Can back up that his phone died/switched off after he called his sister on the night but was then charged/switched on a few days later another thing that is strange is that his friends and family say they kept trying to reach him for months - the phone would ring and then go to voicemail. Now I could be wrong but if it did ring before going voicemail then that would mean it was still charged and 'active' (as opposed to going straight to voicemail which would indicate it being switched off or dead) so does that mean he or someone else had been charging it back on for months? To my knowledge phones don't last a week without being charged irregardless if it is being used or not.
The only things they never found were his keys, phone and his charger. The keys and phone I can understand but would someone really carry their charger with them unless they know they need to carry it? You'd think that he would keep it in his car or in his backpack but it's never been discovered. Another thing there is no mention of them not finding his wallet/credit cards just that they haven't been used. So were they located or did the police just forget to mention that his wallet also hasn't been located?
Another odd thing but can only be considered speculation is that his sister said she overheard one of Charlie's friends say that he must have returned to his apartment over the weekend because he had logged back into facebook (and then deleted it again?) this has never been confirmed and his sister is the only one that has mentioned this (as far as I know) I just thought I'd mention it just in case it adds to anyones theories. I'd also like to know if that was even possible to delete and then reactivate your facebook account back then? Did any of his neighbours know the last time he was at his apartment?
On the sleeping in the car thing, I don't think this is as strange as people make it out to be sure I can definitely see him being paranoid and hiding out in his car but also he is a college student that probably works very hard I can see him possibly going for a nap in the back of his car during a break. Another angle is that some say he was addicted to tennis perhaps he was staying late at the campus practising or wanted an early start and instead of going back to his apartment decided to crash in his car. Again I feel this can go both ways and it's a shame we didn't really get further information from friends about this other than "he just did that sometimes."
Now the actual night itself when he was supposed to go to the party. At 6pm he and his friend split up after playing tennis fast forward to 8pm when his sister calls him she says they talked casually and he sounded normal until she mentioned that his facebook was gone that was when he went full panic mode and started saying people were after him. Now I don't know a lot about bipolar and mania but is that something that can happen? Could the person be talking normally and when you mention something they snap? I always thought this was strange but again I'm not an expert so perhaps that is common.
Another thing about the night was that his friend returned to campus to pick Charlie up for the party (around the same time as his sister called) of course Charlie didn't show up and when his friend called his phone it went straight to voicemail. Now back to his car as it was located in the campus carpark a few days later I wonder if the friend saw Charlie's car in the carpark that night? This has never been mentioned or asked and I'd believe that his friend just wasn't observant on the night and it could've been dark/in a different part of the carpark but thought I'd mention it anyway.
When Charlie broke into the house (Pretty convinced it was him considering the lady correctly identified him and his clothing) he was asking for his friend. They make a big deal about how his friend lived 30 minutes away but what I would like to know is where was this party being held? I find it more plausible that Charlie was searching for the party house and not his friend's house. This doesn't really add much to the case one way or another but just a thought.
This post has been long enough I may post again later as I've still got so much more to discuss but for the time being I just wanted to say since stumbling onto this case it has definitely sent me down the rabbit hole. I'm sure everyone has a certain case they want to see solved more than any other and this is certainly it for me. I just wish there was more to go on and the investigators would reveal what else they have (unless what is out there is all they've got) It's been years since an update and it has gone frozen cold. Anyway I hope Charlie's friends and family will have closure some day and hopefully that some day is soon.
The only things they never found were his keys, phone and his charger. The keys and phone I can understand but would someone really carry their charger with them unless they know they need to carry it? You'd think that he would keep it in his car or in his backpack but it's never been discovered. Another thing there is no mention of them not finding his wallet/credit cards just that they haven't been used. So were they located or did the police just forget to mention that his wallet also hasn't been located?
Another odd thing but can only be considered speculation is that his sister said she overheard one of Charlie's friends say that he must have returned to his apartment over the weekend because he had logged back into facebook (and then deleted it again?) this has never been confirmed and his sister is the only one that has mentioned this (as far as I know) I just thought I'd mention it just in case it adds to anyones theories. I'd also like to know if that was even possible to delete and then reactivate your facebook account back then? Did any of his neighbours know the last time he was at his apartment?
On the sleeping in the car thing, I don't think this is as strange as people make it out to be sure I can definitely see him being paranoid and hiding out in his car but also he is a college student that probably works very hard I can see him possibly going for a nap in the back of his car during a break. Another angle is that some say he was addicted to tennis perhaps he was staying late at the campus practising or wanted an early start and instead of going back to his apartment decided to crash in his car. Again I feel this can go both ways and it's a shame we didn't really get further information from friends about this other than "he just did that sometimes."
Now the actual night itself when he was supposed to go to the party. At 6pm he and his friend split up after playing tennis fast forward to 8pm when his sister calls him she says they talked casually and he sounded normal until she mentioned that his facebook was gone that was when he went full panic mode and started saying people were after him. Now I don't know a lot about bipolar and mania but is that something that can happen? Could the person be talking normally and when you mention something they snap? I always thought this was strange but again I'm not an expert so perhaps that is common.
Another thing about the night was that his friend returned to campus to pick Charlie up for the party (around the same time as his sister called) of course Charlie didn't show up and when his friend called his phone it went straight to voicemail. Now back to his car as it was located in the campus carpark a few days later I wonder if the friend saw Charlie's car in the carpark that night? This has never been mentioned or asked and I'd believe that his friend just wasn't observant on the night and it could've been dark/in a different part of the carpark but thought I'd mention it anyway.
When Charlie broke into the house (Pretty convinced it was him considering the lady correctly identified him and his clothing) he was asking for his friend. They make a big deal about how his friend lived 30 minutes away but what I would like to know is where was this party being held? I find it more plausible that Charlie was searching for the party house and not his friend's house. This doesn't really add much to the case one way or another but just a thought.
This post has been long enough I may post again later as I've still got so much more to discuss but for the time being I just wanted to say since stumbling onto this case it has definitely sent me down the rabbit hole. I'm sure everyone has a certain case they want to see solved more than any other and this is certainly it for me. I just wish there was more to go on and the investigators would reveal what else they have (unless what is out there is all they've got) It's been years since an update and it has gone frozen cold. Anyway I hope Charlie's friends and family will have closure some day and hopefully that some day is soon.
