Possible Break in Stacy's case - Cops planning on a search tomorrow 6/5/10

[Noway]

Frye Ultralight Airport is 18 minutes from the Big Hollow Sportsman's Club

http://tinyurl.com/2694uls

I don't know how popular Ultralights are but this is one way that Drew could have been familiar with this area. JMO

 

[Noway]

I have to admit I haven't followed the SP case for a loooong time so I'm curious who is Robinson and how does he fit in this picture? I've been following the CA, NH, HC & SF case's and my brain can't keep track of all this info. :crazy:

Both the links below are useful if you can't remember a name and the connection to Drew Peterson. It's even harder to keep track when speaking in initials!

"Meanwhile sources say police want Michael Robinson, a longtime friend of Drew Peterson's, to take a polygraph. When asked why he would not take the polygraph, Robinson said, "I can tell you that when they start invading my personal life then I'm not going to take the polygraph."

http://www.acandyrose.com/stacy_peterson_names.htm

Robinson, Michael James: Michael James Robinson is a close friend of Drew Peterson. He has refused to take a polygraph. He is reported to have supplied Drew Peterson with a cell phone and to have exchanged notes with him during a silent conversation at Peterson’s house the day after Stacy disappeared. He testified before the Grand Jury January 2008, July 2008, and May 14, 2009.

http://petersonstory.wordpress.com/whos-who/

 

[It's Not the Nanny]

Helicopter is circling area again this morning ... this time it is definitely a news chopper!


Also .. taked to an Alwan teen today. She goes to the same dance studio that my daughter goes to. I asked if she had heard anything about what was going on the property. She said DA is her uncle and that there was some major family drama a while back so their families aren't speaking. Tried to get some inside scoop! (sorry if I can't post that!)

Also, I posted previously that there is a small airport/landing strip on the very north end of Peoria called Mt. Hawley. It's literally right behind a Kroger grocery store but not the same one the "sighting" was at, if I recall correctly.

 

[wasalurker]

Can you tell which news channel the helicopter belongs to? I am searching Chicago stories to see if anyone has picked up any info today....

 

[It's Not the Nanny]

The helicopter is red and white ... I was driving home and couldn't read anything on it... it's making big circles around Dunlap area.

 

[Noway]

Helicopter is circling area again this morning ... this time it is definitely a news chopper!


Also .. taked to an Alwan teen today. She goes to the same dance studio that my daughter goes to. I asked if she had heard anything about what was going on the property. She said DA is her uncle and that there was some major family drama a while back so their families aren't speaking. Tried to get some inside scoop! (sorry if I can't post that!)

Also, I posted previously that there is a small airport/landing strip on the very north end of Peoria called Mt. Hawley. It's literally right behind a Kroger grocery store but not the same one the "sighting" was at, if I recall correctly.

Is this the same airport?

http://petersonstory.wordpress.com/...pected-to-resume…but-not today/#comment-61822

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There is a small airport just to the east of the search area. The road the farm they are searching is on leads into another road that goes right by the airport. Mt Hawley Auxiliary Airport. They have a chapter of EAA there – Experimental Aircraft Association… Here is the Website for the EAA chapter: http://www.eaa563.org/ and here http://www.eaa563.org/Chapter Information.htm
I wonder if any of those officers remember DP visiting them down there.

Do you know anything about the "Frye Ultralight Airport"? Thanks!

 

[wasalurker]

Why do I not think he took the ultralight in his 3 day head clearing trip? Wouldn't the police have info that the plane had in fact been gone during this time? And wasn't it stated that he could not have had any type of "cargo" in this plane due to weight?

Or is the thinking that due to this airport he may have been familiar with the area?

I'm confused....:waitasec: :waitasec:
help please

 

[Noway]

I was told that LE checked the Ultralight, and it had not been used during the time Stacy went missing. (update: according to airport personnel; looking for link)

I was thinking of the FUA as a reason Drew would be familiar with the area, not that he transported Stacy's body in the Ultralight (which would not have been possible).

 

[wasalurker]

The helicopter is red and white ... I was driving home and couldn't read anything on it... it's making big circles around Dunlap area.

I have checked every newspaper I can think of and listened to the CBS news at 11 and now the WGN news and no mention of anything yet.

Do we know if there is any LE presence today at the entrance site? Anything going on?
:smile:

 

[Noway]

A few pages back, there was discussion about Drew being a pilot.

I happened across this a few minutes ago while searching for something else.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071124192337AAhZ1dx

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Drew Peterson Owns an Airplane? How much money do cops make?

How can a cop with so many kids and child support payments own a lovely house, 2 newer cars, a Harley and an airplane on a cops wages?

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• 3 years ago

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

I asked my boyfriend (a.k.a. Sky-God) the same question. Even light planes cost a half million dollars or more so how could this sleezoid afford to own one? Answer: Mr macho moustache can't really fly legitimate aircraft.

It turns out Drew Peterson isn't a "real" pilot. He has a license with Sport Pilot Privileges Only which means he can only fly ultralights and home-built fabric putt-putt planes weighing under 1,320 lbs. that fly up 87 knots or 100 mph.

If he tried to fly with her body in an ultralight over Lake Michigan it would probably be over-gross weight.

• 3 years ago

 

[Noway]

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-.... on-blue-barrel
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Members of the Big Hollow Sportsman's Club, which is next to the property where authorities searched over the weekend, were puzzled by the search, saying Drew Peterson was never a member.
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The club, where about 15 members gather each week to shoot clay pigeons, sits on about 10 acres along Kickapoo Creek, accessible via a narrow gravel road that is blocked by an entrance gate. All of the garbage bins at the club are blue barrels, said Landmark, who has been a member of the 38-year-old club since 1979.

The only way to reach the site where investigators were digging is via the club's remote drive, Landmark said. The club gave police a roster of its members, he said.

AND

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.body.2.1734363.html

State Police started searching the remote area near a private shooting range in Dunlap, Ill. on Saturday morning.

"It's very remote. Very thick with timber and grasses," Burek said. "Obviously, because of the rain today, it's extremely muddy."

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Alwan's land, known as Echo Valley Farms, wraps around a shooting range. It is gated and fenced in. Access is limited to his family and friends.

"He would have been trespassing if he was on there, especially where he was at," Alwan said. "The only thing that land is used for is hunting."
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/stacy.peterson.body.2.1734363.html

Narrowing down search site. Sorry if posted. Articles were of interest to me because of # of members ... remote, isolated area.

 

[wasalurker]

This part from Noway's post is very very interesting (at least to me LOL):

All of the garbage bins at the club are blue barrels, said Landmark, who has been a member of the 38-year-old club since 1979.

 

[sunsetbeach]

Both the links below are useful if you can't remember a name and the connection to Drew Peterson. It's even harder to keep track when speaking in initials!

http://www.acandyrose.com/stacy_peterson_names.htm



http://petersonstory.wordpress.com/whos-who/

Boy you got that right!

 

[Leila]

Hi I am a lurker here........................just had to tell you that I have to agree with you here. I think Tom has told the police all he knows!

WELCOME to Websleuths wddarlin!

 

[Leila]

Perfect ACR :rose: This allowed me to zero in on the tent area. Thank you..
For me it's a great tool to visualize the area. I've already spotted another entry point to that side of the creek and the hollow.

Peliman...............great work! I can see at least one entry point.

 

[chicoliving]

If or when there is word of the search resuming will someone start a new thread since this one is getting rather long? Something like 'search resumes and the date.' Then the posts with maps etc. can be moved to it easily for reference or another thread devoted to the maps. I don't seem to be here when the action starts.

 

[Leila]

I know someone mentioned an airport being close by earlier in this thread.

Is this the one mentioned? The "Ultralight" caught my eye because Drew flies an Ultralight.


Frye Ultralight Airport USGS Dunlap Quad, Illinois, Topographic Map

Frye Ultralight Airport is an Airport in the state of Illinois (county of Peoria), located at latitude - longitude coordinates (also known as lat-long or GPS coordinates) of N 40.86814 and W -89.6708. Frye Ultralight Airport is shown in the center of the topographic (topo) map, which is sourced from the United States Geographical Survey map USGS Dunlap quad. The nearest major town is Lake of the Woods, IL.

From link: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=40.8681&lon=-89.6707&s=25&size=s

Thanks Noway!

What I'm wondering is if there's records kept of ultralight use? Pilots have to file a flight report whenever they go out for a flight. Do people who own an ultralight have to file any sort of reports?

I know around here I've seen ultralights flying around our small county airport, but I have no idea of the protocols for owning and flying an ultralight.

 

[A_News_Junkie]

If or when there is word of the search resuming will someone start a new thread since this one is getting rather long? Something like 'search resumes and the date.' Then the posts with maps etc. can be moved to it easily for reference or another thread devoted to the maps. I don't seem to be here when the action starts.

If you guys move - post a link here!

 

[chicoliving]

Keep this link handy Stacy Peterson - MISSING - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community since it will show any new threads.

 

[Leila]

Both the links below are useful if you can't remember a name and the connection to Drew Peterson. It's even harder to keep track when speaking in initials!


http://www.acandyrose.com/stacy_peterson_names.htm



http://petersonstory.wordpress.com/whos-who/

I have no doubt that Robinson is privy to information that could provide some clues to DP's activities in the immediate aftermath of Stacy's disappearance.

I also think Steve Carcerano is shady, but don't know if he was only protecting DP because of past favors he received from DP or if he's involved in some way.