I totally believe that Heather's disappearance and murder was premeditated by the M's.
I have considered that her murder was possibly a "heat of the moment" situation or "things went too far" but, ultimately that there was always some sort of underlying plan in place.
I truly believe Heather was being "stalked" and it started shortly after TM found out about SM's relationship with Heather. TM's "diary", taking SM's mobile phone from him, going to job sites with him, allegedly having TM followed, the Facebook posts, taking nasty pictures and sending them to Heather, and the whole handcuffed-to-the-bed story reiterate the stalking.
The "coincidences" of the locales in this case are indisputable:
- Heather grew up on Peachtree Rd. and was very familiar with the landing / The M's live right up the street from the landing
- Heather makes a purchase at the Kangaroo Express / SM calls Heather from a pay phone at the same Kangaroo
- A girl with the same exact name as Heather was admitted to the Conway Hospital / The M's are charged with IE directly across the street from the Conway Hospital
- Heather goes on a date and the last place they stopped was at the Tilted Kilt at Broadway at The Beach / The M's are charged with a second IE in the parking lot next to the Tilted Kilt
- SM calls Heather from a pay phone located 6 minutes from Heather's apartment
- Heather's car was found at PTL
I simply think that LE does not have any viable evidence (that would hold up in court) that puts TM and/or SM at Heather's apartment. But, that doesn't mean (to me at least) that neither of them weren't there on that night. Even if SM was serenading Heather from the courtyard at 2 in the morning, there may not necessarily be trails of DNA, witnesses, or CCTV to prove otherwise IMO. But, the fact that SM was a short distance away at that time of the night really makes me believe he was heading in Heather's direction.
As for who had control of what phone... how can we prove one way or another? Yes, SM called Heather from the pay phone at the Kangaroo. He was caught on camera! Yes, Heather called BW in Florida. Phone records show that and BW verified the call. SM's mobile phone evidentially pinged at the M's home (at 3:17AM). But, that does not necessarily mean SM was there or the one who answered the call.
So then,
how do we know for sure who used Heather's phone after 2:29AM? We don't IMOO, can we? Obviously someone took control of her phone at some point, correct?
We do know this because two people were arrested and charged with taking control of Heather and killing her!
My opinions and theories may not necessarily hold up in a court of law and I suspect LE and the state feels the same way to some extent. They really need to back up whatever evidence they have to place Heather and the M's at PTL to fit neatly so that a jury will believe it beyond a reasonable doubt and deliberate a guilty verdict. That's their goal. So, if the evidence isn't there, any viable scenario or Occam's razor theory doesn't much matter. If LE has social media IM's, GPS data, pings, or any other evidence we don't know about then, great! I truly hope it fits their theory to a "T" because, I'd really hate to see a bad "storyline" created just to fit a small amount of psychical evidence. The rest of the circumstantial stuff is a "cakewalk" IMO.
At this moment in time, I just don't believe Heather drove herself to PTL mainly because I haven't seen the evidence/proof. I'm not technically saying she didn't. But, if she did, I don't think it was alone.
