Found Deceased IA - Mollie Tibbetts, 20, Poweshiek County, 19 Jul 2018 #9

[cybervampira]

MISSING: Search ongoing for 20-year-old UI Student

MISSING PERSON. 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts is missing. Last seen on 7/19/18 possibly wearing denim shorts and a red t shirt. Last seen in Brooklyn. If you have any information please call 641 623-5679.

Poweshiek County Emergency Management Agency


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IA - MEDIA, MAPS & TIMELINES - NO DISCUSSION - Molly Tibbetts,20, Poweshiek County

 

[Harmony 2]

A Brooklyn company printed nearly 500 T-shirts with Tibbetts’ photograph and information on them, and they’re being sent across the country.

Desperate search for missing University of Iowa student continues

Investigators turn to social media accounts and GPS data in Mollie Tibbetts' disappearance

Mollie Tibbetts Goes Missing on Nighttime Run

An Evening Run, a Snapchat Selfie and Then Nothing: How Missing Student's Boyfriend Realized She Vanished

With each passing day, Mortvedt said the possibility of it being an abduction looms larger.

Why the FBI thinks Mollie Tibbetts' Fitbit could help find her

Cops search hog farm for missing Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts as officials rule out potential suspects

UPDATE: Timeline, description released in case of missing woman Mollie Tibbetts

As searches continue for Mollie Tibbetts and Jake Wilson, vigil planned for missing Iowans

Rumor mill spreads more harm than good in Mollie Tibbetts' case

Authorities continue to ask for the public's help and say no information is too trivial. Anyone with information is encouraged to call (641) 623-5679 or email [email protected].

 

[Harmony 2]

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[Harmony 2]

For new members post #3 has several links to help you familiarize yourself with the case before diving into the thread. Post #4 offers guidance on the posting rules of our forum.

The following links give more specifics:

Rules - Social Media - Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Rules - Etiquette & Information

 

[Harmony 2]

Some recent updates and articles:

Reward Offered for Information About Mollie Tibbetts’ Disappearance

Authorities 'hopeful' missing University of Iowa student is 'still alive' as search enters 10th day

Family, co-workers fear for ‘bubbly, cheerful’ teen who vanished

'She's a fighter': Community continues its search for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts

Brooklyn-based TIP Rural Electric Cooperative announced it will offer a $1,000 standing reward. That's in addition to the Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa's $1,000 standing reward that leads to finding Tibbetts or an arrest or conviction in the case.

That information will then be relayed to the Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office, which is leading the investigation.

$2,000 reward offered for information in Tibbetts case

Mollie Tibbetts search: Rural Iowa co-op offering reward for information about missing woman

New details provide insight into night Mollie Tibbetts was last seen

Community may hold clue to find missing Iowa student, father says

Reward in University of Iowa student's disappearance doubles as search continues

Mollie Tibbetts case investigators keeping details close to the vest, key questions remain unanswered

Missing University of Iowa student may have returned to home after jog: report

‘It doesn’t matter what we’re going through’: Missing student’s father wants help, not sympathy

 

[Harmony 2]

The "victim friendly" rule extends to the family members of victims and suspects. Sleuthing family members, friends, and others who have not been designated as suspects is not allowed. Don't make random accusations, suggest their involvement, nor bash and attack them. Posting their personal information, including names, addresses, and background data -- even if it is public -- is not allowed.

In the last thread the same queries were posited over and over about who was cleared. This person was cleared but not that one and how about this one and that one. These type of sentiments and statements can be construed as suggesting involvement by individuals in Mollie's close circle of family and friends. Our terms of service very clearly discourages that type of speculation.

TOS and WS rules will be strictly enforced from this point forward. You have been duly warned. Expect a TO or worse if you choose not to follow the rules of this forum and of this case.

*no need to click like button*

 

[Tricia]

In the last thread the same queries were posited over and over about who was cleared. This person was cleared but not that one and how about this one and that one. These type of sentiments and statements can be construed as suggesting involvement by individuals in Mollie's close circle of family and friends. Our terms of service very clearly discourages that type of speculation.

TOS and WS rules will be strictly enforced from this point forward. You have been duly warned. Expect a TO or worse if you choose not to follow the rules of this forum and of this case.

Thank or like this post to indicate you have read it before posting in the thread.

Thank you Harmony 2,

To our members posting on Mollie's thread. You may think by tossing out a question like "What about (insert name here) has this person been cleared" it seems totally innocent. It's not at all. You have just inserted an innocent person into a huge nationwide media story and cast doubt on their innocence.

You must understand how powerful your words are especially on Websleuths. We know law enforcement reads here along with many media outlets.

We will never know if the police read our threads and use the ideas from our members but I would be my life on it. Please keep this in mind when you post.

So when you are discussing a case, especially a case as big as Mollie's remember what you post matters and your words are being seen by many.

We will be timing people out or banning outright those who do not stop mentioning innocent people and asking if they have been cleared.

Thank you,
Tricia

 

[Harmony 2]

continue discussion here...

 

[Suglo]

continue discussion here...

Thank you for all your hard work!

 

[Hap]

Each time I log onto WS and see Mollie's name and the word MISSING, I just get a feeling like a knife to the stomach.......... just hurts. I'm really hoping this young lady has found a way to stay "with us" ... remember Abigail Hernandez?

 

[Hatfield]

Hoping this is the thread where we find her.

The biggest thing that confuses me about this case is there is not any solid evidence that she was taken against her will. At least not that we are aware of anyway.

Nothing. No sign of a stuggle. No torn clothing. No blood. No broken items. No frantic 911 call. No witness saying they saw her being taken. Nothing we are aware of that indicates she was taken against her will.

Its like she just disappeared. Hoping LE has a solid indication of what happened and maybe its just the public that is left in the dark.

Hoping this is the thread that answers are found out.

 

[PommyMommy]

Mother Of Missing Iowa Woman Speaks Out

"To the best of my knowledge, I believe she did make it home from the run and was in Dalton's home."

The family says evidence shows Tibbetts was doing homework on her computer after her jog that night. Authorities won't confirm or deny that -- saying they don't want to reveal too much.

"The first night she went missing I was distraught. I knew her phone was dead, but I sent her a text saying i love you, we're looking for you, we will find you no matter what," Calderwood said.

 

[PommyMommy]

I am curious as to when her father made it back to Iowa from California. First, let me say I am NOT discussing this to cast any suspicion on him. I was just curious as to when he ended up in the area because it is a long journey from CA to IA (ie, you aren't just packing up the car and driving a few hours), and, several articles mention him putting up flyers, etc. pretty soon after the alarm bells were raised that she was missing- this article implies he was in Iowa on the 20th (Father of missing Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts wants help, not sympathy), although of course, it could be unclear writing.

"Mollie Tibbetts moved there from Oakland in 2008 with her mother and two brothers while her father stayed in San Francisco, where he works today. Rob Tibbetts lives in Fresno, but has an apartment in Lafayette, where he stays during the work week."

This seems to imply he is full time in California- please correct me if I am wrong. The first hint that she was missing came on the 19th from her coworkers- in order for him to be there hanging flyers on the 20th, he would have had to hear she didn't show up to work, and then head straight for a flight that night sometime.

Or, was he already in Iowa? And why?

Again, I am NOT casting suspicion on him, but maybe he does know more about who was around on the night of the 18th or what she was up to than I was originally considering, given I thought he was in CA.

Mollie’s father Rob, who lives in California, flew in to help search for his daughter.

College sophomore Mollie Tibbetts still missing after two weeks of searching

 

[SkipperKey3]

Hoping this is the thread where we find her.

The biggest thing that confuses me about this case is there is not any solid evidence that she was taken against her will. At least not that we are aware of anyway.

Nothing. No sign of a stuggle. No torn clothing. No blood. No broken items. No frantic 911 call. No witness saying they saw her being taken. Nothing we are aware of that indicates she was taken against her will.

Its like she just disappeared. Hoping LE has a solid indication of what happened and maybe its just the public that is left in the dark.

Hoping this is the thread that answers are found out.

I agree. Even what little we do know is some what conflicting or ambiguous. I have tried several different scenarios and there always seems to be an item that is questionable as to whether it would fit. I have one that I am leaning toward now, but there's just not enough to be certain.

 

[Tealgrove]

Hoping this is the thread where we find her.

The biggest thing that confuses me about this case is there is not any solid evidence that she was taken against her will. At least not that we are aware of anyway.

Nothing. No sign of a stuggle. No torn clothing. No blood. No broken items. No frantic 911 call. No witness saying they saw her being taken. Nothing we are aware of that indicates she was taken against her will.

Its like she just disappeared. Hoping LE has a solid indication of what happened and maybe its just the public that is left in the dark.

Hoping this is the thread that answers are found out.

I'm struggling with this as well.

I've never been in the camp that suggests Mollie took off of her own accord because she needed a break, was overwhelmed, feeling pressured etc. I don't believe suicide is on the table here at all.

I have to think that with the FBI involved and STILL involved heavily that there is way more evidence that we obviously do not know about which keeps the FBI involved. If they had any evidence to suggest that Mollie just walked away, they wouldn't be putting in the hours that they appear to be putting in. That's a lot of manpower dedicated to finding Mollie. There was never an alert saying "endangered" or "might harm herself". None of that.

Nope...I think they have a POI in their sights and are watching and building a case.

It's hard not knowing more details and receiving conflicting information. We're all over the place trying to make sense of something that doesn't make sense because we don't have the right information.

I haven't posted much but I've been following. I find this case extremely puzzling and frustrating not just because Mollie is missing but because we can't really do anything but sit and wait. Horribly frustrating.

My gut tells me that Mollie is no longer with us. I sincerely hope I'm wrong. I hope she was overwhelmed and took a break and will walk back into everyone's lives, but I don't think so. Stranger things have happened so I'm going to wait it out like everyone else here and hope beyond hope that we get her back safely.

MOO

 

[Madison418]

Hoping this is the thread where we find her.

The biggest thing that confuses me about this case is there is not any solid evidence that she was taken against her will. At least not that we are aware of anyway.

Nothing. No sign of a stuggle. No torn clothing. No blood. No broken items. No frantic 911 call. No witness saying they saw her being taken. Nothing we are aware of that indicates she was taken against her will.

Its like she just disappeared. Hoping LE has a solid indication of what happened and maybe its just the public that is left in the dark.

Hoping this is the thread that answers are found out.

Right! I feel like with most other cases you have at least 1 clue to go off of. This one is so mind boggling. Trying to go through what is known and unknown. I was thinking she may have disappeared in the early morning hours on the 19th, when she was leaving for work or headed to her moms to get the car but then why wouldn't she bring her ID etc.?? Unless she had someone driving her that morning, she wouldn't necessarily need her ID or wallet.

 

[Millhouse]

Mollie’s father Rob, who lives in California, flew in to help search for his daughter.

College sophomore Mollie Tibbetts still missing after two weeks of searching

Thanks.

It's still interesting to me if he got on a plane that quickly that he was there on the 20th. I know it's alarming to hear your daughter didn't show up to work, but I don't think my parents would immediately hop on a cross country flight unless they had another reason to be very concerned to hear that news. Getting from the Bay Area to Brooklyn, IA, isn't really an easy trip, either. You probably need to connect, and/or then rent a car/get a ride to Brooklyn.

Given that she talked to her dad so much, and that he came right away, and that he keeps saying stuff about who was in town or coming forward with clues, I'm hoping he has more information than is able to be shared right now. Or, maybe he's just a very concerned father who hopped on a plane immediately after hearing that. Again, we know very little about how their family operated, but she did seem quite close with her father.

 

[Inthedetails]

I agree. Even what little we do know is some what conflicting or ambiguous. I have tried several different scenarios and there always seems to be an item that is questionable as to whether it would fit. I have one that I am leaning toward now, but there's just not enough to be certain.

Same here. We're missing information to make possible scenarios make sense. My current thought is that something went from a comfortable setting with a known person....to non-consensual setting with known person

jmo

 

[AnnoCatuli]

Mollie Tibbetts, University of Iowa student, missing: A timeline of events

Not sure if the if the above link has been posted but its on Fox News web site now. Breakdown of the time line from what has been out so far. What I find strange is LE refuses to comment in any way on the timeline yet they let the family continue to say she was working on homeworl until late the night she disappeared...they won't comment on it or answer questions but let the family essentially confirm it? What am I missing?

“I’ve got the detectives fact checking everything he’s given us," Cox said. "At this point there are no criminal charges," and he added that he doesn't expect there to be any.

This quote above relates to the guy in a car taking pictures of of females joggers who has since turned himself in, Below is that article:

Mollie Tibbetts' father says he is putting his faith in the investigators

 

[Mica]

Mollie Tibbetts gets far more coverage than other missing Iowans. Is media bias to blame?