The Springfield Three--missing since June 1992 - #5

[Jaya]

I had been looking for this for awhile and finally found it:

Store owner robbed Thieves pose as Gas Service workers.
The Kansas City Star - Friday, October 29, 1993
Author: KELLY GARBUS, Staff Writer
Two armed men posing as Gas Service workers stole thousands of dollars Thursday from the owner of Riverside's Red-X General Store.

Ed Young, 81, his wife, Carla, 82, and Jerrie Buford, a 53-year-old household employee, were all bound with duct tape. They were shaken by the experience but not injured.

"It was an experience," said Ed Young. "When you get to be 80 years old, if you don't stay calm you're not going to make it to 90. " Riverside Police Chief Bob Bayless said no arrests had been made by Thursday evening.

The robbers were two white men in their mid- to late 40s, both of heavy build, one short and one tall. Both were wearing hard hats, tennis shoes and sunglasses. They were driving a white van.

Young said Buford had gone to the couple's garage about 9 a.m. to warm up the car for Carla Young's routine trip to breakfast. He said two men approached the women, said they were Gas Service employees and told them there was a gas leak in their house.

Carla Young, Buford and the two men - who were not wearing uniforms - entered the house. Once they located Ed Young, they pulled handguns and told the three it was a holdup.

Ed Young said everything happened so fast he didn't have time to suspect their plot or even fear that he might be killed. He said the robbery was "instantaneous. " "They bolted in and were very proficient," he said.

Ed Young said the robbers called him by name and said they knew he kept money in the house. Young said he doesn't keep large sums of money in the house but did have a briefcase with cash in it from the recent sale of a car.

Young declined to say how much money was taken, but Bayless said it was several thousand dollars. Five handguns also were stolen .

Young said the men believed there was still more money and began to ransack his home but were unable to find any cash.

"All I had I cheerfully gave to him," Young said.

The Youngs and Buford were bound with duct tape during the ordeal, which lasted about a hour. Buford was able to wriggle loose and freed the Youngs about 10 a.m. "You have to respect them; they were very skilled, they knew what they wanted and they went after it," Young said. "They didn't offer to kill me and we feel very lucky we did not get bumped on the head. " Bayless said the Youngs have a "high profile in the community" and that the robbery was not a random act.

"He has been here forever and the Red-X has been here forever," Bayless said. "This was awell-organized robbery. " Tom Taylor, a spokesman for Gas Service in Kansas City, said Thursday that company employees almost never arrive at a residence unannounced. They normally would check for leaks outside the house.

Taylor said employees wear either blue or gray uniforms that say "Gas Service" on them and carry photo identification. He said anyone in doubt about the identity of an employee should call Gas Service.

Mike Messer, a spokesman for Kansas City Power & Light Co., said employees for that utility also carry identification.

"All our employees carry picture IDs and they should be happy to produce them at request," he said, "If they don't then you can assume they are not who they say they are. " If a person refuses to produce identification, the resident should close the door and immediately call the police , Messer said.
Edition: METROPOLITAN
Section: METROPOLITAN
Page: C1
Record Number: 195265

Now, I realize that this is a stretch and I am nearly positive that these two cases aren't related, but I just wanted to think out loud for a minute. The people who were robbed in this case said that the assailants were very skilled and obviously knew what they were doing. This indicates that they had pulled this ruse off before. We have the white van. We have more than 1 armed perpetrator disguised as a utility worker and carrying fake credentials. There is difficulty in the fact that the criminals were very successful in this case, didn't kill anyone, got away with the money they wanted, ransacked the house, and targeted someone that they knew had money. Those things don't fit with our 3MW case. But, what if they were abducted in the early morning rather than during the night... say 7 or 8 a.m., around the same time this other incident happened. Maybe they were even there when Janelle called the first time. If they had entered the house at 8, they would have just had time to get everyone subdued, bound, and gagged when the phone started ringing. Maybe due to the phone ringing one of the girls said "I'm supposed to be somewhere, someone is going to come looking for me." Maybe that coupled with the dog barking panicked the attackers and they left the house, taking the women, without taking the money.

Believe me, I know this is a HUGE longshot and is probably nothing, but isn't it a bit coincidental that police originally thought a ruse had been used to enter the home and a white van was seen, and then this happens a year later and it is obvious that the perps have done it before? Maybe they learned how to be more careful. There are sooooo many things that this DOESN'T explain, but I just wanted to throw it out there for thought.

 

[Missouri Mule]

That's a plausible parallel example of what could have happened. The part that doesn't fit would be if the van was actually seen by the "porch lady" at approximately 6 AM.

I'll take a stab in the dark and suggest in this case the guys who came to the house may have bought the car and knew he kept money in the house. He might have said something to the effect that he would deposit the money the next day or whenever and it was all in cash. Anyone coming to their home probably scoped out the interior while transacting the car sale.

I once had a house burgled that was unoccupied at the time as we had moved next door to our new home we had just built. Left behind, temporarily, was a big screen TV (for those days). The thieves threw a rock through the stained glass door to unlock it and gain entry. Only the TV was taken. When I observed the crime scene I saw the size 15 shoes which I had just seen a couple of days ago on someone who was in the home. He knew that this one item was left behind. I'll always believe this was not coincidental.

I'd be interested to know if the K.C. crime was ever solved.

 

[Hurricane]

This robbery has never been cleared but has essentially been solved. LE believes that this was a robbery conducted by the son of a local Mafioso and his friends. Sometime later, maybe a year or so a successful restaurant owner just a few short miles away was robbed and killed in his own garage after returning home in the early morning hours after winning big at one of the local casinos. The restaurant owner went to the casino regularly to unwind after closing for the night and his wife preferred to just go home. Security video from the casino caught the same suspect and his friends following the victim out of the casino and into the parking lot, and continued to follow him in their white van as they left the lot. When the only friend who could be clearly identified in the video and the Mafioso’s son were brought in for questioning and released, the friend disappeared the next day and has not been seen since. The Mafioso’s son was never charged in either case.

Mr. Young lived in a housing addition up in the hills across the road from the store and was known for keeping enough of the daily proceeds to open the store up with the following morning. He has since passed away.

 

[former central time]

Now, I realize that this is a stretch and I am nearly positive that these two cases aren't related, but I just wanted to think out loud for a minute. The people who were robbed in this case said that the assailants were very skilled and obviously knew what they were doing. This indicates that they had pulled this ruse off before. We have the white van. We have more than 1 armed perpetrator disguised as a utility worker and carrying fake credentials. There is difficulty in the fact that the criminals were very successful in this case, didn't kill anyone, got away with the money they wanted, ransacked the house, and targeted someone that they knew had money. Those things don't fit with our 3MW case. But, what if they were abducted in the early morning rather than during the night... say 7 or 8 a.m., around the same time this other incident happened. Maybe they were even there when Janelle called the first time. If they had entered the house at 8, they would have just had time to get everyone subdued, bound, and gagged when the phone started ringing. Maybe due to the phone ringing one of the girls said "I'm supposed to be somewhere, someone is going to come looking for me." Maybe that coupled with the dog barking panicked the attackers and they left the house, taking the women, without taking the money.

Believe me, I know this is a HUGE longshot and is probably nothing, but isn't it a bit coincidental that police originally thought a ruse had been used to enter the home and a white van was seen, and then this happens a year later and it is obvious that the perps have done it before? Maybe they learned how to be more careful. There are sooooo many things that this DOESN'T explain, but I just wanted to throw it out there for thought.

On balance I'm with you, and I've been persuaded the 3MW situation was an early morning ambush, not very late night affair. Although I'm a little uncomfortable with it 'going on' at the house as late as 8 or 9 AM. I think something LIKE this appears probable in the 3MW case.

The fact it doesn't fit the timeline of the 'porch lady' in my view, is irrelevant. Not to get into fights with anyone because it's a pretty much of a fixture in this case, I'm not as attached to it as the consensus appears for all sorts of reasons.

 

[Jaya]

The fact it doesn't fit the timeline of the 'porch lady' in my view, is irrelevant. Not to get into fights with anyone because it's a pretty much of a fixture in this case, I'm not as attached to it as the consensus appears for all sorts of reasons.

From the newspaper articles, I was always under the impression that the official stance of the police department was that the porch lady siting wasn't given very much weight. I recall reading an article (I'd have to dig it up) where they said that it sounded too much like something out of a movie with the girl in the front seat crying and an unseen male saying "don't do anything stupid."

 

[Missouri Mule]

From the newspaper articles, I was always under the impression that the official stance of the police department was that the porch lady siting wasn't given very much weight. I recall reading an article (I'd have to dig it up) where they said that it sounded too much like something out of a movie with the girl in the front seat crying and an unseen male saying "don't do anything stupid."

Actually, I think her information was the basis for a similar van being resurrected from a local scrap yard and put on the police lawn. It is true that one officer is reported to have said it sounded as though it was not genuine. Perhaps that is what you are referring to.

The story as I recall was that she and her husband were owners of or were former owners of a used car lot and she recognized the makes and models of the vehicles and was given greater credibility. We also have the sighting of a similar van seen on Kentwood by the newspaper carrier. I think that along with the "porch lady's" account makes it more likely than not that the van sighting was valid. The time frame is somewhat in question as it ranges from 6 AM to 6:30 AM. Any time after 5:53 AM daybreak had already occurred.

This is the News-Leader Account on the 10th anniversary:

A MOSS-GREEN VAN

"The woman was sure of what she saw on June 7, the day the women vanished. She was on her porch in east Springfield, enjoying the morning sunrise. She saw an older-model Dodge van, of moss-green color, pull into the driveway next door.

A young blonde was driving - she looked just like Suzie Streeter, whose picture had been in the newspaper and on television - and she looked scared. The woman on her porch could hear a man's voice say, "Don't do anything stupid."

She didn't report it for several days because she was too scared to come forward. And by the time she had, police were working other sightings of an older-model dodge van. Sometimes the color was dark blue or a dirty brown, depending on the time of day.

One man told police he was sitting in the parking lot of a grocery store, near Levitt's East Delmar home, and saw a van with a young blonde in the driver's seat. She was waiting on someone in the store. He jotted down the license plate on a newspaper because he thought there was something strange about the van. But he had thrown the newspaper away and when police had him hypnotized he could remember only the first three digits.

"We ran every registered van in the United States that matched that description," Worsham recalls.

A moss-green van, similar to the one the woman said she saw at sunrise, was parked in front of the police station for weeks with the hope someone else would remember seeing one like it around the time of the disappearance.

To this day, opinions differ on the van. Some officers believe a van was involved in the disappearance; others are doubtful. And yet others say police never had enough information to say either way."...

(Snip)

Jun. 8, 2006
Written by

News-Leader staff

 

[Trooogrit]

From the newspaper articles, I was always under the impression that the official stance of the police department was that the porch lady siting wasn't given very much weight. I recall reading an article (I'd have to dig it up) where they said that it sounded too much like something out of a movie with the girl in the front seat crying and an unseen male saying "don't do anything stupid."

Well depending on which way you want to look at it, the porch lady could fit very well into the area where the digs were done in 93. The route out of town on grand, the missed turn, the turnaround in the drive. All of this could be verified as possible. My personal opinion has this sighting as important.

 

[Jaya]

Well depending on which way you want to look at it, the porch lady could fit very well into the area where the digs were done in 93. The route out of town on grand, the missed turn, the turnaround in the drive. All of this could be verified as possible. My personal opinion has this sighting as important.

Oh I definitely agree. If you are going with the theory that that particular farm between Rogersville and Northview is significant, her sighting fits absolutely perfectly.

 

[Missouri Mule]

Sometimes I like to go over the basic facts of a case as things start falling through the cracks over time. I found this website quite well done and provides the basic facts and timelines. It also has several comments from other readers which have grown over the years.

http://www.truecrimediary.com/index.cfm?page=cases&id=33

 

[bystander77]

IMHO:
If this was a random crime, it was committed before 3am, when Suzie and Stacy are alleged to have returned to the home. A random criminal is a lot less likely to approach a home with 3 cars in the driveway. Additionally, for this scenario to play out, the perp would've had to have Sherill completely subdued without knowing he'd have to (when the girls returned home) at a moments notice. Him doing this, would require some sort of binding material, tape, or another weapon. As the scene was clean, I'd say this scenario becomes a little less plausable the more I think about it. If Sherill was on the verge of being subdued and she knew the girls were arriving or were about to walk into the scene, I highly doubt, that as a mother, she wouldn't resist at all costs and try to warn the girls to run for their lives and get help. Based on what I know, it's my understanding that there's no evidence of any struggle of any sort in the home.
Additionally, in this scenario, the perp would've had to subdue Sherill, and then wait for the girls to unwind and get ready for bed before capturing the girls. He'd also need Sherril to stay quiet at the same time. While I realize anythings possible, I put this near the bottom of my list.

I think it's likely that either a known person to the girls or some sort of ruse was used to gain entry. After reading about Cory Stayner and portions of his confession, he pulled it off with ease. He had a believable story about why they should cooperate and that he wasn't going to hurt them... etc. I think someone being bound and gagged would feel some sense of relief and a desire to comply if they felt they would live through the ordeal, and most importantly, go unharmed.
Perhaps it was someone they met somewhere that needed to go to the bathroom before driving home. It could've been someone they already knew that came over to hang out. It may have been a utility worker ruse...

 

[former central time]

IMHO:
If this was a random crime, it was committed before 3am, when Suzie and Stacy are alleged to have returned to the home. A random criminal is a lot less likely to approach a home with 3 cars in the driveway. Additionally, for this scenario to play out, the perp would've had to have Sherill completely subdued without knowing he'd have to (when the girls returned home) at a moments notice. Him doing this, would require some sort of binding material, tape, or another weapon. As the scene was clean, I'd say this scenario becomes a little less plausable the more I think about it. If Sherill was on the verge of being subdued and she knew the girls were arriving or were about to walk into the scene, I highly doubt, that as a mother, she wouldn't resist at all costs and try to warn the girls to run for their lives and get help. Based on what I know, it's my understanding that there's no evidence of any struggle of any sort in the home.
Additionally, in this scenario, the perp would've had to subdue Sherill, and then wait for the girls to unwind and get ready for bed before capturing the girls. He'd also need Sherril to stay quiet at the same time. While I realize anythings possible, I put this near the bottom of my list.

I think it's likely that either a known person to the girls or some sort of ruse was used to gain entry. After reading about Cory Stayner and portions of his confession, he pulled it off with ease. He had a believable story about why they should cooperate and that he wasn't going to hurt them... etc. I think someone being bound and gagged would feel some sense of relief and a desire to comply if they felt they would live through the ordeal, and most importantly, go unharmed.
Perhaps it was someone they met somewhere that needed to go to the bathroom before driving home. It could've been someone they already knew that came over to hang out. It may have been a utility worker ruse...

This me got to thinking, is it known from the events that pervious day/night, if Suzie was for SURE coming home that night ? Sherill knew Suzie would not be driving down to Branson AND that she was NOT going to stay at a hotel ? Did she know that Stacy would be with Suzie ? If I'm not mistaken, Stacy going to Suzie's was a last minute decision. Stacy is reported to have called her mother, circa 10 something PM that night, saying she would NOT be going down to Branson, staying at the Kirby's, if I recall correctly. Point is, when Suzie came home that night with Stacy, from Sherill's perspective, was this expected ?

 

[Trooogrit]

This me got to thinking, is it known from the events that pervious day/night, if Suzie was for SURE coming home that night ? Sherill knew Suzie would not be driving down to Branson AND that she was NOT going to stay at a hotel ? Did she know that Stacy would be with Suzie ? If I'm not mistaken, Stacy going to Suzie's was a last minute decision. Stacy is reported to have called her mother, circa 10 something PM that night, saying she would NOT be going down to Branson, staying at the Kirby's, if I recall correctly. Point is, when Suzie came home that night with Stacy, from Sherill's perspective, was this expected ?

I am not sure that Sherrill even knew that Suzie was not going to Branson, let alone coming home that night. There is really no information on this that I know of.

 

[Missouri Mule]

I am not sure that Sherrill even knew that Suzie was not going to Branson, let alone coming home that night. There is really no information on this that I know of.

I would agree. I've never seen anything that she had advance warning they were on the way to her home. I can't see anyone calling ahead to let her know especially since she would be expected to be in bed.

On the other hand, if someone she trusted called ahead to tell her that they were on the way home and to leave the door cracked since Suzie "misplaced her key", it is possible that this was the way into the home. The chances of that are exceedingly slim, however. One other possibility, however slim, is that Suzie called home some time previously asking that Sherrill leave a key under the doormat or something like that and they never really intended to stay in Battlefield. If someone overheard her call they would have known where to look for a key. Again that is highly unlikely.

If there were no forced entry and if none of the above unlikely scenarios took place, the only way into the house was through the front door, such as done with a ruse or the perp(s) let in voluntarily, or if they gained entry through the sliding glass door off Suzie's bedroom. That would have surely meant that the person or persons were trusted.

I hope that the police thoroughly checked everyone the girls knew and that their alibis were rock solid. Offhand I don't know what the percentages of crimes committed by close friends or relatives is toward the victims but it is quite high; perhaps close to 90% of the murders. Jealousy and profit (such as life insurance) are near the top of the list of motives.

 

[_mb_]

Oh I definitely agree. If you are going with the theory that that particular farm between Rogersville and Northview is significant, her sighting fits absolutely perfectly.

I'm not sure I agree with this. I don't believe the James River Freeway was complete at this time (the part of it that may have been used to make it to this farm area may have been--if so, correct me), which leads me to believe *if* they were heading to this location that they would have taken Hwy 65 or Glenstone or any nearby smaller streets to get south to that farm. Kansas Expressway, I believe that is the road that is believed to be passed up, would have been too far out of the way, in my opinion, unless there were other stops along the way.

I've created a map of locations that may/may not be important to the case, but they are things I've found through the years. It's below if you would like to take a look.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=U...7.200527,-93.26088&spn=0.110206,0.333023&z=12

 

[Missouri Mule]

That's an impressive map to be sure but I'm thoroughly confused.

The location of the "porch lady" was 15 blocks to the east of the Delmar
address. That would be logically the location where it was noted that it would be necessary to turn around as Grand does not go out of town but "T's" north and south. The logical north/south street would be Oak Grove which would run into Cherry Street. The van could have turned around to go back to Oak Grove and then north to Cherry. Although Cherry does not itself go all the way it would connect to other farm roads and state roads that would go all the way to highway "B" that connects to Northview and Rogersville. "AD" feeds into "B" which goes all the way to Northview and onto Marshfield and the Webster County area. It would be expected that such a van would be little noticed at this time of day that they were believed to have been taken.

Kansas Expressway is on the west side of town and would not be the logical way to go as I see it.

I may be completely misunderstanding what you are saying and if so, please correct me.

 

[_mb_]

That's an impressive map to be sure but I'm thoroughly confused.

The location of the "porch lady" was 15 blocks to the east of the Delmar
address. That would be logically the location where it was noted that it would be necessary to turn around as Grand does not go out of town but "T's" north and south. The logical north/south street would be Oak Grove which would run into Cherry Street. The van could have turned around to go back to Oak Grove and then north to Cherry. Although Cherry does not itself go all the way it would connect to other farm roads and state roads that would go all the way to highway "B" that connects to Northview and Rogersville. "AD" feeds into "B" which goes all the way to Northview and onto Marshfield and the Webster County area. It would be expected that such a van would be little noticed at this time of day that they were believed to have been taken.

Kansas Expressway is on the west side of town and would not be the logical way to go as I see it.

I may be completely misunderstanding what you are saying and if so, please correct me.

Looks like I need to make a change to the map, thanks, MM. For some reason, I thought that the sighting was 15 blocks west of Delmar, which makes a huge difference. I probably added it one late one night and was too tired to tell east from west :doh: So, for the last several months, I had assumed that Rogersville didn't make sense.

I'll update it as soon as I can.

 

[_mb_]

I tried to edit my previous post, but was unable to. Sorry for the double post.

I have updated the map to reflect the change from West Grand to East Grand. Also added White Water.

Also, does anyone know which party the girls were at last? East Hanover broke up around 1:40AM, after driving back to Janelle's and getting their cars, spending some time deciding that they weren't going to sleep on the floor, etc. it would have been at least 2:30 by the time they arrived to Suzie's. But, Janelle also states that they were at the party around the corner from her house before they went back to her house and then left.

I really feel like there are details that have been left out by friends of the girls. And I don't know if they are hiding something that they know would lead to the abductor(s) or if it's something that they're hiding so nobody's got an angry mother when they find their kid was out where they weren't supposed to be but it's frustrating. It's almost 20 years. I would love to see a new timeline created now by the people who were out with the girls that night now that nobody is worried about getting busted for underage drinking or whatever.

 

[Missouri Mule]

I tried to edit my previous post, but was unable to. Sorry for the double post.

I have updated the map to reflect the change from West Grand to East Grand. Also added White Water.

Also, does anyone know which party the girls were at last? East Hanover broke up around 1:40AM, after driving back to Janelle's and getting their cars, spending some time deciding that they weren't going to sleep on the floor, etc. it would have been at least 2:30 by the time they arrived to Suzie's. But, Janelle also states that they were at the party around the corner from her house before they went back to her house and then left.

I really feel like there are details that have been left out by friends of the girls. And I don't know if they are hiding something that they know would lead to the abductor(s) or if it's something that they're hiding so nobody's got an angry mother when they find their kid was out where they weren't supposed to be but it's frustrating. It's almost 20 years. I would love to see a new timeline created now by the people who were out with the girls that night now that nobody is worried about getting busted for underage drinking or whatever.

Going on memory, it seems like the sequence goes something like this. The Hanover party was busted up at 1:50 AM. The girls had to go back 57 blocks to the west to be at Jannelle's house. Actually, the other residence was right around the corner so for all practical purposes the time would be the same. They might have walked from one house to the other in a matter of a couple of minutes. According to Jannelle's mother she looked at her alarm clock and it was 2:20 AM when she heard the girls leave. It is about 11 miles back to the Delmar address. Based on the probable amount of time to get there using Mapquest, it would have taken 18 minutes. They would have arrived at the Levitt home at about 2:38 AM.

I have a question and couldn't find it when I was looking around. According to Jannelle she went to "Shane's" residence during her quest to locate the women. Where did he live? Seems like they drove around a lot although the McCalls were not that far away (7 miles/15 min.) Logic would have taken them directly there to get them involved immediately. What caused them to see him? What is he to the girls?

"Puzzled, Janelle and Mike went to a friend’s house, wondering if Suzie and Stacy had gone there before meeting for the trip to Branson. But their friend Shane hadn’t seen the girls. In fact, he was still in bed."...

(Snip)

June 7, 2002

By Laura Bauer
News-Leader

 

[_mb_]

...
I have a question and couldn't find it when I was looking around. According to Jannelle she went to "Shane's" residence during her quest to locate the women. Where did he live? Seems like they drove around a lot although the McCalls were not that far away (7 miles/15 min.) Logic would have taken them directly there to get them involved immediately. What caused them to see him? What is he to the girls?

"Puzzled, Janelle and Mike went to a friend’s house, wondering if Suzie and Stacy had gone there before meeting for the trip to Branson. But their friend Shane hadn’t seen the girls. In fact, he was still in bed."...

(Snip)

June 7, 2002

By Laura Bauer
News-Leader

I could be reading too much into this, but Shane may have been the last one to see the girls. He mentions nothing in the article about Janelle being with them or them going to Janelle's house.

http://z13.invisionfree.com/PorchlightUSA/ar/t6225.htm

The first party of the night was at the home of Kirby's next-door neighbors.

"Suzie had a little stomach ache, but nothing else was bothering her," friend Shane Appleby remembered. "She was excited about finally graduating. Everything was kind of open for us.

Anything we wanted to do was out there now, and we could just reach for it. " Appleby, 18, said Streeter always called him her big brother, even though she is a few months older.

"Her license plate says it all: SWEETR," Appleby said. "She's a sweet girl. She's a person you can always depend on. Anytime I was down or troubled, she would give me good advice. She'd tell me to stand up on my own and be my own person. " Appleby said he and Streeter spent much of graduation night reminiscing about their high school days - the people they had met, the things they had done.

Streeter is friendly but shy, friends said. She is more likely to stick closer to people she knows. McCall, on the other hand, bounces about a party and immediately brings life to everyone around her.

"You can be as down as down can go, and Stacy will come up and make you laugh and smile," said Kirby, McCall's best friend.

By about 2 a.m. Sunday, the parties were winding down. McCall decided she would spend the night with Streeter and the group would meet later that morning to head for a water amusement park in Branson, Mo.

"I saw Suzie and Stacy walk down to their cars," Appleby said.

"Everything was normal. That was the last time I saw them. "

The Kansas City Star
1992-06-28
Section: METROPOLITAN
Edition: METROPOLITAN
Page: B1

 

[Missouri Mule]

I take from this account that he lived close to Suzie which might explain why Jannelle and Mike went to see him. I just don't know what the address is. I was trying to piece together some idea of how far Jannelle and Mike drove to and from her home and why they simply didn't go to the McCall's residence. It is not inconceivable that Stacy could have called her parents and they came and took all of them to breakfast that morning and there was no need to take their purses with them if the McCalls were treating them which is probable being that this was her graduation. We know this didn't happen because Janis McCall didn't learn of Stacy's whereabouts until 10:30AM that morning but Jannelle wouldn't have known that, would she? So why go to Shane's home? Not getting that part.

I don't see the big deal here why any of this may have been concealed from the McCalls as with the visitors in from town and a pallet on the floor it would be reasonable to want to spend the night in a comfortable bed with some peace and quiet. It may have been an "unauthorized" change of plans but under the circumstances, perfectly understandable.

So many questions and so few answers. Very puzzling.