Found Deceased NC - Kristen Ashley Bennett, 24, Carteret County, 14 Aug 2018 *Arrest*

[OldCop]

Says she lives with her family, but I think I read upthread that it is not her immediate family (Mom/Dad/etc). Is this correct?

Not sure. I believe that her 5 year old son lives with her and her bf. Besides those 2, I don’t know what other family members live there. Also, I do not know if her boyfriend is the child’s father.
CB is very guarded about info he gives out, yet he is begging for help. That makes it very difficult to make suggestions or come up with solid theories for him. He was burnt early on with scammers and con artists and I think he’s in over his head trying to run down leads.

 

[OldCop]

It would also be helpful if we could find out if she has other social media accounts besides FB, which she rarely uses. Instagram, Twitter, VSCO, info could provide more clues.

 

[DocBrew]

CB is very guarded about info he gives out, yet he is begging for help. That makes it very difficult to make suggestions or come up with solid theories for him. He was burnt early on with scammers and con artists and I think he’s in over his head trying to run down leads.

Agree he seems overwhelmed, but I imagine it is because pretty much all he knows is all we know. In other words, perhaps he isn't elaborating further because he doesn't know anything more. If that's all the information he was given by those around her last, chances are that's all he has to work with. And those cats probably aren't chomping at the bit to answer any follow up q's from him if this case is going the way I suspect it will.

JMO.

 

[LaylaD]

Did anyone else notice that there is a mattress and sofa loaded on a trailer outside of the home? Are they moving? Is this something the police did? It appears from the video footage that tthe loaded trailer was still there after the police left and yellow tape was removed from around the home.

Family, friends wait, look for answers in woman's disappearance

 

[DocBrew]

Did anyone else notice that there is a mattress and sofa loaded on a trailer outside of the home? Are they moving? Is this something the police did? It appears from the video footage that tthe loaded trailer was still there after the police left and yellow tape was removed from around the home.

Family, friends wait, look for answers in woman's disappearance

Yeah, that is strange. Evidently those 2-3 big furniture items (that could provide evidence of a crime) were placed outside on a trailer by the tenants, and LE seems to have just left it there. Maybe the warrant didn't cover it? No idea.

 

[insearchoflight]

Yeah, that is strange. Evidently those 2-3 big furniture items (that could provide evidence of a crime) were placed outside on a trailer by the tenants, and LE seems to have just left it there. Maybe the warrant didn't cover it? No idea.

That is very odd. Looks like new furniture which is also odd considering the circumstances.

 

[chi123]

I think we can all see where this is heading..

The story the people she was with are telling is completely nonsensical. Them getting a 10 day window to destroy or hide evidence might be devastating to the investigation, unfortunately.

Still hoping for the best.

 

[Suglo]

Yeah, that is strange. Evidently those 2-3 big furniture items (that could provide evidence of a crime) were placed outside on a trailer by the tenants, and LE seems to have just left it there. Maybe the warrant didn't cover it? No idea.

What tenants? I must have missed that there were tenants in the house. Who lives there exactly?

 

[DocBrew]

What tenants? I must have missed that there were tenants in the house. Who lives there exactly?

Reports say that she lived in the house with her boyfriend, child, and some family members. I don't think it is immediate family members.

JMO.

 

[OldCop]

Seems that everything that is “known” about this disappearance has been contributed by her bf:
They had an argument at their home on Hibbs Rd, in Newport, NC
It was allegedly about a marine named Rhino or Ryan from Cherry Point that she met at a bar
She was upset and left on foot about 2:00 pm even though her car was sitting in the driveway.
There has been no credible sighting of her reported since that day.

 

[OldCop]

Kristen is still missing today. Her Dad, CB, is now looking for a black and white Bronco that is driving around town. Again, he gives no further information as to why he is looking for this vehicle. Don’t know if someone is sending him on wild goose chases again. The scary part is that he is asking people to get a tag # or to “stop it and call him”. I know he is a desperate father, but someone could get seriously hurt.

 

[DocBrew]

Kristen is still missing today. Her Dad, CB, is now looking for a black and white Bronco that is driving around town. Again, he gives no further information as to why he is looking for this vehicle. Don’t know if someone is sending him on wild goose chases again. The scary part is that he is asking people to get a tag # or to “stop it and call him”. I know he is a desperate father, but someone could get seriously hurt.

Yeah, or get seriously in trouble. If he is conducting his own investigation and has his own justice to dole out, LE won't like that too much.

And I still can't get past what looks to be a relatively new mattress and sofa sitting outside of that house like it is set to be hauled off, and LE appears to have just left it there.

JMO.

 

[OldCop]

CB now says that the Bronco is not related to Kristen’s disappearance. He also says that there has been no phone or bank activity since she went missing.
It will be two weeks on Tuesday. That is a very long time for a young mother to be off the radar.

 

[Gary Bumgardner]

It's going on two weeks now that she has been gone and this is not her something has happened and someone needs to find out soon. This hurts not knowing. How do you just vanish? Please find her safe please.

 

[Gary Bumgardner]

You beat me to it.

She has thw car. Her bf has a truck.

 

[DocBrew]

CB now says that the Bronco is not related to Kristen’s disappearance. He also says that there has been no phone or bank activity since she went missing.
It will be two weeks on Tuesday. That is a very long time for a young mother to be off the radar.

Let's see: No phone use, no social media/electronic communications, no bank activity, no car use, no sightings past the day of, and no "Rhino" to be found. Seems like the last person/people to see her are yelling "squirrel!" at her father every chance they get just to cause him to chase his own tail. This isn't going to end well, IMO.

 

[Gary Bumgardner]

I sure hope that's not the case. It does not add up. She would not leave for 2weeks and not get up with someone. I am praying that she is just somewhere hiding out. But it does not feel right. She has so much to live for let's find her alive please. Her son wants his mom back. Her dad wants her back. Someone know something.

 

[Cherry]

I don't like this one bit! Ten days before they went in w a search warrant? Wth? How negligent.

 

[DocBrew]

Too good of a case for page 2!

 

[OldCop]

I’m wondering who was the source of info about the mysterious Rhino.
1) Was one of her friends with her when she allegedly met him at the bar? If so, why no description or other info.
2) If she went to the bar alone and hooked up with him, why would she tell anyone, especially her bf.
3) If she did meet Rhino one night and then he texted her, was that when the bf found out and confronted her? He took her phone and broke it. This is the reason there has been no pings. She stormed out on foot and either
a) went to meet Rhino and ran off with him
b) went to a friend out of her inner circle and is in hiding
c) was abducted by a stranger
4) The bf assaulted/harmed her, made up the story about Rhino, and disposed of her in an unknown location.
Trying to put some scenarios together based on the limited information we have.