strach304 said:
Here's a link for a map (hope it works)
http://www.mapquest.com/atlas/?region=ncarlina
No part of Virginia being the meeting location and justification for visiting parents makes sense to me. Long drop from the western end imo especially when you take the trip back into consideration. I'm not sure that person who stated Va. is accurate but if so kinda strange I think.
Lets go back to the beginning reports that said he was traveling on business and visting family while out of town. Didn't we originally assume from reports that he stayed at the parents house? It was said he would've arrived while they were sleeping and I know one of the media talking heads commented about this case on family alibi being unreliable.
Maybe he didn't stay at a hotel after all and the 11 pm phone call was made from the direction of his trip say two hours into it knowing the cell phone towers will ping it. He then goes back home which fits in with TOD. Parents can't verify within a two hour timespan of his arrival possibly. LE is gonna have to place him somewhere so if his alibi is possibly fishy why aren't they showing pics of him and the vehicle like they did SP?
I don't have any reason to doubt that reports from a friend of his stating that the business meeting was in Va. are incorrect. If in fact he is a close friend of Jason's, I do know for certain that several of their (Michelle and Jason) friends sat down with him and talked for a while the day of the funeral. The whole group were friends, guys and girls included. Many dated through college and married afterwards so this doesn't post any red flags for me. In my opinion, this could very well be true. I think the media jumped on the bandwagon initially when they heard business trip and parents and immediately thought that he was staying with the parents the whole time. Seems like I remember hearing since that they may be reporting that he in fact stayed in a hotel at this point (it's all starting to run together :waitasec: ).
It also doesn't seem weird to me that he was planning on visiting family. I have been told that he was close with his family but take it for what it is worth. Remember, it is a good drive to brevard from virginia, but probably still shorter than driving from Raleigh.
Here's what I really want to know.
1. Where was the hotel he stayed in and what time did he check in.
2. Was the 11 pm phone call made from the hotel or cell phone.
3. If it was the cell phone, need to verify that the call originated from where he said he was at the time.
4. Also something I learned from the Duke case. They could tell what time one of the Lacrosse player checked into the dorm by the key you swipe to let you in. I suppose most hotels have these plastic cards for keys anymore and if it is possible to see what times he used the key to get in the room. Not to mention video of the entrances to verify that he didn't leave.
5. What time he actually left the house. We know that friends were over until 10:30 but have heard no mention in the mainstream media if he was there when they arrived or not. I think some people have speculated but I can't say for sure. If in fact he didn't leave until 8 or after, I don't think that would give him time to get to a hotel in western va. If so, he would have had to call from his cell phone and was he where he should have been according to the time he left the house. If so, did he check in at the hotel within a reasonable amount of time after that.
Did anyone else get the impression that the sheriff sort of grinned when greta asked about the murder weapon. He wouldn't answer the question directly but said something to the effect of the investigators have collected a lot of evidence. In my twisted mind, I got the impression that was a yes but could be wrong, anyone else see that?