Count me in with the White Rabbit crew. Seems almost certain she had an accidental death which is likely the result of a drug interaction. The detectives recall of the 911 (would still like to hear it) seems to fit the timeline of events and makes sense. She goes to the meet and they do drugs, then fight which is not uncommon in those scenarios. Shannon is paranoid from the drugs and maybe the John did cross a big line and try's to hurt her over services/money. She calls 9/11 then she runs down the block knocking on doors, eventually ends up at Hackett's. He brings her in and treats her like a patient which is consistent with his weird behavior and history. Takes down her info (how he got her moms number) and he gives her a sedative which accidentally kills her. Hackett freaks and he dumps her body. Certainly Hackett should be held responsible if it can be proven but this basically feels closed to me now in reference to the GB4. Never thought it was connected personally. I give her mother credit for keeping her name connected and in the news. She clearly loved her.
Sorry, Harsh. It is possible that Brewer or Hack accidentally killed her as you described, but even that can’t be the whole story. The thing is, there IS a cover up. There are multiple narratives for details that that don’t make immediate sense to lie about if this were simple- why do others care to cover it up if she were beaten to death or accidentally poisoned? I would hope the neighbors would care to expose it if either happened. But if they were not only so callous to not expose the behavior, they were motivated to become part of the cover up.
Immediately, it makes sense to lie about whether or not there was money exchanged and if sex occurred- it is illegal to buy or sell sex. Some inconsistent stories could be explained by witnesses filling in blanks for themselves, although once it is learned that stuff got serious, each witness has a responsibility to describe what they remember and not fill in any blanks. There is little evidence witnesses were interested in getting to the bottom of what happened.
The conflicting narratives about Hack calling Mari, a trip to CVS, whether Shannan ran into reeds or down the street, how long it took for police to arrive, what Shannan was wearing on her feet, whether or not Hack saw her, whether she was unsteady or able to run, what words were exchanged between Pak and Coletti.... what is the point of all the statements that are not credible? They don’t cover up the crimes of buying or selling sex, plus, what is it for the rest of Oak Beach to concern themselves with getting Brewer out of fairly mild legal trouble. If Shannan survived, there would be no reason to fear she is going to expose her John, being that she faced more serious legal trouble. (More so that she had had a prior, but there is no way of knowing if that was known to the players. That datum makes it more difficult to think she would dial 911 for a less serious reason than her very life being on the line.)
What danger did would it pose Oak Beach residents if she were having a psychotic break? That is not a crime. Residents could have just given consistent remarks that she wigged out and ran that-a-way. If she were given a drug that caused her to have a drug-induced psychotic break, the same thing applies, consistent remarks that she wigged out and ran that-a-way. If she survived and reported negligently being given drugs, or died and an autopsy found drugs, that could be dealt with later. By the time that happened-if it happened- all evidence would be long gone and it would be her word (or autopsy results) against Brewer, Pak or possibly Hack.
If she simply freaked out, with or without drugs, there was no reason for all of the WEIRD statements that are not very credible. It is notable that of the conflicting statements, there is not a soul who expressed concern for Shannan save for Coletti in some versions of his narrative, but in the version where he is concerned, he doesn’t behave rationally. (The most concerned version of Coletti’s narratives has him go outside unnecessarily when a strange dude is chasing someone- who may be armed, who may have friends- who may not appreciate Colletti’s interference in his chase.) The lack of concern for Shannan makes me think that the Oak Beach players had to distance themselves from any concern for Shannan, because acknowledging her fright would have meant facing up to their own part in causing it. If they did not feel at all responsible for her circumstances, it would have been easier to empathize with her, guilt-free.
Alex was the only one who expressed concern and had consistent stories. Who would have seen that coming?
Then, in addition to the behavior of Oak Beach, you have the police fail to investigate in a way that appears serious- and refuse to release the 911 calls- at least Shannan’s if Colletti, Brennan, and any other callers, if they exist, have a privacy concern? At least Shannan’s own voice if the police are embarrassed by their end of the conversation? Because of an “active investigation” into a “tragic misadventure?” So many of the publicly conflicting accounts are either known by the police or could be, with a more rigorous investigation. How did Pak and Brewer meet each other/when were they in contact with one another? Was there a trip to CVS? What did the CCTV at the gate pick up? What times were any outgoing calls to Shannan from Pak? What time were in coming calls? Were any answered? And what happened on Shannan’s 911 call? For real, not for a letter to the editor.
There is simply no way that Shannan died of exposure. It is not the simplest explanation-it is the most absurd explanation.
As said above by Sleuth Noob and others, the only possibility is that someone got to her and killed her. Perhaps by accident- such as a dosage mistake or forced-used mistake, or on purpose. If it were an accident, word would have to have gotten to Coletti very quickly. Or, the accident preceded killing her on purpose.
One of my theories for how Shannan got to where she was found was that Pak brought her there dead on his way home- although I really don’t have a favored theory for who killed her or if it was an accident. .
I wonder which way the police would have come? It is possible that their route would be known to someone who shared this info with Pak. Then she could have been strapped into the passenger seat of car. He could have been on OBP while the police were chatting with Coletti. As skinny as she was, and given all the alleged running she was doing-at least when she wasn’t stumbling- she could have already been stiffening into a sitting position, and Pak could have put her in the marsh that very morning. I wonder if the bush she was supposedly leaning on would realistically support a person still alive, but dying of exposure.
She could have been put into Pak’s car, and by the time he went to dump her, she could have been in partial rigor. (Lots of lactic acid, little body fat.) After sitting her dead body against a bush, he could have taken either of the bridges- forgetting the highway names and too lazy to find them- back to the main L. I. Island and head back home.
If Shannan were put there that morning, Pak is the best theory to me, since the police did not see him immediately after, with mud, etc. There are some reasons to believe her belongings made it to Hack’s back yard well after Shannan made it to her location. And there are some reasons, such as that it is a dryer route and more direct, to think that Shannan got there via the highway. But there is no particular reason to think she was already dumped before the sun was high on May 1st. I’m just speculating.
MOO.
