For me, being a victim of circumstance is vastly different than being a victim of opportunity, although they are not necessarily exclusive of one another. It would depend on the facts of the case.
Just one example of several I could conjure, theoretically speaking, the girls could have witnessed a drug deal on the trail that day, maybe someone prominent in the community, heck, they wouldn't even have had to recognize him, or anyone else, just walking by could do it. That would be a circumstance that may have led to a frightened and enraged individual committing murder. However, it is unlikely, IMO, as I believe the killer here had some things with him that he used in this crime, evidence of planning, you see.
If it's purely being a victim of opportunity, then indeed I believe we would have a serial killer, or a budding serial killer on our hands, or the girls were murdered for a
reason.
The LE officer that made the statement may have simply been alluding to his belief that the circumstances of nice weather, a day off school, timing, and remoteness of the trail/bridge led to the opportunity for the killer.
I think BG was there that day to commit murder. He could have been there on other days before, with the intention of the same.
I don't think the girls were lured to the bridge, and I don't think they were in communication with anyone that they would be meeting at the bridge. Although I do have a piece of me that still thinks the possibility exists that there is a connection between the killer and the girls.
I really WANT to believe Abby and Libby weren't targeted, however, there are so many things that LE have gotten wrong on this case, I'm hesitant to dive in head first and put full faith and confidence in their assessment of the situation, in particular in light of the fact that they have not solved the case.
The wrong path for two years is a major faux pas in my book. This in and of itself is a glaring example of why I just don't have full confidence.
Calling off the search, yet allowing who knows who to, reportedly hundreds of people, to continue to search, many throughout the night. I think this to be a major error in judgement, and a contributing factor to the difficulty in securing and analyzing the crime scene.
Failure to utilize canine SAR teams. IMO, any report of a missing person in which LE becomes involved should promptly result in trained canine units being called upon to assist.
Myriad examples of inconsistencies in pressers and statements to the public.
I am a strong supporter of LE. Trust me, I know several by first name. I truly hope the tip comes in that solves this case. Then we all can find out just how wrong we were in our speculation
