Missouri - The Springfield Three--missing since June 1992 - #8

[HmmWhoKnows]

Please check Images only NO DISCUSSION for crime scene photos.

I just uploaded them.

 

[cherrymeg]

You can find easily on Google.

Search for the crime scene photos. They have the dresser in one of those. IIRC it's in her bedroom.

Thanks for your help. I was under the impression some of those photos were staged as to how they were described.

 

[asyousay]

Please check Images only NO DISCUSSION for crime scene photos.

I just uploaded them.

Thank You for posting the images

The bedrooms seem to be quite cluttered and Sherrills and Suzies bedrooms were opposite sides of the house?

 

[HmmWhoKnows]

One thing to note in one of the images, it's plain as day that Sherrill's window is open with the screen propped out.

A lot have speculated this as an entry by the perps--if there was no trust. Or maybe even an exit for Sherrill or one of the women.

 

[Missouri Mule]

The only public tip I find credible is the Apco tip. The lady trying to dispute it on 48 Hours was way too far away and it was at night. I've stood right where she was, and she can't tell who was in the store from there--let alone how do we know she was even paying attention that well? Steve Thompson interacted with Sherrill. I believe he's telling the truth.

Not George's. Not Porch Lady.

Too much focus is on the van and bad tips. Best to attack this case from the motive and then outward. IMO.

What time did “Sherrill” arrive and leave the APCO convenience store? The girl’s whereabouts are accounted for until they left Battlefield at 2:;20A.M.

I don’t see the rationale for the APCO store. What was she driving? I might believe that if the purpose was to get her out of the house.

Still waiting to hear a logical motive better than my lone male predator who merely followed them home.

 

[MAVLEY]

You can see the screen sitting on the ground outside the window. I have many windows without screens on them but the screen is usually put up somewhere or completely missing and not just sitting on the ground outside the window.

 

[HmmWhoKnows]

What time did “Sherrill” arrive and leave the APCO convenience store? The girl’s whereabouts are accounted for until they left Battlefield at 2:;20A.M.

I don’t see the rationale for the APCO store. What was she driving? I might believe that if the purpose was to get her out of the house.

Still waiting to hear a logical motive better than my lone male predator who merely followed them home.

Something got her out of the house. That, I do not know and can only speculate.

But if the cops took the lead more seriously, they may have gotten somewhere.

 

[HmmWhoKnows]

You can see the screen sitting on the ground outside the window. I have many windows without screens on them but the screen is usually put up somewhere or completely missing and not just sitting on the ground outside the window.

Yes, very true.

I wonder if Sherrill was shoved out of the house from the window. While one or another was taken out via the front door.

 

[Ibiz]

This suggest to me that one of the perps was rummaging through the purses and was possibly stopped by another perp, or some other interruption of sort.

 

[MAVLEY]

Sherrill could have had the window open while she was refinishing the dresser or while it was drying for fresh air. A perp could have seen that window open and removed the screen for access into the house. That would not show any signs of forced entry as most screens are pretty easy to remove, even from the outside. After being inside, especially with a gun or weapon, it would have been simple to have control of the girls. (especially if Sherrill was a hostage at this point)

OR, The perp got in the house to target Sherrill and got her out of the house.. The girls hear a commotion and jump up to see what is going on, go out the door and see Sherrill being kidnapped. The perp now has them out of the door and can kidnap them without causing havoc in the house.

 

[MAVLEY]

Yes, very true.

I wonder if Sherrill was shoved out of the house from the window. While one or another was taken out via the front door.

IMO, if she was shoved out of the window, the screen would be possibly mangled and laying on the ground. With the screen being set up against the house like that, I imagine it would be removed from the outside.

 

[HmmWhoKnows]

Still waiting to hear a logical motive better than my lone male predator who merely followed them home.

"Predator" can be used in a variety of ways. So you'll need to be more specific.

If a man followed them home with sexual assault on the mind, then how is he doing this cleanly? Logically, explain the whole process. I feel it falls apart quickly.

A gun gets a lot done. So if a man followed them home, why them? Why does he have a gun on him? Why three? Most sexual assault crimes by one lone person usually obtain one victim at a time unless they're children.

 

[asyousay]

If the Sherrill and Suzie were being stalked at the home then why pick a night it when Stacey is staying the night?

There was apparently a White Van seen around the neighborhood leading up to this crime and then it vanished afterwards. But that doesn’t explain why if the house was being watched you couldn’t go back and pick another night when it was just them 2 of then home.

If this was simply a crime of opportunity and Sherrill the victim then why such did Janelle and Mike not see any signs in the bedroom of a sexual assault?

 

[Ibiz]

If the Sherrill and Suzie were being stalked at the home then why pick a night it when Stacey is staying the night?

There was apparently a White Van seen around the neighborhood leading up to this crime and then it vanished afterwards. But that doesn’t explain why if the house was being watched you couldn’t go back and pick another night when it was just them 2 of then home.

If this was simply a crime of opportunity and Sherrill the victim then why such did Janelle and Mike not see any signs in the bedroom of a sexual assaulte?

Because it may be that Stacy and Suzie were the targets.

 

[asyousay]

Because it may be that Stacy and Suzie were the targets.

Then why would you wait for them to get home if they were seen at the parties and followed then logically you wouldn’t let them reach their destination?

 

[HmmWhoKnows]

Because it may be that Stacy and Suzie were the targets.

Plans changing last minute makes me think they weren't. You have to force that too much to make it "fit."

If they were targets, then it's obvious the perp was someone at one of the parties. I don't believe that is the case given all we know on this case.

 

[HmmWhoKnows]

If the Sherrill and Suzie were being stalked at the home then why pick a night it when Stacey is staying the night?

Stacy was a surprise.

I believe it was orchestrated to be the perps confronting Sherrill and Suzie about something. I am not sure that this is sexual assault related. Victims being three women usually point that way--but the Wright and SPD profiles seem to show someone taking an interest in Sherrill and Suzie and the Delmar house (another reason Stacy is not a target but rather collateral damage).

 

[cherrymeg]

Sherrill could have had the window open while she was refinishing the dresser or while it was drying for fresh air. A perp could have seen that window open and removed the screen for access into the house. That would not show any signs of forced entry as most screens are pretty easy to remove, even from the outside. After being inside, especially with a gun or weapon, it would have been simple to have control of the girls. (especially if Sherrill was a hostage at this point)

OR, The perp got in the house to target Sherrill and got her out of the house.. The girls hear a commotion and jump up to see what is going on, go out the door and see Sherrill being kidnapped. The perp now has them out of the door and can kidnap them without causing havoc in the house.

I could see Sherrill leaving the house willingly to get the perp out away from her home and her daughter. If a single person was holding her hostage most mothers would take a bullet if it meant their kid had a chance to live. If there was a gun you can't be sure the person is willing to use it or wants you dead in your house.

 

[asyousay]

Stacy was a surprise.

I believe it was orchestrated to be the perps confronting Sherrill and Suzie about something. I am not sure that this is sexual assault related. Victims being three women usually point that way--but the Wright and SPD profiles seem to show someone taking an interest in Sherrill and Suzie and the Delmar house (another reason Stacy is not a target but rather collateral damage).

We don’t agree on who was involved but I agree with you this was a confrontation which involved Suzie.

I feel such devastation for Stacey and her family as she was a victim of circumstance and she lost her life because of it. Talk about the wrong place at the wrong time.

I just hope none of the victims suffered and it was quick and plainless.

 

[HmmWhoKnows]

IMO, if she was shoved out of the window, the screen would be possibly mangled and laying on the ground. With the screen being set up against the house like that, I imagine it would be removed from the outside.

Or both could have happened...