7. After 1:08 a.m. Graham and a man with dreadlocks enter Tempo Restaurant & Bar on Fifth Street Southeast. He buys alcohol, they stay 15 minutes and leave together.
• 1:20 a.m. Graham texts friends, "I'm coming to a party...but I'm lost." It was the last time she had contact with anyone. If her phone pinpointed her location, police have not released the information, and police did not clarify whether the text was sent before or after leaving the bar.
Respectfully snipped for focus.
Lets take a look at the last two entries on the timeline above.
1:08 is the timestamp shown on the Tuels video correct?
We know that Tempo is .13 miles from Tuels, 55 second by car and likely a 2-3 minute walk on foot.
That puts HG and JLM entering Tempo's at 1:10-1:11.
Tempo is an upscale restaurant with a higher priced menu so it stands to reason they wouldnt be as busy as college bars offering 2 dollar drafts.
It takes a minute or so to walk from the front of the restaurant to the bar.
Lets say they were served within 2 minutes of them being there due to good service and Tempo not being that busy.
This puts the timeline at 1:13-1:14 (but it should be noted that service times can be much longer than that)
To me, this is where it gets interesting. Did they do a shot? A shot and a beer or a mixed drink? A beer or mixed drink by itself?
Each beverage mentioned above might take a different time to drink, depending on the person. HG doesnt strike me as the type of young lady who would guzzle down a 16oz beer in under a minute but I could be wrong.
This only leaves 6 minutes between HG getting her drink and her last text to friends. According to this timeline she very well could have been with JLM when this transpired.
He may have even gotten up to visit the rest room while she sent that text, perhaps in anticipation of them leaving and his giving her a ride to the party?
Food for thought at the very least.
