Found Deceased MI - Venus Stewart, 32, Colon, 28 April 2010 - # 1 *D. Stewart guilty*

[RubyRed]

Yes, but the main reasons he is a person of interest are based on what THEY have said about the relationship.

There are other plausible explanations for what happened, that don't involve the husband:

1) She was abducted at random by a stranger
2) She was abducted by someone else she knew
3) She wasn't abducted at all, and just upped and left without telling anyone (we know this happens because it happened a few weeks ago in another case)
4) She wasn't abducted at all and is in hiding in the area with the assistance of people known to her.

The last two scenarios could easily happen because IMO people who are engrossed in their own problems come up with all sorts of bizarre actions without appreciating how things can rapidly snowball out of control. It is scenario 4 that interests me because it is quite clear that these folk were VERY paranoid about hubby.

Any of these things could have happened. And if it turns out that the husband's whereabouts can be verified, then it would have to be one of the above 4 scenarios. Alternatively, if it turns out that his alibi is fake then he becomes the most likely suspect, but so far, as far as we know, his alibi is holding.

Given all the protection orders and their daughter fearing for her life I think they have reason to be paranoid and if his alibi is true then there is another sick on the loose.

 

[pufnstuf]

There are no words to explain being connected with his wife's case, Doug told 24 Hour News 8 over the phone Wednesday.

"I still care about her very much, and to be told that you could be involved of something of this nature, it's repulsive," he said.

Doug says he is innocent, and the concern for Venus is mounting.

"It makes me feel horrible," he said. "And now, that the timeline has gone so far ... I'm getting very worried and very concerned."

The couple is in the process of getting divorced. Venus had left Doug in February with their two young children, and moved in with her parents in Colon Township. Previously, the family lived in Virginia.

More at link...

http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Dive-crews-search-for-missing-woman

Timeline has gone so far? Whut?

Did he mean "Now that she's been missing so long...."?

Timeline? Hmmm... wonder if he accidentally used that word because he had been figuring his "timeline" for Sunday night/Monday morning? Maybe writing it out on paper to figure how much time he had to waste? I know... I'm grabbing, arent I? :banghead:

 

[thinkaboutthis]

X called everyday but on the day Venus disappeared, he never called.
But calls everyday still.
No windows on that side on house...............
X claims to be in VA 9 hours away.
watching NG

On Nancy Grace, Mrs McComb said they had just gone to court one week prior to the disappearance and the judge granted full temporary custody to Venus and set up the phone calls once a day for Mr. Stewart. So I don't think that is much of a record of "always" calling. Not like it had been going on for months and all of a sudden, he didn't call. Plus by 8pm the night she disappeared, he may have already been informed of what was going on and was probably rightfully nervous about calling. I can imagine that. As far as continuing to contact the parents each day, I'm sure his lawyer has instructed him to try to keep in touch with his children as he normally would in case this does end up in a family court battle so he can't be accused of abandoning the kids in their darkest hour.

 

[pufnstuf]

She also said the kids are in hiding, in other words are not with her. That means she hangs up.

IF he did this to Venus, he's a sadistic to continue to call her parents.

He could let them know that, out of respect for them and the situation, he'll discontinue calls for a week or two...

But he's been labeled a POI by the police, and he's still calling the home from which she disappeared. IF he did this, this guy is out-n-out evil.

 

[pufnstuf]

I don't think that I've seen this posted in the threads yet. More to think about... after a little research, I saw that Venus' brother is 36, so he's probably her half-brother by their mother's previous marriage. (?)

Anyway, from this, it sounds like Venus left Doug in a hurry. Scroll down to April 30th's Prayer Request, Announcements, and Encouraging Words:


http://app.razorplanet.com/acct/425...s=au&nid=102423&blog_id=8800&null=0#blog_8800

 

[thinkaboutthis]

http://maps.google.com/

If you use Google Maps above and search Colon, MI to Newport News, VA using main interstate highways and toll roads to get there it indicates 12-13 hours drive time and 729 miles one way. Assuming he was speeding the whole way there without getting pulled over and not stopping at all, how much time could he have shaved off that? 1-2 hours maybe?

Now try it again but under options switch to No Highways, No Tolls, MUCH MUCH longer to get there via back roads and small town rural routes to avoid cameras along all the major highways and at toll booths. Plus you'd have to figure he'd stop somewhere along the way for gasoline and food. Any credit card or atm transactions would show up in a normal search unless he paid for everything with cash, which isn't that likely. If he did use cash they could look at his pay and bank records to determine if he took enough cash out of the bank to afford the expenses of a journey like that.

 

[pittsburghgirl]

Now here's a sentence to ponder:

"I still care about her very much, and to be told that you could be involved of something of this nature, it's repulsive," he said.

What's "repulsive" to him is to be told "you could be involved of something of this nature." He can't say "kidnapping," or "murder" or "the disappearance of my wife." It's "something of this nature" because he doesn't want to name the deed so he can keep pretending he doesn't know. He says "involved of" which is not English idiom. Seems to blend "guilty of" with "involved with." He "still" cares about "her" very much, but he doesn't use her name. And the two halves of the sentence don't go together--except that they are both about him and how he feels.

They always give themselves away, in my humble opinion.

 

[Calliope]

Yes, but the main reasons he is a person of interest are based on what THEY have said about the relationship.

There are other plausible explanations for what happened, that don't involve the husband:

1) She was abducted at random by a stranger
2) She was abducted by someone else she knew
3) She wasn't abducted at all, and just upped and left without telling anyone (we know this happens because it happened a few weeks ago in another case)
4) She wasn't abducted at all and is in hiding in the area with the assistance of people known to her.

The last two scenarios could easily happen because IMO people who are engrossed in their own problems come up with all sorts of bizarre actions without appreciating how things can rapidly snowball out of control. It is scenario 4 that interests me because it is quite clear that these folk were VERY paranoid about hubby.

Any of these things could have happened. And if it turns out that the husband's whereabouts can be verified, then it would have to be one of the above 4 scenarios. Alternatively, if it turns out that his alibi is fake then he becomes the most likely suspect, but so far, as far as we know, his alibi is holding.

BBM

And the kids are with her? Considering #4, do you think the family would have known she went into hiding? Or that she did this on her own without their knowledge?

 

[RubyRed]

Quote:
Around the time of Stewart's disappearance, something unusual happened in the area.

“Some guy came out of the woods, out of nowhere,” said Leana Powell, “came up behind me and asked, 'do you know where I am?'”

Powell reported that man to police.

http://www.wwmt.com/articles/margin-1376107-bottom-newschannel.html

I hope she got a good look at this person so she can identify him, yet if that man had just kidnapped Venus I can't see him asking " do you know where I am". That just seems crazy.

 

[Calliope]

I don't think that I've seen this posted in the threads yet. More to think about... after a little research, I saw that Venus' brother is 36, so he's probably her half-brother by their mother's previous marriage. (?)

Anyway, from this, it sounds like Venus left Doug in a hurry. Scroll down to April 30th's Prayer Request, Announcements, and Encouraging Words:


http://app.razorplanet.com/acct/425...s=au&nid=102423&blog_id=8800&null=0#blog_8800

They're claiming the kids don't have clothes and toys? I've read more than one report that she left him in February and brought them to her parents'.

A quick google found this right off:

Venus Stewart and her two daughters moved back to Michigan in February, according to documents contained in court filings.

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/04/missing_st_joseph_county_woman_1.html

Sorry. I don't buy that these girls have been running around in only their shoes for over 2 months.

 

[pufnstuf]

BBM

And the kids are with her? Considering #4, do you think the family would have known she went into hiding? Or that she did this on her own without their knowledge?

Didn't she allege that he had molested the older daughter? No way would she leave without her children.

 

[Calliope]

However, if you apply Natal's 4th scenario above...

Mom may not have taken their clothes if they've left their home in Michigan.

 

[Calliope]

Didn't she allege that he had molested the older daughter? No way would she leave without her children.

No, with that scenario I'm thinking it would be faking an abduction, then kids are brought to her at a later time when it's *safe*.

IOW, they disappear themselves. It's certainly happened before.

 

[Natal]

IF he did this to Venus, he's a sadistic to continue to call her parents.

He could let them know that, out of respect for them and the situation, he'll discontinue calls for a week or two...

But he's been labeled a POI by the police, and he's still calling the home from which she disappeared. IF he did this, this guy is out-n-out evil.

Maybe he wants to know what has happened to his kids. What father would give up on his kids just because the grandparents had an issue with him?

 

[jnTexas]

so he has an alibi and his parents live fairly close to her. Wonder what kind of vehicle his dad drives?

 

[Calliope]

http://www.wwmt.com/articles/margin-1376107-bottom-newschannel.html

I hope she got a good look at this person so she can identify him, yet if that man had just kidnapped Venus I can't see him asking " do you know where I am". That just seems crazy.

Why would even Doug ask that? He was familiar with the area after all.

 

[pufnstuf]

They're claiming the kids don't have clothes and toys? I've read more than one report that she left him in February and brought them to her parents'.

A quick google found this right off:



http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/04/missing_st_joseph_county_woman_1.html

Sorry. I don't buy that these girls have been running around in only their shoes for over 2 months.

I didn't insinuate that they've been running around naked for two months with no clothes, and I certainly didn't come to that conclusion from reading the request for assistance.

I do believe that they had to leave quickly, without toys and clothes, though. It seems like another form of control that Doug would have exerted on Venus.

But, from my reading of the request, the brother is just saying that they are in need, don't have much, and would appreciate any clothing donations. If I would have been in the church and had read that request, I'd certainly have gone through my children's closets to gather some hand-me-downs for them.

JMO.

 

[Natal]

http://www.wwmt.com/articles/margin-1376107-bottom-newschannel.html

I hope she got a good look at this person so she can identify him, yet if that man had just kidnapped Venus I can't see him asking " do you know where I am". That just seems crazy.

The lake was apparently difficult to get to, so if it was him and he went there for that reason, he would know where he was. I think it is more likely that this guy is just some random person who got lost, or the account was fabricated for someone's 15 minutes.

 

[Calliope]

I didn't insinuate that they've been running around naked for two months with no clothes, and I certainly didn't come to that conclusion from reading the request for assistance.

I do believe that they had to leave quickly, without toys and clothes, though. It seems like another form of control that Doug would have exerted on Venus.

But, from my reading of the request, the brother is just saying that they are in need, don't have much, and would appreciate any clothing donations. If I would have been in the church and had read that request, I'd certainly have gone through my children's closets to gather some hand-me-downs for them.

JMO.

Same here. Just odd that they're in such need after over 2 months time. I took it not so much that they left in a hurry, but that she probably didn't have room to pack that stuff. IIRC, both vehicles were registered to him, and in VA, so how did she get to Michigan?

 

[pufnstuf]

No, with that scenario I'm thinking it would be faking an abduction, then kids are brought to her at a later time when it's *safe*.

IOW, they disappear themselves. It's certainly happened before.

How would they fake the kids disappearing? The kids will have to be accounted for. With an absent mom, that increases the likelihood that the father would regain custody.

Why would Venus do this a week after she had been given temporary custody of the children? I just don't think that this is plausible.