Thanks
@Kapua for reminding us of the text message sent by the VIs sister. Here is my interpretation (with my reasonings) of that message, mostly to show that we all interpret things differently.
hmmm
i don’t have the sharpest memory but
i’ll try to recount as best as i can –
1. Indicates to me that this was a long call, containing a lot of information
robbie and said he needs to talk to daddy and that
barbara’s missing.
it was a
long story 2.confirms 1 above that
started at the beginning on
friday morning 3. note, no times here, no mention of Kennels, Gas station etc. IMO this is because this was not deemed an important part of the VI’s sisters retelling, the most important part was when and after Barbara was missing and progressed
chronologically throughout the day4. note the retelling is not chronological, see 13-16 below
the
impression (subjective) robbie gave me was that she was wearing
a red cap, a
bikini and
carrying a travel cup with beer in it. they
lost sight of each other for 5-10 minutes before she
“vanished” 5. I take this to be a direct quote from RT and
he went back to their rv to see if she had returned but it was
still locked so that meant she hadn’t come back yet (they had put the
key under a rock which they both knew the location of). so
he went back to check a
shaded cave that
they had found together earlier thinking she may have been
taking a break from the heat 6. perhaps this indicates that Barbara was getting too hot and that is why she was returning to the RV? but she wasn’t there either. he still wasn’t worried at this point because.. i don’t remember why he said he wasn’t yet worried. maybe because they both knew the area? or this was a regular thing? idk not sure but
he continued searching for her on his own. 7. Does this mean anything? Was someone else there with them and left? by around
noon time 8.Media reports state 2.30. Either RT or LE (told by RT) must have informed the media of this time. Is this an error in the retelling or did RT state the wrong time to LE/Media? it was
getting terribly hot 9. Hottest time on that day was between 4pm and 6pm IIRC so this indicates that this was much later than noon and supports the 2.30 timing @8. so he started getting worried and called 911.
10, we know that the 911 call was at 3.38ish, this also supports the 2.30 timing @8. police arrived like 2 hours later and searched for her.
robbie said
throughout the day 11. was this misremembered? I believe that this was the following day. they had sniff dogs, horses, hundreds of people and even a helicopter (which unfortunately couldn’t use its infrared function because it was too hot out to get any useful readings) and nobody could find any trace of her. searched throughout the night too. nothing. she had just disappeared. robbie admits “it doesn’t make any sense” that she just wandered off and got lost and there’s
no evidence.. 12. odd phrasing which is why
he suspects she may have been
picked up in a car. also because from the spot where she went missing
she had to cross a highway in order
to get back to where
their rv was parked. also apparently
she took a 360 picture that morning 13, IMO this supports the 2.30 timing @8. from on top of a hill 14, not rocks, a hill Is this at a different location to Kelbaker/Hidden Hill Rd? and the
photo included a parking lot 15, IMO this is not Kelbaker/Hidden Hill. This indicates that they stopped somewhere else on the way.with some
vehicles in it so the
police are looking into their license plates/info.
16. WS members have been unable to identify a location which fits this description.
robbie said that he just wants barbara back and
will press no charges against the person who abducted her so long as they return her.
17, this call was after the media interviews, see 19 the call was delivered in a measured tone but
he broke down a bit at this point,
18, is this at the same point in the interviews? was tough to hear ..abc reached out? idk if it was abc but some mainstream news outlet and i definitely heard nancy grace mentioned.
robbie’s done some interviews 19 as
he wants to get the word out. but
he hasn’t seen or read any of the released news and
comments.
20 I think he has it’s
too much 21, confirms 20.
he said
he keeps returning to the spot where he lost her 22. he knows where Barbara went missing and
overturning rocks 23.OTT and
searching and searching hoping to find something.
he was there the day he called us although i think he said he shouldn’t really go back there as
protocol says he’s the first suspect. 24.had been interviewed by LE, no mention of the polygraph? he was even
held for 5hrs in a cop car on the first day.
it’s been nonstop and
nobody is sleeping.
25, justifying why he didn't call earlier.
robbie said
he had held off on calling daddy to tell him the bad news because it was such devastating news and
he was hoping she would turn up.. but
he couldn’t wait any longer 26, because of the media interviews, would he have called if he hadn't given interviews? He would have needed to call them before Barbaras arrival date in HK? he also said it’s difficult to call into china and said his calls rarely go through so if we want to ask any questions or talk more we should call him.
Must admit, this exercise was useful to me. May be useful for the VI to check the entire conversation with his sister.