Noting the close proximity to the residence.
What's interesting to me is that the police detectives found the body through observation of an out-of-the-norm trail (like something had been dragged along a foot trail) in those woods. Based on the video of the local news, her body was found on the east side of Bladen, where it intersects with 99. The TV news showed 2 marked evidence-tech style vans there, a large number of marked and unmarked police cars, and a pop-up canopy open on the side of the road at that location.
If you look at GoogleMaps street view of the intersection of 99 and Bladen (from 99 looking at Bladen) you'll see the speed limit sign where later news video showed the informal shrine to Amber starting. From both of those perspectives, it's clear to me that her body was found at that end of Bladen.
I am
guessing that the detective probably spotted the unusual trail as their car was slowing for the bend in the road and the stopsign at 99.
I did a GIS search of property records along Bladen Road, and most of it is owned by timber companies; that area could have gone undisturbed for years until the trees were ready for harvesting, unless someone bumbled across the body while hunting.
Based on Googlemaps info, Bladen is 6.6 miles long,, converting from paved road to dirt a little over a mile from the intersection with 99, then remains dirt until Post Road. It's only .3 miles to Murphy Road from the west end of Bladen.
What's also interesting to me is the timeline. From the articles, it's apparent they searched the Blaisden family property on Murphy Road on Friday 7/19, and arrested Blasiel and other family members (
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2...nty-magistrate).
So on Sunday 7/21, did the detectives travel down Bladen to get to Murphy (perhaps to interview the grandfather after he returned from the hospital where he stated he'd been with his wife (
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/a...-Whiteds-death) ? Or are there other extended family members living off the east side of Bladen who they went to interview? There are multiple homes off Strickland Road, accessible from the east side of Bladen, and a handful down private drives before Bladen turns to dirt. West of that, it's owned by timber-related companies (and the southern side of Bladen appears to be all timber-related companies too).
The reason I'm pondering this is because if there is extended family on or near the east end of Bladen, then there's a chance for more potential witnesses. Also if Amber was not killed in that spot of the woods, but her body was dumped there ("The detectives noticed flattened grass that looked like someone dragged a body into the woods." from
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...ely-identified-as/Mz0v5yMF5UWrB-Ax5nIUiA.cspx) , then they still need to find the primary crime scene - perhaps near/at one of those other family members' homes? If they did find evidence of the Murphy Road location being their primary crime scene, they sure didn't tell that to the press yet, or that info would have made at least one of the recent news articles.
MOO
