Victim: Alexis Murphy, 17, missing from Shipman, VA, 03 August 2013 - #4

JoCoKSEyes said:

It all boils down to what LE has. He is setting up a scenario where the evidence against him will have to be revealed in order to keep holding him without bond. Sorry to say, but if it's all circumstantial, this won't end well.

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carbuff said:

Slightly O/T but I gotta say -- all you lovely locals have certainly given me a very high opinion of the Charlottesville-Lynchburg area. You're all so polite, reasonable, and just plain nice. I prefer to believe that you're the norm, not RAT...

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Curious Me said:

Why'd she lose phone service so soon after this supposed deal started? I'm trying to picture her hanging around his tiny camper trailer not drinking or smoking, and not using her phone. They left before dark which someone said it got dark a little after 8 p.m.

He's lying, I think.

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momrids6 said:

RSBM: I remember one of the locals trying to explain the pings, and the horrible cell service there. Back in thread 3 I think.... I'll go look.

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writer411 said:

Personally, I don't think anywhere in this entire state is too far to look. People in rural Virginia think nothing of distances. When I as a college kid, I used to day trip it to shop at Tyson's corner, 3.5 hours away. I'd hop in the car and go to Richmond for lunch, 2 hours away. So, it doesn't seem off base to me to look in Augusta county or anywhere in the state. This is probably why LE has trouble finding the victims. This person seems to think that he'll forever get away with whatever as long as noone finds the victims. They're not anywhere near where he lives, even if residual evidence is. Evil.

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Journey4Justice said:

If you were the prime suspect in several cases would you make contact with Law Enforcement expecting them to believe you? LE would not believe his minor involvement in the case given his history with the CJ system regardless. But yeah, I doubt he's innocent anyway.

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forestchilde said:

http://www.nbc29.com/story/23140117/through-attorney-randy-taylor-tells-his-story

Scroll down to comments and read Mary's comments. She claims she knows this guy the <modsnip> is talking about.

And you know what, he may be referring to a real person. But it doesn't necessarily mean that person was involved.

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teedie2 said:

AstroKitty, upthread the story was that each drove their own car ... 3 cars. Like a pot parade! RAT said that the dealer and Alexis each left his place in their own car.

Wish all these accused perps had such convenient initials as this one!

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popsicle said:

I just remembered something. Early reports were that Alexis was going to meet two male friends in Lynchburg to shop. Is rat trying to say those 2 guys are them?

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AstroKitty said:

I had to quote this and bring it this way - This is by far the funniest thing I've read. It's Ok to laugh a bit to ease the tension everyone. "Like a pot parade!" hahaha so good.

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momrids6 said:

They were at the gas station at the same time- but not together.

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AstroKitty said:

Whoa! I never had seen that! Was this on twitter...

*O/T but I swear I can't wait till 15 more minutes when I can finally go to bed. God, I need 5:45 Am so bad!

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margarita25 said:

One thing, I know that earlier today with the increased :urgent" presence on RAT's property, the searches, etc. , it seemed like they might have found something, but in retrospect, now that my nerves have calmed down, I'm wondering, if like cluciano said, this was just them trying to find something and being very thorough. If they suspect a serial killer, chances are they had ground penetrating radar, metal detectors, the full shebnag. They have NO CHOICE but to turn his property upside down.

And maybe that just was, well, a sheet on a clothesline, and agents just happened to be examining that particular area.

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margarita25 said:

So, what does RAT's lawyer have to say about this, I wonder.

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ArianeEmory said:

The article does say he was arrested based on a hair of hers found in his trailer. (When? Does that mean they got a search warrant first? Based on what?)

Claims the other guy's DNA will be on a beer bottle. (Icehouse brand.)

Oddly specific. Either this guy is a very inventive liar, has the the worst luck in the world, or maybe LE is really mad they couldn't make the Samantha Clarke thing stick and are going after him again as a grudge.

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momrids6 said:

The MSM stated this was concerning inside of the store- not outside. They " did not appear to be together". Don't have a clue what his lawyer will do with that.

And I am not sure about law that allows a lawyer to paraphrase- or does he have to speak "word for word" for his client?

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modesty blaise said:

if there were any truth to his story as soon as this young lady went missing why did he not contact LE with this vital info?

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