Things that have grabbed my attention and are on my mind:
1) It gnaws me to the bones why CS won’t let the kids give a statement to law enforcement or child services. That alone has got to be a huge strike against him. It certainly raises my eyebrows!
2) CS didn’t know what Lisa was wearing the day of her disappearance. Estranged or not they lived in the same house. How could he not know what she was wearing? The kids probably do though. Just by looking out my window in the AM, I can tell you what a couple of my neighbors were wearing at the end of the day!! I find that fact to be very unlikely.
3) According to CS he didn’t see Lisa leave that day. He said he was doing backyard garden work. Yet I read on another blog or news report that he said he saw Lisa get into a car. Then yet another that he didn’t know whether she walked or got into a car. Which is it??
4) According to reports, Lisa disappeared with her cell phone and purse at 6:00 PM. Neither phone nor credit cards were used since April 30th. I read somewhere that LE wasn’t able to ping her phone. Why would she turn the phone off leaving her kids no way to contact her? That could probably mean someone else turned it off, the battery went dead (not likely in that short time), it’s in the garden or with Lisa. Maybe this is no big deal for some. But, it peeked my curiosity.
5) Lisa went missing on the day she mailed her petition papers for CS’s eviction. Does the LE need this fact advertised on a flashing neon billboard? Good grief!
6) I read somewhere (blog or news report) that Lisa was going to abuse counseling. Couldn’t this fact be construed by LE that there were serious marital problems? I wonder if LE have been able to get her counceling session records?
7) It’s been reported many times how protective Lisa is of her kids. So, when she was getting ready to leave, why would she NOT tell CS she was leaving? Seems odd and unlikely given her protective nature.
8) I read “somewhere” that CS sent the kids to the store for candy at about 6:30 PM leaving the two of them alone (CS and Lisa). When the kids got home, no Mom! How convenient that all sounds. Also, sunset on April 30th in Plainfield was 7:49. Check it out.
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html
How far away from the store did they live? What time did they get home? Being a parent of young kids, I would think CS would have put off candy shopping until the next day. I would have with my kid if it was that close to getting dark, but that’s me.
9) It was determined that the blood on the tarp from CS’s truck matched Lisa’s through DNA analysis. CS said it was deer or wabbit blood from a hunting trip. Hmmmmmm, another out of season poaching trip for Elmer? Some folks never learn, do they? Or, was it Lisa’s blood? Why would LE lie? I would like to think “NOT”. But, also “hope” to think it's “NOT”.
10) CS refused to take a polygraph test. Something to hide?
He also refuses to go to the police station for further interviews. Although not admissible in court, a lie detector test is helpful in that it can substantiate when it’s just your word against the world (I wonder if Amy was offered one??!!). If CS had allowed and passed this, LE could have refocused their efforts earlier on in their investigation. If it was I, and knew I was innocent, I’d volunteer for a polygraph! And, you can bet I’d not only be at the police station offering all I could; I’d be ringing their phone off the hook every day for any news. They’d probably beg me to stop calling!!
11) CS applied for and was denied sole custody of the kids. WHY did he pursue this so soon?? Did he know Lisa wasn’t coming home? Did he hope to have "carved in stone" control over the kids so he could dictate who can or can not visit with them? Or is there something else in it for him? Leaves me with a furrowed brow......
12) CS hasn’t participated in any of the fundraisers, nor did he take part in any of the search efforts. Man, if that were my missing spouse, I’d be the first one out there. Smells like Scott Peterson all over again! Sniff……
13) CS kept the kids from the fundraisers. Now, what harm would have come by allowing them to attend a car wash and a pancake breakfast in their Mom’s honor? I would have encouraged my kid to go so he could have witnessed first hand how much goodness exists in this world. What an enriching experience in human decency and compassion that would have been for them? It may also have provided them with some needed comfort, and a little relief from constant worry. I’m sure they would have received tons of hugs and encouragement. But, CS had/has his own selfish agenda. Why should his kids feel good? God only knows what he’s telling them.
14) The LE cadaver dog got a positive hit on something in the Stebic home. What?? And, why is it taking so loooooong for the test results!
15) Nice boat in the driveway, huh? I’m glad to know that CS is enjoying life so much while “LISA”; the Mother of his children is missing!!!!!!
16) This may be a rumor, but I’ll mention it anyway hoping that someone knows the truth. I hate rumors and hate it even more when I get unsuspectingly get caught up in one. It’s kind of gross though. I was reading some posts on a Web site one night and came across one written by a guy who claims his uncle worked with CS. Below is the direct page link. It's the first post dated Friday, June 15th. If anyone has a problem with the link, I’ll gladly copy/paste it into another post.
http://www.topix.net/forum/city/plainfield-il/TA30MIOFVCDD8O9C1
I hope there’s no truth to any of it!
It seems to me that there is substantial evidence that warrant CS being more than just a “person of interest”. Man, that label gripes me, almost as much as BC’s being labeled as an “associate”! Where do they get this stuff? I’d arrest CS on the tarp DNA (wabbit blood) alone, and build on the case from the rest of the questionable evidence. Well, I’m no cop, and find it hard to understand their methods. I guess they have reasons for what seems like a sloooooow pace to the rest of us.
Well, school will be open before we know it. And, joining the rest of the student population will be Lisa’s children. I don’t know about anyone here, but my experience as a child, and having raised one……There’s no such thing as: Cross my heart and hope to die……Stick a needle in my eye. If so, we’d have a universal blind epidemic. Kids can’t keep a secret for very long. Period! They tell their best friend, and then the whole school finds out. What’s poor sleepy, weepy eyed CS gonna do? Home school the kids? What a hoot! He can’t keep them isolated forever. Hopefully, something will break before then. I wonder if they’re not permitted to visit with friends now? How sad, if true.
Well, thanks everyone for allowing me to vent. My visit is well intended. I hope I haven’t been too intense or critical of CS, but he brought all this suspicion on himself by his actions, inactions and reactions.
Lisa and her family are in my prayers daily. Only God knows how I hope for a good outcome. Keeping the faith……
Peace