New POI?

[almagata]

Oct 27, 2019 21:47:27 GMT elir said:

Oct 26, 2019 16:33:39 GMT almagata said:

Jumping is possible but I believe that the killer had a gun with him. 
 

Do you think he had a gun because it is the most logical way that one individual could control the two girls on his own, or is there another reason?

Control is certainly one of the reasons but it also looks like he might have a weapon in his jacket and the brown thing hanging from his waist kind of looks like an ammo pouch (my theory on target shooting). 

Pondering why someone would have a gun out there:

1.  Came out with intent to kidnap or rob
2.  Carries a weapon with them all the time - self protection
3.  Target shooting
4.  Suicide
5.  Recently stolen

Given that Delphi is a low crime area, the two most likely reasons are target shooting and suicide and the attack on the girls was spur of the moment especially with the time of day and public location.

A possible scenario :

BG was out there target shooting during that day. Runs into the girls.  Decides to assault or rob them.  Follows them across the bridge and starts moving them down the hill, they take off running across the creek.  The killer catches them and kills them.  Perhaps he had used all his ammo earlier in the day target shooting so he could not shoot them (rumors of not killed by gun) and uses his knife to kill the girls (also rumors that they were killed by knife). 

I'm not in the camp that this was some criminal mastermind.  Attacks in public during the day are rare.  Attacks on trails are rare.  Attacks of two people are rare (but less rare for robbery).  I think it was spur of the moment rage and the guy was not in CODIS or they do not have a good DNA sample. Not a good DNA sample my stronger leaning since they have not utilized familial DNA in this case.

I am sure a guy like this will commit another crime if he is not in CODIS yet.  Indiana has implemented mandatory DNA for people arrested for felonies effective 2018.  We may just have to wait this one out.

[spodey]

Was looking at the sad case of April Tinsley in Indiana.  The killer , John Miller, lived approx 10 miles to the north east of April's home in Ft. Wayne.  Dennis Rader, Wichita serial killer lived approx 10 miles north of of Wichita where he committed his crimes.  So I was thinking maybe the killer of Abby and Liberty lives approx 10 miles from Delphi (if not in it). Rader and Miller "communicated" with respective LE. Obviously we don't know if the Delphi killer has communicated with Delphi LE.   

I know my data set is small: only 2 known killers mentioned, but what the heck, why not sniff around?

You can tell I'm not a professional investigator.

So I was Googling "__________, Indiana, man arrested for abduction" (in the blank I put the name of a approx 10 mile away town in Indiana) figuring whomever murdered the girls had built up to such a crime over time...... starting with perhaps failed abduction efforts. 

I found this odd story of a guy from Bunker Hill, Indiana, which is to the east of Delphi:  www.pharostribune.com/news/local_news/article_009b9e1c-8a3d-11e5-815e-6ba563fd883d.html     His image reminded me of the newer composite released by LE earlier this year.  He was alleged to have had an interest in middle school age girls.

His charges were later dismissed:  www.pharostribune.com/news/local_news/article_a70c84be-af98-5edf-b391-79ba05e690d6.html

I would hope that this fellow has been visited by LE re the Delphi murders.


 

[elir]

Interesting, it. appears that person has moved to Ohio, but not clear when that happened , most recent locations is less than a 3 hour drive away, and if they have family near to Delphi , that still meets the very general profile of someone that lives or has lived in the area. Wish there was a way to figure out when the person moved in relation to the time of the crime. If you think it’s worth looking into that’s what the tip line is for . . .

[spodey]

The original link to the story of the Bunker Hill man being alleged of doing shady things in Galveston, Indiana, I posted the other day isn't working for me any more for some reason.  This one isn't working: www.pharostribune.com/news/local_news/article_009b9e1c-8a3d-11e5-815e-6ba563fd883d.html%C2%A0

But there is a recap here from a TV station: www.wthr.com/article/suspect-who-stalked-young-girls-in-cass-county-arrested

The person was later acquitted as noted here (which is still online):  www.pharostribune.com/news/local_news/article_a70c84be-af98-5edf-b391-79ba05e690d6.html


Meanwhile,  I'm still Googling.   Bunker Hill is 39 miles (43 min) east from Delphi according to Google, so obviously outside of my original 10 mile range estimate.

I will send an email to LE in the unlikely event they haven't eliminated this person. 

Edited to say the tip has been sent and I almost immediately received a nice automated reply.

[elir]

Dec 8, 2019 20:44:51 GMT spodey said:

The original link to the story of the Bunker Hill man being alleged of doing shady things in Galveston, Indiana, I posted the other day isn't working for me any more for some reason.  This one isn't working: www.pharostribune.com/news/local_news/article_009b9e1c-8a3d-11e5-815e-6ba563fd883d.html%C2%A0

But there is a recap here from a TV station: www.wthr.com/article/suspect-who-stalked-young-girls-in-cass-county-arrested

The person was later acquitted as noted here (which is still online):  www.pharostribune.com/news/local_news/article_a70c84be-af98-5edf-b391-79ba05e690d6.html


Meanwhile,  I'm still Googling.   Bunker Hill is 39 miles (43 min) east from Delphi according to Google, so obviously outside of my original 10 mile range estimate.

I will send an email to LE in the unlikely event they haven't eliminated this person. 

Edited to say the tip has been sent and I almost immediately received a nice automated reply.

At worst, LE looks into it and its not him, at best, it provides a genuine lead.