Found Deceased MI - Alison Sargent, 25, Bellevue, Eaton County, 4 Mar 2020

[evilwise]

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To try to bring this back around on topic though, I actually doubt this was gang violence which is commonly where you see dumped and burned bodies. I see nothing about the victim to suggest gang involvement. I doubt the primary motive was carjacking either. There's nothing particularly valuable about a 2012 Dodge Journey. I think this was probably a rape first and foremost and we could more or less safely speculate on the perpetrator's demographic just based on the location of the crime. It doesn't do much to further justice though.

These sort of random urban crimes do tend to get solved eventually because the perpetrators can't seem to resist boasting and that information eventually trickles its way down to some of the many police informants in the community.

 

[bwt42]

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To try to bring this back around on topic though, I actually doubt this was gang violence which is commonly where you see dumped and burned bodies. I see nothing about the victim to suggest gang involvement. I doubt the primary motive was carjacking either. There's nothing particularly valuable about a 2012 Dodge Journey. I think this was probably a rape first and foremost and we could more or less safely speculate on the perpetrator's demographic just based on the location of the crime. It doesn't do much to further justice though.

These sort of random urban crimes do tend to get solved eventually because the perpetrators can't seem to resist boasting and that information eventually trickles its way down to some of the many police informants in the community.

I don't see many rape victims that are burned. jmo.

 

[evilwise]

I don't see many rape victims that are burned. jmo.

It's almost like burning a body destroys evidence. Hey, maybe that's one of the reasons perps do it!

 

[bwt42]

It's almost like burning a body destroys evidence. Hey, maybe that's one of the reasons perps do it!

I'm sure it's one of the reasons.

 

[Trudie]

We all know from seeing burned body cases a lot of times it is a significant other. Taking the vehicle really proves nothing except MAYBE the perp hoped everyone would think Alison left on her own. Missing car-missing person.
Her car could be in one of the many lakes in the area, a chop shop or hidden in a field, barn or garage.
I’m curious if she was working at the Meijer store or shopping, if anyone knows. All moo
(Thinking of BC makes me want a Volcano or Pennfield pizza).
Living in BC area a big share of my life, I think the perp’ is most familiar with the area he set fire, he was confident little traffic would be on the road. Moo

 

[Trudie]

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To try to bring this back around on topic though, I actually doubt this was gang violence which is commonly where you see dumped and burned bodies. I see nothing about the victim to suggest gang involvement. I doubt the primary motive was carjacking either. There's nothing particularly valuable about a 2012 Dodge Journey. I think this was probably a rape first and foremost and we could more or less safely speculate on the perpetrator's demographic just based on the location of the crime. It doesn't do much to further justice though.

These sort of random urban crimes do tend to get solved eventually because the perpetrators can't seem to resist boasting and that information eventually trickles its way down to some of the many police informants in the community.

@evilwise I think this is solvable & soon. Alison’s SM might be the key. Hopefully MSP is involved in the investigation, they’re an awesome entity.

 

[Trudie]

I just heard about this case. Horrible.

It very well may be a crime of opportunity, but I don't think it was a straight up carjacking, as I don't think burning the body would be necessary.

I hope for her youngest daughter's sake, Alison's fiance was not involved. I wonder if the father of her eldest daughter is still in the picture as well.

the security footage from Meijer & surrounding area likely revealed what happened did not happen in the lot (like carjacking), so she had to stop elsewhere, meet or pick someone up, imo.

 

[evilwise]

We all know from seeing burned body cases a lot of times it is a significant other. Taking the vehicle really proves nothing except MAYBE the perp hoped everyone would think Alison left on her own. Missing car-missing person.
Her car could be in one of the many lakes in the area, a chop shop or hidden in a field, barn or garage.
I’m curious if she was working at the Meijer store or shopping, if anyone knows. All moo
(Thinking of BC makes me want a Volcano or Pennfield pizza).
Living in BC area a big share of my life, I think the perp’ is most familiar with the area he set fire, he was confident little traffic would be on the road. Moo

We do? We certainly see that statistically the perpetrator in the kidnappings of young attractive women is usually a current or former romantic interest but I would say that proportionately they are less likely to burn a body. Burning a body is something that calculating murderers do not something people do in an emotional outburst that they usually regret immediately afterward.

 

[Trudie]

We do? We certainly see that statistically the perpetrator in the kidnappings of young attractive women is usually a current or former romantic interest but I would say that proportionately they are less likely to burn a body. Burning a body is something that calculating murderers do not something people do in an emotional outburst that they usually regret immediately afterward.

Cool, we have dif’ opinions. I can think of many cases an ex chose fire to destroy a body as well as evidence. Most recently, Patrick Frazee.
Using google to search for ‘women murdered by SO, body burned’, I got hundreds of results. Moo

 

[Trudie]

The last known sighting of Sargent was at a Meijer grocery store in the very early hours of Thursday, before she was reported missing. She was caught on surveillance video as she entered and left the store.
Mich. Mom Went Missing and Her Burned Body Was Found Days Later, as Police Search for Answers

I’d like to know how long she was in the store & for what purpose, did she purchase anything, talk to an employee, use the restroom or ATM? What was her reason for visiting Meijer after midnight? Nothing wrong with shopping at off hours, I do so a lot. Maybe she was getting off work & stopped, idk.

 

[Trudie]

Her obituary:

Obituary of Alison Kathryn Marie Sargent | Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services


RIP Alison, and condolences to Alison's family, friends, and especially to her 2 young daughters.

Thanks for this @TatianaBarbie
What a beautiful young woman. Such a shame.
I think they have their perp’, at least a name, and await evidence testing from the lab, or results of a SW. I think Alison’s killer is a person she knew & trusted. Moo
Imo, she was in Bellevue, but never arrived home, so initially LE went with the last sighting as Bellevue. Some type of tip then led LE to Meijer/Battle Creek area, LE didn’t just pull Meijer out of a hat, iykwim. I think her Bellevue contact was able to provide LE with a wealth of info & possibly any friend or acquaintance Alison was with or planned to meet up with, and that person murdered her.
All MOO

 

[cluciano63]

Jmo this won’t be random...unless a car jacker decided to sexually assault her. In that case, a perp might try to destroy evidence by burning.

 

[Trudie]

Ok, she was in Bellevue, outside Battle Creek on 03/04, presumably with family or friends, imo. Then we go towards the midnight hour of 03/04 & she enters Meijer around midnight or after. She was gone all of March 05 before a MP report was filed. I see nothing on her FB page about a relationship, engagement or boyfriend.
Imo, she was in a relationship with someone (other than person noted in obit) & was with that person, maybe partying.....things went awry & he murdered her. All MOO


Homicide victim found burned, reported missing days earlier


Sargent's boyfriend reported her missing to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office just before 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5.

"She loved her family, she loved her boyfriend, she wouldn’t just disappear on us," Christine Norton, another close friend of Sargent, said.

Police said Sargent was last seen leaving the Meijer on Columbia Avenue in Battle Creek at 12:38 a.m. March 5.

 

[evilwise]

Cool, we have dif’ opinions. I can think of many cases an ex chose fire to destroy a body as well as evidence. Most recently, Patrick Frazee.
Using google to search for ‘women murdered by SO, body burned’, I got hundreds of results. Moo

Hm, I googled "blip blop bleep blorp" and got millions of results. It's almost like how you phrase Google searches effects how accurate their results are and total results don't mean anything.

Now, when I googled for the precise phrase "burned body" the top results were

Alison Blondheim, motive drug debt
Talia Naquin, unsolved
Elisabeth Renteria, female perp motive unknown
Bobbie Renee Simpson, sex worker unsolved
Alison Sargent, this case
Melissa Irene Whitis, transient unsolved
Helena M. Swigert, transient unsolved
Meagan Gonzalez, unsolved
Identity unknown, West Baltimore

In not one to suggest there might be a pattern here but there might be a pattern here.

 

[Trudie]

Man who strangled girlfriend near Twin Cities, burned body gets 20 years | Grand Forks Herald

https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article236940668.html

a couple examples fyi unrelated to Alison’s case.

Also, last time I was in the BC area, MSP shared quarters with the Calhoun SO. Imo, even if this case is assigned to SO, MSP is heavily involved & if not yet solved will be soon. Fingers crossed.
I see no reason this might be a difficult case. Alison’s family/friends know what she was or was not doing, I think.
Shouldn’t be too problematic to get info regarding the stop at Meijer, what was purchased & if she was with another person. Moo
Based on this, her perp stands no chance, imo, look at LE involved:
Missing woman’s body found burned, police investigating as homicide
The Calhoun County Major Crimes Task Force is assisting the Emmett Department of Public Safety in the investigation. Detectives from the Emmett Township Department of Public Safety, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan State Police, Battle Creek Police Department and NHBP Tribal Police are investigating.

 

[black_squirrel]

Reminds me of another burnt body near Jackson, MI on March 4, the same day Alison went missing. A connection?
Foul play suspected after body found in burning car, police say

Alison's killer may have wanted to destroy evidence and/or hide the identity of the body. I think it is probably not a car-jacking. I think they just wanted the car to disappear, just like her body.


edit: body near Jackson was found on March 4, not 5.

 

[jash]

No updates at all on this case.

From an old article/video:

"There are many unanswered questions and so many loose ends, so many out-of-character things going on. None of it makes sense," [KS], Sargent's close friend, said.

Homicide victim found burned, reported missing days earlier
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I wonder what "out-of-character" things she is referring to. Was it out of character for Alison to be out so late? Who was home with her kids?

 

[bwt42]

Thanks for this @TatianaBarbie
What a beautiful young woman. Such a shame.
I think they have their perp’, at least a name, and await evidence testing from the lab, or results of a SW. I think Alison’s killer is a person she knew & trusted. Moo
Imo, she was in Bellevue, but never arrived home, so initially LE went with the last sighting as Bellevue. Some type of tip then led LE to Meijer/Battle Creek area, LE didn’t just pull Meijer out of a hat, iykwim. I think her Bellevue contact was able to provide LE with a wealth of info & possibly any friend or acquaintance Alison was with or planned to meet up with, and that person murdered her.
All MOO

Rather than a tip, I would guess she used a credit card & Meijer. jmo

 

[Trudie]

True but that only provides what she purchased and time of checkout. They know she was there & left. Food or liquor run, perhaps? Did she even go in Meijer? Seen enter & leaving is vague, could be the store or the lot. Did she use the ATM? Did she need cash for some reason? Have a friend working 3rd shift she wanted to chat with for a sec’? So many possibilities.
Her phone gps might have led LE to Meijer, we just don’t know......yet.

Rather than a tip, I would guess she used a credit card & Meijer. jmo

 

[Trudie]

No updates at all on this case.

From an old article/video:

"There are many unanswered questions and so many loose ends, so many out-of-character things going on. None of it makes sense," [KS], Sargent's close friend, said.

Homicide victim found burned, reported missing days earlier
​

I wonder what "out-of-character" things she is referring to. Was it out of character for Alison to be out so late? Who was home with her kids?

Yeah, I wonder, did she drop the kids in Bellevue, with family/friend to babysit? Idk if she lived with her boyfriend but he wasn’t alarmed by her not returning home. I think she had a date or met up with someone & things went drastically wrong. LE never put warnings out, we haven’t heard she seemed in distress at Meijer. MOO