Further Evidence of My Ongoing Argument About the POI Height Possibly Being Incorrect
My argument does not conclude for 100% certainty that the POI height is incorrect. I am simply suggesting, that in my mind, and my extensive research in this matter, I have found evidence which I believe suggests the POI could be much taller than anticipated by LE. The following is my argument, take it as a theory, and not fact. Only a re-meaurement, or re-enactment will determine if I am correct, or if Le is correct. I certainly hope I am not correct.
Drumstick and other's brought up a good point when they suggested that they couldn't believe the FBI and OPD could make a mistake regarding the estimate of the height of the POI.
Drumstick has a good point. IF OPD made their estimate independently and came to 5"4, and without telling the FBI, the FBi went out and made the measurement, and both came up with 5"4, I agree it is very unlikely.
However, I am going to make the following argument.
Bear with me, it is going to be long.
This is a complicated measurement for numerous reasons. They include:
The POI is walking, versus standing
The POI is walking behind a 6"10 fence, which gives the illusion that the
Poi is a shrimp.
The plane that the POI is walking is about 9-12 inches lower in height than the plane of the gate. Hence, it tends to
make the POI seem even shorter.
So, without even going to the scene, I believe LE had already determined that the POI was a short person. I must admit
the first time I saw the video, I concluded the same thing.
Now, once LE went to make the measurement, another obstacle stood in their way.
That is, the exact path the POI was walking. IF the POI was walking close to the curb, he would appear shorter, and vice-versa.
However, when it comes to measuring, it is CRITICAL, that LE know the "exact spot" the POI was walking. If the path of the POI is off even one foot, it will have a dramatic affect on the measurement of the POI's height.
So, if LE has either made a mistake in the "exact" path of the POI (distance from the curb), or its' method used to estimate the height, it will greatly affect the estimate.
Another obstacle faced by LE is that the POI is walking, not standing. When we walk, we reduce our height from 2-4 inches depending upon our gait. Why? Because our legs are no longer straight, but are bent and extended.
A further complication is the severe angle of the camera, and the distance of the camera from the POI.
The camera is at about 25-30 feet in distance from the POI, and about 15 feet in the air. Obviously, a very steep angle.
If the camera was at the height of about 6 feet, we would be able to judge the height much easier, but, it would not give the owner's of HOTG a panoramic view of the POOl gate that they desire for security and legal issues.
So, to cut to the chase, it would be rather easy for a mistake to be made.
First, it is possible the fBI simply reviewed the measurement, and thought it was done accordingly.
Another possibility is that the "path" of the POI is not accurate. Even if the FBi made an independent test of the height, but used the "path" of the POI as established by OPD, and it was in error, the FBi measurement will not be accurate.
As you know, I have been arguing this case for well over one year now. Many people questioned my theory, until lately, when RD, Cat, her husband, SS, and other's began to reach that conclusion on their own or with encouragement.
Summary:
If you view the
http://www.wftv.com/video/6885628/detail.html, where it shows LE measuring the height, take note of the palm tree all the way to the left of the frame at "frame .31". Notice how much higher the palm tree is to both the female officer and the male officer. Now,
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_local_orlandocrime/2007/05/the_new_video_i.html, compare the video of the POI third shot, where he is next to the palm tree "frame .29", and you will notice the POI is close to even with the "top ring" just below the branches of the palm tree.
Now, if one compares this picture, above, with the video of the OPD officers estimating the height, it is fairly obvious that the POI is "much" taller than the woman police officer, and most likely very close to the height of the male officer.
Since we don't know the height of the two officers in the video, we have to 'guess" approximate heights. My estimate is that the female officer is about 5"3, and the male officer appears taller than 5"10, probably 6".
Based on this new argument, and my lengthy argument I made in the previous thread 3 or 4 months ago, I still conclude that the POI height is much too low. Without having models walk past the camera, or having a surveyor, or a picture of a person who is a "set" height, it is very difficult to estimate the height of the POI.
However, I beleive the POI is between 4-8 inches taller than the LE estimate of 5"4.
I feel much more secure in my estimate now, since, we have a photo of the palm tree to use as a landmark, and since other's on the thread are starting to agree with my estimate, primarily based on their own judgement and work.
Given this, the 1,000,000 question is the following:
Has OPD investigated every lead related to the disappearance of JK, regardless of height, or is OPD just focusing on men or women who fit into the 5"4 category? IF so, it is possible that the reason this case is cold is simple, the real POI was passed over simply because he is too tall.
leftcoast.
ps For further argument regarding this estimate, look at the photo's of Jk's car. You will notice that the driver's seat is pushed rather far back. Some will argue the POI moved the seat to throw off police. However, the POI had a lot on his mind after parking that car, one would think that wiping down prints, avoiding being noticed leaving the car, and not leaving any clues behind was much more important than moving the seat. pLUs, if the POI was so bright, why did he park in an area on CCTV, yet, he was bright enough to move the seat?
This whole story makes no sense, I thought she went missing the night she returned from her trip, but appears she went to work Monday and missing the next day. She does not strike me as someone who would willing go in the car (in daylight!) My impression is she would have been a fighter, dont know of course but would seem that way. (Guess I need to read more on here, sorry!)
