Australia Australia - Marion Barter, 51, missing after trip to UK, June 1997 #9

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This is an intriguing case which is just starting to gain some traction due to her daughter's relentless efforts.

Here is the facebook page:

Missing Person Marion Barter

...and a just released podcast 'The Lady Vanishes'

Left Behind | The Lady Vanishes on acast

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[Sillybilly]

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[Nnbee]

Well I guess Willy Wonka and his wife were successful in wasting the courts time with Ummmming and Ahhhhing after all. Cant wait to hear his excuse for not being able to take the stand in April.

 

[mishy66]

Are you serious? Noooo. Poor Sally <modsnip>

Or have time to be medically unfit to give evidence.

Yes!! Such a shame. So he goes home for 2 months to sort out that all his lies match up??
Can't they just lock him up until then!
If he was my relative I would be getting the locks changed and throwing all his possessions out in the street!

 

[CrowGirl87]

Oh sweet baby cheese - pleeeeeeeeease don't let him die between now and the end of April

 

[chloborose]

Or have time to be medically unfit to give evidence.

or ample time to be bashed for the 4th time by men w/ baseball bats ...

 

[Deleted member 249471]

Chances of RB finding a lawyer by April? Still nil.

 

[ikarka]

Oh sweet baby cheese - pleeeeeeeeease don't let him die between now and the end of April

Or change his name and try to sail his yacht to Samoa

 

[mishy66]

So do they just allow him to go home until April? This is so ridiculous given this case.
Can they lock him up for something until then!? \
Anything can happen between now and then

 

[mishy66]

Chances of RB finding a lawyer by April? Still nil.

No lawyer now would represent him surely!

 

[Deleted member 249471]

He's more useful to LE out in the wild.
If there's a chance they can find remains.
Or catch him doing something really stupid.

 

[Seabreeze1]

I think any defence lawyer would take his case for the money.

 

[KeenSleuth17]

This might be a bit far fetched… but could DdH and RB have been working together? She’s located the ad, cut it out for him. For the purpose of finding vulnerable women to scam for their money so they can continue living a life to their liking, buying properties as they see fit, without having to work a day in their life.
He or she has then made contact with Marion and provided a phone number that went to DdH to take messages for RB. Hence why LC queried her on receiving a phone call from a woman seeking out RB, and LC asking RB today if he had someone taking messages for him. Just a thought.

 

[CrowGirl87]

Or change his name and try to sail his yacht to Samoa

possible name options:
Mr Yacht de Freedom
Prof. Polygraph
Mr Adam Casselden

So do they just allow him to go home until April? This is so ridiculous given this case.
Can they lock him up for something until then!? \
Anything can happen between now and then

Honestly I think they need to put him in suspended animation until then

 

[Deleted member 249471]

Or change his name and try to sail his yacht to Samoa

Because I bet alerts have been sent to all airports in Aus.

 

[Deleted member 249471]

Remember, there's still an active homicide investigation. They could arrest him at any time if they find something new. Just bracing myself that an arrest might come before the April inquest resumes. If that happens, then the inquest will be paused until criminal case is over.

 

[Estelle]

Didn't DdH say in her testimony that she only found out about Marion last year after they went to the police station as he told her on the way home in the car and he said it was WRONG!? It was only a fleeting affair of two days.

Today RB is saying that DdH knew as he left the ad around and she saw it.

I wonder why he is saying that? Who's telling the truth? Maybe he predicts that police know more about DdH's involvement or is he going to blame her for everything as he does with all the other women?

 

[mishy66]

This might be a bit far fetched… but could DdH and RB have been working together? She’s located the ad, cut it out for him. For the purpose of finding vulnerable women to scam for their money so they can continue living a life to their liking, buying properties as they see fit, without having to work a day in their life.
He or she has then made contact with Marion and provided a phone number that went to DdH to take messages for RB. Hence why LC queried her on receiving a phone call from a woman seeking out RB, and LC asking RB today if he had someone taking messages for him. Just a thought.

This !

 

[Deleted member 249471]

Didn't DdH say in her testimony that she only found out about Marion last year after they went to the police station as he told her on the way home in the car and he said it was WRONG!? Iw was only a fleeting affair.

Today RB is saying that DdH knew as he left the ad around and she saw it.

I wonder why he is saying that? Who's telling the truth? Maybe he predicts that police know more about DdH's involvement or is he going to blame her for everything as he does with all the other women?

I think he is using excessive detail to make it seem as though there really was an ad. It creates a tangible image in the mind of all those listening. Because there was no ad. He targeted her and stalked her.

The image he created of physically touching and keeping Marion's ad was foiled when Casselden pressed him that it was unrealistic that he kept the ad out in the open. But by then it was too late to take back so he mumbled through a new string of contradicting lies. IMO

 

[Seabreeze1]

This !

I do wonder why after a minimum of three failed marriages, how he has managed to stay married for over 40 years. You cant be on a pension and travel and buy what they did surely? I think she knows alot more.