Of all the things on this timeline, I find the most remarkably odd thing is the fact that her sister went to her apartment and took her expensive things within hours of her disappearance. In what world is THAT the first reaction you take after learning a loved one could be missing at sea? Something's wrong there.updated quicky timeline:
April 8 - Government officials in St. Maarten confirmed Bennett’s boat came in.
April 26 - Bennett flew to Fort Lauderdale from London and the couple was going to take a flight to somewhere in the Caribbean to begin their trip.
April 30 - Government officials in St. Maarten confirmed Bennett’s boat left for the trip.
May 2 - Hellman posts from Puerto Rico. referencing "another day in paradise".
~May 3 - (4 days after they left) Hellman's cellphone broke and all contact from this point on was through Bennett's iPad
May 14 - 5:30 p.m. - Catamaran leaves Havana, Cuba, final destination expected Boca Raton, Florida.
May 14 - 8:00 p.m. - Bennett goes below deck to sleep.
May 14 - 8:30 p.m. - Hellmann called her family to say she had left Cuba and was at sea, saying the satellite phone had been malfunctioning, but the couple had gotten it working and “we’re heading home.”
May 14 - 1:35 a.m - "accident" occurs 30 miles from Cay Sal
May 15 - 4:50 a.m. Bennett rescued to Marathon FL, Hellmann’s family picked him up that afternoon and brought him to their home in Boca Raton.
May 15 - within hours of when Bennett would have been rescued, a neighbor said she saw a car parked downstairs belonging to Hellmann’s sister.
May 17 - Neighbor said he approached Bennett to express his concern and sympathy. “He said, ‘Yeah. I’m going to be leaving for England. I’ve got to move on with my life,’ ” The neighbor said, ‘What about the baby?’ He stopped and said, “Oh. I guess I’ve got to take her with me too".
May 17 - His first time back in his apartment. Hellmann’s engagement ring, electronics and an expensive handbag were gone.
May 18 - U.S. Coast Guard called off the search.
May 19 - the key lock on Bennett’s front door had been replaced with an electronic keypad. Bennett contacted deputies to file a complaint. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirms.
May 20-23 - Bennett and baby stay at the apartment. Also that weekend, Bennett told a neighbor he wanted to search for his wife but had lost his passport when the vessel sank. He said he had obtained a temporary one but that it barred him from leaving the country right away.
May 23 - 8:30 p.m. - neighbor said she saw “official-looking” men with latex gloves and Bennett out by his car
May 24 - another neighbor was walking his dog and saw Bennett “bringing stuff out. He had someone helping him. They were throwing stuff in the dumpster.”
May 25 - Bennett's car is gone.
May 26 or 27 - CBS 12 visited the apartment. No one was home, but two boxes marked evidence were left on the front stoop-- one was open at the top, and they could see inside. The item looked like a piece of inflatable marine equipment, possibly a life-vest.
May 27 - Bennett returns from Cuba.
May 28 - Bennett goes to Boca Raton to pick up the baby, he returns to Hellman's family's home with a Boca Raton police officer demanding the baby’s things.
Do we know if someone actually spoke to Isabella or was this via text?May 14 - 8:30 p.m. - Hellmann called her family to say she had left Cuba and was at sea, saying the satellite phone had been malfunctioning, but the couple had gotten it working and “we’re heading home.”
VERY strange. Who would do that?Of all the things on this timeline, I find the most remarkably odd thing is the fact that her sister went to her apartment and took her expensive things within hours of her disappearance. In what world is THAT the first reaction you take after learning a loved one could be missing at sea?
Who left boxes marked 'evidence' on the front stoop?
Apologies for my lack of knowledge about boats ...:
"Investigators who examined the boat found no evidence of any holes where water could have entered, although they did find deep scrapes at each end of the vessel."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...robe-wife-vanishing-speaks.html#ixzz4iejI0ebS
If this is true, what would have cause the catamaran to capsize?
Do we know if someone actually spoke to Isabella or was this via text?
VERY strange. Who would do that?
"Dayana said the couple had a satellite phone with them but did not activate until hours before Isabella’s disappearance.
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'They connect it that Sunday night,' said Dayana 'She called me at 8:25 p.m. and said 'oh hi, we just connected the phone, it’s been really hard for us to connect it cause his [Bennett’s] friend told me it’s hard,' said Dayana recalling the conversation with Isabella. 'She said ‘I’m in the middle of the ocean right now, we left Cuba.'
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That was the last time Dayana heard her sister’s voice. At around 3 a.m. Monday Dayana said she woke up to several missed calls and voicemails. One was from the satellite phone.
'That was Lewis and said this is an emergency, you need to call the Coast Guard. This is my coordinates,' said Dayana."
[Somewhat interesting that the satellite phone was not activated until hours before Isabella disappeared. Maybe such service is very costly, plus the article says, "Then, on either on the 11th or 12th, Dayana received a call from Isabella," so perhaps they were able to talk through FB-Messaenger-like app via Bennett's iPad. I understand Bennett used an emergency beacon to send a distress signal, but it probably didn't hurt that he also had a working phone at the time of the incident.]
"Dayana said Bennett said the Coast Guard allowed him to retrieve a backpack from the boat.
In it was his iPad, the satellite phone, chargers, his wallet, and documents related to the boat, according to Dayana."
[This .... If true, I am really curious as to where inside the boat the backpack had been kept, and how Bennett was able to retrieve it. It has been reported repeatedly that the CG was unable to search inside the boat for Isabella citing safety concerns. Despite what he told a neighbor, I have a feeling his passport might have been inside the backpack also. I mean, he supposedly was in Cuba over the weekend, and "[Isabella's friend, Sarah] Cortes said Bennett told her he planned to leave for Australia by the end of May [with his daughter]." It just sounds all too convenient, IMO. I'm assuming that the baby is a dual American-Australian (as well as British, perhaps) citizen ...? In a related note, Isabella is apparently a US citizen ("She had previously been married for 10 years to Bill Hellman, who lives a few miles away with his new wife and son"; "She later became a U.S. citizen, Cortes said").
Sources:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...robe-wife-vanishing-speaks.html#ixzz4iaubzrb0
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-p...ut-trip-questions-what-happened-to-her-sister
http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news...ella-hellmann-husband/29MTelJJDnOiiRai7yYGjJ/
http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Citi/pathways-processes/application-options/descent
I thought a previous report said the Coast Guard knocked on the hull and received no answer, they knocked because it was too dangerous to enter."Dayana said Bennett said the Coast Guard allowed him to retrieve a backpack from the boat.
My thoughts as well. I didn't even notice the baby until someone here pointed it out. Don't new parents always love to show off their new family addition? This is a very odd family photo indeed. Doesn't feel right to me, imo.
Bennett, who is from Dorset in the UK, studied at Bangor University in Wales, and lived for several years in Queensland, Australia, met divorcee Isabella, 41, through the internet.
Asked if it was any suspicion that he had harmed his wife that was fueling the investigation, he said: 'They haven't accused me of anything. Nobody has put that allegation directly against me. 'But I understand why they have to investigate and that is fair enough. I have got nothing to hide. They have to do what they have to do.'
Asked if some might find it odd that a husband would go to sleep at 8pm and leave his wife alone on honeymoon, he said: 'The reason why I went to bed at 8pm was because we had been on the water for four or five days. You do get tired. 'We were just taking it in turns just to watch [the boat and navigate] I suppose.'
Asked if his wife was a strong swimmer, he shrugged and added: 'She could swim OK.'
He said he was considering 'civil action' against some members of Isabella's family who he accused of entering his property while he was away in Cuba.
He added: 'I am surviving. But I don't know how. I feel very alone. I have got a baby with me and I don't know many people around here.'
'She was excited about going on the holiday with Lewis. She had no experience about boats, but said that Lewis "was good with them". She was happy to go on the trip.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...robe-wife-vanishing-speaks.html#ixzz4iejI0ebS
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They weren't on the boat for days, they had just left Havana at 5:30 p.m. when he went to sleep at 8:00 p.m. Why would he leave her alone at night if she has no experience with boating???
Of all the things on this timeline, I find the most remarkably odd thing is the fact that her sister went to her apartment and took her expensive things within hours of her disappearance. In what world is THAT the first reaction you take after learning a loved one could be missing at sea? Something's wrong there.
IMO, I think this is a great question. Any boat people here? :waitasec:
Another boat?Apologies for my lack of knowledge about boats ...:
"Investigators who examined the boat found no evidence of any holes where water could have entered, although they did find deep scrapes at each end of the vessel."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...robe-wife-vanishing-speaks.html#ixzz4iejI0ebS
If this is true, what would have cause the catamaran to capsize?
IMO, I think this is a great question. Any boat people here? :waitasec:
I am a boater, though I don't have overnight experience.
5) navigational hazards, such as shipping containers that fell off merchant ships, are a real threat in open water.
Another boat?
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