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What I really want to know is who owns that bridge they keep showing? I can see a big lawsuit there someday! That thing looks scary, 60 feet in the air, broken ties, no rails.........I am amazed CSX(if they still own) would allow people to come on that bridge and even more amazed that Delphi uses it as a trail! They made our park pour new sidewalks because of a trip hazard, can't imagine anyone insuring the owner of this property.
That was the first thing I thought when I saw it too. I can tell you if I was the father/grandfather of one of these girls, that bridge would be on the ground shortly after the suspect(s) are dealt with. No doubt the murder(s) used that bridge as a trap.
That was the first thing I thought when I saw it too. I can tell you if I was the father/grandfather of one of these girls, that bridge would be on the ground shortly after the suspect(s) are dealt with. No doubt the murder(s) used that bridge as a trap.
Are you going to level every dark alley? Every free candy van? Take away all guns?
Not sure how a 100 year old bridge is to blame here...I wish this thread was on point, so much fluff to go through just to try and get a update on the actual thread.
A quick point about the DNA issue - there's more than one "kind" of DNA. The one kind we all associate coming from a very specific source and usually found in a couple specific areas. That's rather easy to identify, usually.
But, it is also a best practice to obtain samples from beneath fingernails and possibly even teeth, particularly if there's reason to believe the victim resisted. Those samples are usually very small and must be processed and analyzed to rule out known sources, such as the victims themselves. After that, DNA from others that the kids may have come into contact with must be checked. That's not as quick as TV makes it appear.
Patience is difficult in this situation.
Speaking of communication discipline, I'm kinda surprised we haven't heard from the people who found them, in terms of what the injuries looked like, etc. That's some VERY good discipline.
A quick point about the DNA issue - there's more than one "kind" of DNA. The one kind we all associate coming from a very specific source and usually found in a couple specific areas. That's rather easy to identify, usually.
But, it is also a best practice to obtain samples from beneath fingernails and possibly even teeth, particularly if there's reason to believe the victim resisted. Those samples are usually very small and must be processed and analyzed to rule out known sources, such as the victims themselves. After that, DNA from others that the kids may have come into contact with must be checked. That's not as quick as TV makes it appear.
Speaking of communication discipline, I'm kinda surprised we haven't heard from the people who found them, in terms of what the injuries looked like, etc. That's some VERY good discipline.
Tax deed says CSX still owns, but article said land was given to surrounding property owners. I know CSX is sticklers on trespassing if they catch you hunting along train tracks, I can't imagine them letting kids walk around on this thing.
Some of that information is out there, you just have to dig in the right place. For instance....my daughter showed me on a Facebook page where a cousin of one of the girls mentioned their neck wounds, as sad as that is to write....they both had scarves on during the funerals That pretty much narrows cause of death down.
In another Facebook post, one of the kids grandfather made a comment that all indications was that she went out fighting and resisting....that led me to assume DNA under nails? But yet the LEO never mentioned the suspect may have scratches or anything so not sure what to think of that.
T. Lex, But if they get a suspect can they eliminate the process of elimination by making an instant match or do they still have to eliminate people?
And if wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. One could just as easily say that if the predator weren't there there would be no prey.Gotcha, I'm an anti-gunner because I wouldn't allow my 13 year old daughters to walk the streets or the trails unsupervised.
A dedicated predator goes where they can find prey. In this case it was two unsupervised 13 year old girls. They aren't there and the predator has no prey.
If they are encouraging call in tips from the general public, I have to think they don't have anything at all at this point.
Some of that information is out there, you just have to dig in the right place. For instance....my daughter showed me on a Facebook page where a cousin of one of the girls mentioned their neck wounds, as sad as that is to write....they both had scarves on during the funerals That pretty much narrows cause of death down.
Yeah, they are limiting the information that gets out in a hyper-disciplined way. That's not a bad thing, necessarily, that's just the way they're doing it. For instance, the video of the guy actually walking could help trigger someone's memory. For whatever reason, they don't want to release that.In another Facebook post, one of the kids grandfather made a comment that all indications was that she went out fighting and resisting....that led me to assume DNA under nails? But yet the LEO never mentioned the suspect may have scratches or anything so not sure what to think of that.
T. Lex, But if they get a suspect can they eliminate the process of elimination by making an instant match or do they still have to eliminate people?
I've heard but not sure that DNA usually takes about 2 mos to verify/check. No idea if accurate or not. I'm sure that can be sped up a bit if "expedited" but still not overnight and probably not in 2 weeks.
Are you going to level every dark alley? Every free candy van? Take away all guns?
Not sure how a 100 year old bridge is to blame here...
I wish this thread was on point, so much fluff to go through just to try and get a update on the actual thread.
This seems very odd to me.Im not blaming the inanimate object for the death of these two little girls, but as a object that has out lived it's intended purpose and was contributing factor in this evil. (I know, I'm jumping to conclusions) Yeah, it should go. Or at least be made in passable, tear out the ties.
Its common sense.
Ok. The emotional connection between the "where" and the "what" is understandable. It correlates with the stages of grief - mostly anger. And there's plenty of anger related to this incident.I've got a farmer friend who's son was electrocuted in a grain bin due to faulty wiring, he tore the bin down, couldn't go out his door every day and look at that bin. Was it the bins fault, no. Was it a reminder of that tragic day that he relived every time he looked at it, yes.
If that where my loved one brutally murdered in the shadow of that bridge I would burn that SOB to the ground.