near addy for the park is 10767.

http://binged.it/PVnZc1

 

[scorekeeper]

You are so sweet, thank you.

The whole family seemed so warm and so loving. Even J was included in that warmth (someone was holding his hand, too).

I found the reporter irritating and sometimes infuriating but I have to give him his due, he sure got some good responses so he must have a method to his madness.

I just wish the msm hadn't made such a hash out of some of the quotes, which gave people totally wrong information.

BBM

Are you saying Jwas the young boy (with the black eye) at the interview.
I must have missed that...

 

[Gabby66]

Thanks, GrainneDhu. Was this stated that they lived there, or did you assume this? I ask, only because for some reason, I seem to recall a statement from somewhere that G'ma said she "stays with Jessica" at night. I also recall that she said she sleeps on the bottom bunk in Jessica's room so I assumed that meant while she was visiting. As an adult, I would not want to be sleeping every night on a bunk bed, let alone sharing a room with a child. These are all just things that lead me to this assumption that she lived elsewhere, so I'm wondering if I missed something, or perhaps we just had different "reads" on things. Thank you.

 

[carbuff]

Just wanted to say thanks to all the people who have been posting transcripts of the interview. It makes it much easier for those of us who don't have the hardware, the environment, or the ears to listen...

 

[Seek&Find]

You are so sweet, thank you.

The whole family seemed so warm and so loving. Even Jeremy was included in that warmth (someone was holding his hand, too).

I found the reporter irritating and sometimes infuriating but I have to give him his due, he sure got some good responses so he must have a method to his madness.

I just wish the msm hadn't made such a hash out of some of the quotes, which gave people totally wrong information.

Jessica's dad's name is Jeremiah. I think that's what this post is referring to, scorekeeper, not J, Jessica's friend.

 

[gam]

I worked 12 hour nights and it was so different for me. When I got home in the morning I was wide awake and actually got a lot of housework done before I hit the sack. Coworker moms were the same way. Once you are used to it, it's like working any shift. Do folks who work 6am to 6pm go right to bed when they get home?

At 4:30pm when mom learned Jessica was missing she drove around the neighborhood looking for her. Was she alone? Where are gma and auntie?

Me to, I was the one that suggested to my own daughter to work midnights, but she can't do it full time. She can't do it, she barely can drive home, can't stay awake and when she sleeps while working midnights, she hears nothing. Not the phone, not an alarm, not the doorbell.

She works alot of 16hr shifts, but it's days and afternoons, has no troubles with that.

I'm not sure auntie lives there, the one on the interview that said she was J's aunt does not live there. I to wonder where grandma was. Maybe she is like me and has a life to and has her own work schedule or errands to run.

Bottom line just because they live with grandma, she is not responsible for her grandchild, MOM is. Mom made a judgement call, that millions of parents make and let her child walk to school. One I would not make, because I know how many sick individuals are out there. But one I can't fault someone for making.

 

[Cubby]

it's not 3 blocks from her house to the park, it's a few houses.

Is it 3 or a few houses? I seem to recall one of the numbers in the address was transposed leading posters to believe the park was a few houses away. Someone later posted the house number was transposed and it was actually a few blocks away. I don't know that I've seen the correct distance, only that the address leading us to believe it was a few houses was incorrect.

Will see if I can find the post and link it.

 

[GrainneDhu]

BBM

Are you saying Jeremy was the young boy (with the black eye) at the interview.
I must have missed that...

Argh, I made a mistake. I was referring to Jessica's father and I thought his name was <modsnip>. My bad, I'm sorry.

The correct info is that his name is Jeremiah and someone was holding his hand during the interview.

 

[GrainneDhu]

Thanks, GrainneDhu. Was this stated that they lived there, or did you assume this? I ask, only because for some reason, I seem to recall a statement from somewhere that G'ma said she "stays with Jessica" at night. I also recall that she said she sleeps on the bottom bunk in Jessica's room so I assumed that meant while she was visiting. As an adult, I would not want to be sleeping every night on a bunk bed, let alone sharing a room with a child. These are all just things that lead me to this assumption that she lived elsewhere, so I'm wondering if I missed something, or perhaps we just had different "reads" on things. Thank you.

It was the aunt who said that when she stays at Jessica's house, she sleeps in the lower bunk bed.

The grandmother is on the property tax rolls as the owner of the house.

 

[Marilynilpa]

Yes, I thought about her falling asleep too. I am not saying that I believe she has anything to do with Jessica's appearance. I'm not sure that I do. But I do believe that her statements expressed guilt and I think it's much beyond just not getting the phone call. She overly emphasized that she cares for Jessica, that she has a new warm bed to sleep in, explained why Jessica got herself ready, and stated at least a couple times why her cell was in the other room. I am sure that every parent analyzes their own actions and thinks, "What if I'd just done such and such?" I think certainly that's normal. To me however, this seemed to be overly the case. The falling asleep could be a logical explaination. Perhaps she easily dozed off while Jessica was independently getting ready. Who can fault her for that? The girl is 10 - not a baby - and she just got home from work. What parent hasn't done this accidently? The problem is that if she's trying to overly account for that, so that people won't judge her as a "bad mom", it can make her look like she's lying, therefore guilty and a "bad mom". Throw in a custody battle, which all the more complicates her need to prove she's a good mom......Tough situation.

I felt that Sarah was trying very hard to show that Jessica has a safe, loving home life. It sounds to me that Jessica's life was pretty much that of any 10 year old girl, up until the moment she was abducted.

I think it is fair to say that no one in the world could blame Sarah more than Sarah herself at this time. The second guessing has to be horrible. If only she'd driven her to school . . . if only she'd stood by the door a little longer . . . if only she hadn't left her cell phone downstairs.

Did Sarah do anything wrong? Not as far as I'm concerned. But I'm glad Sarah has strong family support, because I imagine she is blaming herself quite a bit. JMO

 

[aust amateur slueth]

"blocks" are VERY small in that neighborhood

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yes Otto posted a map one block looks like theres only two houses between the streets.

anyone locals have an idea of what width of each property is there? The distance given between house and park was about 500 foot, which is about 160 metres.


here one block is about that length.