The evidence is pretty compelling that Stacy was not dressed when she left the house. The pants she wore that night were left in Suzies room along with her shoes, and apparently, her bare footprint was found leading to the front door. The scene suggests the three women were abducted from the house with minimal struggle.
Based on the fact that Suzie's blinds were "cracked" and there was no sign of forced entry, it is likely that Suzie saw who it was and either she or Sherrill let him/them in the front door. I doubt Suzie would have let him in through her bedroom with Stacy undressed in bed.
While it could have been a stranger dressed as a cop or something, which would have required quite a bit of planning and organization (and money), such an elaborate scheme is unlikely. Sexually motivated crimes are usually kept pretty simple. I think it most likely was someone Suzie and Sherrill knew and trusted (but not Stacy, as she didn't bother to get dressed).
Since I first started following, the simple assumption that seems so strong is that this was done by someone who Suzie and/or Sherrill knew. From what has come out, there were some minor criminal types that Suzie was directly involved with. Were any of them sufficiently criminally sophisticated and confident to pull this off? Anything is possible but I'm betting this was someone older: late twenties to early forties. Probably not Suzie's crowd but what about Sherrill or their family? My best wild *advertiser censored* guess is that it was someone who had some kind of "relationship" with Sherrill who also had an "interest" in Suzie. It is possible that the decision to abduct the women only occurred to the perp when he realized Stacy was "available" as well.
Based on the fact that Suzie's blinds were "cracked" and there was no sign of forced entry, it is likely that Suzie saw who it was and either she or Sherrill let him/them in the front door. I doubt Suzie would have let him in through her bedroom with Stacy undressed in bed.
While it could have been a stranger dressed as a cop or something, which would have required quite a bit of planning and organization (and money), such an elaborate scheme is unlikely. Sexually motivated crimes are usually kept pretty simple. I think it most likely was someone Suzie and Sherrill knew and trusted (but not Stacy, as she didn't bother to get dressed).
Since I first started following, the simple assumption that seems so strong is that this was done by someone who Suzie and/or Sherrill knew. From what has come out, there were some minor criminal types that Suzie was directly involved with. Were any of them sufficiently criminally sophisticated and confident to pull this off? Anything is possible but I'm betting this was someone older: late twenties to early forties. Probably not Suzie's crowd but what about Sherrill or their family? My best wild *advertiser censored* guess is that it was someone who had some kind of "relationship" with Sherrill who also had an "interest" in Suzie. It is possible that the decision to abduct the women only occurred to the perp when he realized Stacy was "available" as well.