TX TX - Heidi Broussard, 33, & Margo Carey, 2 weeks, Austin, 12 Dec 2019 #4

[iluvmua]

Anything new this morning?

No

 

[MassGuy]

They didn't disappear. Somebody "disappeared" them, IMHO. LE is looking for clues, but not sharing all of them with us. They'll be checking cell phone/cell tower records, video from homes and businesses in the area, neighbors, etc. I always say this: With rare exception, a woman does not voluntarily leave her home for an extended period of time without taking a few essentials, including her purse, her phone, house/apt. keys, and her car/car keys for starters. If she is planning to be away for two days or more, she'll pack a bag with a change of clothes or three and some toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, makeup, etc.) If she is going for a walk, she will carry her keys and probably her cell phone. A mother of a newborn would not leave without baby supplies. MOO

I totally agree. The biggest thing for me isn’t “if she would do that,” it’s “if she could do that without leaving a trace.”

The first is very unlikely, and ultimately unknowable. The second is next to impossible.

 

[AliceInPain]

In an interview they did in the apartment. Shane showed the books.

I know he showed the books, I was wondering how the poster knows they are the reason LE knows she was there.

 

[dkryder]

Police say she did.



In one of his interviews he says their son is 6.

Only indication is from his interview saying she didn't lock it.




I'm not sure that is the case. The initial emergency reverse 911 alert that went out said she was last seen on foot at the apartments. Hasn't been confirmed by LE - but anyone with access to her and her car could have brought the books, her belongings etc. into the apartment.

i'm wondering if "last seen on foot" might have been because shane might have said she walked over to a friends house during his call to LE.?

 

[afitzy]

Tipline established as FBI involved in ‘continuous’ search for missing south Austin mom, baby

Tipline info:

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police are “continuously searching” for a missing south Austin mom and her infant daughter while leaving every possibility open on their whereabouts.

Heidi Broussard and her daughter Margot Carey have been missing since Thursday. Margot, who was born Nov. 26, turned three weeks old Tuesday.

Police have established a dedicated tip line solely for details regarding Broussard and Carey. Anyone with information is encouraged to call 512-974-5100.

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Why was it’s screwed up? It didn’t seem the least bit unprofessional to me. In what way? I’ve been interviewed before a couple times and it seems a bit typical. What do you think they did so badly it was beyond the pale?

Their questions were benign and softball too.

The fact that they rattled him so much by having a reporter on a phone, which he could not hear, asking questions, then the other reporter and cameraman both interrupting the interview and his train of thought various times. Something was going on behind the camera as well, which disrupted him. I don't think anyone could have had a well put together interview under those circumstances. IMO whoever was in charge should have stopped the interview and rescheduled it at a time when the reporter could actually have been on scene and the news station got their sh|t together.

 

[afitzy]

Well, it's been published what cities they lived in and I would think that sleuthing that and mentioning would be okay on the threads would it not?

@dixiegirl1035, suggest sending PM to Mod to check out your excellent suggestions!

 

[MrX]

It occurred to me that the Skylar Richardson interrogation footage may be playing a part in the apparent slow pace of this investigation. SC's interviews make him look like he'd be a perfect candidate for the Reid Technique.

It just kind of gives me the feeling that they know what happened and aren't going to do anything to hinder the eventual prosecution.

 

[BOSCOE]

Anything new this morning?

It was confirmed from media their apartment was in lock down. We had assumed last night it was but now we know for sure.

 

[afitzy]

Anything new this morning?

@gitana1,

HB's parents arrived from LA and spoke briefly on GMA (understandably confused and distraught).

Here is local interview done by parents:
Parents of missing Austin mother say there's no way she and newborn left voluntarily

FBI set up a new tip line just for this case.

A friend of HB gave an interview about HB and SC relationship and was surprised that HB was not still broken up with SC and also that she was living in Austin apt as the friend had believed that HB and children were going to live in house owned by SC father about 40 min/or miles away from Austin and that she would be driving her son into Austin to attend school.

Heidi Broussard: Friend shocked that missing mom was back with fiance after ‘rocky’ breakup. Exclusive details as search for mom & newborn continues

Think that is it. No news from LE.

 

[ajaylee]

I'm not sure that is the case. The initial emergency reverse 911 alert that went out said she was last seen on foot at the apartments. Hasn't been confirmed by LE - but anyone with access to her and her car could have brought the books, her belongings etc. into the apartment.

Interesting. This seems to be pretty specific - she was spotted on foot, not 'her car was last seen driving into...'. That means LE has at least one video sighting or eye witness.

I do not recall any reports of her having been seen on foot at the apartments after the school run.

 

[MassGuy]

Interesting. This seems to be pretty specific - she was spotted on foot, not 'her car was last seen driving into...'. That means LE has at least one video sighting or eye witness.

I do not recall any reports of her having been seen on foot at the apartments after the school run.

Yeah. I think this is why law enforcement is so confident that she made it back alive and well (books and car aside).

They don’t seem to have a doubt about this.

 

[Steelslady]

Transcript of Austin Police Department press conference Dec. 17, 2019:

Reporter2: …<unintelligible> … that Heidi left on her own?

Det. Herries: It's possible that the Heidi and Margot have left on their own accord. It's also possible that there may be something nefarious or foul play involved, and to be honest, we don't know the answer to that question, and that's what we're continuing to work on as we speak right now.


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Reporter8: You say that there you're still searching for her, you still assume that she is alive at this point like but the baby as well?

Det. Herries: At this time we have no reason to believe that Marty, that Margot nor Heidi are harmed. We are still looking for them in a in a search and recovery manner with them being alive. Our assumption is that they're alive and the sooner that we can find them, the better, that's why again we asked for the community's assistance, for the public's assistance, and if you see either of them, or have any information related to Margot or Heidi and their whereabouts or the circumstances surrounding their past five days, we ask that you contact the Austin Police Department.
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Thank you so much for doing this. I snipped some off for focus-

So they're not committing to foul play occurring just yet. It would seem to me if they were leaning this way, they would have said something about evidence they found causes them to believe that one or both aren't alive at this time.

Also, SC hasn't lawyered up and so far has been cooperating with LE- at least LE never stated that he wasn't being cooperative. This is different in my eyes compared to Patrick Frazee, who refused to talk to the media and locked the gate to his mother's ranch- even the police had to cut the chains on the gate the day that they arrested him, to which they found him and his mother getting ready to leave with the baby somewhere.

I am waiting anxiously to hear about their cell phone usage and tracking.

 

[ReadyorNot]

It was confirmed from media their apartment was in lock down. We had assumed last night it was but now we know for sure.

What does that mean exactly?

 

[jellybean96]

In an interview they did in the apartment. Shane showed the books.

Well, technically all we really know is Shane showed books and said they were the books.

 

[dkryder]

i've been curious if the fbi might decide to do some behind the scenes voice stress testing on the interviews. i would imagine they could do a whole series of analysis on those interviews but am not up to date on what they are called. i'd guess since the interviews are out in the public, warrants of any kind would not be necessary. MOO.

 

[ReadyorNot]

Interesting. This seems to be pretty specific - she was spotted on foot, not 'her car was last seen driving into...'. That means LE has at least one video sighting or eye witness.

I do not recall any reports of her having been seen on foot at the apartments after the school run.

Or it was assumed she was on foot since her car was known to be there.

 

[jellybean96]

Interesting. This seems to be pretty specific - she was spotted on foot, not 'her car was last seen driving into...'. That means LE has at least one video sighting or eye witness.

I do not recall any reports of her having been seen on foot at the apartments after the school run.

I don't recall hearing anything about her on foot or a reverse 911 call. Can someone provide a link?

 

[ajaylee]

Makes me wonder if someone wasn't watching her and Shane's routine.

It wouldn't have done them much good. This was the very first time they had done this routine - HB taking their son to school with the baby along for the ride and no one else.

 

[happyday]

Yup. So much talk about how he went searching for keys and showed up at T-Mobile, but all he has to say about the friend is he thought she went there. Uh, ok? Did you call the friend? Did you knock on the door and ask if they’d seen Heidi and your 2 week old baby?

that information is all missing along with the the period of time from when he (supposedly) got home from work to the time he placed a 911 call.

moo

I listened to Nancy Grace’s Crime Stories podcast yesterday about Heidi and Margo and she said that he DID go to the friend’s to check if she was there. I think she has her facts wrong because I haven’t seen that anywhere. Has anyone seen any news story saying he actually went to the friend’s apartment?

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