MO - Sherrill Levitt, 47, Suzie Streeter, 19, & Stacy McCall, 18, Springfield, 7 June 1992 #11

[Scooby Doo 4U]

There’s so much information about the case of the Springfield Three,that it’s hard to know what’s true and what isn’t.
As websleuths ,we never get the full details of a case, and hard work and avid research needs to be done to uncover even the smallest of details, but none the less are part of a bigger puzzle piece.

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I’m always hearing theories on the porch light,now I do believe it’s a clue,however I would direct my attention to the far left of the front of the house, a window is open that leads to sherill’s bedroom and the screen for the window is propped up against the wall of the house...possibly the entry point?

Another thing I’d like to point out and not trying to point any fingers, is that it seems to me that janelle and her boyfriend Michael control almost the entire narrative of this case..
From where they were that night to the time they left.their are some conflicting reports about what time janelle called suzie’s Home.
Some say 8:00am others say 7:30 am while a video documentary has her saying she got up around 9:00am...she has suzie’s phone number, their planning on going to a water park together, so although janelle has a closer bond to Stacy McCall it would be safe to say that janelle and suzie were cool with each other.

Reports say that even janelle’s mother already had a place set for them to stay the night...
So why does janelle refer to Susie streeter as the other girl in this YouTube video?

2:01 minutes in..seems strange..
Not mention she and her bf were the first on the seen,she’d never been there, BF sweeps evidence away, janelle knocks, no one answers so she goes in? Yells out their names and assumed that maybe they went out for breakfast or something like that, and yet all three of their cars are sitting in the driveway..
And just before leaving she gets two obscene calls... IDK it sounds a little suspect...

Then they leave come back hours later their still not there and yet the police are not notified...

I couldn't agree with this angle more. Everything about them was suspicious. Another known fact, as published in the August 3, 1992 Springfield News Leader, the police made several statements, and one of them clearly stated that a "Male" who had been one of the last people to be with the women, and one of the first people to discover them missing, that police have been unable to confirm nor deny his alibi for that night.

And it is also known that JK and MH got their timelines and stories off. They didn't match, according to police, and changed a bit a couple times.

So the question I have is, why, three months into this investigation, conducted by the SPD, FBI, Regional Organized Crime Task Force, Green County Sheriff's Dept., and a platitude of other law enforcement agencies, are these Professional Investigators not able to varify his alibi???

You'd think that would have been one of the first things they did, and if they hadn't been able to varify his alibi at the three month mark, with him being one of the last people to see them alive, and one of the first to discover them missing, that the police would have been focused very much on him. But they weren't. Even though they didn't have any clue any any other direction that anyone is aware of, at least not at that point in the investigation. That was before Garrison.

So why?

 

[Catmommy]

I couldn't agree with this angle more. Everything about them was suspicious. Another known fact, as published in the August 3, 1992 Springfield News Leader, the police made several statements, and one of them clearly stated that a "Male" who had been one of the last people to be with the women, and one of the first people to discover them missing, that police have been unable to confirm nor deny his alibi for that night.

And it is also known that JK and MH got their timelines and stories off. They didn't match, according to police, and changed a bit a couple times.

So the question I have is, why, three months into this investigation, conducted by the SPD, FBI, Regional Organized Crime Task Force, Green County Sheriff's Dept., and a platitude of other law enforcement agencies, are these Professional Investigators not able to varify his alibi???

You'd think that would have been one of the first things they did, and if they hadn't been able to varify his alibi at the three month mark, with him being one of the last people to see them alive, and one of the first to discover them missing, that the police would have been focused very much on him. But they weren't. Even though they didn't have any clue any any other direction that anyone is aware of, at least not at that point in the investigation. That was before Garrison.

So why?

Because the scene was irretrievably compromised from the get go. So many people went in and out both before and after, IIRC, LE was notified of a problem that physical evidence has been forever contaminated. A confession stating the verifiable location of the remains is one of the few remaining hopes in solving this heartbreaking mystery. This is what I want to happen but I doubt it ever will.

 

[Scooby Doo 4U]

Because the scene was irretrievably compromised from the get go. So many people went in and out both before and after, IIRC, LE was notified of a problem that physical evidence has been forever contaminated. A confession stating the verifiable location of the remains is one of the few remaining hopes in solving this heartbreaking mystery. This is what I want to happen but I doubt it ever will.

I would tend to agree with you and all accounts. I really think that police have a general idea of what happened, but just lack evidence.

Now where their theories point......I have no idea.

Personally, I feel this crime has about four possibilities.......may be five.

Unfortunately we have a hard time discuss most of them publicly, due to liability, and not wanting to slander people publicly, who may not be guilty.

But I really don't think this case is as hard to "Solve" as some have made it out to be. Convict....yes! Solve, no!

 

[Scooby Doo 4U]

I wish we knew some of the angles that the team of investigators that were allowed to review the case, a few years ago, came up with for suggestions for further investigation, and other various thoughts about the case. The people who reviewed the case, were suppose to be some of the best of the best. Wish we know what they thought?

 

[JenNJ]

I would tend to agree with you and all accounts. I really think that police have a general idea of what happened, but just lack evidence.

Now where their theories point......I have no idea.

Personally, I feel this crime has about four possibilities.......may be five.

Unfortunately we have a hard time discuss most of them publicly, due to liability, and not wanting to slander people publicly, who may not be guilty.

But I really don't think this case is as hard to "Solve" as some have made it out to be. Convict....yes! Solve, no!

This case bothers me more than any other. I have read the threads and agree with most of what you write! It’s been 27 long years for the families of these women. If the SPD is sitting on anything that could publicly pressure these suspects, or anyone that might have information into talking, now would be a great time. They’re walking free! Make their lives harder, if anyway legally, expose them, shame them! I wish the SPD would play their hand, what can they lose at this point.

 

[Zeke85]

It would be nice to have SPD’s Victimology report on all three ladies as well as the FBI’s profile of the unidentified perp(s).

 

[NickelMary]

It would be great to hear Nigel's insight.

 

[OzarksTrailBlazer]

No new insight is needed. Only a little bit of work on the ground following up with a few simple leads gets you in the ballpark of what probably happened.

Cops were interested in Steve Garrison after two failed leads. They still are interested. Nobody asks why? They just make assumptions.

There's a direct link from the men who robbed the graves to Garrison. Fact. Did you properly investigate all three men? Dusty. Mike. Joe. All three? Thoroughly? All POIs...to this day (according to cops and the ex-DA).

 

[Woofbark]

These ladies have never been found. May this be the year.

I also hope this is solved real soon. Perhaps, in some way, they can review alibis and see which one is most likely false. It has also been mentioned online that one person may not have been able to commit this crime. Then you may have a couple of people providing false alibis for each other. All in theory of course.

 

[Woofbark]

....unbelievable. It will be interesting to see if anything new surfaces, but honestly, I doubt it.

The girls were going to go to Branson, then changed plans. Perhaps someone in, or near, Branson was very unhappy with that change in plans. Who did they know in Branson? What other phone calls were made from that sleepover house? Could they be between those two cities?

 

[Scooby Doo 4U]

The girls were going to go to Branson, then changed plans. Perhaps someone in, or near, Branson was very unhappy with that change in plans. Who did they know in Branson? What other phone calls were made from that sleepover house? Could they be between those two cities?

After looking at this case for the better part of about 20-yrs, I've come to the conclusion that this case hits close to home. Like the police said, they thought that one of the people involved in the crime, the girls knew and trusted.
That says one of four things. Ex-Boyfriend, Relative, Close Friend, or someone who had a "Grudge."

I also think that if it was one of the four, it really could have gone either way, as it pertains to the crime scene. I think it could have been staged. But on the other hand, I also feel its is reasonable to thing that who ever committed this terrible crime, may have just gotten lucky.......with the fact that DNA and crime scene anaylasis has advanced leaps and bounds today, from where it was in 1992.

I think if this crime had happened in present day, it would have been solved very quickly.

Unfortunately that is not the case.

I do fee that the person responsible for this crime was someone close to one or more of them

I also think they may have had an "Axe To Grind" with one or more of the girls/women,

Or, been on Black Out Drunk, committed the crime and because the person(s) removed them from the house, police didn't have much to work with, as long as this person(s) remained quiet and stuck to their story, rolling the dice that the police didn't have anything.........and rolled doubles when the police couldn't collect enough solid evidence, to file charges.

Just some of my personal opinions, based on looking this case over the past 20yrs. Some may be right, some may be wrong.

Food for though none the less.

 

[Woofbark]

You are right. Some of this may have been staged. The culprit is probably a friend of theirs. I wonder what would happen if the police told some of the previously interviewed people that they have New Information. Then tell them they are now a suspect because of that information. At least one of those people would probably get nervous and start telling on other people. That would really shake the tree a bit.

After looking at this case for the better part of about 20-yrs, I've come to the conclusion that this case hits close to home. Like the police said, they thought that one of the people involved in the crime, the girls knew and trusted.
That says one of four things. Ex-Boyfriend, Relative, Close Friend, or someone who had a "Grudge."

I also think that if it was one of the four, it really could have gone either way, as it pertains to the crime scene. I think it could have been staged. But on the other hand, I also feel its is reasonable to thing that who ever committed this terrible crime, may have just gotten lucky.......with the fact that DNA and crime scene anaylasis has advanced leaps and bounds today, from where it was in 1992.

I think if this crime had happened in present day, it would have been solved very quickly.

Unfortunately that is not the case.

I do fee that the person responsible for this crime was someone close to one or more of them

I also think they may have had an "Axe To Grind" with one or more of the girls/women,

Or, been on Black Out Drunk, committed the crime and because the person(s) removed them from the house, police didn't have much to work with, as long as this person(s) remained quiet and stuck to their story, rolling the dice that the police didn't have anything.........and rolled doubles when the police couldn't collect enough solid evidence, to file charges.

Just some of my personal opinions, based on looking this case over the past 20yrs. Some may be right, some may be wrong.

Food for though none the less.

 

[Falling Down]

Possible connection?

Pierce City felon Lawrence G. Timmons, formerly of Springfield, indicted in 31-year-old murder case

 

[Woofbark]

Possible connection?

Pierce City felon Lawrence G. Timmons, formerly of Springfield, indicted in 31-year-old murder case

It's possible. Notice how many of these crimes are committed by people who have already spent time in prison. I wonder what the statistics are on that?

 

[Betty P]

Possible connection?

Pierce City felon Lawrence G. Timmons, formerly of Springfield, indicted in 31-year-old murder case

I wonder what kind of evidence they have against him in the Pierce City murder? There's no mention in the article of DNA evidence. I cringe a little, hoping that LE in that region saved DNA evidence from rape kits, etc. Probably not.

 

[Falling Down]

I wonder what kind of evidence they have against him in the Pierce City murder? There's no mention in the article of DNA evidence. I cringe a little, hoping that LE in that region saved DNA evidence from rape kits, etc. Probably not.

Yeah they haven't released any info regarding why he was indicted.

 

[Falling Down]

A true crime show aided local LE:

COLD CASE: 31 year-old Lawrence county murder to be featured on national true crime series

 

[Luckyzmom]

DBM

 

[OzarksTrailBlazer]

A true crime show aided local LE:

COLD CASE: 31 year-old Lawrence county murder to be featured on national true crime series

He is not related to this crime in any way IMO.

But there's something of a parallel here. People questioned early on, with connections to the disappearance, are likely closer to the crime than the gap of time between suggests.

People QUESTIONED in connection. Not Janelle/Mike types that often lead to wild conspiracies. Note the distinction when I say "questioned." Think on that. Just random advice.

 

[Sc lee]

I think he has everything to do with this case.
He had a conviction for a home invasion robbery that was overturned on appeal but I mean it happened he did it
he went to prison for kidnapping which he falsely imprisoned in 11 year old boy in his basement but not after putting his head in a bag tying his wrists and ankles picking him up by one arm one leg and dumping his head into a cooler of water... and a rape at gun point.
unless the date of The Disappearance doesn't match up with when he was in Missouri and he was living in Oklahoma as a Time, I feel like at the very least attempt to rule him out.