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Great post, Midmissourimom. You make many good points.
I was barely online over the weekend (my son had a soccer tournament four hours away) and haven’t looked at the FB page yet either, so if the following doesn’t make much sense, my apologies in advance.
I have wondered for some time, who all knew that Betty was going to be home alone this particular weekend.
I also find it rather unusual that they discontinued the ground search barely 24 hours after Betty was reported reported missing:
Apr 15
“Missing person update..according to Sullivan Fire and Sullivan Police the ground search for missing Sullivan resident Betty Alexander is being wrapped up at this time. Sullivan Fire is turning the search over to Sullivan Police. Sullivan Police will continue to work the investigation as a missing person. According to Sullivan Police Lt. Patrick Johnson they appreciate all the volunteers and other agencies who have assisted Sunday and Monday including search K-9’s. Authorities have not located any signs of Alexander at this time and asked Sullivan Independent News to provide this update. The public is still encouraged to forward any information regarding Alexander to them at 573-468-8001.”
Sullivan Independent News
Thank you
I am local and just feel that there are so many people that want to get more involved but are afraid to ask questions. Part of solving any case us brainstorming and people seem to be supportive but walking on eggshells with the conversation part online.
Betty did not just vanish into thin air. Her neighborhood is near a school and is not unsafe.
If she was abducted I find it unusual that not one person in the area seen her get in a car, walk down the street, get robbed, carried out, ect.
There are too many eyes watching. There is always one "Gladys Kravitz" in the neighborhood. (From the old bewitched show). Someone that sees and knows everything about every neighbor. I would definitely notice something unusual if she was my neighbor. The fire station is not even visable from her apartment area. I read that there was a witness that said she was looking at it. Its quite a walk from the apartments.
If that is true and she was seen by it, then she must be a walker and get out more than most think. To be more exact is is a full block away and over 800 feet. It is a small apartment complex that is income based and houses Senior Citizens and disabled citizens.
Meals on wheels is Monday through Friday, when her daughter arrived Sunday she let herself in and touched her milk to see if it was cold. Since Betty had never been home on a weekend alone since December it is hard to predict why a 2 day old meals on wheels meal would still be there. In my opinion that shows that it was still there since Friday.
Was any of it touched or eaten? If not then Betty must have been missing before the meal was left, as the Meals on wheels worker said the door was ajar and they entered and left the meal. The apartments have screen doors. It is not unusual to have the main door open and just the screen door closed to look out.
Only a familar worker would be comfortable enough to enter and leave the meal. In my opinion.
The golf course lake area has been searched. In order for Betty to get from her apartment to that area she would have had to walk past more than 100 homes for almost a mile down multiple streets.
If she took her meds Wednesday night at 7pm and had a confirmed med delivery that day then the disappearance timeline is estimated after 7pm and and before early friday morning. That is listed in every press release I have read.
So it was dark and overnight. The door was open for meals on wheels Friday. Her glasses were there, so assuming she left at night and cannot see without glasses that would almost be impossible, let alone walking half a mile to woods or almost a mile to a golf course.
I cannot go to my mailbox without my glasses and am a few years younger than Betty. I wear them morning to night.
So, just assuming there was a break in, which no evidence of a broken door has been reported then it had to be a time of day she would have had her door unlocked, felt the need not to wear her glasses (typically bedtime) and was still dressed enough to leave with someone without a neighbor hearing or seeing anything.
I may be too old to physically search but am doing my best to put the pieces together that may help.
I would really like to know why noone checked on her after not answering the phone for 2 days knowing she was alone with no meals for a weekend.
Sorry for the long post. I am just hoping and praying it helps in some way to keep her case active and for law enforcement to stay actively involved.
