MOO, the reluctant witness is the 2nd most likely abductor. Maybe he fingered IY to cover for himself and he appeared extremely terrified because of guilt. Maybe he has her locked up in his basement. Maybe I've watched too many crime docutainment shows on TV.I have trouble putting too much confidence in the witness account.
I think the Eric theory may be a way to cast reasonable doubt which is why the parents wanted it taken down. Plus they found no evidence to support this theory. An odd element to this case for sure. Moo
Just look at the Jessica Chambers case and the fact that she said “Eric” in her last moments alive cast doubt on anyone not named Eric.
Can you explain why the twitter friend is suspecious. Her twitter looked like a generic pretty instagram girl craving attention
Wasn't up yesterday, I tried to find it about 11 a m . Eastern time.That “best friend” of AB (not the roommate) now has deleted the entire Twitter account... which was up till yesterday or the day before? ....makes you wonder.
I'm confused.... why don't they already have this from priors on him? Maybe I just don't understand how it works.... Seems like he's been in the system long enough to have had dna taken before.
I agree. He is due in court tomorrow. It looks like they would want his DNA results by then.Why are they just now requesting a DNA sample??? Seems like that would have been the first thing they did! This makes no sense to me...
I've been reading about this but I find it all pretty confusing. Here's some info about DNA collection: http://www.ncsl.org/Documents/cj/ArresteeDNALaws.pdfI'm confused.... why don't they already have this from priors on him? Maybe I just don't understand how it works.... Seems like he's been in the system long enough to have had dna taken before.
I’m glad you took the time to articulate all those thoughts. I agree. Hanging out in store only if he had relationship with clerk.. I.e. dealing drugs to clerk.This is an interesting theory, and hits on something that I hadn't quite figured out how to articulate. If we're thinking that IY is the person by the door at the Chevron when Aniah walks in, and that he is on the way out the door, it's hard for me to figure out what happened. He would have barely had time to see her, and then maybe just a minute or two to get ready to abduct her. I tend to overthink things, but in my mind, this presents some weird practical challenges. He needs to know which car is hers. He needs to know if there are other people in her car (boyfriend, husband, kids, friends, dog). Whoever else is in the car he arrived in (accomplice, we're assuming) needs to know that he's about to kidnap this girl and leave in another car, which can't have been planned ahead of time if he didn't even see her until after he was in the store. She is much smaller than he is, so if he shoves her into her car (passenger seat or back seat), he probably has to adjust the drivers seat before he can even fit. What keeps her from just getting back out of the car? Then he has to figure out where he's taking her. He doesn't strike me as a great plan-on-the-fly kind of guy, so this just feels like a lot to pull off during what would have apparently been a normal trip to the gas station for him.
On the other hand, if this was a set up, I can't figure out how he's already in the store. It's not a place you hang out and wait. I can't think of any scenario where he knew she was going to be there and was planning to specifically take her, and was already in the store and on the way out the door when she walked in.
The other possibility is that it's not him leaving in the video when she arrives, which would open up more scenarios and also add another potential witness/POI to the list. That person should be clearly on video and known to LE if it's not IY. It's so hard to tell for sure, but in the video of her, you can actually see some of that person's shirt/jacket around 0:01 and it doesn't look to be the Vans sweatshirt. Maybe just poor video quality, but interesting.
So I think your idea of them possibly having some interaction prior to the abduction is a good one. I've wondered all along if she potentially offered a ride to someone at the Chevron who said they were having car trouble. None of the carjacking-at-the-Chevron theories have completely fit in my mind, and I have trouble putting too much confidence in the witness account. All just MOO.
Good question .I have a quick question for any lawyers...
If LE did find a body are they even allowed to publicly announce that with the gag order still in place?
Hmm I didn’t know about that... did she use the name Eric? Maybe this perp followed that case?I think the Eric theory may be a way to cast reasonable doubt which is why the parents wanted it taken down. Plus they found no evidence to support this theory. An odd element to this case for sure. Moo
Just look at the Jessica Chambers case and the fact that she said “Eric” in her last moments alive cast doubt on anyone not named Eric.
Why didn’t they do that at booking is my question.Why are they just now requesting a DNA sample??? Seems like that would have been the first thing they did! This makes no sense to me...
It seems they do not have IY's DNA in the system already
State seeks DNA sample from Blanchard kidnapping suspect
One reason that I ask is because I wonder if this has to do with the request for DNA.I have a quick question for any lawyers...
If LE did find a body are they even allowed to publicly announce that with the gag order still in place?