Recent content by bethofalltrades

I just can't imagine a bodega not being open well before 8am. If they waited until that late they'd miss the morning commuters as well as the high school kids and the moms taking the younger ones to the bus stop. I know people go to work earlier in the AM now than they did in the 70s but...

Are all of them still missing? I was skeptical about drawing a connection between them but lined up as above it's an interesting theory.

I have CS3-- you can pick it up pretty inexpensively used on eBay these days. It's got a learning curve but as long as you go at it "one bite at a time" you'll be fine. But there are other programs that are just as good if you aren't looking to do major retouching, and cheaper. I'll take a...

Totally agree w you, lindseyw, on the potential harm of altered images down the road. I wasn't thinking long term, but the Internet is forever. *Fortunately or unfortunately! I did see a few people saying pretty much what I said, but also a lot of posts still sticking to the idea of the...

I keep seeing references to "enhancement" and "adding pixels" to the surveillance images, and I think it might help clear things up to understand how a photo editIng program does those things. You cannot add pixels or resize an image and find more detail. It's not like an old film negative that...

Yes to both of your questions. Many undocumented workers and lots of backpacks on non-students, especially commuters. Now that you mention it, it would make a lot of sense if she was undocumented. Might explain why no one reported her missing. :(

If that bodega was one of only a few in the area, I'd expect that by 8am it would be busy with regulars buying their coffees, morning papers, cigarettes, egg sandwiches, etc. Which makes me even more skeptical that Rodriguez lured Etan into the basement totally unnoticed. I suppose at this...

I think the prospect of closing this case is appealing to all involved. I just hope there is evidence uncovered to corroborate this confession. Terminally ill, potentially mentally ill man confesses to a case that's been in the media a lot recently, just days before the anniversary of the...

I haven't had time to go through all the docs, but could the "statement" that was allegedly misquoted have been instead an officer's accounting of what was said, intended to be used internally as part of further investigation? So rather than a formal statement, signed by the witness, it's a...

While looking to see if there were new developments in this case, I saw that the Ellis County Observer site was down. After finding the reason why, I am suspicious of any information that originated from that site. :( Here's a link...