i wish her Mom would come here and give us some idea about the circumstances of her trip. Was it just to come see Mom or was there a problem with a relationship? I have friends in Granbury and have visited many times. It is such a quaint little town. I hope we hear more soon.
Yes, it is a fun little quaint town with local craftspeople and quirky stores. I miss " Granbury Live' very much.
One thing that people need to be aware of, and which I recently found out, is the very high ratio of RSOs in Hood county. This page says " Granbury TX" but it is inclusive of Hood County proper.
http://www.homefacts.com/offenders/Texas/Hood-County/Granbury.html
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[FONT=open_sansregular]Our database shows there are 132 registered Sex Offenders in Granbury, TX, a ratio of 164.04 offenders per 10,000 residents. This is higher than the national average of 14.40 offenders per 10,000 residents. "
[/FONT]I didn't know this when we chose to live in Hood Co. vs Tarrant Co.
I have struggled with my sociological and psychological skills to determine the probable reasons for the high number of RSOs in Hood County.
I can determine with some accuracy that:
1) This is not a county with large number of familial multi-generational RSOs. ( Maybe because the mandated registration leaves out some older family, IDK for certain).
2) Most crimes are against minors, but some are sexual assaults on adult females by a male perp. Thus, the male was also probably a legal adult at the time he committed the sexual assault ( rape).
3) This area is highly touted as a resort community. Granbury's revenue from tourism alone in 2014 was $44 MILLION dollars.
4) There is a huge income divide: Basically, there are the gated waterfront communities in Granbury ( about 4 of them), there is the very large private luxury waterfront community in the county- Pecan Plantation, where I live, and also DeCordova Bend ( which is more of an average household income, smaller house size and smaller land mass private community which is a " cousin" to Pecan, started by the same family).
5) There are three basic types of county residences: the farms, the small sub-divisions, and the trailer parks. Lots of manufactured housing that is both waterfront and rental property.
6) It can be argued that there is a severe and clear divide between the wealthy and the poor in this county. There is very little crime reported from the high end private communities, and what does occur is usually domestic crime.
7) The designation as a " resort town" MAY attract RSOs as the cost of living in a manufactured home is low with low rent. It gets extremely hot here but never extremely cold.
Hunting and fishing for food is probably easy ( I don't do either one but know people who enjoy both recreationally).
8) MAYBE our DA staff, both past and present, is diligent to report new sex offenders. IDK.
No matter what factors are at work, there is a huge hidden danger in Hood Co. A more than 100 times greater sex offender rate than would be expected is alarming. This means that women and children are in more danger in general than in most counties and towns the size of Granbury.
Something we probably should be aware of when we are discussing missing women in or around Granbury, IMO.