Honestly, when I heard first heard about this precious little girl.. I mean, the very first INSTANCE it was on the TV, my mind automatically thought of the possibility of whether her father came & took off with her to another country (PR).. I mean, how many times have we heard of that before, too many? But, as soon as I really started listening and watching the frantic searches being conducted for this little girl, I knew it wasn't going to turn out well. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
I woke up on Monday morning & checked my FB and saw an update from 11alive news (georgia) & read where they had posted about LE searching the dumpster in the field & that the area had been taped off as a crime scene. I just had this horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. No later than an hour, I received the news that it was her, and the condition in which her body was disposed of. I felt physically sick, and I just wanted to cry for her Mother & the rest of her family. It's so close to Christmas... I can't wrap my head around the fact that there ARE sick SOB's out there that do things like this! She didn't even get the chance to live her life.
I am very shocked at the fact that the GBI has said they ruled out all RSO's.. my jaw nearly hit the ground when I heard that. I've heard a lot of rumors.. many being about the vacant apartment(s), a mattress being taken out as evidence, and the maintenance man not being seen since Sunday (sketchy.)
I live in Georgia, fairly close to Canton.. probably less than 45 minutes. I almost feel as if I jinxed myself.. just last Thursday, my mom & I had a conversation in which I told her I felt very comfortable living in Georgia, and I'd be comfortable and would feel safe raising my own family here one day.. because you really don't hear Georgia that often when it comes to these children disappearing and being murdered.... most of the time it's Florida.. and then Friday night, I heard about Jorelys.. my heart just sank.
It's hard for me to keep up with NG. I try to watch the show regularly, but I've just started a new job, and most of the time during the week, I don't get home until almost 9pm (NG comes on at 8 here). So, unfortunately, I haven't been able to listen to her do the interviews with different people on the show concerning JR.
The theory on the Maintenance man/(men) seem very logical and promising. Thinking back to when I was a child (I'm 19 now), I probably wouldn't have felt threatened or felt uncomfortable around anyone who I had seen working around where I lived, or anyone in uniform who seemed harmless and nice. We forget to tell our kids that sometimes the most evil people/things seem harmless, and that's their goal.
JR seemed like the kind of child who went out of their way to help someone in need, and probably didn't think about "stranger danger" around this person who made her feel comfortable.
I get a bad feeling about all of the different stories coming out. I've heard everything in the past 3 days... questions ranging from "Was there even a babysitter?" to "What time was she reported missing?", and nothing makes sense to me. I've read several places that there was NO babysitter, then in a lot of other places, I've read there was a 13 year old babysitter. IMO, 13 years old is questionable to leave in charge of your children.. Lets be honest- at 13 years old, I didn't even fully understand how to take care of MYSELF, much less be responsible for 3 others younger than me. & Did the alleged babysitter live with the family? It seems like if she was there as much that has been mentioned, she would have had to live with them. JR's Mom worked night shift, and probably didn't get home until 6-7 AM which is when the kids would have been leaving to go to school.. getting home between 2-3:30, and Mom is probably still asleep getting ready to start the process over again.
& Who got the drinks? Was the babysitter AT the playground supervising the children while JR left to get drinks back at the apt & never returned? Or was the babysitter at the apt and saw JR when she returned to get the drinks & JR never made it back to the playground?
& WHY DOES THE COMPLEX HAVE NO CAMERAS? come on!
& omg, what is the talk about another dead body being found in a dumpster at the same complex back in March? is that true?!
Sorry for all the questions, I just keep hearing so many bizarre stories, I don't know what to believe anymore. It seems like LE knows what they're doing, I hope they solve this ASAP. I also read in an article earlier that there is a very well known former FBI profiler working on the case.. Can't remember his first name, Clint maybe? last name Van Zandt. He seems like a good catch, hopefully he can speed the process up a bit.
I really would have thought that it would be a RSO that lived in or around the complex.. guess not. Whoever this person is, I wonder if they've offended before JR? It's just so disturbing to have to ask these questions, and you're reminded of what this poor baby girl went through. People say atleast she wasn't kept for long, but an hour/hour and a half is the longest amount of time when you're just 7 years old & know nothing about how to defend yourself against a monster.
I wonder if JR's mom will get the other kids back eventually? I figured since they took the other two away so quickly that there had to have been previous visits from DFACS or complaints made to DFACS. I feel very sorry for her though... I can't even begin to imagine what she's going through.
Also, thank you to everyone who has contributed the different information to these threads. The articles, maps & videos are all very interesting to see. Thank you for investing your time & consideration to bring all this information together for everyone to read!! I appreciate it.