In your article, you wrote when describing the position from which the abductor could surveil Molly, "Even more importantly, if he saw or heard a car in the parking lot, he could cancel his plan and wait for another opportunity." So this must mean that you can see the Commin's Pond parking lot from this position.
The irony of the article is that with the short times between the various areas on or around Commins Pond, it has made me realize that it could very well have been someone in a white car. Basically anyone who had ever gone to Commins Pond and explored more than a minute from the beach would be knowledgeable about the various locations, the linkage between the beach and the cemetery being the most important. For some reason I visualized it taking longer to walk between the various spots. Your article made me think the path is rather desolate, but also rather short. It does not require a lot of planning.
How each of us views information is so important. While I think the information is good I did not come to the same conclusion. With so many cases, not just this one, when I learn new information that I did not previously know, it makes me re-evaluate what I thought. I thought Molly Bish's abductor was either the sand truck driver or work supervisor. But someone who works at the cemetery or a man who fished out at Commins Pond could have done it too.
Here is a fact that I feel foolish about after reading your article. In my mind, I always visualized Molly Bish sitting in her lawn chair on the beach waiting to begin the day when someone approaches. I thought not having the whistle on her was strange too until I read your article. But I was forgetting an important fact. She may not have even sat in that lawn chair yet. Why? Because she was still clothed when she was abducted. Her lifeguard suit was underneath that clothing. And you probably would want to remove your top before you put a whistle around your neck.
It is such a small little fact, but imagine if police went out there on that day and knew at the time that she was clothed. Or if they had talked to Mrs. Bish and looked inside her backpack and realized her clothes were not there. Searching for her in the pond would have seemed strange unless you think she went swimming with her regular clothes on over her swimsuit. I keep thinking that maybe even the police were thinking like me that day?!
You read about a story of a missing lifeguard out at a beach and you think of a girl wearing a lifeguard uniform. At least that is how I looked at it. Having the right information matters when it comes to making decisions.
