GUILTY TX - Christina Morris, 23, Plano, 30 August 2014 - #8 *Arrest*

[Eileen730]

In my eyes this means the reward stands IF a crime was committed and the tip giver knows this and rats out the person(s) responsible.
It isn't valid if she is happily living somewhere else and gets spotted. (There was no crime committed and no one to rat out, hence no reward.
Neither is valid in case she has taken her own life and somebody finds her body. (Here was also no crime committed, hence no reward.)

This is just my view of why the reward was worded the way it was. I think most rewards are constructed this way, just worded differently. But the end results are the same.

IMO

I thought most rewards were for info leading to the safe return of the MP

 

[txyorkiemom]

I thought most rewards were for info leading to the safe return of the MP

One would think that in a case like this ..that is why it is there for the Safe Return ...
JMO !!!! but this the way it is worded makes me think that a crime has in fact been committed..

 

[CatsInTheCradle]

Yea let's bring some cats in!!!! Lol

It sure could not hurt!

 

[Eileen730]

One would think that in a case like this ..that is why it is there for the Safe Return ...
JMO !!!! but this the way it is worded makes me think that a crime has in fact been committed..

Kind of Obvious isn't it!

 

[Eileen730]

I wonder if anyone took polygraphs?

 

[DexterMorgan]

Okay in the Lake Oconee, Georgia case of Shirley and Russell Dermond, (and wildebeest can back me up on this), they had a $15,000 reward for information leading to information regarding Mrs. Dermond. She was missing. Mr. Dermond was dead in their home garage, but his head was gone. LE surmised that Mrs. Dermond's body was in Lake Oconee and expected her body to be found about a week after it was thought she went missing. It was in fact two weeks later when her body was found by 2 fisherman. They sought to claim that $15,000 reward and there was some stink raised about giving the reward money to the fisherman because apparently there was some finely worded print that stated leading to the felony arrest and indictment of whomever murdered the Dermonds. Long story short I'm glad it is plainly worded in Christina's poster because I don't think the fisherman ever got the reward for finding Mrs. Dermond.

Also, the reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of whomever committed the Dermonds' murders is only about $55,000. Great Waters/Reynolds Plantation did finally make a donation to bring the reward up to that amount. You would think that Shops at Legacy would also contribute to the reward leading to the arrest and indictment in Christina's case. Maybe they donated the $5000. :dunno: I am curious about if Shops at Legacy has donated any cash amount to the reward. I know they did help with making sure some of the TES searchers had motel rooms because Christina's mother said it in an interview. She thanked Shops at Legacy personally helping in that respect.

Exactly. The same thing happen with that cop Donner who was wanted for a cop killing spree he was having in Southern Ca. There were people with lead breaking tips that helped the cops track him and corner him in. But when it was said in done; 1 bureau had tried to revoke part of the reward money because they said Donner wasn't captured because he supposedly killed himself during the shoot out. Plus they really didn't want to pay the guy who got car jacked because his wasn't the last tip ( even though his tip was crucial for the exact pin point location of the basic area). The bottom line is a person cant help if a grand jury indicts a suspect or not; But if the cops know that the tip lead them to the right person then the reward should be given regardless.

 

[txyorkiemom]

I wonder if anyone took polygraphs?

To my knowledge AFAIK...None.

 

[deeisnuts]

I was joking...

 

[Orgona]

I thought most rewards were for info leading to the safe return of the MP

Yes, but after years of following missing person cases I'm left with the impression most cases have an "and" added in the wording. Mainly that leading for the safe return and the finding of and prosecution of the perpetrator.
This is why I wrote the wording can be different but most boils down to the same meaning. This is why in many cases just finding the body could not result in successfully claiming the reward.

All IMHO

 

[txyorkiemom]

That is awesome news that they too are non-profit and provide their services FREE OF CHARGE to the family. So I guess that means the flyers and such are free for them.

I also see that they really help by doing searches using the phone and internet too.... I am sure that saves in costs as well.

 

[Momoffourboys]

I also see that they really help by doing searches using the phone and internet too.... I am sure that saves in costs as well.

I wonder how they search using phone when her phone was turned off and has not been found?
Just curious. Not snarky.

 

[DexterMorgan]

Yes, but after years of following missing person cases I'm left with the impression most cases have an "and" added in the wording. Mainly that leading for the safe return and the finding of and prosecution of the perpetrator.
This is why I wrote the wording can be different but most boils down to the same meaning. This is why in many cases just finding the body could not result in successfully claiming the reward.

All IMHO

When killers act alone and are professionals at keeping their dirty deeds to themselves; Then its more likely that no one will ever have enough information. People like Ted Bundy was able to keep killing for a reason.

 

[CatsInTheCradle]

If I was young and recently jilted by my bf
If I was humiliated by his cheating
If I felt like things I'd been working hard for were falling apart

I might try to disappear for a while...

But if
my plan started to spin out of control before I could notify my parents that I was safe

And if the police were involved
And there were missing posters,
And news coverage...

I'd be ten trillion times more overwhelmed.
And embarrassed.
And afraid.

Even if I wasn't a self-harm candidate before, I might start to feel like that was the only way it could end.

I wouldn't know how to return any other way.

Unless someone gave me an "out"

Said something in tbe media or on fb that could give me a cover story, like "We believe she may have amnesia, and our family is going to start privately searching her favorite childhood places [insert vague remote reference here, like campground at Texoma] in case she is wandering around trying to remember who she is." Etc, etc.

If
Someone handed me a pretext like that, I would be at that location and put on an oscar-winning performance of amnesia to make my re-entry.

And then my family would ask for respectful privacy while I "recovered" from the trauma...

This was posted overnight so maybe some of you missed it. I found it to be interesting, but what was even more interesting was the reply to it. I have scrolled and scrolled and cannot find that response. From my perspective, it sounded like the person responding knew CM. JMO

 

[CatsInTheCradle]

I also see that they really help by doing searches using the phone and internet too.... I am sure that saves in costs as well.

internet? well they probably read US lol

 

[txyorkiemom]

internet? well they probably read US lol

JMO ....They all must be reading us ... honestly!!!
my suggestion fwiw imho
That is why I feel so strong for CM's MOM & DAD to HIRE a SUPER STEALTH PI !!! Cut any all ties of any one EVER associated with CM -outside the parents for the next (insert time) days . DO NOT ..Tell anyone that there is a PI or 2 investigating

I know it sounds harsh but ... if it were me ..I would do it just like that.

 

[txyorkiemom]

If I was young and recently jilted by my bf
If I was humiliated by his cheating
If I felt like things I'd been working hard for were falling apart

I might try to disappear for a while...

But if
my plan started to spin out of control before I could notify my parents that I was safe

And if the police were involved
And there were missing posters,
And news coverage...

I'd be ten trillion times more overwhelmed.
And embarrassed.
And afraid.

Even if I wasn't a self-harm candidate before, I might start to feel like that was the only way it could end.

I wouldn't know how to return any other way.

Unless someone gave me an "out"

Said something in tbe media or on fb that could give me a cover story, like "We believe she may have amnesia, and our family is going to start privately searching her favorite childhood places [insert vague remote reference here, like campground at Texoma] in case she is wandering around trying to remember who she is." Etc, etc.

If
Someone handed me a pretext like that, I would be at that location and put on an oscar-winning performance of amnesia to make my re-entry.

And then my family would ask for respectful privacy while I "recovered" from the trauma...

I wonder why she would go thru all that drama to " get away for awhile"

Can anyone tell me(us) If she had received threats of some sort???
Was there abuse going on in her living situation???

 

[volcarm]

I think that's pretty standard for rewards on cases like this because otherwise people would be lining up with all the crazy rumors we've heard and expect to be paid off for them.

Oh, I got it

 

[volcarm]

In my eyes this means the reward stands IF a crime was committed and the tip giver knows this and rats out the person(s) responsible.
It isn't valid if she is happily living somewhere else and gets spotted. (There was no crime committed and no one to rat out, hence no reward.
Neither is valid in case she has taken her own life and somebody finds her body. (Here was also no crime committed, hence no reward.)

This is just my view of why the reward was worded the way it was. I think most rewards are constructed this way, just worded differently. But the end results are the same.

IMO

I would still give a reward out if someone found my loved one dead or alive

 

[Bootsctr]

I would still give a reward out if someone found my loved one dead or alive

Yes, me too. I felt the fisherman should have received the reward for finding Mrs. Dermond's body.

Sometimes if there is a reward a person will refuse the reward and allow the reward to become much higher.

Elizabeth Cook and Lyric Morrissey's reward is at $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for their deaths. Hunters discovered their bodies only by God's hand.

 

[Laidbacksal]

Sometimes I wonder whatever happened to paragraphs.