So...before I lose the thought...and before confirming things...just thinking out loud.
~4:05PM Casey left G&C's after loading files up to the laptop
~4:36PM Casey pinged on the northwest-to-northeast side of tower located near the intersection of N. Alafaya & University Blvd.
Note that it is a ~25mins drive from G&C's to the location of the tower (~4:05 + :25 = 4:30PM) and Casey pinged on the opposite side of the tower.
Also note that the 4:36PM ping is a Facebook alert. The timing of MySpace & Facebook alerts appear to have some time shift associated with them vs. when the websites show the activity occurred. I'm inclined to believe the phone record timestamp & ping information does reflect Casey's physical location @ 4:36PM local time...only noting this FWIW.
~5:20-5:23PM Casey pinged on the northwest-to-northeast side of tower located just south of JB Park.
~6:31PM Hess gas receipt w/ Hess being located @ intersection of Rouse Rd & University Blvd.
Note that Rouse Rd is a convenient south-to-north drive through JB Park.
~8:32PM Casey pinged back @/near Tony's apt.
Some observations...the 6/17 trip to G&C's was Casey's now-WTH-am-I-gonna-do?!? time alone to collect her thoughts. She had to collect stuff she needed/wanted and get outta there before Cindy got home. 6/17 was the first back-into-the-garage trip, which may or may not have resulted in Casey opening up the trunk.
1) Something compelled Casey's trip to the N. Alafaya & University Blvd. area
immediately after leaving G&C's.
Important to note that being on the northwest-to-northeast side of this tower puts her beyond JB Park, beyond Tony R's, and I believe beyond Jesse G's. :waitasec:
- Trip to house/apt. hunt with Tony, Sean, et.al.?
- University Shoppes for a purchase? I can't tell what stores located there.
- Bound to the Oviedo house?
2) It appears after Casey completed whatever she was compelled to do in item 1 she headed for JB Park, or possibly Tony R's or Jesse G's. With 40 minutes between the pings, the options are pretty open as to where she came from in the northeast to where she ended up. However, with no advance calls to either Tony or Jesse...one has to factor in that perhaps these were less likely destinations.
3) Casey's choice of Hess @
that location @ 6:30PM is interesting. It being on the corner of the most convenient northern exit from the JBPark area...and on the side of the road that would be most convenient for one traveling north...it appears Casey had 'finished' what she needed to in the JB Park area and noticed she needed gas. Since Hess is on the south side of University Blvd. it would
not be convenient for her if she had been returning to Tony's from Tony R.'s or Jesse G's. It would be convenient if she was leaving JB Park and went to Tony R.'s or Jesse G's. before heading back to Tony's apt.
4) While Casey didn't ping again until 8:23 @ Tony's apt. it is quite possible that she showed up there anytime between >6:30PM-8:30PM.
Best guess? Perhaps this has already been established (in which case I'll need a visit from Captain Obvious :doh...but...this looks like an excellent candidate for the time that Casey met up w/ Tony & his friends for their househunt/apt visit. This would also seem to fit w/ Casey's texting & calling pattern w/ Tony before she left G&C's 2:49-4:05 (agreeing to meet, getting directions, etc.)* for what would've been the house/apt hunting trip. IIRC, Tony commented on this being his only time to be in the Pontiac during the week of 6/16...when Casey tagged along. Also, IIRC, Tony would've headed to class late Tuesday PM...explaining the texting 'tween the two of them when Casey was pinging @/near Tony's apt.
*For fans of the theory that Casey left Caylee in the playhouse...resulting in the cadaver K9 alert there...this scenario would fit. IOW...If Tony propositioned Casey 'bout joining him to look @ a place w/ his friends it would be impossible for her to refuse...hence...Casey would be in a position to NEED and WANT to leave the body immediately. It would also provide a convenient motive for Casey to RETURN ASAP the next day, 6/18. Of course, it might not explain why Casey backed into the garage 6/17...unless she & Tony agreed that morning to go look @ the house/apt. and it was going to be clear that Casey would have to drive...dunno 'bout that...just offering up the speculation for consideration.