MI MI - Eric Franks, 40, Buena Vista Twp, 21 March 2011 - #1

[Eric's mom]

I have 3 yrs worth of notes and I look back over them sometimes. The BV police said there was a call on Eric's phone to a general surgeon in MI. I never was told anymore about that. The call to FG's dentist was on April 11,2011 on Eric's phone. She said he left for CA March 21, 2011. When asked about that call, she said Eric probably just remembered her dentist's name.

 

[Roselvr]

Yes, that's what I was told. We got the name of the dish co. off the equipment at the house and called. It was interesting to me because Eric had said they were getting a new dish and reception would improve. That was an old house and the dish seemed so new. The co. gave me FG as the one who ordered it and said she gave a FLA address. They said they would give that to the police but not to me.

There are 2 main dish companies; DirecTV & Dish. You can't pick what dish you want installed. If they used one of the 2 they most likely signed a 2 year contract which they can transfer the service to their FL residence. I don't doubt there would be a history; highly doubt they just delete the old address but that would be a good question for their customer service. Do they keep an address history?

I have 3 yrs worth of notes and I look back over them sometimes. The BV police said there was a call on Eric's phone to a general surgeon in MI. I never was told anymore about that. The call to FG's dentist was on April 11,2011 on Eric's phone. She said he left for CA March 21, 2011. When asked about that call, she said Eric probably just remembered her dentist's name.

You've said his phone never left Saginaw.

 

[zwiebel]

If police could get a warrant to investigate that angle it would be interesting. Eric had left Saginaw about three weeks before that dentist call, according to FG.

We know from mom he had full dentures and already had an appointment fixed up with his own dentist for the fitting of permanent ones, I think? So it makes me wonder why he'd be trying to visit FG's dentist and calling from Saginaw.

It would be very interesting to see if an appointment was made around the time of that call, and who it was for. If it wasn't Eric, it would be hard to explain. But dentists won't release records without a warrant.

 

[psyquestor]

There are 2 main dish companies; DirecTV & Dish. You can't pick what dish you want installed. If they used one of the 2 they most likely signed a 2 year contract which they can transfer the service to their FL residence. I don't doubt there would be a history; highly doubt they just delete the old address but that would be a good question for their customer service. Do they keep an address history?

You've said his phone never left Saginaw.

BBM Of course you can choose. I've had both networks and have alternated with cable during the winter. I didn't have to sign a contract for that long either. I called and asked to be hooked up; they came right away; I called and asked to be disconnected / shut off. Just as easy. You pay a hook up / disconnect fee.

No idea why you think this? Dish networks these days are as easy as cable networks.

....carry on.

 

[Roselvr]

BBM Of course you can choose. I've had both networks and have alternated with cable during the winter. I didn't have to sign a contract for that long either. I called and asked to be hooked up; they came right away; I called and asked to be disconnected / shut off. Just as easy. You pay a hook up / disconnect fee.

No idea why you think this? Dish networks these days are as easy as cable networks.

....carry on.

My son worked for DirecTV for 7 years. Erics mom said the dish looked new on such an old house. Ex-GF can't say my house is old put an old dish on. The way DTV worked it; the type of equipment used depended on the service you were paying for. I'll have to ask my son how many types of dishes they had; but I know that Dish has a few different ones; a neighbor across the street uses them; has one for some channels; has a 2nd one for foreign channels. We had 3 different receivers; one an older DVR; one a newer DVR & 2 that were not a DVR; they didn't record. My son had told me that the dish we had was not the best one.

Usually they want you to sign a contract; to me it sounded like they were going with not only satellite TV but net too if Eric was going to use it to get online. So most likely they were getting a TV/net package.

 

[Roselvr]

Here are a couple a things I am pondering:

The FB photo of Eric's pic being held and burned in someone's hand is a huge clue, imo. Yes, it was a perfectly manicured thumb nail...but no one can say it was male or female. That could be a significant piece to this puzzle. https://www.facebook.com/pip.pip.good.fellow

Eric calls himself an "interloper" (supposedly the day before he goes missing) meaning: 1. a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
March 10, 2011 post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/158635567524997/

I am finding other things which have piqued my interest.

Eric's mom; can you ask his friends to look at his FB to let us know what the date is that the profile pic was changed? Also; was there any discussion on his profile about it? What was the pic before this?

While her stories do seem inconsistent, I read FG and her husband both went in to be interviewed several times before they moved. I didn't hear that either one lawyered up during those interviews. That surprised me. She does have a child who must have been deeply affected by all of these events. I read where LE interviewed her, too. Maybe the daughter wanted to move?

You've read his twitter; you've seen the FB group. You also followed Dr Teleka Patrick who also did a lot of tweets. I feel this is similar except there are more players.

Eric's mom posted on the FB page listing the conflicting stories Ex-GF gave; I reworded it by month & agency it was given to & posted this version.

The last person to see Eric alive in Saginaw has given several conflicting stories about that time. I also want to note that she refuses media interviews

According to this person, the story given to the Buena Vista police was that he was last seen at the motel where he was staying in March, 2011. The same motel that she cleaned the stuff out of Eric's room over 2 days and returned the key.

The story she has given to OH police and Eric's family was that Eric was last seen in front of her house in the Buena Vista area in April, 2011 and was in touch in May, 2011

The story given to a close friend of Eric's was that he was well and with her in June, 2011.

And i do not even have a clue what email account he may have used for his main facebook account. He had several and switched up often.

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Vee; have you tried to log in to his FB?
Btw; as his last legal wife; you may be able to get some answers

My son worked for DirecTV for 7 years. Erics mom said the dish looked new on such an old house. Ex-GF can't say my house is old put an old dish on. The way DTV worked it; the type of equipment used depended on the service you were paying for. I'll have to ask my son how many types of dishes they had; but I know that Dish has a few different ones; a neighbor across the street uses them; has one for some channels; has a 2nd one for foreign channels. We had 3 different receivers; one an older DVR; one a newer DVR & 2 that were not a DVR; they didn't record. My son had told me that the dish we had was not the best one.

Usually they want you to sign a contract; to me it sounded like they were going with not only satellite TV but net too if Eric was going to use it to get online. So most likely they were getting a TV/net package.

I don't know if the satellite was from one of these 2 companies. Hopefully Eric's mom can let us know then I can see what answers I can get from my son if it applies.

 

[veestevens]

I have 3 yrs worth of notes and I look back over them sometimes. The BV police said there was a call on Eric's phone to a general surgeon in MI. I never was told anymore about that. The call to FG's dentist was on April 11,2011 on Eric's phone. She said he left for CA March 21, 2011. When asked about that call, she said Eric probably just remembered her dentist's name.

Why call a general surgeon? And yes as mom has said all this time about dentist appointments. He had appointments with a dentist and all that had been paid for already with the dentures package if I'm thinking correctly.
And why have a dish installed in Michigan and have the bill sent to Florida? That should be checked on
Something's fishy.

 

[Roselvr]

Why call a general surgeon? And yes as mom has said all this time about dentist appointments. He had appointments with a dentist and all that had been paid for already with the dentures package if I'm thinking correctly.
And why have a dish installed in Michigan and have the bill sent to Florida? That should be checked on
Something's fishy.

That's why I wonder if the FL address was new and not the original address. When Eric's mom gets back to us about what company; if it's DTV I will ask my son specific questions. He was working for DTV until Nov 2012.

 

[Lins1983]

I just want him found Im from Oakland County here in MI let me know if there is anything I can do!

 

[Eric's mom]

There are 2 main dish companies; DirecTV & Dish. You can't pick what dish you want installed. If they used one of the 2 they most likely signed a 2 year contract which they can transfer the service to their FL residence. I don't doubt there would be a history; highly doubt they just delete the old address but that would be a good question for their customer service. Do they keep an address history?



You've said his phone never left Saginaw.

Right, according to the police. The dentist is in Saginaw, according to police who said they called the dentist to see which was the patient, Eric or FG and was told FG was the patient there.

 

[Eric's mom]

That's why I wonder if the FL address was new and not the original address. When Eric's mom gets back to us about what company; if it's DTV I will ask my son specific questions. He was working for DTV until Nov 2012.

I have looked through my notes and I had written down Dish HD and the date I called the co. Some of my notes are organized such as when we were presenting the story to someone and I had to condense my notes. Then notes were taken again "here and there" and are loose papers in a box. I found where someone tried to log on to my daughter's FB account from FLA. back a couple of years ago. Whoever did it was in Altamonte Springs, about 45 mins away from Daytona Beach. She had to change her password. At the time, I wasn't on Facebook. Also, saw that the manager of the ACF on Holland Dr. said Eric and FG were grocery shopping at an Aldi's in Feb and March 2011. Strange isn't it that they were grocery shopping together in the same month he decided to move to CA.??? ( I just looked thro the Saginaw phone book we got while there and I didn't mark the co, so I just called and inquired again about the dish at the Airport Rd. address. I was told they do not have service there now and they allow a one time address transfer. I was given a toll free # to call if I wanted to try to find out more. He said it didn't matter which dish co I call, they all look at the same info.

 

[Eric's mom]

I had wondered about whether FG or one of her family members had an appt at the time of the call. I don't know if the police asked that or not. They just asked who was their patient. As Vee said , Eric's dental work was prepaid and he could still go to a dentist for adjustments and I sent him the names of the two closest ones in MI. One was in Clio. This was during the time I was only getting emails, so I assumed it was him talking about going for his final appt to get his permanent dentures. I checked with his dentist to see if he had the final work done in MI and they said no. He didn't need her dentist, he had his own. I don't know what happened to Eric, but I do know that she needs to be held accountable for her string of lies and conflicting stories !

 

[Eric's mom]

I will be emailing about Eric as well. Perhaps if many of us do - It will be moved to the top of the list.

Good Luck at the dr this morning Eric's Mom

I got an email back from Daniel with Dateline. His remarks were very kind. He said it is hard for them to do this kind of story, but he would see what they can do. I just appreciate anyone who will actually get back with a person who has contacted them.

 

[veestevens]

All too fishy. As I told one of Eric's aunts today if he went to California somebody would've heard something by now.
I was asked if I think FG did it. My answer:
I'm not 100% sure but I think she and husband have the answers

 

[Eric's mom]

One of my sisters keeps remembering that in her conversations with FG's husband, he told her that he and FG lived upstairs in one of the ACF's . My sister thought maybe that's where they lived when Eric moved there. Then Eric's friend from TX said Eric told her that FG and her children moved into a rental house. We found that electricity had been turned on at the Airport Rd property in Dec, 2010 I believe. We were told it was for the pole barn on the property. FG's husband told my sister that HE never moved out, indicating she did. Eric said FG's husband tried to get the house next door as I mentioned earlier. The house next door on Airport Rd was empty about that time, but the current owners bought it. Eric mentioned to me that his daughter wanted him to move into their house. I asked FG about that and she didn't deny it. Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive !

 

[SStarr33]

I got an email back from Daniel with Dateline. His remarks were very kind. He said it is hard for them to do this kind of story, but he would see what they can do. I just appreciate anyone who will actually get back with a person who has contacted them.

I'm glad to hear he got back with you because I didn't hear back from him.

 

[Eric's mom]

Roselvr, I asked Eric's friends on the Elite about the profile pic and one responded , but I think she misunderstood which pic I was speaking of, so I explained further. Maybe I'll hear back. I don't think any of them view or post much anymore since Eric vanished.

 

[Momoffourboys]

All too fishy. As I told one of Eric's aunts today if he went to California somebody would've heard something by now.
I was asked if I think FG did it. My answer:
I'm not 100% sure but I think she and husband have the answers

I agree. I believe they know much more and they are very shady.

I, also, agree with Rose. As Eric's wife, you would be privy to certain
Information.

 

[Eric's mom]

Vee has been calling the state police. Hopefully, she will hear back soon.

 

[Simply Caustic]

Bumping for Eric. Thinking of you, and praying for a resolution for your family

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