Found Deceased MI - Venus Stewart, 32, Colon, 28 April 2010 - # 5 *D. Stewart guilty*

[LIONKING21]

Good Morning
I was the one that stated that DS was a decorated sniper in the Marines. This is just what I know, being from the same area as DS. I don't think anyone thinks that he would have taken her this way, and I do not remember seeing anything about him being in possession of a shovel. I think the fact that he was a sniper, may have them proceeding with more caution ???? JMHO

Thanks

 

[spamelope]

Thank you puf, for that transcription. I think. Someday that little girl will google this case, and find this. I hope she has a good therapist. It was sick to put this out for public consumption. The media should have taken the high road and declined to publish this.

 

[spamelope]

COLON — The Michigan State Police continue to search for 32-year-old Venus Rose Stewart three weeks after her disappearance from Colon Township in St. Joseph County (Mich.).

Click here to learn more.
It is believed that Stewart was abducted from her parents' home the morning of April 26. She was last seen wearing pajamas.


http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100518/News01/5180362/-1/googleNews

 

[thinkaboutthis]

You know, "WetMan" the guy in the sketch still puzzles me. Still has NOT been identified, AND...triggered the most intense searches for Venus by LE at Adams Lake...MULTIPLE TIMES. How does this person fit into the equation? Multiple witnesses saw this person and even spoke with him, hard to debate against the fact that he exists and is suspicious. Was he an accomplice of DS? I wonder if he had any kind of regional accent when he spoke with the lake residents? Is this person on the Walmart tape?

 

[spamelope]

Has the title always read "Abducted"? I've been away for a few days & that word just popped out to me.
I'm starting to wonder if we will ever find her.

Welcome back, ATWC66! Yes, I think from the very beginning this was assumed to be an abduction.

 

[spamelope]

You know, "WetMan" the guy in the sketch still puzzles me. Still has NOT been identified, AND...triggered the most intense searches for Venus by LE at Adams Lake...MULTIPLE TIMES. How does this person fit into the equation? Multiple witnesses saw this person and even spoke with him, hard to debate against the fact that he exists and is suspicious. Was he an accomplice of DS? I wonder if he had any kind of regional accent when he spoke with the lake residents? Is this person on the Walmart tape?

I'm pretty sure WetMan has been cleared by the lady at the dollar store.

 

[believe09]

Thank you puf, for that transcription. I think. Someday that little girl will google this case, and find this. I hope she has a good therapist. It was sick to put this out for public consumption. The media should have taken the high road and declined to publish this.

I dont know if I agree completely with your take on this, although I respect your view point, and here is why: I can envision a desperate parent who may believe that his daughter needs to be vindicated-a father who believes that his grandchildren were hurt in some way by their father and who believes his daughter's unremitting fear that she will be killed by this man. He may have impulsively done this because this was all the proof he needed....I am not ready to believe he intentionally victimized his grandchildren by releasing the notes, and I doubt he could have even done so without the permission of LE....JMO.

 

[believe09]

I'm pretty sure WetMan has been cleared by the lady at the dollar store.

Can you help me find a link to this?? I am not turning anything up indicating this info...

 

[spamelope]

Can you help me find a link to this?? I am not turning anything up indicating this info...

LARRY MCCOMB: I`m as sure that he took her as I am of my name. That`s all there is to it, Nancy. I`m positive. This other fellow they run the sketch around, lady at the Dollar Store says he`s a local boy. I think these conversations have gotten confused or exaggerated. I don`t know. Doug Stewart is the man that took my daughter.

Good morning, believe. Here you go.

GRACE: And another thing, Mr. McComb, Larry, this guy that was at the lake does not seem to bear a resemblance to whoever was parked across from your house the morning she was taken.

THERESE MCCOMB: No.

LARRY MCCOMB: That`s right, Nancy. That`s because he wasn`t the man.

GRACE: Larry, have you talked to the neighbor that saw the pick-up in the field?

LARRY MCCOMB: No, I haven`t. I don`t know if it was a neighbor close or just somebody going to work that lives in the neighborhood. The police aren`t telling me.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1005/07/ng.01.html

 

[pufnstuf]

The "suspicious person" shown in a police sketch released last week is only wanted for questioning and may not even be related to this case, police said. He is not considered a person of interest.

http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest

 

[spamelope]

I dont know if I agree completely with your take on this, although I respect your view point, and here is why: I can envision a desperate parent who may believe that his daughter needs to be vindicated-a father who believes that his grandchildren were hurt in some way by their father and who believes his daughter's unremitting fear that she will be killed by this man. He may have impulsively done this because this was all the proof he needed....I am not ready to believe he intentionally victimized his grandchildren by releasing the notes, and I doubt he could have even done so without the permission of LE....JMO.

Believe, first off, thank you for all you do on the missing threads. It is appreciated! IMO, the public was already clamoring for the head of Doug Stewart, and the police had actively named him a POI. Public opinion was, and still is, totally against DS. I don't think VS needed to be vindicated against anything. Revealing this would not amp up any search or public support. They already had it.
Adults cannot afford to be impulsive with such incredibly sensitive,private matters that pertain to children. While LE couldn't stop LM from publishing those notes, I am certain that they advised him that it was not a good idea.

 

[believe09]

Believe, first off, thank you for all you do on the missing threads. It is appreciated! IMO, the public was already clamoring for the head of Doug Stewart, and the police had actively named him a POI. Public opinion was, and still is, totally against DS. I don't think VS needed to be vindicated against anything. Revealing this would not amp up any search or public support. They already had it.
Adults cannot afford to be impulsive with such incredibly sensitive,private matters that pertain to children. While LE couldn't stop LM from publishing those notes, I am certain that they advised him that it was not a good idea.

Spam, I appreciate you for being so balanced and well reasoned when posting on cases that are high profile and emotional!

I agree completely with what I bolded. I will say that some of the chatter regarding VS's abuse of DS and the he said/she said aspects of the case may have gotten the better of Dad. But I agree that adults cannot afford to give into to knee jerk reactions.

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

Puf, the thumbnail you posted... what video did that come from?
Was it a Nancy Grace show, and is there a link?

(I never watch NG sorry)

 

[spamelope]

Spam, I appreciate you for being so balanced and well reasoned when posting on cases that are high profile and emotional!

I agree completely with what I bolded. I will say that some of the chatter regarding VS's abuse of DS and the he said/she said aspects of the case may have gotten the better of Dad. But I agree that adults cannot afford to give into to knee jerk reactions.

Thanks, believe, but I'm not sure I deserve your praise lol.:blushing: I am not balanced and well reasoned, and as many here can and will gladly tell you, I am often wrong. But thank you.
My heart breaks for those children, and I hope there is a GAL looking out for them. I think it's horrifying too, that they have seen the news on this case. That should have never, ever happened. These children have been pawns for far too long-on all sides. I hope they're in counseling. FWIW, there have been allegations against LM also. But no one has released the details of those to try and vindicate DS. At least not yet.

 

[blackdog]

He was in the military. That's what they're all trained to do.

If he was going to use his skills as a sniper, why bother to go to all the trouble and expense of setting up an alibi, traveling to Michigan, abducting her in broad daylight with so many potential witnesses and leave such incriminating evidence behind?

I'm not referring to his shooting skills. I'm thinking more of his ability to deal with killing, and his connections with others with the same ability.

 

[Cubby]

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TIA!

 

[spamelope]

The "suspicious person" shown in a police sketch released last week is only wanted for questioning and may not even be related to this case, police said. He is not considered a person of interest.

http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest

I think it's pretty significant to want to be questioned in a murder case. I would want to interview any and every weirdo in the area to be able to rule them out as an accomplice. I am firmly convinced that this took at least two people to pull off. There was simply too much driving that had to be done in a short period of time. DS may be good, but he still can't be in two places at once. I would really want to know who the other person is.

 

[Cubby]

Transcription of Venus' handwritten notes found by her father Larry McComb (as well as I can... it's so blurry in the video). I've attached this as a file, so if you don't want to read this, you can move on by. Names and places are subbed with asterisks.

Forgive me if this has already been answered. Did Venus ever report the alleged sexual abuse of her children? Did she report it to LE, did she ever take her children to a pediatrician for an exam? Into counseling with a professional who the children disclosed to? I ask because the way this is written, is very similiar to other claims I have read online by mothers claiming sexual molestation and those claims have been proven by LE as being unfounded - suspect cleared. I'm just not buying it based on how it's written.

JMO

 

[thinkaboutthis]

The "suspicious person" shown in a police sketch released last week is only wanted for questioning and may not even be related to this case, police said. He is not considered a person of interest.

http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Douglas-Stewart-person-of-interest

Dear Wetman,

Sorry to inconvenience your fully clothed evening swimming and cigarette bumming time, we hope you know where you are because you had to ask when you came out of the woods at Adams Lake a few weeks back, but we can't seem to find you. We know that you are most likely just a local boy with nothing to do with the case, but we'd like to chat with you. We only want to question you regarding a possible abduction/murder case we have open, and you are not a suspect or person of interest...but FYI because we don't believe you have any involvement, we went ahead and did exhaustive searches at Adams Lake on 3 seperate occasions including once with side-scanning sonar and we plan to go back again when the water levels come down.

Again, all of that searching we did, is NOT because we have any reason to suspect you, or your behavior as remotely suspicious. We just want to catch up.

Thanks in advance for your consideration. We appreciate your creepy patronage of our private properties here in Michigan.

Yours Truly,

MSP

 

[spamelope]

Dear Wetman,

Sorry to inconvenience your fully clothed evening swimming and cigarette bumming time, we hope you know where you are because you had to ask when you came out of the woods at Adams Lake a few weeks back, but we can't seem to find you. We know that you are most likely just a local boy with nothing to do with the case, but we'd like to chat with you. We only want to question you regarding a possible abduction/murder case we have open, and you are not a suspect or person of interest...but FYI because we don't believe you have any involvement, we went ahead and did exhaustive searches at Adams Lake on 3 seperate occasions including once with side-scanning sonar and we plan to go back again when the water levels come down.

Again, all of that searching we did, is NOT because we have any reason to suspect you, or your behavior as remotely suspicious. We just want to catch up.

Thanks in advance for your consideration. We appreciate your creepy patronage of our private properties here in Michigan.

Yours Truly,

MSP

OMG LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My nose burns from coffee spraying through it.