With Dylan Redwine missing for almost two weeks, dad clings to hope
VALLECITO — Dylan Redwine's half-smile is everywhere in the Pine River Valley.
Missing fliers with the 13-year-old's picture are affixed to road signs, pinned to bulletin boards, stuck in car windows, flashing on digital sign boards and displayed on businesses' entrance doors — sometimes two or three at a time, just in case someone might miss one.
One flier is taped to the front door of the small, sage-green house where Dylan was last seen and where his father, Mark Redwine, now hunches over on a couch, his eyes reddening as he considers dire possibilities nearly two weeks after Dylan went missing.
Dylan wouldn't have run away: He was too happy, his father said, in spite of the fact that his parents had
That leaves hitchhiking.
Mark said he learned from some of Dylan's friends in the wake of the disappearance that his son had been known to hitchhike.
So he ponders the what-ifs and details that might have led to Dylan's hitchhiking.
His son, who had flown in the evening before his disappearance to spend Thanksgiving with his father, badly wanted to go see friends who lived in Bayfield. Dylan had lived near there with his mother, Elaine Redwine, until July, when they moved to the Front Range.
Dylan had asked his father whether he could go to his friends' that evening after they had shopped at Walmart and eaten at a McDonald's in Durango and before the 45-minute drive to Mark's home north of Vallecito Lake. Mark said he told his son it was too late. So Dylan texted friends in Bayfield, his father said, and made arrangements to meet them the next morning.
The next morning, Dylan was sleeping on the couch where Mark Redwine now sits and where Dylan's blankets still lie jumbled. Mark said he waited until 7:30 a.m. but still couldn't rouse his son, so he told him he would return about 11. When he got back at 11:30, his son's dirty cereal bowl was beside the sink. The television was on Nickelodeon. His son's fishing pole was gone. So was his black-and-gray backpack. A few articles of clothing were left behind on the couch.
"His priority was pretty much with his friends, so I wasn't alarmed," Mark said.
In hindsight, Mark wonders whether Dylan became impatient and hitchhiked. "I can't quite wrap my mind around that yet," he said.
Mark said he tried texting Dylan all afternoon in an area with spotty cellphone service. When he didn't hear anything back by late afternoon, he went to Dylan's friend's house in Vallecito. That friend hadn't seen him.
Mark became alarmed and drove the 20 miles to Bayfield. Dylan's friends there hadn't seen him either. Mark called Elaine Redwine and went to the Bayfield Marshal's Office.
Reports discounted
Searches for Dylan began that evening. Since then, hundreds of locals and more than 50 task-force members from multiple local law enforcement agencies, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the FBI have been checking vacant cabins and knocking on the doors of homes tucked into the tall pines.
Several possible sightings of Dylan were reported early on, but those have been discounted.
Lt. Ray Shupe, a spokesman for the task force, said the group has broken into teams this weekend. One is looking into all information that has come into a tip line; another is investigating the registered sex offenders who live in the Vallecito area. There are nine of them in Vallecito and Bayfield. Another team is combing through videos and photographs taken along the road from Vallecito to Durango on the day Dylan went missing.
One of the possibilities they are pursuing is the possibility that Dylan might have been picked up while hitchhiking, Shupe said.
Mark Redwine is not being called a suspect. He allowed investigators to search his home even before they obtained a search warrant for a thorough search. He also voluntarily sat down and was interviewed by investigators.
"We went through everything moment by moment," he said.
By using the word "we" with regard to investigators, it is his perception that there is unity and cooperation.
Meanwhile, locals are holding vigils, posting Facebook messages on a Save Missing Dylan Redwine page and churning out royal-blue ribbons with his name and the tip-line number — anything to stay busy and keep some hope alive.
"Yeah, like really, I would say people up here still have hope that he'll be found," said Raelynn Elkins, whose family runs the Vallecito Lake Country Market and La Comida Ranchera restaurant.
In his home, still jumbled from a 12-hour search by investigators several days ago, Mark is having a harder time holding on to that hope.
"Reality starting to set in"
And he is trying to deal with the added weight of knowing that some people think he had something to do with his son's disappearance because he was the last one to see him. He has contacted a criminal-defense attorney to help him with that. And he said he is helping in the search in any way he can.
"I just want my son back," he said. "I know it's crossing all our minds — reality is starting to set in that that may not be a possibility.
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Appalling. Right on this very thread we read that there was no trace of Dylan's belongings left behind, no sheets, no clothing, nothing.
Now we read in Peter's posted interview article above that Dylan did leave some articles of clothing behind, his dirty cereal bowl beside the sink and the crumpled up blanket lying on the couch where he slept the night before, (or at least had used these items at some point). There ya go peeps, Dylan's possible DNA evidence left behind. Possibly other DNA also, that we don't yet know about.
We also read that Redwine had not been cooperative with LE. Sure sounds to me like he was trying to be cooperative. Not saying he doesn't know more than he's saying, or that he hasn't been deceptive, but that remains to be seen, right?
Sure, he LOOKS guilty with his missing hours unaccounted for and the reports of domestic violence we've heard took place between him and Elaine, and how Dylan didn't want to go there to begin with; and let's face it, we don't like the man. But what do we REALLY know?
Conclusion: This one article is why I almost never jump on the bandwagon and start pointing the guilty finger at someone before the facts are presented, more detail is given, and evidence is obtained and proven.
A striking example is Seirra Lamar's mother wherein we all thought she was being deceitful and hiding something; AND, she could have been trying to hide her guilt and shame for her own treatment of Sierra, as well as forcing her to move to that area where she did not want to go and had no friends, just so her mother could live with her live-in lover to suit THEIR convenience. However, the facts proved that her mother was NOT involved in Sierra's murder no matter how 'guilty' she looked.
I submit, the proof is in the pudding. It is never wise to start accusing someone unless Peter's word usage in statement analysis, although it may have merit; AND for which I have strongly come to believe that it DOES have merit, can authenticate itself to be true, and that takes time and proof, no? REB
P.S.. I WILL say this, if my son had been missing for two weeks the reality for me would not have just begun to sink in. It would have sunk in from the first day and I would have been in a desperate panic to find my son by nightfall! NOT 'casually' weeks later. REB
Peter,
Have you seen this? (I hope the link works)
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/Uncut-Mark-Redwine-talks-about-son-s-dissapearance/-/9153728/17616906/-/huo4iaz/-/index.html
IMO...very self serving, does not call for his son, and when his "cries", I see NO tears..
Off topic and I apologize. The local Colorado City, Texas newspaper (the Colorado Record) reported on Thursday that the FBI is going to take the lead in the Hailey Dunn investigation. Now maybe we'll see some progress. Local anon in the Hailey Dunn case
It is interesting that the fishing pole was taken. Did Dylan text friends to meet them to go fishing at a certain time and when his dad didn't return, did he decide to hitchhike. Or did he take it to make his dad think he was going fishing? Would Dylan take his backpack if his intention was to go fishing?
I still haven't read anything where he just comes out and says he didn't do it.
I saw the interview and didn´t notice where he "cries".
He sure did shake his head a lot and say "you know" a million times.
He seems very anxious to get the attention away from himself and to act like an easy-going guy.
A seven year divorce battle? Yikes.
Why did he take so long to look for him if Dylan left no note behind and he was not able to contact him?
It was hard to hear the interviewer´s questions, but I don´t think she asked him if he had anything to do with Dylan´s disappearance. Too bad.
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Skeptical, the missing fishing pole doesn't mean much. It could have easily been disposed of to make it appear that Dylan had walked down the road, started
hitchhing and was kidnapped. It only adds to the speculation for the perfect set up.
It's rather strange though, that his friends have already said he wasn't much of an outdoorsman. I wonder why they would say this since the photos we saw of him swimming with his buds at a lake appeared that he did enjoy the outdoors.
Aren't they the same friends who first said Dylan liked to hitchhike? I wonder what his mother would say about this, or did she know? REB
OT-
http://www.examiner.com/article/confessed-serial-killer-israel-keyes-found-dead-alaska-jail-cell
Yeah right, anon @ 11:02! I can't imagine a seven year divorce battle. Good luck with that, right? Somebody would have had his butt in jail long before any seven years and I'll guarantee you it wouldnt' have been me!
That's not all; I would have left the state and the b'stard would have never been able to find me OR the kids. Did you know that it only costs $100 in some states to legally have your name changed? I know, I did it once. I just wanted rid of any contact or lingering memories of someone I had briefly been married too, AND his family name. They got the message loud and clear. True story. REB
Anonymous 7:31. Hi, was it ever stated that for sure Dylan left nothing behind? All I read was that mom had to bring items to be used for scent dogs. The story on Dylan changes so much or is vague so I get confused. We don't know that it was truly Dylan's cereal bowl do we? I also thought I read that Mr. Redwine had been cooperative with authorities. I understand not jumping on a bandwagon but based on little we knew at the beginning that was all we had to go on in order to make a conclusion. Obviously the more info that comes out the better we can decide. I still don't see what is wrong with saying or voicing your opinion based on what you know as to how you feel about a person's guilt or innocence. You aren't convicting the person, that can only be done in court, and if you are wrong you will be wrong. I am not aiming this at you, just asking it as a general question. I guess I don't see why it's a big deal to some if people think a person did something wrong. I didn't have any inkling about Sierra Lamar's mother but she did raise a few red flags. I think it's natural for people to start from the closest person to the victim and until something rules that out they stick with it. Mr. Redwine certainly doesn't come across as a vicious evil man but he talks about his son like he's long gone. I would start feeling worse as time goes on but it's only been two weeks. He's already lost hope?? I would think most parents would hold on and try to be positive until they know for sure what happened. Reality wouldn't set in for me for quite some time I think. Just my two cents.
Anon 12:53, wanted to add that I think the comment about Dylan not being much of an outdoorsman didn't imply that he didn't like the outdoors or didn't play and do things outdoors, I think his mom said he was more tech savvy. I took it to mean that if he had the choice to play computer or video games, text, etc. he'd choose that over setting out in the woods to go hiking. She didn't feel that he would willingly choose to set forth into woods or trails to find his friends etc. I think she was trying to debunk that theory.
Yes and a tech savvy kid just stops texting, calling, emailing and everything at 8pm on Sunday. Nothing after that. There is a landline at his dad's home so he could have called his friends if he couldn't get service for his phone....
REB it is just logical to look at the last person to see a missing person...and there are LOTS of flags here.
If Dylans father couldn't wake him then how could he tell him what time he would be returning at?
His father mentions that he badly wanted to see his friends then later says his priority was with his friends..........is this disparaging? He was more interested in his friends than me ?? I think if his son was so desperate to see his friends he could have been woken up at 7.30am fairly easily. JMO of course!
OT - has anyone seen this yet?
D'Andre Lane insisted Monday that he didn't murder or abuse his missing toddler daughter and called a judge a "liar" for ordering him to prison for life.
"I did not murder my child. I did not abuse my child. I love my children, all of them," said Lane of Detroit in his plea to Wayne County Circuit Judge Vonda R. Evans before she imposed the sentence.
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121203/METRO01/212030380#ixzz2E1KcDYWB
so much in the uncut interview with him. Kudos for the reporter asking open questions...
R: So you went to run errands. Were you going to take him with you to run errands?
M: Well, there was some discussion he had with me the night before about leaving with me so I could drop him off in the Bayfield are with one of his friends that had been trying to text him or that he had been communicating with. As he had indicated to me he had been up until 4 o'clock in the morning the night before, he was tired from being in the airport most of the day in his travel from Colorado Springs to Durango. I laughed at him kind of jokingly because I know him. If he ain't got to get up, he's not likely to get up. And he's not the type of kid who's going to get up at 6:30 if he doesn't have to. But you know, his friends are important and I know they're important me. So there was a possibility but it doesn't surprise me he elected to not get up when I left. And when I left, he acknowledged everything I was saying to him and that I would be back. He knew when I came back that I would be working on getting him down to his friends. And that's part of the struggle we all have, you know, what happened to him between the time I left and when I got back. And that's what nobody seems to be able to answer.
So the dad has never quoted his son that morning, just that the son acknowledged him...there was a struggle.....hmmmm...that word crept in....his friend was "trying" to text him....hmmm why trying......
Anon 12:55,
That is bad news. It leaves a lot of unanswered questions.
Contacted a criminal defense attorney?
Our legal system has to change in regard to missing children. Non-custodial parents who "lose" their child should be forced to pay the custodial parent child support until the missing child would be 18 . This might deter non-custodial parents from "losing" their children.
Thanks Anon @ 3.01pm for the extra info.
His dad says: 'what happened to him between the time I left and time I got back' - why only between those times? He already said he got up, left a bowl beside the sink, took his fishing rod.....so, he would he not say 'after he left the house' ?
Domestic violence history... seven year divorce proceedings... missing child from non-custodial father... father is last one to see child alive...father has flimsy story about the last time he saw his son at his house...father hires attorney...
Any news as to whether father took lie detector test?
OFF TOPIC
Self described "WICKED nice guy" murders his date.
I think his Facebook profile is quite revealing. Would you go on a date with this person?
"Lets see, my name is Steve, I'm a pretty retarded dude. I don't know what to say about myself. I'm a WICKED nice guy (to most people) and like to go out and have fun (sometimes a little too much - and I've got the bruises to prove it), then I wake up, laugh it off and do it all over again. I love hanging out with my friends and doing what ever won't get us arrested (well, most of the time). I love movies, stand-up comedians, all kinds of good stuff... I like things that are cool and people that are cool. You'd like me, hell, everyone else does! (Hah. yeah right)"
http://www.dailydot.com/society/leigh-swanson-steve-fabi-meetme-murder-facebook/
That cereal bowl tells not very much..... My boys at that age, back in the 90's, had a ferocious appetite, as skinny as they were! Always eating even right after eating, growing takes a lot out of you...
So as far as I'm concern, that cereal bowl can be from anytime...
Don't just assume just the morning hours...
REB, are you FL Anon?
Personally I see the father as a person with bad parenting skills. That does not mean he caused any foul play. What teenager do you know that wants to get up at 6:30 or 7:30 in the morning when they are off from school and don't have to get up. The father has a credible story. Tried to him up, wasn't there when he came, texted him, didn't really statrt to worry until later. maybe he didn't worry becuase Dylan respond to his promptly regularly. JMO
Anonymous said...
Our legal system has to change in regard to missing children. Non-custodial parents who "lose" their child should be forced to pay the custodial parent child support until the missing child would be 18 . This might deter non-custodial parents from "losing" their children.
Sounds like a good plan to me!
His friends saying he was known to hitchhike is troubling. Didn't anyone warn this boy of what can happen when you hitchhike? If he did not hitchhike that day, just the knowledge that he was known to allows the entrance of the possibility, which means anyone could have picked him up and anything could've happened.
Anon 19 said...
OFF TOPIC
I don´t know anything about Steve Fabi or this case, but "wicked nice" or "wicked good" is a common New England expression, at least in The Boston area where I grew up, meaning very nice or very good.
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They're hoping that somewhere out there, he's listening. Nicholas Kemp, one of Dylan's best friends, said to News 5 in a message he hopes will reach Dylan, "I can't sleep, I can't think, it's hard. Dylan, if you're there, we're praying for you and we hope that you come back."http://www.koaa.com/news/family-prays-for-dylan-redwine-s-safe-return/
On Nancy Grace tonight, the mother called in. She spoke about Dylan in the PAST TENSE the entire time.
She is now in town where the father lives. What does she know? Was she involved?
Dylan has been living with 7 years of Mom and Dad's bullshit... He was invisible most of his life to them, just a pawn in their games. No wonder why it is easy for both Mom and Dad to past tense him so quickly.
Even in his disappearance, they find time to mouth off some digs to each other. Simply amazing how full of themselves they are.
For shame, for letting their hatred consume their child. In his darkest moment, neither parent is there.
God love his little friend for calling out his love for Dylan...
Jessica Ridgeway case:
Does anyone remember when Sarah Ridgeway (the mother) said "Nobody in this room did anything to harm her or a tiny hair on her little head."
Jessica was decapitated.
and the disparaging comments from the great aunt Gay Moore?:
"She argued with us. She didn't want to take a bath. She didn't want to go to bed on time."
Who says this at a memorial service for a little girl?
The family did not kill Jessica. Austin Sigg did.
Just want to remind people to be careful about interpreting statements.
So. Colorado: Durango is a small tourist area where two roads cross. This would be off-season before skiing. 20 min east is Bayfield- which is mostly a dot on the map- nothing there. Another half hour to Vallecitos which is a summer lake. The road up to Vallecitos Lake itself is a dead end, and the road doesn't go around the lake at all.
The road to Durango from Vallecitos is through the national forest. There are no stores or hardly even gas stations. Traffic would be locals or RVs.
I can't imagine a kid wandering around - you need a car to get anywhere. Plus the lake would be a long walk. The story is kind of strange.
Things that popped out to me-
The father hired a Criminal Defense Attorney...Why? Will he be defending a criminal?
7 year divorce battle...Dylan was 6 (so since he can remember)
'became impatient'
'jumbled' twice
'couldn't rouse'
'dirty'
'alarmed' twice
'wrap'
'pretty much'
'crossing'
Fishing pole- water?
'added weight'
Spotty cell phone service...
Do you see what I see?
If thats not the case, I bet Dylan just wanted to get away from his parents custody bullshit and fighting. Come home safe Dylan!
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I mean we were just focusing on the next day, an what we were gonna do, an how that was gonna take place, an THAT’S AS FAR AS WE REALLY EVER GOT.
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/Uncut-Mark-Redwine-talks-about-son-s-dissapearance/-/9153728/17616906/-/huo4iaz/-/index.html
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Mark Redwine said Dylan had made tentative plans to meet friends at 6:30 a.m. Monday morning, but “NOTHING WAS ETCHED IN STONE" Bender said Dylan didn’t contact the friends then.http://durangoherald.com/article/20121128/NEWS01/121129612/Dylan-Redwine-did-not-run-away-police-say&template=mobileart
I don't understand 14 yr old's planning a get-together or an activity at 6:30 am. What was the plan? What does the other kid say about this? Most at that age perfer to sleep til noon, then get together, afternoon until late evening.
Or was Dylan that eager to leave his fathers house?
This is an odd story. To disappear the morning after arriving. I hope he just ran off and found somewhere to stay. The more time that passes, if never looks good.
Is Dylan's mom conspicuous in her absence?
Nancy Grace transcript of MOTHER using PAST TENSE. Please analyze. She is there now. Does she know something??
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1212/03/ng.01.html
GRACE: Everyone, you are seeing shots of 13-year-old Dylan.
Tell me what would be his normal activity that morning. I`m trying to think of wherever he might be, Miss Redwine.
(MOTHER) REDWINE: No, and I appreciate that. You know, Dylan was always good. He always had to wake up for school early. So irrespective of what time he went to bed, you know, he was really good about waking up. So if he had plans at 6:30 to meet with his friends, you know, it`s uncharacteristic of him not to be up and ready. So, you know, I just -- I know him. And I know him very well. And I think that, you know, he definitely would have been up and ready at 6:30, 7:30, whenever in the morning.
Also in the NG transcripts the mom avoids answeing what she was asked in her poly and says that she was asked questions to see if she was ELIGIBLE to take poly. Then she contradicts herself over whether or not Mark Redwine has/has not taken poly or has/has not passed/failed. I wonder if LE asked her to keep details of poly out of media.
In the same show, the mom does say that Mark Redwine's activities during the 4 hours of errands has been verified by LE.
So either something happened the night before or Dylan did leave and maybe hitched a ride.
In the above interview Dylan'sum says his dads polygraph was inconclusive .
Jazzie, we can and do tect deception in statement, we don't always know why they are being deceptive.
In Jessica's case they were being deceptive about their relationship with Jessica.
Deception can arise for many reasons, poor relationship with the victim, financial problems, affairs, other crimes and so on.
The more statements we hear can help us narrow down why the subject is being deceptive or at least point us in the right direction.
Media asking the right questions, open ended and not compound makes our job a lot easier.
If we listen carefully enough, the subject will tells us why they are being deceptive, what is sensitive enough for thm to show red flags.
Peter I was wondering are you going to full analysis of the interviews of Dylan's mom and dad,
HobNob:
Thanks for explaining. I sometimes get wrapped up into over analyzing and then get on the wrong track. I go from assuming an individual is guilty then to innocent all in one statement. LOL. So with the Dylan Redwine case I made an effort to believe the father is innocent first and then work from that point. Plus both parents spoke in the past & present tense re:Dylan.
QChick said...
QChick,
Also in the NG transcripts...
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I noticed those things as well when I read the transcript after hearing her speak in the past tense. She was so suspicious, I wondered if she drove there herself and did something to him.
Or..did she fly in and find out what happened? Now, she is defending her husband a bit it seems.
Reported 11/30/2012
Dylan's father was interviewed by the task force without a lawyer:
"Mark Redwine also agreed to give an official interview to the task force for the case – made up of agents from the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, Durango Police Department, Bayfield Marshal’s Office, FBI and Colorado Bureau of Investigation – after investigators asked if he would be willing to do an in-depth interview, said Lt. Ray Shupe, spokesman for the task force.
Redwine has given several cursory interviews in the past, but this was the first in-depth interview he has given, Shupe said.
No attorney was present for the interview, and Shupe said Redwine has not retained an attorney.
Redwine has been cooperating with authorities and has not been named a suspect or person of interest, Shupe said."
http://durangoherald.com/article/20121130/NEWS01/121139996/0/News03/Investigators-complete-search-of-Mark-Redwine's-house
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Is this a non-emotion for a non-event?
but…it, it doesn’t surprise me that he elected not get up when I lefthttp://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/Uncut-Mark-Redwine-talks-about-son-s-dissapearance/-/9153728/17616906/-/huo4iaz/-/index.html
I didn`t get worried when I hadn`t heard from Hailey.
Next, when speaking from memory, a person can tell us what they did, and what they thought. If they tell us what did not happen, what they did not see, what they did not think, we are on high alert for deception:
http://statement-analysis.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-happened-to-hailey-dunn-according.html
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His left arm looks red, and his face looks blotchy red.
http://kdvr.com/2012/12/04/new-photos-of-missing-teen-dylan-redwine-released/
Given that Dylans father/Mother/family and friends continuously talks in the present and past tense and SA always says that if this occurs the person who says it has guilty knowledge of said case,then again according to SA they ALL have??
Were is the line drawn and surely there must be exceptions to the rule regarding these statements?
Confused?
I don't know of a 13 year old "urban" boy who wears Jordan tennis shoes and basketball shorts watching Nickelodeon... an "urban" kid who wears hundred dollar tennis shoes fits the description of a kid who watches MTV or Spike or some other TV channel that isn't geared to "younger" viewers. I don't know why his father would lie about something so irrelevant if he wasn't hiding something.
@ dbailey114
Nickelodeon has Nickjr for the little kids. Nickelodeon has the shows for the older kid tween set.
But is this extra detail bc he was speaking while retrieving memory or storybuilding to convince that Dylan had just left?
@ anon 9:01 pm
I dont think that mom is defending her ex, she might be trying to smooth down the contentious relationship they have to get him to cooperate more willingly.
According to Gather.com the investigation has been declared a criminal investigation. Both parents took polys, mother passed, fathers was inconclusive *sigh*.
Where is Dylan?
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This is a wrong comparison. “…he elected” is an event.
Is this a non-emotion for a non-event?
but…it, it doesn’t surprise me that he elected not get up when I lefthttp://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/Uncut-Mark-Redwine-talks-about-son-s-dissapearance/-/9153728/17616906/-/huo4iaz/-/index.html
I didn`t get worried when I hadn`t heard from Hailey. Next, when speaking from memory, a person can tell us what they did, and what they thought. If they tell us what did not happen, what they did not see, what they did not think, we are on high alert for deception: http://statement-analysis.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-happened-to-hailey-dunn-according.html
December 4, 2012 10:38 PM
Hi, I'm new to SA but from my gut feelings - sounds suspiciously like the dad is giving up already on his son, after just two weeks! It's almost like he's wanting to prep us for a time where Dylan doesn't return, trying to hasten such a time, trying to get the 'looking' phase over with and have people 'accept' he's gone.
I also feel he is always trying to steer the investigation towards what he wants people to think happened, namely abduction/misadventure while hitchhiking.
Even my four year old turns the telly off when he has finished watching or if we're leaving, so to me it doesn't make any sense that a 13 year old would leave the house with the telly left on.
I also find more and more Mark Redwine using 'we' - we're thinking, we're feeling, we are doing - as if there is safety in numbers. Saying 'I' claims things, takes responsibility, but saying 'we' gives it some feeling of legitimacy as being kind of a consensus opinion and asks you to join that opinion. I remember John Ramsey did this in interviews a lot too.
cheers, G
Some kids grab my heart from the start and I feel almost obsessed about them. I want this little boy found alive so bad! I search a couple of times every day for news of Dylan.
I think some answers may come from the friends he was going to visit with. What were the last conversations they had? Did he tell them not to call because he was going to sleep? Did they call anyway so he shut his phone off?
Was the last conversation he had with them definite plans? Or did the phone shut off with plans still up in the air?
Can I say he is just so darned cute? He looks like my son's best friend, esp. with the half smile. I wish I could save him!
With the amount of time that has passed, I can't imagine a good outcome for Dylan. I don't see him hiding out at a friends house, and I don't see him living in a lean-to in the woods (what with the weather like it is).
I will hug my little boy today, smile at him and tell him I love him so much! I do this everyday anyway, and his Daddy does, too. I am glad my family is not broken, that we love each other and him. An intact family feels like a relic in this age.
I can log off now that my tears have slowed down. This is just a little piece of my heart this morning. Feeling emotional...
God bless you, Dylan. Please be safe somewhere. Come home if you can. Be strong, little jedi!
hi, my comment about the telly hinges on whether or not the telly was left on or off but tuned to Nickelodeon...
Either way it sounds staged to me; the TV on a kids' channel, the dirty cornflake bowl. About that bowl too...to my thinking, a kid that probably doesn't want to risk upsetting his somewhat unpredictable father by, eg., just leaving a dirty bowl in the sink, might have made a small effort to actually wash that bowl and put it on the rack neatly. The boy just strikes me as that kind of thoughtful kid, but then of course I don't really know him. From my 'reading' of the father though, it sounds more like the way the father would behave, projected onto the kid. Who knows....
It's highly unlikely this child who was dying to see his friend would go fishing alone on a Monday morning with temperature in the 50's instead of waking up at 7:30 to go. There's no phone activity on his cell after 9:37pm the night before... no texts to his friend in the morning. This is foul play.
He failed the polygraph test for knowing what happened what other proof u need I mean who goes to sleep without making sure their child is safe and why so many comments about the lake and be realistic cadaver dogs picked up scent at the lake that man did something to that boy in the wee hours of the morning put him in his truck and dumped him in the lake like it or not he is guilty
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