Found Deceased TX - Emily Wade, 38, Ennis, Ellis County, 5 Jan 2019

[GraceG]

Which in itself, is strange. Why turn off the phone if she was headed home, to be home by 9:00? Which was when her mom was expecting her.

If I've been out and about all day working and don't have my charger and realize my phone is down the last "bar" (as far as charging) before I leave the city for home, I will turn I phone off so if I have an emergency it's not dead. But that's an hour+ drive. If she had a short drive it doesn't make sense.

 

[sloane7777]

Yep. She would more likely turn her phone ON when she leaves instead of turning it off!

I turn mine totally off when the battery is low in case I breakdown or have an accident , sometime I forget to charge and the cig lighter hole doesn't work, so sometimes getting on the road from work I do that, that could explain turning it off

 

[sloane7777]

sorry Grace , I just basically repeated you

 

[tnith]

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[zecats]

I turn mine totally off when the battery is low in case I breakdown or have an accident , sometime I forget to charge and the cig lighter hole doesn't work, so sometimes getting on the road from work I do that, that could explain turning it off

Yes, but...never turning it back on? Where could she be that she hasn't used her phone since that night?

 

[The Night Watchman]

Her family says Emily Wade’s bank account hasn’t been touched, that her cell phone, one she only uses for text messaging, hasn’t been used either. (WFAA)

In this day and age, most people (women especially IMO) are inseparable with their Smart Phone. It is very odd that she uses her phone for only texting, and it was said that it was a flip phone. Obviously it is not a critical device for her to have and use.

But her limited phone use is just different, nothing more. The fact that the phone was turned off/died near the time she left the co-worker's is slightly less suspicious because she doesn't depend on it.

Emily has a daughter, her mother expected her home at 9PM. She is missing, her car is missing. There is no evidence she was going to drive somewhere other than home. Search teams are searching creek beds and lake shorelines(?). People normally suspicious in this situation are either cleared or not POIs. The fact that her mother quickly reported her missing to LE the next morning/afternoon suggests Emily is not one to just take off for the night, with or without someone else. Or her mother was worried about her mental state.

The only options that I can see are abduction, car crash, or suicide. I can't make myself sway one way or the other, other than I don't see crash much of a possibility since she wasn't planning to go anywhere.

This has the feeling that LE has some bit of information that leads in one direction, but is not disclosing it.

 

[sloane7777]

Yes, but...never turning it back on? Where could she be that she hasn't used her phone since that night?

that's why I'm thinking accident.

 

[PommyMommy]

Has anyone heard mention of where and when her phone last pinged?

Approx 2:28 in this video the reporter says there have been no pings.
https://www.today.com/video/family-of-missing-texas-mother-speaks-out-amid-search-1426031683994

 

[sloane7777]

Her family says Emily Wade’s bank account hasn’t been touched, that her cell phone, one she only uses for text messaging, hasn’t been used either. (WFAA)

In this day and age, most people (women especially IMO) are inseparable with their Smart Phone. It is very odd that she uses her phone for only texting, and it was said that it was a flip phone. Obviously it is not a critical device for her to have and use.

But her limited phone use is just different, nothing more. The fact that the phone was turned off/died near the time she left the co-worker's is slightly less suspicious because she doesn't depend on it.

Emily has a daughter, her mother expected her home at 9PM. She is missing, her car is missing. There is no evidence she was going to drive somewhere other than home. Search teams are searching creek beds and lake shorelines(?). People normally suspicious in this situation are either cleared or not POIs. The fact that her mother quickly reported her missing to LE the next morning/afternoon suggests Emily is not one to just take off for the night, with or without someone else. Or her mother was worried about her mental state.

The only options that I can see are abduction, car crash, or suicide. I can't make myself sway one way or the other, other than I don't see crash much of a possibility since she wasn't planning to go anywhere.

This has the feeling that LE has some bit of information that leads in one direction, but is not disclosing it.

I still think she possibly got turned around and they aren't searching elsewhere except on her route as far as I know.

 

[mrstfs]

I’m leaning towards accident like other WS pals, however something about LE seemingly keeping information from the public has me thinking foul play could be involved. It’s just an impression I’m getting.

 

[The Night Watchman]

I still think she possibly got turned around and they aren't searching elsewhere except on her route as far as I know.

I think by "turned around" you mean going in the wrong direction or lost. I'm not thinking that way because she used to live in Ennis, and it is a pretty straight drive from her place (with mom) and the co-workers apartment. And as far a I can tell, there are only a couple very small stretches on this route where she could go off the road and be out of sight- and I'm sure they were searched first. I "drove" the route on Google maps (street view), and it is mostly commercial and residential. Flat and safe.

HOWEVER. If I had a few drinks while watching the movie, I might choose to avoid the main roads. On the attached map, I show the most direct route home on the main roads (green line), and a back road route that would work as well (orange line). Jeter Drive on the back roads has some small hills and is tree lined. Also attached is an image going north on Jeter Drive on this route, with a wooded embankment on the left side. Probably worth checking all along the roadside there.

 

[Concernedmamaof3]

It seems the family and searchers are doing a great job of searching in case of an accident. I still personally struggle with suicide with no note for her daughter. So hypothetically, if we were to lean toward an abduction/carjacking who would be the most likely perp? Someone local or an outsider?

 

[mrstfs]

It seems the family and searchers are doing a great job of searching in case of an accident. I still personally struggle with suicide with no note for her daughter. So hypothetically, if we were to lean toward an abduction/carjacking who would be the most likely perp? Someone local or an outsider?

I like to go with statistics in this hypothetical situation and if foul play then it would be someone she knew, probably last person to see her. JMO

 

[mrstfs]

According to her missing page on FB, a reward is now being offered.

 

[mrstfs]

Am I allowed to upload the latest missing person poster?

 

[PommyMommy]

The Search For Kelsey Berreth Expands; Where Is Texas Mom Emily Wade? Crime Stories With Nancy Grace podcast
Crime Stories reporter John Lemley also joins the group to explore the case of missing Texas mother Emily Wade, who disappeared after dinner and a movie with a male co-worker.

(Two parts - the first 1/2 is Kelsey Berreth)

 

[PommyMommy]

Am I allowed to upload the latest missing person poster?

If it is from MSM or an approved FB page (and posted there by an Admin) and you provide the link.
MOO

 

[mrstfs]

Can anyone tell if Old Lake was searched? I’m reading lots of places searched but don’t see that mentioned. I probably just missed a mention of it because it seems like an obvious place to search.

 

[Jethro4WS]

Bringing this post by @doodles1211 forward:

“A lot of people that have phones, but no cellular service, will use free wifi and download free text apps. Of course they can only text while in the wifi areas.”
TX - TX - Emily Wade, 38, missing after meeting with co-worker, Ennis, Ellis County, 5 Jan 2019

Also, just for reference, here is the article that mentions that Emily uses her phone for texting only:
“Her family says Emily Wade’s bank account hasn’t been touched, that her cell phone, one she only uses for text messaging, hasn’t been used either. They are baffled. So are police and both are asking for the public’s help to bring Emily home.”
Police searching for missing Ennis mother

If it does turn out that Emily’s phone doesn’t have cellular service, wouldn’t it make it difficult (or likely impossible, IMO) to ping it, as the phone wouldn’t be connecting to towers?

They would be able to figure out fairly easily which WiFi network her phone was connected to at any certain point in time, however, IMO.

The phone would always have access to the phone network in terms of "pinging". 911 requirements mandate this in phones and the carriers. And, of course, if dialed or texted 911 (if available in the area) those would go through along with location information just like any other phone.

Because the phone isn't authorized to make calls or send SMS texts (as opposed to texting via app over wifi) she couldn't do that but that doesn't mean that her phone would not ping a cell tower because it would. There should be records identifying her phone and denying authorization to access the cellular network and the location of the phone (approximately). At the same time law enforcement could request that a ping to her phone be done in an effort to locate it and that would also work. It just makes it harder to put together cell records.

 

[Razz]

I'm wondering if her mother recalls how much gas was left in the car. If
it wasn't much and EW took off or was returning home, she'd have to stop somewhere nearby to gas up.

I'd check cash stations nearby and on the way out of town. It's probably too late for video surveillance....but at this point.....what can it hurt?