Sketches are sketches. They’re not photos. They are subjective. They are flawed. They are based on human input and human recollection about what are often very brief encounters, separated by time. Input can come from many sources. It can come from more than one human source. It can even come from other sketches or video stills.
In the case of the old BG sketch, LE acknowledge that the composite was “compiled”, and included input taken straight from the video stills. I understand why they did this, but I don’t think they should have done it (IMO). It compromised the BG sketch.
They also said: “pay no attention to the hat”and then gave ridiculous age parameters and made confusing statements about both sketches: First they made old BG appear old and goateed, then they said NBG looked “younger than he may appear”.. huh? If that was the case though, why not just make the NBG sketch appear older? What a disaster.
To me it’s ridiculous to think you can include or exclude any suspect (incl JBC II) based on minute sketch details such as: his chin is too pointy, his hair is too curly, his cheeks are too baggy, his nose is too bulbous, we can’t see his ears!, he’s not wearing skinny jeans and a modern-fit top with manufactured holes (so he must ancient), wait! is that a tiny bit of facial hair? Is his hair brown or red or Auburn! I wonder he dies it? The video is a blur.
The sketches are just sketches.
BG in the video is an average looking guy of short-average height, avg. weight, and avg. age, wearing average looking clothing and boots. There’s nothing “dad” about him. He’s not wearing “dad jeans” or a “dad jacket” or suspenders. He may very well have on a Navy Zero Restriction Wind Stopper zip-up and a leather waist/fanny/hip holster. I also think he may have a stun gun in his right front windbreaker pocket, but that’s pure speculation.
Other than a few late teen and early twenty guys, every man I know from age 25 -70, if going to a place like Monon High Bridge in Feb would wear casual clothes very similar to those that BG is wearing (every one). Guys aren’t fashion forward. We tend not to give a s—-. We’ve been wearing the same things for the last century (only Nehru jackets in the early 70’s, and Pee Wee Herman suits (from 2010 to present) are outliers (and I hope they go away soon). I was dreesing like BG when I was 20, and I still dress like that today (in my sixties) - minus the stupid cap of course. And so do all the other guys. And I had more of a dad bod in my 30’s than I do know (so all I need are some tats!). And so are all other guys. BG is just dressed for casual outdoors.
Btw, would it be too much to ask that people drop the “dad-bod” “dad jeans” put-downs? How ‘bout if we just start describing (and assuming that) every woman over 35 as having / has a “mom-bod” and wears high waisted frumpy “mom-jeans” and “mom shoe’s”? Hot, huh?
The bottom line is, there is nothing that precludes the person in the old BG sketch and the person in the new BG sketch and the person in the blurry BG video stills on the bridge from being one and the same person. LE has even suggested that when a suspect is apprehended he may in fact look like “something in between the two sketches”. Furthermore, nothing from JBC’s fb photos or msm published photos so far would preclude him (IMO) from being BG either (sketches or video stills). Nothing rules him out.
On the contrary, IMO there is an abundance of evidence that points to JBC II as possibly being Abby and Libby’s killer. In a sense, the two sketches and the BG video may mean they have in fact found the right man. They will need more than sketch and video evidence for a conviction though, that’s for sure.
But I think JBC II might be a serial offender. I even think there’s a chance he was involved in the Lyric Cook & Elizabeth Collins case in Evansdale, IA back in 2012 (if you drew a line from Kokomo to Sioux Falls, Waterloo/Evanston, IA would be right on it). We’ll see.
One last thought: is it possible he has been putting rings on children’s fingers?
All JMO
