Rachel, Renee, and Julie disappeared sometime in the afternoon, on the 23rd.
1. We have reason to believe they stopped at Army Navy Store (en route to the Mall).
2. We also have reason to believe they did make it to the Mall (at least once).
3. The Olds they left home in was found parked/locked at the Mall that evening.
4. TT places himself at work for full work day (which is doubtful), till he comes home to get ready for bowling (which DA says didn't happen). He then catches a ride with (?) who drops him off at bowling alley, where he bowls 6:30pm-8:30pm.
5. DA places herself at the house all day--sleeping in late, seeing the girls at approximately 12:30 pm - per MP report (which may not be strictly accurate), then picking up TT from bowling at 8:30pm, and ( ? )till about 11:00pm.
6. ST also places herself at the house, seeing the girls around 12:30 pm, picking up Shawn (who wasn't supposed to be there, and wasn't there, according to DA).
I may have left out a few things, but this was my attempt at a timeline/comparison of alibis for these three individuals.
If the house at Minot is a crime scene, ST becomes a POI. If we eliminate the house at Minot, and the transmission shop as crime scenes, what other plausible options are there?
It seems like DA kept saying that last time she saw Rachel was sometime around 10 AM. MPR is the only source that says 12:30 PM and assuming that is the most accurate then Grandma, TM and two other girls also are off the later-told timeline.
Maybe their business was doing so poorly cause there was no one to offer service to customers?
I'd tend to think that there is likely nothing to it, and coworkers/employees statements were simply not made public. Cause if not, then it doesn't make any sense.
If any of those five people: CA, FA, TT, ST & DA:
1) had nothing to do with the disappearance,
2) had no knowledge about the disappearance,
3) wasn't completely terrified or blackmailed by one or more among those mentioned,
4) didn't suspect the other people mentioned as possibly knowing something or having anything to do with it
then there would be nothing, absolutely nothing that would stop at least one of them from coming forward with theory that it has to be checked as fast and as thoroughly as possible IF by any chance Rachel hasn't called workshop on that day or haven't showed up.
Isn't that pretty logical and distinct possibility that wife could do that?
No matter what caused their disappearance, no matter if they were kidnapped or runaways.
Cause the facts were that girls weren't there and if there was anyone at the workshop who could pick up that call or whitness Rachel stopping by they should be questioned about it immediately.
It's not one of those handsight is 20/20 things, it's pretty generic, basic, not even especially sharp thinking. It should cross their minds in the matter of first day or two.
Even considering that ST and DA could not have much knowledge about how the workshop works, it's still a thing to wonder and share that wonder out loud. But somehow it hasn't been done?
It either:
a) was checked and coworkers supported TT,
b) was checked but either nobody else or nobody at all was at the workshop on that day,
c) wasn't checked cause all of the 5 were either involved, scared or stunningly stupid (but how many stupid people could be there - two more families and some lousy cops joined the search and somehow nobody wondered about it?).
