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

  • #141
nevermind, I looked it up. Did they check any abandon houses in the area if there are any.

As you read, Summer's case ended about like we all thought it would and as so many of these cases do, tragically.
Truth be told, I'm not sure what's been done as far as searches other than the one search of her home and property that LE did. There are plenty of areas that could and should be searched but I don't know of any and haven't seen any organized searches. I supposed I could have missed seeing the info about one but I don't think I so.
 
  • #142
Kristen is still missing today. Her father, CB, shows the signs of stress he must feel as he worries desperately about his daughter. His emotions fluctuate wildly and he continues to track down unsubstantiated leads and rumors which only frustrate him more. I can’t imagine what it must feel like to have no idea where a loved one has gone or what may have happened to them.

This case continues to baffle me. Like many of the WS’ers here I go back and forth on what may have happened to her. For now, until we know more, I am narrowing down my theory to 2 options:

  1. Something happened to her in the home
  2. She intentionally left
I am throwing out the theory that she left upset and something like an abduction just happened to happen later. As was stated upthread by DocBrew it is very unlikely that two bad things were perpetrated on her by two different bad guys in one day. That’s a little too coincidental for my taste.

Starting with the theory that she intentionally left, my thought process is as follows: Kristen’s family seems adamant that she would not have left her child for this long or failed to contact a family member or close friend. People describe her as sweet, personable and loving. However, I don’t feel like I know her in the way that you feel like sometimes when you follow other cases. She was active on FB, then stopped about 2 years ago. I haven’t seen other sm presence since then which is unusual for someone her age. I don’t know her state of mind or if she has been having problems in her life. This makes it hard to get into her head to decide if she did just walk away.

As far as something happening in the home, we still don’t know what LE knows, but we do know that they had enough probable cause to obtain a search warrant. That is telling right there. It does concern me that the home and vehicles were not searched until 10 or 11 days after she was reported missing. Was that because LE initially thought it was a voluntary disappearance but can find no sign of her anywhere? That 10 days gives someone a lot of time to dispose of evidence. And then there’s those mattresses and a sofa out in the yard......

We do not know who reported her missing.

We do not know who described her clothing. (There has been a lot of talk of why she would have on a long sleeve shirt in the summer in NC. I do not find it that unusual. One reason is to cover something on her arms. The other could be that sometimes when you are sitting in an air conditioned place, you get chilled. She reportedly had a tank top on under the long sleeved shirt. If she got cold that morning she might have thrown on the ls shirt. If she walked out upset, she likely didn’t stop to change.)

We do not know who was in the house when she allegedly walked out.

We do not know why she would choose to walk on an extremely hot and humid day when her car was outside the door.

Was there anyone besides the person who reported her missing that actually saw her in the home that day? Or saw her anywhere that day?

I probably watch too many true crime stories on tv. There have been so many cases where the husband or bf gets into a fight with the woman. According to the husband/bf, the woman takes off and is later found to be missing or dead. I can not think of one case that I know of that, in this scenario, it was not the boyfriend or husband who made the woman disappear. I am not making accusations here, I am trying to theorize based on statistics and what we know thus far. I would love to hear that this pretty young mother has come home safely.

JMHO
 
  • #143
The similarities to the Swindell case here are amazing. Young mother of two goes missing. She is reportedly a responsible loving mother who would never leave her children. Her ex even said she had gone off with a fictional guy named “Chad”. (Sounds like the Rhino story). Her body is found later in an abandoned building and the ex is arrested for her murder.
 
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  • #144
The similarities to the Swindell case here are amazing. Young mother of two goes missing. She is reportedly a responsible loving mother who would never leave her children. Her ex even said she had gone off with a fictional guy named “Chad”. (Sounds like the Rhino story). Her body is found later in an abandoned building and the ex is arrested for her murder.

It is amazing how similar they are. As time has passed in this case my mind continues to go back to Summer's case and how much alike the stories seem to be. Very sad. I hope that this doesn't end as tragically as it did for Summer
 
  • #145
Kristen is still missing today. Her father, CB, shows the signs of stress he must feel as he worries desperately about his daughter. His emotions fluctuate wildly and he continues to track down unsubstantiated leads and rumors which only frustrate him more. I can’t imagine what it must feel like to have no idea where a loved one has gone or what may have happened to them...

rsbm
What an excellent post! Thank you for being here.
 
  • #146
Kristen is still missing today. Her father, CB, shows the signs of stress he must feel as he worries desperately about his daughter. His emotions fluctuate wildly and he continues to track down unsubstantiated leads and rumors which only frustrate him more. I can’t imagine what it must feel like to have no idea where a loved one has gone or what may have happened to them.

This case continues to baffle me. Like many of the WS’ers here I go back and forth on what may have happened to her. For now, until we know more, I am narrowing down my theory to 2 options:

  1. Something happened to her in the home
  2. She intentionally left
I am throwing out the theory that she left upset and something like an abduction just happened to happen later. As was stated upthread by DocBrew it is very unlikely that two bad things were perpetrated on her by two different bad guys in one day. That’s a little too coincidental for my taste.

Starting with the theory that she intentionally left, my thought process is as follows: Kristen’s family seems adamant that she would not have left her child for this long or failed to contact a family member or close friend. People describe her as sweet, personable and loving. However, I don’t feel like I know her in the way that you feel like sometimes when you follow other cases. She was active on FB, then stopped about 2 years ago. I haven’t seen other sm presence since then which is unusual for someone her age. I don’t know her state of mind or if she has been having problems in her life. This makes it hard to get into her head to decide if she did just walk away.

As far as something happening in the home, we still don’t know what LE knows, but we do know that they had enough probable cause to obtain a search warrant. That is telling right there. It does concern me that the home and vehicles were not searched until 10 or 11 days after she was reported missing. Was that because LE initially thought it was a voluntary disappearance but can find no sign of her anywhere? That 10 days gives someone a lot of time to dispose of evidence. And then there’s those mattresses and a sofa out in the yard......

We do not know who reported her missing.

We do not know who described her clothing. (There has been a lot of talk of why she would have on a long sleeve shirt in the summer in NC. I do not find it that unusual. One reason is to cover something on her arms. The other could be that sometimes when you are sitting in an air conditioned place, you get chilled. She reportedly had a tank top on under the long sleeved shirt. If she got cold that morning she might have thrown on the ls shirt. If she walked out upset, she likely didn’t stop to change.)

We do not know who was in the house when she allegedly walked out.

We do not know why she would choose to walk on an extremely hot and humid day when her car was outside the door.

Was there anyone besides the person who reported her missing that actually saw her in the home that day? Or saw her anywhere that day?

I probably watch too many true crime stories on tv. There have been so many cases where the husband or bf gets into a fight with the woman. According to the husband/bf, the woman takes off and is later found to be missing or dead. I can not think of one case that I know of that, in this scenario, it was not the boyfriend or husband who made the woman disappear. I am not making accusations here, I am trying to theorize based on statistics and what we know thus far. I would love to hear that this pretty young mother has come home safely.

JMHO

Well said, OldCop. Seeing the stress her family is going through, especially her dad, and their emotional rollercoaster is so heartbreaking. IMO he doesn't seem to know which way to turn next. I can't begin to imagine how hard this must be for him. These so called "tips" and unreliable leads are just adding to the stress and desperation he is be feeling and it must be such a let down everytime he chases one of them down just to find it was nothing but people talking.

I'm with you, this case is a tough one for me. The fact that we don't have any verified answers about the most basic of facts is frustrating. I have many of the same questions as you do:
Who was the last person to see her?
Who lives in the house with her?
Who reported that she walked away from her house?
Why did she leave on foot and not take her car?
Was there more than one person in the house when she left?
Who was it that described what she was wearing?
Was the sighting of her on Hibbs verified?
What about the sighting on 24, was that a verified sighting?
Why the lack of organized searches? The Croatan Forest is large and surrounds the area where she was allegedly last seen.
Maybe LE has instructed them not to conduct any searches and if so, why not? Could it be that they believe they know what happened to Kristen?

I, like you OldCop, am not placing blame or making an accusation but, it is all too often that in cases like these someone close to the missing person is the reason they are missing. I truly hope this isn't the case and that she is found safe and soon.
 
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  • #148
Well said, OldCop. Seeing the stress her family is going through, especially her dad, and their emotional rollercoaster is so heartbreaking. IMO he doesn't seem to know which way to turn next. I can't begin to imagine how hard this must be for him. These so called "tips" and unreliable leads are just adding to the stress and desperation he is be feeling and it must be such a let down everytime he chases one of them down just to find it was nothing but people talking.

I'm with you, this case is a tough one for me. The fact that we don't have any verified answers about the most basic of facts is frustrating. I have many of the same questions as you do:
Who was the last person to see her?
Who lives in the house with her?
Who reported that she walked away from her house?
Why did she leave on foot and not take her car?
Was there more than one person in the house when she left?
Who was it that described what she was wearing?
Was the sighting of her on Hibbs verified?
What about the sighting on 24, was that a verified sighting?
Why the lack of organized searches? The Croatan Forest is large and surrounds the area where she was allegedly last seen.
Maybe LE has instructed them not to conduct any searches and if so, why not? Could it be that they believe they know what happened to Kristen?

I, like you OldCop, am not placing blame or making an accusation but, it is all too often that in cases like these someone close to the missing person is the reason they are missing. I truly hope this isn't the case and that she is found safe and soon.
CB’s post yesterday afternoon when he was very frustrated had me take pause. He said, “I know what’s going on and it’s killing me and my family.” I don’t know if he was referring to the LE investigation or he is talking to the people who he thinks might have his daughter or know what happened to her.
 
  • #149
Well said, OldCop. Seeing the stress her family is going through, especially her dad, and their emotional rollercoaster is so heartbreaking. IMO he doesn't seem to know which way to turn next. I can't begin to imagine how hard this must be for him. These so called "tips" and unreliable leads are just adding to the stress and desperation he is be feeling and it must be such a let down everytime he chases one of them down just to find it was nothing but people talking.

I'm with you, this case is a tough one for me. The fact that we don't have any verified answers about the most basic of facts is frustrating. I have many of the same questions as you do:
Who was the last person to see her?
Who lives in the house with her?
Who reported that she walked away from her house?
Why did she leave on foot and not take her car?
Was there more than one person in the house when she left?
Who was it that described what she was wearing?
Was the sighting of her on Hibbs verified?
What about the sighting on 24, was that a verified sighting?
Why the lack of organized searches? The Croatan Forest is large and surrounds the area where she was allegedly last seen.
Maybe LE has instructed them not to conduct any searches and if so, why not? Could it be that they believe they know what happened to Kristen?

I, like you OldCop, am not placing blame or making an accusation but, it is all too often that in cases like these someone close to the missing person is the reason they are missing. I truly hope this isn't the case and that she is found safe and soon.
i dont understand the no searches thing
 
  • #150
Kristen is still missing today. Her father, CB, shows the signs of stress he must feel as he worries desperately about his daughter. His emotions fluctuate wildly and he continues to track down unsubstantiated leads and rumors which only frustrate him more. I can’t imagine what it must feel like to have no idea where a loved one has gone or what may have happened to them.

This case continues to baffle me. Like many of the WS’ers here I go back and forth on what may have happened to her. For now, until we know more, I am narrowing down my theory to 2 options:

  1. Something happened to her in the home
  2. She intentionally left
I am throwing out the theory that she left upset and something like an abduction just happened to happen later. As was stated upthread by DocBrew it is very unlikely that two bad things were perpetrated on her by two different bad guys in one day. That’s a little too coincidental for my taste.

Starting with the theory that she intentionally left, my thought process is as follows: Kristen’s family seems adamant that she would not have left her child for this long or failed to contact a family member or close friend. People describe her as sweet, personable and loving. However, I don’t feel like I know her in the way that you feel like sometimes when you follow other cases. She was active on FB, then stopped about 2 years ago. I haven’t seen other sm presence since then which is unusual for someone her age. I don’t know her state of mind or if she has been having problems in her life. This makes it hard to get into her head to decide if she did just walk away.

As far as something happening in the home, we still don’t know what LE knows, but we do know that they had enough probable cause to obtain a search warrant. That is telling right there. It does concern me that the home and vehicles were not searched until 10 or 11 days after she was reported missing. Was that because LE initially thought it was a voluntary disappearance but can find no sign of her anywhere? That 10 days gives someone a lot of time to dispose of evidence. And then there’s those mattresses and a sofa out in the yard......

We do not know who reported her missing.

We do not know who described her clothing. (There has been a lot of talk of why she would have on a long sleeve shirt in the summer in NC. I do not find it that unusual. One reason is to cover something on her arms. The other could be that sometimes when you are sitting in an air conditioned place, you get chilled. She reportedly had a tank top on under the long sleeved shirt. If she got cold that morning she might have thrown on the ls shirt. If she walked out upset, she likely didn’t stop to change.)

We do not know who was in the house when she allegedly walked out.

We do not know why she would choose to walk on an extremely hot and humid day when her car was outside the door.

Was there anyone besides the person who reported her missing that actually saw her in the home that day? Or saw her anywhere that day?

I probably watch too many true crime stories on tv. There have been so many cases where the husband or bf gets into a fight with the woman. According to the husband/bf, the woman takes off and is later found to be missing or dead. I can not think of one case that I know of that, in this scenario, it was not the boyfriend or husband who made the woman disappear. I am not making accusations here, I am trying to theorize based on statistics and what we know thus far. I would love to hear that this pretty young mother has come home safely.

JMHO
Agree with all of this. Seems only person who would have any answers to these questions is the bf (assuming he was last one to see her since she reportedly left on foot after an argument). Where were the other “family members” who live in the house at the time of alleged argument? Where was her son at the time? He is old enough to be able to answer some questions right? I’m not sure about the laws regarding questioning minors. I am sure LE has interrogated all of these people I am thinking but they are not releasing any information leaving this all open to speculation.

The no organized searches aspect is strange. Why no searches?

I also wonder about the alleged sightings. Were they ever substantiated? Literally no news on this case. Odd.

Hoping the family gets answers soon, this is agonizing for them :(
 
  • #151
CB’s post yesterday afternoon when he was very frustrated had me take pause. He said, “I know what’s going on and it’s killing me and my family.” I don’t know if he was referring to the LE investigation or he is talking to the people who he thinks might have his daughter or know what happened to her.

I wondered about the phrasing of that as well.
 
  • #152
i dont understand the no searches thing
I really don’t either. I strongly believe that initially LE thought she left voluntarily. As an adult, no matter her responsibilities, she has a right to go wherever
and whenever she wants. This will slow an investigation down if there are no initial signs of foul play. It appears that the family and friends conducted some haphazard searches at the beginning according to SM, but they often ended up running off to track down various unsubstantiated leads and sightings. I don’t think the family has someone they can rely on to organize and lead them. They all have mostly stopped accepting friend requests because they were getting overwhelmed and their pages were getting filled with the usual crackpots who come out of the woodwork in cases like this. So, as it stands now, it is the same few people in CB’s inner circle who are going round and round on this. It was suggested to them several times that they set up a “Missing Kristen Bennett” FB page to better funnel information, but they have not done that.

Aside from the missing person posters, LE has been very tight lipped. There have been no publically announced or reported searches. If LE still believes it is a voluntary disappearance, why the search warrant? If they don’t believe it’s voluntary, why no searches? I can only think they may have a bead on someone who they believe will eventually lead them to Kristen one way or another.
MOO
 
  • #153
I really don’t either. I strongly believe that initially LE thought she left voluntarily. As an adult, no matter her responsibilities, she has a right to go wherever
and whenever she wants. This will slow an investigation down if there are no initial signs of foul play. It appears that the family and friends conducted some haphazard searches at the beginning according to SM, but they often ended up running off to track down various unsubstantiated leads and sightings. I don’t think the family has someone they can rely on to organize and lead them. They all have mostly stopped accepting friend requests because they were getting overwhelmed and their pages were getting filled with the usual crackpots who come out of the woodwork in cases like this. So, as it stands now, it is the same few people in CB’s inner circle who are going round and round on this. It was suggested to them several times that they set up a “Missing Kristen Bennett” FB page to better funnel information, but they have not done that.

Aside from the missing person posters, LE has been very tight lipped. There have been no publically announced or reported searches. If LE still believes it is a voluntary disappearance, why the search warrant? If they don’t believe it’s voluntary, why no searches? I can only think they may have a bead on someone who they believe will eventually lead them to Kristen one way or another.
MOO

Totally agree. I don't know why they won't set up that fb page. It would probably bring some relief to them as there would be one place for updates and for everyone to gather the information that the family wants out.
I do remember the family asking other family members to come help look for her but it was definitely not organized. I just can't figure out why there isn't a movement for an organized boots on the ground search. There is a lot of ground that could and should be covered IMO.
 
  • #154
Totally agree. I don't know why they won't set up that fb page. It would probably bring some relief to them as there would be one place for updates and for everyone to gather the information that the family wants out.
I do remember the family asking other family members to come help look for her but it was definitely not organized. I just can't figure out why there isn't a movement for an organized boots on the ground search. There is a lot of ground that could and should be covered IMO.
I agree 100% on both points.
 
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  • #155
Only logical explanation I can think of as to why no searches and no public plea for help is that they have a suspect and are gathering evidence and have asked family not to intervene. Any other reasons?
 
  • #156
Only logical explanation I can think of as to why no searches and no public plea for help is that they have a suspect and are gathering evidence and have asked family not to intervene. Any other reasons?
Can’t think of one.
 
  • #157
However, reading some other posts, it appears that PI’s and others have come out of the woodwork requesting large amounts of money to find Kristen. He and Kristen’s friends and family have been inundated with friend requests on FB and there have been some rude and crude remarks aimed at Kristen. As a result, I think they are talking/messaging among themselves.

First i like to say i am praying she will be found safe and sound. secong, i despise these people coming out of the woodwork trying to scam this family and other families out of money to find their loved ones. wouldnt this be against the law?
 
  • #158
First i like to say i am praying she will be found safe and sound. secong, i despise these people coming out of the woodwork trying to scam this family and other families out of money to find their loved ones. wouldnt this be against the law?
In North Carolina, if you use false or misleading information for financial gain that is fraud. If the amount is less than $1000 it is a Class 1 misdemeanor. More than $1000 it’s a class H felony. Unfortunately someone with a Class H felony usually only receives probation in that state
 
  • #159
She left the house on foot. We don’t know who was at the house or where her son was at the time.

do we know for sure she left on foot? we just told by bf that she left but not might not what had happened? prayers 4 kristen
 
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