GUILTY OR - Whitney Heichel, 21, Gresham, 16 Oct 2012 #1

[BelieveinUFO]

Her vehicle is pretty large. I wonder if the perp broke the glass as a means to enter the vehicle and then hid in the back until WH entered, at which time he overtook/surprised her.

When I was a new driver, my aunt always warned me to look into the backseat of my car when entering to make sure some creepo wasn't hiding there ready to attack.

Exactly my thoughts and also her dark-tinted rear window glasses wouldn't help her find out if any creep is sleeping or hiding when she went early morning when it was dark.

 

[T4Tide]

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I wish every state had this rule about not pumping your own gas-would add jobs and make me so happy (I am disabled and it is such a painful task). Not to mention, seems safer at night.

Ewww! No, thanks. I prefer to pump my own. I never go inside, and prefer to have no contact with anyone. Pull up, pay, get what I need, leave. I would absolutely HATE to pull up and have an interaction with a man every time. He could know my name by looking at my card, and could easily find me. Maybe in Oregon it's different, but these would not be college graduates working there. Here, it would be a bottom of the barrel job.

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[YidArmyRach]

Her vehicle is pretty large. I wonder if the perp broke the glass as a means to enter the vehicle and then hid in the back until WH entered, at which time he overtook/surprised her.

When I was a new driver, my aunt always warned me to look into the backseat of my car when entering to make sure some creepo wasn't hiding there ready to attack.[/quote]


If that is the case, then he would have had a good knowledge of her movements - knowing she'd be leaving early (and still fairly dark?) that morning. And knowing she'd be coming to her car alone, so knew her husband's movements too? Sounds like she was stalked to me and this wasn't an opportunistic or money crime. MOO.

 

[cluciano63]

Her vehicle is pretty large. I wonder if the perp broke the glass as a means to enter the vehicle and then hid in the back until WH entered, at which time he overtook/surprised her.

When I was a new driver, my aunt always warned me to look into the backseat of my car when entering to make sure some creepo wasn't hiding there ready to attack.

I grew up in a pretty small town and my mom said the same thing...when I was working nights at a diner and had to close, she used to drive there late at night and follow me home in her car, lol, after checking my car interior with a flashlight. (and there were 8 of us and she worked, poor thing...I hope she is resting now.)

 

[JoCoKSEyes]

If that is the case, then he would have had a good knowledge of her movements - knowing she'd be leaving early (and still fairly dark?) that morning. And knowing she'd be coming to her car alone, so knew her husband's movements too? Sounds like she was stalked to me and this wasn't an opportunistic or money crime. MOO.

How do you explain the use of her debit card then? This was a frantic series of actions for a quick score and something went wrong.

 

[Inspector Gidget]

My profile of the perp is a 20-30 year old tweaker who rides a bicycle and lives in the trailer park northwest of the Walmart. Thin, dark hair, bad skin. Dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans.

Come think about it.I heard something about a trailer on the scanner yesterday.I couldn't understand all of it.I think maybe they were checking one out and might not even be related.

 

[hambirg]

I still think the second purchase was just someone testing the card. Isn't that typically what people with stolen cards do. . .make a small purchase of gas to see if the card has been reported stolen yet?

ETA- I am thinking somebody that was watching her. . .sexually motivated. He probably needed enough gas to get him out remote east and back, but then maybe traded off the card for drugs ??

 

[BelieveinUFO]

My profile of the perp is a 20-30 year old tweaker who rides a bicycle and lives in the trailer park northwest of the Walmart. Thin, dark hair, bad skin. Dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans.

not necessarily with a bicycle but I have seen creeps hang out during the night at state highways or small highways which has lot of shopping options.

If that is the case, there are more camera footage of him the night before (Monday night-Tuesday morning) along the way - mostly at the gas stations close to her work.

 

[cluciano63]

This has to be about money;he brought the vehicle back, he just wanted some cash. Why he couldn't bring her back is another story-I guess everyone fears leaving a witness nowadays, even if they are drug-addled, or maybe especially if they are. Just a guess about the drug-addled part, obviously.

 

[BelieveinUFO]

I still think the second purchase was just someone testing the card. Isn't that typically what people with stolen cards do. . .make a small purchase of gas to see if the card has been reported stolen yet?

Not in this case, I would think.

Because he was still using Whitney's Ford Exp.

and why risk giving his card info?

 

[Knox]

Police said on Thursday they were also reviewing video from locations where Heichel's vehicle had been, and that the video had been "helpful" in the investigation.

Heichel was reported missing Tuesday in what Gresham police describe as a suspicious disappearance and crews Wednesday searched for evidence at Dodge Park, in Sandy, and at Larch Mountain, above the Gorge. Crews resumed the Larch Mountain search Thursday.

They also said her vehicle had been to the two locations. The Gresham police chief cautioned that the items seized at those locations may or may not end up being evidence tied to the case.

http://www.kgw.com/home/Missing-Gresham-womans-SUV-found-in-Wood-Village-174492781.html

 

[Knox]

6:45 a.m. Tuesday: Whitney Heichel left for work, which is about five minutes from her home. Her husband Clint said that was the last time he saw her.
7:00 a.m. Tuesday: Whitney failed to show up for work at the Starbucks on Northeast Burnside Street in Gresham.
9:14 a.m. Tuesday: Whitney's SUV pulled into a Shell service station on 257th and Stark, and her bank card was used.
10:00 a.m. Tuesday: Clint Heichel called 911 to report that his wife was missing.
Tuesday mid-morning: Whitney's debit card was reportedly used at two more gas stations and an ATM.
11:17 a.m. Tuesday: Whitney's vehicle, a 1999 black Ford Explorer with tinted taillights and Ore. license plate 189EJZ, was found outside the Walmart in Wood Village.
Wednesday morning: Family and friends released a missing poster and began searching for Whitney, along with police.
Wednesday afternoon: Police announced they would be focusing the search on Dodge Park and Larch Mountain, where they said Whitney's vehicle had been.
10:00 a.m. Thursday: Police revealed at a press conference they had recovered "several items" while searching Dodge Park and Larch Mountain. Her family also spoke.
4:00 p.m. Thursday: A press conference was schedule to announce an update in the case.
http://www.kgw.com/news/Timeline-Whitney-Heichels-disappearance-174843911.html

 

[YidArmyRach]

How do you explain the use of her debit card then? This was a frantic series of actions for a quick score and something went wrong.

I don't know. This is a very confusing case - but why not just dump her out of the car after he has got her card and pin number? Even if he dropped her off somewhere a few miles from where she can call for help, he'd have time to use the card plenty before it was reported missing.

Seems to me that he wanted her as much as he wanted the card.

 

[hambirg]

Not in this case, I would think.

Because he was still using Whitney's Ford Exp.

and why risk giving his card info?

I edited my post above.

I think the first purchase was to get enough gas to take her somewhere remote and make the return trip. The other attempts seem typical to what druggies with stolen cards do.

If this was just about the money. I think the perp wouldn't have bothered driving out so far to dump stuff. Why not just dump her somewhere in town? If this is someone that needed money, why not keep the car longer?

 

[Inspector Gidget]

The bad part is if he was tweaking and got little or no money from her.I think he would freak out on her.Just doesn't sound good to me.

 

[cluciano63]

Someone on one of those pages says that the Walmart in question does NOT have cameras...

 

[Inspector Gidget]

I edited my post above.

I think the first purchase was to get enough gas to take her somewhere remote and make the return trip. The other attempts seem typical to what druggies with stolen cards do.

If this was just about the money. I think the perp wouldn't have bothered driving out so far to dump stuff. Why not just dump her somewhere in town? If this is someone that needed money, why not keep the car longer?

Have you ever been around a drug addict? I have and their thoughts are so irrational and reckless.Their mind is only on one thing.How can I score? because I am dope sick.It is not a pretty sight to behold...

 

[bdawk20]

Someone on one of those pages says that the Walmart in question does NOT have cameras...

Hmmmm. So, did the perp know that already, or did he just happen to get "lucky"?

 

[Eileen730]

I don't know. This is a very confusing case - but why not just dump her out of the car after he has got her card and pin number? Even if he dropped her off somewhere a few miles from where she can call for help, he'd have time to use the card plenty before it was reported missing.

Seems to me that he wanted her as much as he wanted the card.

I dont think this had anyting to do with money!
Wouldnt this guys prints be on the atm machine?

 

[Knox]

Someone on one of those pages says that the Walmart in question does NOT have cameras...

Find that hard to believe.