NE NE - Corrie Wood, 28, Grant, 20 September 2008 #1

[STEADFAST]

Wood was last seen alive during the evening hours of September 19, 2008 and the early morning hours of September 20, 2008, where she was observed with friends at the Cactus Palace Bar in Venango, Nebraska. Wood could have been driving or a passenger in several vehicles to include a White 2003 Ford Expedition SUV, a White 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup and a Gold 2004 Dodge Stratus 4-door sedan.
http://www.nebraskacrimestoppers.com/crimes.aspx

If it's so cut and dried about the friend driving her home, why do they not know the information about the car and whether she was a passenger or a driver?

 

[NSC]

Wood was last seen alive during the evening hours of September 19, 2008 and the early morning hours of September 20, 2008, where she was observed with friends at the Cactus Palace Bar in Venango, Nebraska. Wood could have been driving or a passenger in several vehicles to include a White 2003 Ford Expedition SUV, a White 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup and a Gold 2004 Dodge Stratus 4-door sedan.
http://www.nebraskacrimestoppers.com/crimes.aspx

If it's so cut and dried about the friend driving her home, why do they not know the information about the car and whether she was a passenger or a driver?

I was thinking the same thing!!! If this is all so cut and dry - why the heck is this even on Crimestoppers. Who isn't talking and why??????? I am really sorry but my gut and better insticts are telling me the friends are covering up for Scott, JMO, with this situation--- I am sure they got all their ducks in a row after the crime scene was cleared or before calling police (especially if the rumors are true he was on the phone with the best friend that night) - considering she was supposed to be dead for hours before found deceased by Scott. This would have given the guilty plenty of time to beat her to death and then go to "friends" to help with this issue. Maybe he said it was accidental or self-defense, who the hell knows at this point but all I know is something is STINKING big time in this small town. If this was on Nancy Grace or Greta they would be ALL Over this like you know what on you know what!!! JMO!!!

 

[mmleikam]

mmleikam,

I agree that Grant is a small town. I was born in Grant and grew up in Imperial, but there comes a point where common since has to come into play!! I know this type of thing doesn't ever happen in that neck of the woods but like I said there has to be common since in there somewhere! When this first happened the cause of death seemed to be either alcohol posioning or drug overdose so they cleared the scene...First of all, I knew Corrie and I didn't buy either one of these two causes of death, not for one second!! I knew that Corrie did not die from alcohol posioning, nor drug overdose, unless someone drugged her because she wouldn't do it to herself... There is an advantage to a small town, everyone knows everyone, some of the people responding to the scene should have know her and this should have sent off red flags to these people, I know one person in particular that responded that knew Corrie well... Corrie was already gone when they responded, when a person is already gone there is nothing that can be done so all local law enforcement should have done is call for an advanced crime unit and blocked the house so that NO ONE could get in there, just in case...it would have been better safe than sorry and in this case we are looking at sorry because they just released...BIG MISTAKE FOR GRANT POLICE!!!

I'm REALLY getting tired of hearing the excuse that Grant is a small town and this sort of thing has not happened in 22 years...I don't care, they should have used common since! And exactly, they DONT have experience with this SO WHY EVEN TRY TO ACT LIKE THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING??? Why not accept they didn't know what they are doing instead of trying and messing everything up!! call in for people who know what they were doing and just block the place off!!! This should have been solved already, instead the person responsible is walking around like nothing ever happened!! So frusterating!!

Feel free to get all CAPS LOCK on me, but I was replying to the posters question about the population of the town.

And, for future reference, it's common sense. Anyway, the EMTs and police that were on the call did what they were trained to do. And Corrie was drunk. Apparently too drunk to drive home. Not to mention that she was celebrating her birthday, so she probably had more to drink then she normally would have due to people buying birthday drinks or shots.

Also, if it was assumed that it was alcohol poisoning or drug overdose, then it's probably pretty safe to assume that there wasn't a whole lot of blood to begin with. Not enough to first think it was a beating.

Wood was last seen alive during the evening hours of September 19, 2008 and the early morning hours of September 20, 2008, where she was observed with friends at the Cactus Palace Bar in Venango, Nebraska. Wood could have been driving or a passenger in several vehicles to include a White 2003 Ford Expedition SUV, a White 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup and a Gold 2004 Dodge Stratus 4-door sedan.
http://www.nebraskacrimestoppers.com/crimes.aspx

If it's so cut and dried about the friend driving her home, why do they not know the information about the car and whether she was a passenger or a driver?

The Stratus belongs to the friend that drove her home. The pick up is Scott's and I think the SUV was Corrie's.

 

[djkbs0416]

I used caps lock to emphasize the words that I used it on, not in a yelling mannor but to bring those words out strongly... Anyway, well I'm not here to argue about what the responders and police should have done but it is all just wrong and that's all I have to say because I said it all before so there is no reason to repeat myself. And yes Corrie was drunk but she didn't die from it...the house should have just been blocked off just in case and I don't think we would be where we are right now because they would already have the killer in custody.

 

[NSC]

""The Stratus belongs to the friend that drove her home. The pick up is Scott's and I think the SUV was Corrie's."

I don't think this what the poster meant -- I think what she/he was saying is: Why do they need information if it is confirmed about who drove her home? Which I was questioning as well. It seems they are either a)not buying this story or B) they are not getting straight answers - Just my take, do you see what I am saying?? Otherwise, why even post this on crimestoppers??

 

[mmleikam]

""The Stratus belongs to the friend that drove her home. The pick up is Scott's and I think the SUV was Corrie's."

I don't think this what the poster meant -- I think what she/he was saying is: Why do they need information if it is confirmed about who drove her home? Which I was questioning as well. It seems they are either a)not buying this story or B) they are not getting straight answers - Just my take, do you see what I am saying?? Otherwise, why even post this on crimestoppers??

I understood what the poster meant. I was just informing everyone who the three vehicles in question belong to. Not everyone on here knows.

 

[NSC]

I understood what the poster meant. I was just informing everyone who the three vehicles in question belong to. Not everyone on here knows.

Gotcha

 

[Straitfan]

Small town or not there is a big difference in someone dying from alcohol or drugs vs being beaten, probably a child could determine that. I would certainly tend to believe she probably put up a fight unless of course she was asleep and beaten at that point.. and again....the friend.. talking to Scott after she dropped her off. Wonder if he was angry and saying he was going to go home and "show her or something" Sure hope they get FBI or someone in there quick, if not already think I heard something about them turning it over.. That guy is kind of creepy looking, IMO. Wonder also what the actual details of his prior arrests were, once again sounds like a great father-figure for his young son

 

[STEADFAST]

The Stratus belongs to the friend that drove her home. The pick up is Scott's and I think the SUV was Corrie's.

I wonder why it doesn't say "Last seen riding in a Stratus"
or "Last seen going in her front door." It makes me think that LE hasn't confirmed the friend driving her home scenario.

(You understood correctly, NSC )

 

[soyesterday]

Just thinking....i thought earlier i read that Corrie was beaten so badly that it seemed obvious it was a crime of passion, like someone she knew.
Am i wrong there?
Cuz then i just read that at first they thought she just died of alcohol poisioning or something. If they were thinking that was what it was, then she couldn't have been beaten that badly right?
I'm confused....

 

[STEADFAST]

Just thinking....i thought earlier i read that Corrie was beaten so badly that it seemed obvious it was a crime of passion, like someone she knew.
Am i wrong there?
Cuz then i just read that at first they thought she just died of alcohol poisioning or something. If they were thinking that was what it was, then she couldn't have been beaten that badly right?
I'm confused....

I think we're all confused.

 

[NSC]

I think we're all confused.

:banghead::banghead: I mean come on -- this poor girl's life is taken away and NOTHING is happening. And I am unsure whether they have any clue here!!!! If I don't hear anything in the next few days I am starting an email campaign to Greta Van Sustern, and I mean MASS emails!!!!!

 

[mmleikam]

I got to thinking about a few things last night.

I don't understand why there are three vehicles listed on the crimestoppers notice either. The friend told us that her car was impounded when they took her in for questioning. Scott's pickup has been at their house for awhile, so either they impounded it and he got it back already or they never impounded it.

Also, I don't think anyone that isn't family is going to get Wyatt's birth certificate. My mom tried to get my son's BC for me and she was unable to. I had to get my son's in August so I could enroll him in school and it asks for social security number as well. You're going to have to know that to get the birth certificate. I also think it's sad that someone would try to get his BC. He's just a kid.

 

[rlm80424]

Many people have been inquiring about the boyfriend's prior arrest record. All this information is public record. Lancaster county (Lincoln, NE) allows for this information to be accessed free of charge. Note that this only lists his arrests and the dispositions of those arrests that occurred in Lincoln, NE. If you go to the website listed below and type in his name you can access the information. http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/cnty/attorn/ccase.htm

 

[gaia227]

Yeah, I am confused too. First it said it was presumed she was beaten to death and then it is alcohol poisoning.......if she were beaten to death....uhhhh it would be pretty obvious.

I always think crimes like this are going to be solved but over and over I am proved wrong. Meghan, the 16 yr old who was murdered in her home a few months ago; Brittany Zimmerman murdered in her home; the two girls in Oklahoma; Irina who was found dead outside of her car by a river,etc, etc all unsolved. I know these things take time and all but it seems we are overwhelmed by cases which remian unsolved eventhough in some cases it seems pretty darn obvious who did it.
It is just really frustrating.

 

[djkbs0416]

Ok, I'm not saying this is still not confusing but let me try to clear this up just a little... Corrie's cause of death was from being beaten to death, multiple blows to the head and body. The reason why alcohol posioning and drug overdose has even come up lately is because, when Corrie was first found there was nothing that seemed suspicious and they were just saying that she died in her sleep. It was thought of as alcohol poisoning or drug overdose because all they were saying was she died in her sleep and that just didn't make since for a 28 year old women to go to sleep and not wake up. They had sent her body to Scottsbluff for an autopsy imediately and the results came back the very next moring, (early, I got my first call at about 8AM) and the autopsy results showed that she had blunt force trauma and the cause of death was multiple blows to the head and body. So it was never ruled or said that she died of alcohol poisoning or drug overdose that was just locals and friends and family trying to make since of what had happened. Her official cause of death was from blows to the head and body. I hope this helps...

 

[mmleikam]

Many people have been inquiring about the boyfriend's prior arrest record. All this information is public record. Lancaster county (Lincoln, NE) allows for this information to be accessed free of charge. Note that this only lists his arrests and the dispositions of those arrests that occurred in Lincoln, NE. If you go to the website listed below and type in his name you can access the information. http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/cnty/attorn/ccase.htm

It's already been determined that he was in prison for 2 counts of theft by deception (which, to inform someone else - it doesn't neccessarily mean identity theft) and terroristic threats. That link showed more information about the theft by deception that I didn't know. It was kind of a neat little database. Thanks for linking it.

With his past...it really isn't looking good for Scott. But if he did do it, he either got away with it, the police are waiting for him to screw up and pounce on him or they're still working with the evidence. He hasn't left his house for weeks. He has someone else running Acousti for him and having friends get his groceries and mail for him.

 

[mmleikam]

Ok, I'm not saying this is still not confusing but let me try to clear this up just a little... Corrie's cause of death was from being beaten to death, multiple blows to the head and body. The reason why alcohol posioning and drug overdose has even come up lately is because, when Corrie was first found there was nothing that seemed suspicious and they were just saying that she died in her sleep. It was thought of as alcohol poisoning or drug overdose because all they were saying was she died in her sleep and that just didn't make since for a 28 year old women to go to sleep and not wake up. They had sent her body to Scottsbluff for an autopsy imediately and the results came back the very next moring, (early, I got my first call at about 8AM) and the autopsy results showed that she had blunt force trauma and the cause of death was multiple blows to the head and body. So it was never ruled or said that she died of alcohol poisoning or drug overdose that was just locals and friends and family trying to make since of what had happened. Her official cause of death was from blows to the head and body. I hope this helps...

Because there was nothing suspicious to lead them to think it was anything but dying in her sleep (from alcohol or drugs) then I'd say it's pretty safe to say that there wasn't blood all over the place. Therefore, for them to think it wasn't a crime scene makes sense, regardless of small town mentality or not. The EMTs and police called to the scene that morning did as they were trained.

I still get chills about that day. I live 4 blocks away from Corrie and Scott's house. I live a block from the fire hall. Our kids wanted to go for a walk around the block by themselves (something we let them do even though they are only 6, 5 and 5 years old). We were getting ready to tell them to go ahead when the siren went off at the fire hall to alert everyone of the emergency. I'll never forget that day. We told the kids they couldn't go because of the emergency vehicles going down the side roads.

 

[STEADFAST]

Because there was nothing suspicious to lead them to think it was anything but dying in her sleep (from alcohol or drugs) then I'd say it's pretty safe to say that there wasn't blood all over the place. Therefore, for them to think it wasn't a crime scene makes sense, regardless of small town mentality or not. The EMTs and police called to the scene that morning did as they were trained.

Maybe her bedroom (or even her house) wasn't the crime scene. Maybe she was put there after she was killed. That wouldn't totally rule out a stranger, but it would make it more likely it was someone she knew.

 

[djkbs0416]

Because there was nothing suspicious to lead them to think it was anything but dying in her sleep (from alcohol or drugs) then I'd say it's pretty safe to say that there wasn't blood all over the place. Therefore, for them to think it wasn't a crime scene makes sense, regardless of small town mentality or not. The EMTs and police called to the scene that morning did as they were trained.

I still get chills about that day. I live 4 blocks away from Corrie and Scott's house. I live a block from the fire hall. Our kids wanted to go for a walk around the block by themselves (something we let them do even though they are only 6, 5 and 5 years old). We were getting ready to tell them to go ahead when the siren went off at the fire hall to alert everyone of the emergency. I'll never forget that day. We told the kids they couldn't go because of the emergency vehicles going down the side roads.

I never said that there was blood all over the place, but it just doesn't happen everyday that a 28 year old women falls asleep and never wakes up so even if it were suspected to be alcohol or drugs then maybe someone else could have done it to her and it would still be a crime scene and it should have been blocked off!! I gaurentee that if a 28 year old women would have been found dead in her bed somewhere else where people used some common since then it would have been a crime scene until they could determine for sure what happened that way the evidence could not be destroyed just in case!! There does not have to be blood all over the place to be a crime scene. What if this was drug overdose by force of another person, there wouldn't be blood then...so it still wouldn't have been handled in the correct manner. The fact of the matter is, the scene should have been blocked regardless of anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!