GUILTY IA - Mollie Tibbetts, 20, Poweshiek County, 19 Jul 2018 #14

[cybervampira]

MISSING: Search ongoing for 20-year-old UI Student

MISSING PERSON. 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts is missing. Last seen on 7/19/18 possibly wearing denim shorts and a red t shirt. Last seen in Brooklyn. If you have any information please call 641 623-5679.


Poweshiek County Emergency Management Agency


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IA - MEDIA, MAPS & TIMELINES - NO DISCUSSION - Molly Tibbetts,20, Poweshiek County

 

[Harmony 2]

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[tricia]

Hi Everyone,

I'd like to welcome our many new members to Websleuths. Please remember Websleuths is not like the other discussion forums. We are heavily moderated. Our goal is to stay on topic, not tear apart innocent people, and see what we can come up with looking at the evidence presented to the public by the mainstream media or law enforcement.

Here is a link to our rules. The Rules

This means you cannot randomly accuse someone of killing Mollie.

You cannot link to other sources like random YouTube videos or Facebook pages and post information from these places.

WC are initials of the pig farmer who has been brought in for questioning and had his property searched in connection with Mollie's disappearance. Police have not named him as a person of interest.

In a situation like this where a person has not been named a suspect but the police appear to be interested in him, we only allow the initials of the person to be used
This does not mean you can discuss anyone else. You can't start using Mollie's boyfriend's initials and then you post you think he may have been involved. We are doing this with WC only. Keep in mind each case is different. What we allow in another case on Websleuths does not mean we will allow the same type of discussion in Mollie's case.

As far as WC, one of our media sources that we have given the OK to use is Heavy.com

Heavy.com has provided a WC Five Fast Facts You Need to Know.

If you want to discuss what Heavy.com has provided you must use only the initials WC.

Please, do not outright accuse WC of taking Mollie, no remarks about looks, clothing, or any other insults.

The media frenzy surrounding Mollie's case is jaw-dropping and the story keeps getting bigger and bigger. As this happens sometimes the facts become lost and rumors take over.

Please stick to the facts of the case.

Thanks, everyone,
Tricia

 

[Harmony 2]

Please continue discussion here...

 

[PommyMommy]

UPDATE: DCI: Body discovered in rural Lee County definitely NOT Mollie Tibbetts

Authorities say they have identified the body of a missing woman found in rural Lee County, and it is definitely NOT Mollie Tibbetts.

Authorities said they are not releasing the identity at this time.

 

[minazoe]

checking in

 

[Cardinal47]

We are now in the third week of Mollie Missing. This has to be agonizing for her whole inner circle. God Bless them as we wait.

 

[gitana1]

So synopsis:

1. A body found in rural Iowa of a white female in her 20's, about two hours or so from Brooklyn, has been ruled out as Mollie

2. LE have gone back to the same area to search numerous times, which is a square mile radius that includes where WC and others live or farm.

3. There was at least one earlier report I recently saw that stated LE were drawn to the area by Fitbit data (the last place it pinged) .

4. Reward has skyrocketed to what, 200k?

5. No known suspects or stated POIs yet.

6. Family, boyfriend, his brothers, are not suspects.

 

[NewMama]

I've been quietly following along. I just can't get married to a certain scenario here. For awhile it was taken from the home/non-stranger vs taken while out/stranger. Putting my trust in LE to find Mollie. I agree with Cardinal - this is just heartbreaking.

 

[KaaBoom]

could she be being held against her will?

Absolutely possible.

 

[MassGuy]

I've been quietly following along. I just can't get married to a certain scenario here. For awhile it was taken from the home/non-stranger vs taken while out/stranger. Putting my trust in LE to find Mollie. I agree with Cardinal - this is just heartbreaking.

We're all in the same boat. We've had limited information which has leant itself to endless possibilities.

 

[mlmjra]

This has probably been posted already buy the reward is up to $260K.
Mollie Tibbetts: Reward for missing University of Iowa student hits $260,000

 

[feralwriter]

decomposition by now.[/QUOTE]

Unless whoever took her kept her alive for a substantial amount of time, then.... recently dropped her there. There being *wherever* in the future.

 

[GarAndTeed]

What is REALLY bugging me, is that Mollie was alone for the night. It’s rare enough for a runner to be abducted, but it does happen. But how likely is it to happen when the victim was staying in a house alone (in a temporary dog sitting scenario)? That just seems like too much of a coincidence or unfortunate timing. I buy that something could have happened during her run. But the fact that she was home alone, really makes me think whoever is involved in her disappearance knew her routine, and possibly knew she would not be immediately missed (crime of opportunity). I feel terribly for this poor young woman who seemed to have such a bright outlook and future ahead. If I were LE, I would pay particular attention to anyone who knew she was staying alone in the house, or anyone who may have noticed that the usual vehicles of other occupants were not there for an extended period of time. This is understandably a pretty wide net, but one I hope is being focused on. I just get a very “non-totally-random/stranger” vibe on this disappearance.

You bring up some excellent points, @allboys ...my family lived in Marshalltown for quite a few years, beginning when I was going into my junior year of high school. That summer, when we moved in, my stepmother & all of us kids went on vacation for a couple of weeks, so my dad's car was the only one in the driveway during that time. My dad was typically out every evening until 11 pm or so. When we bought the house, a guy had been renting it- he was an alcoholic and pretty sleazy (IMO); I remember meeting him when we came to look at the house, and he was in a bathrobe surrounded by 2 or 3 half-dressed women, and the carpets were covered in puke stains. My parents didn't have the locks changed after we moved in (stupid!). Anyway, my dad came home one night, and our dog- a 150+ lb. Saint Bernard, came up to him in the driveway, bleeding badly from his head and face. The dog had been in the back yard, which was fenced and not connected to the house, so the perps clearly knew the dog wouldn't be inclined to hurt them, even though he was huge. Turned out that the son of the renter had a record of burglary ( among other things); he and one or more buddies had gone through every room of the house and robbed us blind; months later, I was still discovering things missing from my closet, drawers, etc. Our dog died a week after the robbery from a blood clot in his brain. My dad heard footsteps and one of the back doors slamming when he entered the house, and there were muddy foot prints everywhere. The stolen items were mainly things that could be easily pawned/fenced, including a pair of antique Russian dueling pistols (we guessed that the dog had been beaten with one of those).
We were robbed 2 or 3 more times over the years (my parents rarely locked the doors, and although we always had huge dogs, it was common knowledge that they were friendly). My point is that it's easy to become a target for crime, even if you're not initially well-known to the people in the area, and after you become known. Just my experience, FWIW...

 

[Scepter]

Do big rewards help solve crimes?

 

[WBWS]

For various reasons I think the father would be privy to the most inside info from LE, and he recently stated he thinks Mollie is being held by someone in over their head. I think searching of fields and ponds is for any clue but in particular the cellphone, also Im guessing they feel its more than one individual which is reason behind reward. Holding on to the hope of a safe return

 

[PommyMommy]

There is a new Des Moines Register article entitled "What Snapchat can and can't do to help," but I've reached my limit of 10 free articles and can't view it. Has anyone else read it and is there anything useful there?

 

[feralwriter]

You bring up some excellent points, @allboys ...my family lived in Marshalltown for quite a few years, beginning when I was going into my junior year of high school. That summer, when we moved in, my stepmother & all of us kids went on vacation for a couple of weeks, so my dad's car was the only one in the driveway during that time. My dad was typically out every evening until 11 pm or so. When we bought the house, a guy had been renting it- he was an alcoholic and pretty sleazy (IMO); I remember meeting him when we came to look at the house, and he was in a bathrobe surrounded by 2 or 3 half-dressed women, and the carpets were covered in puke stains. My parents didn't have the locks changed after we moved in (stupid!). Anyway, my dad came home one night, and our dog- a 150+ lb. Saint Bernard, came up to him in the driveway, bleeding badly from his head and face. The dog had been in the back yard, which was fenced and not connected to the house, so the perps clearly knew the dog wouldn't be inclined to hurt them, even though he was huge. Turned out that the son of the renter had a record of burglary ( among other things); he and one or more buddies had gone through every room of the house and robbed us blind; months later, I was still discovering things missing from my closet, drawers, etc. Our dog died a week after the robbery from a blood clot in his brain. My dad heard footsteps and one of the back doors slamming when he entered the house, and there were muddy foot prints everywhere. The stolen items were mainly things that could be easily pawned/fenced, including a pair of antique Russian dueling pistols (we guessed that the dog had been beaten with one of those).
We were robbed 2 or 3 more times over the years (my parents rarely locked the doors, and although we always had huge dogs, it was common knowledge that they were friendly). My point is that it's easy to become a target for crime, even if you're not initially well-known to the people in the area, and after you become known. Just my experience, FWIW...

I'm so sorry that happened to you & your family, & the dog. And excellent points about once you become a known hit, you stay that way.

 

[MassGuy]

For various reasons I think the father would be privy to the most inside info from LE, and he recently stated he thinks Mollie is being held by someone in over their head. I think searching of fields and ponds is for any clue but in particular the cellphone, also Im guessing they feel its more than one individual which is reason behind reward. Holding on to the hope of a safe return

I'd just caution you on taking comments from the family with a grain of salt. They need to believe that Mollie is being held, in order to keep their hopes alive. At this point, that is their only hope, and they are loath to believe the worst. No one in their position wants to even go there, and I don't blame them. Their comments will continue to reflect this optimism, as will comments of law enforcement, but I don't take these words as any reflection of what the truth is.

 

[PommyMommy]

Do big rewards help solve crimes?

Despite the sizable rewards, detectives have not found the person who shot Deputy Chris Reyka outside a Walgreens in Pompano Beach on Aug. 10. They also have not tracked down the killer of Nancy Bochicchio and her daughter, Joey Bochicchio-Hauser, who left them in their idling SUV at the mall on Dec. 12.

Still, investigators of both cases consider big rewards an important way to generate attention and leads. They said any shred of information could be a tipping point in these hard-to-solve cases.