GUILTY TX - Alanna Gallagher, 6, Saginaw, 1 July 2013 - #3

[pferrin]

I keep trying to post. So frustrating.
anyway, we have 3 parents, 3 siblings, a body dropped in a neighborhood who knows when, wrapped and bound, discovered approx 7:15 p.m., and that very same child called in as missing approx 9:00 p.m.
We have LE saying its isolated and for people to not be in fear.
imo, LE has it figured out. Imo Its kinda obvious. Jmo
I also imo think there is at least one perp and at least one accomplice for the cover up. Jmo.

I agree completely

 

[Kaliste]

Saginaw is a relatively small town, correct?
-Alanna was last seen around 5pm
-Alanna was found around 7pm
-Parents report Alanna missing at 9pm

At what point did they go looking in the neighborhood for Alanna? 530? 7? 8:30? Did they not hear or see sirens and flashing lights between 7 and 9? I'm NOT judging or in any way accusing, I'm just trying to figure this timeline out.

I live in a town of roughly 200,000 yet I feel like news gets around fast. If a child were found dead a mile from my home I'd know about it. Seems like finding the dead body of a bound nearly nude child in the roadway of a close by neighborhood would get around pretty quickly no? Especially with the enormous police presence.

**again, I'm not trying to accuse or judge. I'm trying to understand as I feel like I must be missing something here.

ETA: Saginaw is only 7.5 sq miles with a population of 19,800.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saginaw,_Texas

 

[SuperTmo]

I am certain they took full profile from family and members of the household. This would be imperative for identification and evidence. They have to be ruled out before LE can begin other work. Imo

Makes sense, thanks.

 

[jjenny]

From what neighbors have said, the child was known to roam the neighborhood.
I watched a tape of one one neighbor saying the child didn't want to go home.

 

[Lori_TX]

Saginaw is a relatively small town, correct?
-Alanna was last seen around 5pm
-Alanna was found around 7pm
-Parents report Alanna missing at 9pm

At what point did they go looking in the neighborhood for Alanna? 530? 7? 8:30? Did they not hear or see sirens and flashing lights between 7 and 9? I'm NOT judging or in any way accusing, I'm just trying to figure this timeline out.

I live in a town of roughly 200,000 yet I feel like news gets around fast. If a child were found dead a mile from my home I'd know about it. Seems like finding the dead body of a bound nearly nude child in the roadway of a close by neighborhood would get around pretty quickly no? Especially with the enormous police presence.

**again, I'm not trying to accuse or judge. I'm trying to understand

I live about a mile or so away from where she was found. When we heard about the situation via twitter (but before the news reports that night) we drove over to the neighborhood. Turning into the neighborhood from McLeroy, we couldn't see the massive police presence. It wasn't until we made our way down to the stop sign that it was obvious this was a major situation. The police had the street blocked off and all of the lights and vehicles were on a street parallel to McLeroy. They probably couldn't see from their house or neighborhood on the other side of McLeroy.

But even if they couldn't physically see what was happening, I'm sure the news of it travelled very quickly. I mean we obviously heard about it fast, so I'm sure a lot of saginaw did as well.

 

[human]

Saginaw is a relatively small town, correct?
-Alanna was last seen around 5pm
-Alanna was found around 7pm
-Parents report Alanna missing at 9pm

At what point did they go looking in the neighborhood for Alanna? 530? 7? 8:30? Did they not hear or see sirens and flashing lights between 7 and 9? I'm NOT judging or in any way accusing, I'm just trying to figure this timeline out.

I live in a town of roughly 200,000 yet I feel like news gets around fast. If a child were found dead a mile from my home I'd know about it. Seems like finding the dead body of a bound nearly nude child in the roadway of a close by neighborhood would get around pretty quickly no? Especially with the enormous police presence.

**again, I'm not trying to accuse or judge. I'm trying to understand as I feel like I must be missing something here.

I wonder if any locals could speak to the aspect of sirens and police all over. That makes sense to me.

A couple of weeks ago I heard sirens going on forever.

I finally got in my car and drove to see if I could see what was going on. I stopped and asked several people along the way. Nobody knew.

It turned out it was about five miles from me and it was people,thought something had happened out in lake. Turned out nothing had.

But I could hear the sirens from several miles away.

 

[ahintexas]

ITA. There has to be evidence. This body was recovered quickly, so whatever DNA, fingerprints, etc were there, there was not time for the evidence to disappear.

most definitely evidence on the tape!

 

[GingerzMomma]

Saginaw is a relatively small town, correct?
-Alanna was last seen around 5pm
-Alanna was found around 7pm
-Parents report Alanna missing at 9pm

At what point did they go looking in the neighborhood for Alanna? 530? 7? 8:30? Did they not hear or see sirens and flashing lights between 7 and 9? I'm NOT judging or in any way accusing, I'm just trying to figure this timeline out.

I live in a town of roughly 200,000 yet I feel like news gets around fast. If a child were found dead a mile from my home I'd know about it. Seems like finding the dead body of a bound nearly nude child in the roadway of a close by neighborhood would get around pretty quickly no? Especially with the enormous police presence.


**again, I'm not trying to accuse or judge. I'm trying to understand as I feel like I must be missing something here.

ETA: Saginaw is only 7.5 sq miles with a population of 19,800.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saginaw,_Texas

Saginaw, like my burb, is part of DFW metroplex. This encompasses dozens of cities over six counties and was fastest growing MSA (metropolitan statistical area) in the US in 2010 Census (overtook Houston as 4th largest city, after Chicago, LA, NYC). If that gives any perspective.....yes, I can see horses on my drive home but am very aware that I'm in "the city" (more or less).

That said, I personally didn't hear about this until 10pm news.

 

[jjenny]

If child was normally roaming, then it doesn't look like these people kept a close eye on her. At what time would they even expect her to show up back at home? So that could explain why they didn't report her missing sooner.

 

[Lori_TX]

I wonder if any locals could speak to the aspect of sirens and police all over. That makes sense to me.

A couple of weeks ago I heard sirens going on forever.

I finally got in my car and drove to see if I could see what was going on. I stopped and asked several people along the way. Nobody knew.

It turned out it was about five miles from me and it was people,thought something had happened out in lake. Turned out nothing had.

But I could hear the sirens from several miles away.

I live closer to saginaw blvd and I'm kind of close to the highway, so I hear sirens pretty regularly. If it seems like more than usual, I'll sometimes open up the scanners to see what's up, but not always. That night I really don't remember hearing a ton of sirens. I may have tuned it out though. Living near a busy railroad and an airport has caused me to tune out a lot of the outside noises.

 

[kkdj]

LE still has to find someone to compare the evidence to. Unless that person has a criminal record and their DNA/fingerprints are in the database. But this was apparently sloppy (body on the street), so might be a first time offender.
I am not so sure they got any suspects.

I think they have suspects (unnamed to date) and dna's from them. Might be new in the system, but they have them imo.

 

[pferrin]

In my small town we know when a new newspaper stand goes in next to the courthouse. I love it here. Most folks behave cause everyone in town knows if they don't.

 

[kkdj]

If child was normally roaming, then it doesn't look like these people kept a close eye on her. At what time would they even expect her to show up back at home? So that could explain why they didn't report her missing sooner.

Dinner, bath, jammies, brush teeth.....presumably all before 9:00.
Even if her family had no schedule for their kids, more than likely the other families she regularly visited did.
imo... but exhausted thinking its just mine....

 

[kkdj]

In my small town we know when a new newspaper stand goes in next to the courthouse. I love it here. Most folks behave cause everyone in town knows if they don't.

I adore what you just said!!! Small town atmosphere! Everyone held accountable! Love it!!!

 

[eileenhawkeye]

I adore what you just said!!! Small town atmosphere! Everyone held accountable! Love it!!!

That's not true. If someone in a small town is part of the "good old boy network" and commits a crime, chances are they aren't being charged, and the town will protect them. The HS quarterback kills someone while driving drunk? He'll get a $25 fine. Look at the Steubenville case to see an example of what I am talking about. They were finally charged after national outrage, but many people in that town defended them, blamed the girl, because they were football players.

 

[pferrin]

Another thought I have about LE in this case is they have NOT come out daily or even every couple of days to plead for more info. That tells me a lot and it tells me they know way more than they are ready to reveal. My guess is we will hear something on Friday or the following Monday.

 

[kkdj]

That's not true. If someone in a small town is part of the "good old boy network" and commits a crime, chances are they aren't being charged, and the town will protect them. The HS quarterback kills someone while driving drunk? He'll get a $25 fine. Look at the Steubenville case to see an example of what I am talking about. They were finally charged after national outrage, but many people in that town defended them, blamed the girl, because they were football players.

My bad. Sorry.
I was thinking more in terms of shame, guilty feelings, etc. Conscience I guess cause everyone knows the truth!

 

[GingerzMomma]

That's not true. If someone in a small town is part of the "good old boy network" and commits a crime, chances are they aren't being charged, and the town will protect them. The HS quarterback kills someone while driving drunk? He'll get a $25 fine. Look at the Steubenville case to see an example of what I am talking about. They were finally charged after national outrage, but many people in that town defended them, blamed the girl, because they were football players.

About to say that I moved to city because of exactly this kind of BS in small towns. Not all, not to everyone......but sometimes stereotypes exist for a reason. Furthermore, in some of these communities once you are "cast" a particular way, you'll never play another part..... :-(

 

[kkdj]

Hi friends! I think we are ultimately all here for the same reasons. It doesnt matter small town big town or mars. We have a murdered child! Lets sleuth and try and help figure this out to prevail in justice.

 

[human]

I live in the country and walk a few miles everyday. There are about 10 houses on my 1/2 mile road. There has never been a time that I do not see cars passing me.

I cannot believe that the body was in the middle of the intersection. I cannot believe that there are not plenty of cars that would have been by that intersection in a short period of time.

It would seem if the body was in the middle of an intersection, someone would move it so there would not be an accident. PerhapsI am wrong about that?