Searching for Anna - #1

[KJERVIS]

I am taking the day off from work to travel to the Bay Area and do some legal research involved with the case. This research will either confirm my most recent hypothesis or completely disprove it. The odds of my hypothesis being correct are slim, but if I find what I hope to find, then we may be very close.

(How is that for a "tease" to get people to check in here later today? LOL!)

Now I know I will be set to check this thread every thirty mintues!

 

[GraceBlue]

Oohhh I'll be checking on here every 30 minutes as well! Good Luck Doogie!

 

[Dr. Doogie]

Several posters here had suggested that we take a closer look at Craig Barrick (who was the last person to see Anna). I decided to examine Mr. Barrick's background to see if anything was there that warranted deeper examination. Up front, let me say that nothing that we previously knew about Craig was suspicious - investigating any possible involvement was based solely on the fact that he was present when Anna disappeared.

There were a couple of things that led me to believe that Craig needed further examination:

(Please note that the following contains numerous wild speculations which have been shown to be false. I include them so you all can see where and why my investigation followed the trail that it did.)

Craig was there that day because he was visiting a "pretty neighbor" of the Ford's. I discovered that Craig was in fact legally married on January 16th, 1973, though his wife had filed for divorce on January 11th, 1973 (five days before the disappearance). Because of the closeness of this date to Anna's disappearance, I wondered if the filing of the papers may have prompted Craig to conspire with someone (his wife?) to abduct Anna to try and preserve his marriage. Craig might have come for a "visit", distracting the family while someone else actually snatched Anna.

Craig has a daughter who is roughly the same age as Anna. Neither Annasmom, Joe Ford, or the "pretty neighbor" recalled him ever mentioning that he had a daughter, even though their friendship continued for several years after the disappearance. Because of the closeness in age and that Craig had never mentioned anything about her existence, I wondered if she was, in fact, Anna.

These two bits of information led me to speculate that Craig was worthy of a closer review. Remember that the two above "suspicious" bits of data could also be explained away with some very plausible and reasonable alternate interpetations.

I realized that the key was in the court documents filed five days before Anna disappeared. If they contained any mention of custody or support for a minor child, then the daughter was not Anna. However, if no mention was made in the paperwork, then I felt that we had solved the case. I travelled to the courthouse today to review the files and the case definitely mentions the daughter. That means that she is not Anna, since the paperwork was dated and stamped five days before Anna disappeared.

Once that key bit of information was discovered, the alternate explainations of Craig's actions become the logical answers. Craig had not mentioned that he was married on that day because he had been seperated from his wife for a period of time and knew that she had filed for a divorce. He did not volunteer the information so as to not screw up his chances with the pretty neighbor (What, you think he is the only married man to not be completely forthcoming about his marital status when he has a chance with a pretty lady?) And because his daughter was in the custody of the mother, it would also be logical that he wouldn't mention it unless specifically asked merely to keep that aspect of his history private.

So in conclusion, nothing in Craig's background would indicate him being anything other than an innocent witness to the events of that day. The reports of Annasmom and Joe that Craig was a very nice guy were accurate. I hope that (if he sees this), he will understand the necessity of this examination and is not offended.

 

[christine2448]

For all of those who wrote "I will check the thread every 30 minutes"...do you all not know how to use your WS control panel?


On the top left of your page you see USER CP, that is your 'control panel'....you can subscribe to threads, such as this one, and whenever it has a new post, it is bolded in your list. You subscribe to any thread by choosing thread tools (you'll find this at the top of the very 1st post on the page you are on), then subscribe. I live at my control panel, that is where I go when I sign in and I am in and outta there while online to see what threads I am watching have been updated.

In your CP under options, you can choose to subscribe to any thread you post to...this is how mine is set below

When you post a new thread, or reply to a topic, you can choose to automatically add that thread to your list of subscribed threads, with the option to receive email notification of new replies to that thread. The choices are do not subscribe; No email notification; Instant email notification; Daily email notification; Weekly email notification; My Default Thread Subscription Mode is: No Email Notification This way, I auto subscribe to any thread I post to but don't get emails. You can choose the setting that best fits you.

If you want to delete subscribtion you just hit delete subscription in your CP.

Any questions? Make sense?

 

[christine2448]

I travelled to the courthouse today to review the files and the case definitely mentions the daughter. That means that she is not Anna, since the paperwork was dated and stamped five days before Anna disappeared.

Maybe a stupid question or two here, but I'm asking anyway....what exactly did it say about the girl in the documents? Couldn't this have been part of the plan? Maybe SHE wanted Anna and they already knew they were going to kidnap her and he was helping her to get back in good? They coulda been planning this for awhile?

 

[Dr. Doogie]

Maybe a stupid question or two here, but I'm asking anyway....what exactly did it say about the girl in the documents? Couldn't this have been part of the plan? Maybe SHE wanted Anna and they already knew they were going to kidnap her and he was helping her to get back in good? They coulda been planning this for awhile?

It is very unlikely (IMHO) that this would have occured that way. That would have reflected some very sophisticated planning to create a paper trail that was not necessary to accomplish the abduction of a child. And it appears that (other than child support and visitations), Craig had little contact with his first wife after this point. It would be illogical to abduct a girl and integrate her into the family, only to immediately leave that family.

Specifically, the documents reflected that there was a daughter from the marriage and that the mother was requesting child support. The court ordered CS and reasonable visitation rights for Craig. Nothing from the court records indicated anything out of the ordinary.

Also, one big hole in my hypothesis was that a birth certificate is on file for the daughter. Enough other items existed to make this worth examining, but that fact was always the "800 pound gorilla in the room". I rationalized the BC dilemma away by thinking that this could have been a "Delia Cly" scenario where one child is abducted to replace a deceased child, but that was always a far-fetched possibility.

Applying Occam's Razor, the simplest answer is usually the correct answer - Craig and his wife had a daughter, then divorced at a time that coincidently was very close to the time when Anna disappeared. I am notorious for trying to fit square pegs into round holes to solve this case, but nothing has turned out to be suspicious in Craig's activities. He remains nothing more than an innocent witness.

 

[HeartofTexas]

As always, Doogie, I appreciate your efforts at locating a paper trail for Craig... and as always, I'm so sorry it didn't pan out. But I agree that every possible avenue should be traced... to not do so is to possibly miss the one avenue that could bring Anna home. Again, Doogie, thanks for your extraordinary efforts.

 

[christine2448]

As always, Doogie, I appreciate your efforts at locating a paper trail for Craig... and as always, I'm so sorry it didn't pan out. But I agree that every possible avenue should be traced... to not do so is to possibly miss the one avenue that could bring Anna home. Again, Doogie, thanks for your extraordinary efforts.

What HOT said! :blowkiss:

 

[Shadow205]

Doogie, Is there anything that you can post that needs to be looked at,researched or anything? I am still here to help but I honestly don't know what direction to go in at this point.

 

[Dr. Doogie]

Doogie, Is there anything that you can post that needs to be looked at,researched or anything? I am still here to help but I honestly don't know what direction to go in at this point.

You and me both - LOL!

I know that when we reach a point where I have no clue what the next step is, a new lead develops that we can examine and move the search forward. This has occured so often that I should have faith, but the reality is that I drive myself crazy wondering if we have finally "hit the wall" and nothing else will be revealed.

Annasmom, Annasbro and Annasunc are all at a family reunion for the next few days. It is likely that something will arise out of that meeting of minds. I know that the book and subsequent media exposure were definitely going to be discussed.

As far as any specific lines of investigation at this time, we should probably take second looks at anyone who was on the property the day that Anna disappeared. Once I figure out a plan of attack, I can spread the word on specific issues to be examined. Those examinations will need to be done off-forum, but the results will be posted for all to review.

I have stated it before, but I want to do it again: Thanks to everyone out there who follows this thread. Each person adds different talents, and the sum is always greater than each of the parts. Some offer research, some offer new ideas and some offer encouragement. The contributions of each of you is invaluable.

 

[rideforfun]

We still need to check up on the Kabalarians. Let's run the names-- Anna before the change and after and Brody, see about the number values and life paths and ask the church to assist us with this search. We know Brody insisted on the name change, we know he didn't like Annasmom and he felt some weird connection to Anna even though the Georges didn't have anything to do with her. And we've got the final document deal. We have to search the Kabalarians! I'll fund running the names (basically looks like a computer match up to sell name change services but it will be good to know if it likes Anna's modified name). We have nothing to loose putting together a summary of this case and sending it to as many people related to the Kabalarians as we can find. Some people might be extreme but I bet most the people following the Kabalarian beliefs love their kids and could relate to our search. Espcially important that we get information into the Canadian branch because movement to Canada would have been so easy. We still have plenty of areas to follow up.

 

[HeartofTexas]

I agree, RideforFun. I ran into brick walls when I tried to break their code for applying certain numbers for different alphabet letters. Good luck with the computer match-ups... I think it's the only way to know definitively.

 

[itsreenw]

I received an email reply from Jessica Knox, the lady from HMB that led the search for her Godson who was abducted and found alive 6 yrs later. She gave me the name of a media contact and the # of the FBI agent that assisted her. She also said she'd be glad to answer any questions that we had. I forwarded the info to Dr. Doogie. I'm sure he will keep us posted if anything develops.

 

[itsreenw]

Originally posted by Dr. Doogie

So in conclusion, nothing in Craig's background would indicate him being anything other than an innocent witness to the events of that day. The reports of Annasmom and Joe that Craig was a very nice guy were accurate. I hope that (if he sees this), he will understand the necessity of this examination and is not offended.

I know that he has been a friend of Anna's family but I still can't help having my suspicions. I am sure as a father he would appreciate everyone being researched thoroughly.

I still have questions about the timing when he came forth with the info about seeing the pair of men in the white van. If I read the posts correctly, he mentioned that later. Not immediately when it was discovered Anna was missing. Seems he would've remembered that right away. It's also very likely that since he was there when LE arrived he may have heard Annasmom & Joe describing GW & GB who would have been suspects. If so, he could've faked a 'sighting' of them.

He also mentioned stopping to pet some horses-I know nothing about raising horses so forgive me if this is a dumb question, but don't people put the horses in stables when the weather is bad? Did anyone check out his story by checking for tire prints on the side of the roadway where these horses were? Were there any notes in the police report about his pants bottoms being wet when he arrived at the Ford's house? Usually there is some grass/mud on the outside of the fence that separates property from the road. The grassy area at the property line in rural areas don't abrubtly stop at the fence.

AND...no matter what his intentions were with the pretty neighbor, after all these years, it seems he would have sympathized with Anna's family by trying to relate with them by saying something like "I have a daughter her age. I don't know what I'd do if someone abducted my daughter", etc..."

I know from researching his family background that he does have a daughter but why would he never disclose that?? And the fact that he does have a daughter doesn't mean he couldn't have abducted Anna.

Sorry, but I find his story questionable.

 

[MagicRose99]

>I still have questions about the timing when he came forth with the info about seeing the pair of men in the white van. If I read the posts correctly, he mentioned that later. Not immediately when it was discovered Anna was missing. Seems he would've remembered that right away. It's also very likely that since he was there when LE arrived he may have heard Annasmom & Joe describing GW & GB who would have been suspects. If so, he could've faked a 'sighting' of them.<

I can only offer my opinion on your comment above... but I think it would be an after thought for me too. I mean, I would be more focused on when I last saw the little girl and any details of that moment than what I may or may not have saw on my way to the house... Then, after having my mind prodded a little I'd start thinking of other things like cars and people I saw on my way to the house.

JMO...

 

[Dr. Doogie]

Remember that Anna's disappearance was first thought to be a drowning. It was not until a day or two later, when no body or evidence of a drowning was found, that the possibility of an abduction was seriously considered.

 

[itsreenw]

Remember that Anna's disappearance was first thought to be a drowning. It was not until a day or two later, when no body or evidence of a drowning was found, that the possibility of an abduction was seriously considered.

Ok, that makes more sense then. I assumed there was a massive search and all possibilities were considered immediately. If that would have been the case and Craig was questioned immediately, since he was the last to see her I thought LE would've asked if he saw anyone or anything that looked suspicious.

I had forgotten the initial assumption was that she drowned. This was probably asked/answered a long time ago but were there any footprints on the property that led to/from a particular area of interest?

 

[Dr. Doogie]

...This was probably asked/answered a long time ago but were there any footprints on the property that led to/from a particular area of interest?

Annasmom can probably explain this better: Prints from Anna's shoes were discovered near the creek, but Anna and the neighbor had been playing a game where they traded shoes as a joke (I believe that occured the day before). In other words, "Anna's shoeprints" by the creek were actually from the adult neighbor who was wearing Anna's shoes. Anna was wearing rubber boots because of the mud on the day she disappeared.

No unidentified shoeprints were discovered that might indicate the presence of a stranger in the area. One neighbor did hear noises in the woods around this time that she interpeted as "someone stealing something".

 

[Gina_M]

OK...I have gotten Annasmoms and Doogies permission to work on a page for Anna on Wiki missing/abducted, however, :blushing: I sincerely apologize, I am so BOGGED down with home school right now, I just haven't had time. :loser:


Can someone volunteer to do this, it should not be very hard and they have a template to go by..anyone that is familiar with Anna's story could do this.


Whoever takes this on MUST let Doogie see the info to post before it's posted so that everything is correct.

Anyone?

Hi Christine,

I'd be willing to do this, if someone else hasn't volunteered already. I
went and signed up for an account at wiki/missing/abducted, and I've
been browsing around trying to get a feel for things on there. There are
a couple broken links off the main page but other than that, it seems
pretty straightforward

Is anyone doing a MySpace page for Anna? I've found quite a few MySpace
profiles set up in the name of missing people, and also quite a few dedicated
to locating missing children...so I think this is a great idea

 

[mysteriew]

Hi Christine,

Is anyone doing a MySpace page for Anna? I've found quite a few MySpace
profiles set up in the name of missing people, and also quite a few dedicated
to locating missing children...so I think this is a great idea

Besides MySpace, Xanga is also a popular networking site. In Europe http://www.bebo.com/ is a biggie. If going to do a site at MySpace, I would recommend putting up sites at these also.