Found Deceased IL - Benedetta 'Beth' Bentley, 41, Mount Vernon, 23 May 2010 #1

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pufnstuf said:
I hope this doesn't seem insensitive...

But the movie Single White Female keeps flashing through my mind.

Photos of J from a while back show a mousy headed woman with frumpy clothes and glasses. Flash forward to recent photos, and you see a platinum blonde with a lot of make-up on, revealing clothes, and glasses gone. She looks wasted in a lot of the more recent photos.

I'm not going to post any more of my suspicions right now...but something is up with J. Lawyering up immediately after Beth went missing--she has to know that the train story comes across as bogus.

I think police need to get a warrant, search the house and the property in Mt. Vernon, and I think that J and boyfriend should be brought in for some serious questioning. The train story does NOT hold water.

There is no way that Beth got on a train, or even decided to get on a train, without first making arrangements with her husband.

Something is up in this story, and I don't think that the conclusion is going to be very good. :(
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Does anybody know, does LE scan through these posts? I don't know where their investigation might be taking them. Publicly, they keep talking about the train, which I think is just a diversion personally, and also that it's a "tough case." How can someone point them in a possible direction? I have no experience with any of this.
 
radiant said:
:(

I fear it
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I wish some of Beth's close friends could meet with J and put some pressure on her when her lawyer's not around--ask her some questions and don't take "I don't know" for an answer. She knows more than she's telling.
 
radiant said:
Does anybody know, does LE scan through these posts? I don't know where their investigation might be taking them. Publicly, they keep talking about the train, which I think is just a diversion personally, and also that it's a "tough case." How can someone point them in a possible direction? I have no experience with any of this.
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Depends on the case. In the past, LE has paid attention to some cases at WS. Sometimes not.

I would suggest that LE be made aware of her sister's posts on FB, though. Although I'm sure that they already know that she's lawyered up, if they've tried to question her.
 
Cubby said:
I wasn't familiar with Centralia either... though a google map search shows it is a 'far east'? or a suburb direct east of St. Louis.
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Its a small town in Southern IL. I think it is out of what is considered the St. Louis Metro Area.

This case is something. I guess cause I know the area, and, the train station is kind of creepy. When I told this to my DH, and showed him Beth's picture, as, he has been in the area several times for business in the past few weeks, when I told him what happened, his first comment was "the prison bus." I wonder if inmates get released on weekends? Although, I personally think there is more to the friends story and doubt Beth got to the train station myself.
 
My first impulsive reaction to the situation was that maybe she was asked to participate in something sexual at the house in Mt. Vernon, and she refused.

J seems to be obsessed with her. Seems like everything that Beth "likes" on FB, J "likes" too. Almost every post that isn't farmville related is somehow about Beth. I wonder if J is jealous of Beth's marriage, Beth's other friends, and such.


JMO, MOO, ETC.
 
unique_astrology said:
I agree Chili. I think something happened to Beth before 6 PM and probably not in Centralia. Just thought a picture of the station and confirmation about the train station and schedule might help make things clearer for some.

If Beth had over an hour to wait for the train I think she would have found someplace to have something to eat and sit down inside. At any rate it would have been broad daylight between 4:30 and 6:00 PM. And nobody saw her in that 90 minute period?

Bob
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Yes, Bob I think your first sentence is right. It is a strong feeling I have. I just don't know how we can prove this right now, I am hoping LE are all over this. It's hard to know what they're doing from the info coming out publicly from them.

No one has been located that can say they saw Beth that afternoon.
 
pufnstuf said:
My first impulsive reaction to the situation was that maybe she was asked to participate in something sexual at the house in Mt. Vernon, and she refused.

J seems to be obsessed with her. Seems like everything that Beth "likes" on FB, J "likes" too. Almost every post that isn't farmville related is somehow about Beth. I wonder if J is jealous of Beth's marriage, Beth's other friends, and such.


JMO, MOO, ETC.
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That's creepy. It smacks of a personality disorder or something to me, but I have no basis to say that, so I hope I am not totally polluting this thread with my feelings and opinions. As I said, I do not know J personally. I understand now from something I was told that J is not a "favorite person of Beth's family." But there was no elaboration beyond that, so make of it what you will.
 
FACTSHEET

Beth was born 12 Feb. 1969
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5252408&postcount=212

Last seen May 23 at the Centralia Amtrak station to catch the 6:08 p.m train to Chicago.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20006419-504083.html

Scott Bentley said the last time he spoke to her was about 4 p.m. May 2
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/06/04/r_idiycdcasr6nuwv_ej2qw/index.xml

Beth and a female friend traveled to the Centralia area May 20 in a rented car
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/06/04/r_idiycdcasr6nuwv_ej2qw/index.xml

“The friend places her at the station,” Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen said.
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/06/04/r_idiycdcasr6nuwv_ej2qw/index.xml

The friend says she was driven to the station around 4:30 p.m. in a 2009 White Nissan Altima.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/ne...DB9C7A6D449BC98C86257738006B7632?OpenDocument

missing person’s report- filed by husband on Monday, May 24
http://register-news.com/local/x1174317299/Search-continues-for-missing-woman

Scott Bentley says Beth never mentioned taking a train back. (on ABC video)
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7477571

Beth has been married to Scott for five years.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5251940&postcount=183
 
radiant said:
Yes, the article that metions St. Louis is incorrect. There is a Union Station in St. Louis I believe, and the writer being from down in that area assumed that was the Union Station rather than the correct one in Chicago.

It is my pleasure to help clarify some of this info. It's a bit of a mess at the moment. The early info was sketchy on certain things, but in an effort to get the word out that Beth is missing, we had to go with what we had and unfortunately now it is propagated all over in different versions.

The 3 best pieces of information in the media right now are the Northwest Herald article dated June 2, the ABC 7 video/story from June 3 (which aired as the top story on the 5 PM news that day also), and the CNN AC360° blog article all have the best factual information at this point. A few small things are wrong, such as her son's last name, her son being called a step-son, a couple details like that. The most pertinent details are correct in those and I am happy to post links at your request (the links are on bethismissing.com also). I am happy to answer any questions I am able to. I love Beth, I miss her and I feel an enormous sense of sorrow right now that I am trying to channel into helping find her in any way I can.
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The Union Station in St Louis is no longer a train station, it is a mall and hotel complex. The Amtrak in St. Louis kind of looks like a mobil home, LOL.

St Louis is the major city and the the newspaper does cover the region. Getting the word out through the St. Louis media is good, many people get the St. Louis paper and television.

I am so sorry about your friend being missing. Beth sounds like someone it would be great to know and I have you all in my prayers.
 
grayjay said:
Welcome to WS, radiant, and I too am sorry for your present worries.
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Thank you gray. I appreciate all the thinking and attention to all the details going on here. You are all awesome!
 
WholeLottaRosie said:
The Union Station in St Louis is no longer a train station, it is a mall and hotel complex. The Amtrak in St. Louis kind of looks like a mobil home, LOL.

St Louis is the major city and the the newspaper does cover the region. Getting the word out through the St. Louis media is good, many people get the St. Louis paper and television.

I am so sorry about your friend being missing. Beth sounds like someone it would be great to know and I have you all in my prayers.
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Interesting info about Union Station in St. Louis. It is Angela who is quoted in that article, and it was Angela that I asked directly for clarification from regarding the St. Louis thing because it created some confusion. She's the one who told me about Union Station St. Louis and I never looked any deeper into it.

Thank you very much for your prayers. Beth is a special lady and I am so blessed to be able to consider her one of my friends. We have the kind of deep friendship that even after years apart, we just picked right up where we left off. I call it more a friendship of the soul. I love her very much.
 
grayjay said:
FACTSHEET

Beth was born 12 Feb. 1969
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5252408&postcount=212

Last seen May 23 at the Centralia Amtrak station to catch the 6:08 p.m train to Chicago.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20006419-504083.html

Scott Bentley said the last time he spoke to her was about 4 p.m. May 2
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/06/04/r_idiycdcasr6nuwv_ej2qw/index.xml

Beth and a female friend traveled to the Centralia area May 20 in a rented car
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/06/04/r_idiycdcasr6nuwv_ej2qw/index.xml

“The friend places her at the station,” Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen said.
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/06/04/r_idiycdcasr6nuwv_ej2qw/index.xml

The friend says she was driven to the station around 4:30 p.m. in a 2009 White Nissan Altima.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/DB9C7A6D449BC98C86257738006B7632?OpenDocument

missing person’s report- filed by husband on Monday, May 24
http://register-news.com/local/x1174317299/Search-continues-for-missing-woman

Scott Bentley says Beth never mentioned taking a train back. (on ABC video)
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7477571

According to family friend Angela Montgomery....The 41-year-old mother of three was expected to be back at her home Sunday, May 23, called her husband to report her friend wanted to stay an extra day, and the couple made arrangements for Bentley to get on a late afternoon train in Centralia
http://register-news.com/local/x1174317299/Search-continues-for-missing-woman

Beth has been married to Scott for five years.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5251940&postcount=183
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Good compilation. All looks correct except your second to last link. That article is supposedly wrong according to Angela. When I read it I was really confused because if conflicts with Scott's info. Angela told me her words were "sculpted" into that from something she told them that may have been not exactly clear. To reiterate, Both Scott and Angela say that there was no plan for Beth to be taking a train home. Scott was never told by Beth that she would be taking a train.
 
radiant said:
Good compilation. All looks correct except your second to last link. That article is supposedly wrong according to Angela. When I read it I was really confused because if conflicts with Scott's info. Angela told me her words were "sculpted" into that from something she told them that may have been not exactly clear. To reiterate, Both Scott and Angela say that there was no plan for Beth to be taking a train home. Scott was never told by Beth that she would be taking a train.
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That, to me, is the clincher.

From everything I've read, Beth was very close to her husband and her friends, and always texting or on the phone with them.

I cannot imagine her sitting at a train platform for an hour or more, waiting for a train to arrive, and not texting ANYONE to tell them where she was. Just doesn't fit with her normal behavior.

I think that any search for Beth needs to begin at the Mt. Vernon house and radiate outward. I do not believe that she ever went to Centralia.

Radiant, if you don't mind me asking...

Where did Beth and J rent the Altima? Did J contact the rental place and let them know that she would be returning it a day late? Was it returned on the 24th? Has LE looked at the car?

I am so glad that you joined WS. I really hope that Beth is found and all ends well. If so, then she needs to cut J right out of her life. What kind of a friend would treat her "best friend" the way that J has treated Beth?
 
radiant said:
Good compilation. All looks correct except your second to last link. That article is supposedly wrong according to Angela. When I read it I was really confused because if conflicts with Scott's info. Angela told me her words were "sculpted" into that from something she told them that may have been not exactly clear. To reiterate, Both Scott and Angela say that there was no plan for Beth to be taking a train home. Scott was never told by Beth that she would be taking a train.
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Thank you so much, radiant! This was making my head spin around. I've removed the link from my posting above here and feel the case is much more straightforward, now that is cleared up.
 
pufnstuf said:
That, to me, is the clincher.

From everything I've read, Beth was very close to her husband and her friends, and always texting or on the phone with them.

I cannot imagine her sitting at a train platform for an hour or more, waiting for a train to arrive, and not texting ANYONE to tell them where she was. Just doesn't fit with her normal behavior.

I think that any search for Beth needs to begin at the Mt. Vernon house and radiate outward. I do not believe that she ever went to Centralia.

Radiant, if you don't mind me asking...

Where did Beth and J rent the Altima? Did J contact the rental place and let them know that she would be returning it a day late? Was it returned on the 24th? Has LE looked at the car?

I am so glad that you joined WS. I really hope that Beth is found and all ends well. If so, then she needs to cut J right out of her life. What kind of a friend would treat her "best friend" the way that J has treated Beth?
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bbm

No kidding. Who needs an enemy with a friend like that.
 
i live in st. louis -- yeah, union station has shops/hotels. the amtrak station is down the street from union station, behind the arena.

to add to confusion: union station in chicago has amtrak.

http://www.chicagounionstation.com/map_directions.html

centralia is about 65 miles east of st. louis, mount vernon about 80.

WholeLottaRosie said:
The Union Station in St Louis is no longer a train station, it is a mall and hotel complex. The Amtrak in St. Louis kind of looks like a mobil home, LOL.

St Louis is the major city and the the newspaper does cover the region. Getting the word out through the St. Louis media is good, many people get the St. Louis paper and television.

I am so sorry about your friend being missing. Beth sounds like someone it would be great to know and I have you all in my prayers.
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Someone in Chicago, help me on this. Can't you walk from the Amtrak Part of Union Station into the Metra Station without going outside? Weird, I have taken the train to Chicago (Amtrak) many times but have never gotten off the Amtrak and taken a Metra anywhere. I have either been met, stayed nearby so I got a taxi, or been going elsewhere on Amtrak with a layover, so I stashed my bag in a locker and hoofed it around the Loop till I had to get on my other train. And most of the time, I go up early in the week, and DH will come up on Friday in a car and then we drive back home together.

I have taken Metra back downtown for the day various times while staying with friends in the Burbs, and thought there was a way to go from one to the other without going outside?
 
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