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Saturday, February 1, 2014
The Strange Disappearance of Leeanne Bearden
It seems that each day this story gets stranger.
Josh Bearden, husband of missing Leeanne Bearden said that she left on her own "free will", something that shows the need to persuade or report that it was his will that did not prevail.
"...take your time, Babe." as if permission to be out was needed.
He also said he would "never" and "ever" stop searching for her, without hope displayed within his words. Some people searching for missing persons say that they will search until they have success. A few have told us otherwise. OJ. John Ramsey.
He called for drones and money from the public to pay for a private investigator, yet now, with only $60 in her purse (do you know how much cash is in your wife's purse?), credit cards, and no cell phone, the family says she was "stressed" and has gone for a walk to never return.
Bearden is critical of those who question the story (and his quotes) calling it "hate" while searching the internet.
She has credit cards and without clothing or even a toothbrush, the $60 will not last long. If she uses the credit card, it is instantly known.
There is missing information in this story.
Did Josh and Leeanne have a domestic dispute just prior to her leaving?
Did Leeanne have an elaborate plan (and need) to disappear and elude searchers for this long?
Do they want the public's help, or is any publicity bad publicity?
If I question the repetition of "free will", does it, somehow and some way, hinder search efforts?
If an argument took place, what shame is there in saying, "Hey, we argued and she stormed out, but I'm really worried, so please help get her name and photo out there..."?
Granted, it takes an unusual kind of person to sell one's possessions, and travel the world for two years, but such an adventure takes not only careful planning, but 'on the fly' thinking.
60 bucks and a few credit cards without a woman's personals does not make for careful planning.
If my wife stormed off in an argument, I wouldn't wait four hours to intervene. I'd simply run after her and apologize, no matter who was wrong or right. If she is hurting, I am hurting, but then again, everyone's different. Still...her own "free will"? Really?
Something does not add up in this case.
No one has accused Josh Bearden of murdering his wife, and police have said that they have found no evidence of foul play (it seems like they have found no evidence, period), so there has been no one calling for Bearden to deny involvement, yet, as this story ages, the questions will eventually come, and soon enough, he may just feel the glare of suspicion increase its heat.
Police said that he is not a suspect. I have yet to read to the contrary. No one has, to date, called him a suspect. He is not a suspect but he has sure caught the attention of the public with his statements.
The language suggests an argument took place. When my wife goes for a walk, I have no need to report that it was on her own free will. We all presuppose that anyone going for a walk has chosen to do so on her own. The need to say this, if there were accusations early on, is understandable, but to offer it (and repeat it with emphasis) raises more questions.
This is a strange story and the public has cared enough to look into it and spread the word. People care enough to pray for Leeanne's safety and well being.
There's no reason to be critical of those who dare exercise some discriminatory thought when they hear a strange story. They listen with discernment, something acutely missing from our society today. One ought not to condemn those who's critical thinking rises above bumper-sticker sloganism, or the stratosphere of the Casey Anthony jury.
We've seen fake hate of Charlie Rogers, and a few waitresses who sought to cash in on a lie.
We did our best to believe that someone hacked the account of disgraced former representative Anthony Wiener. We really did. We so very much wanted to believe him.
We've learned from Susan Smith, OJ, the Ramseys, and we've even learned to look past the pleading tears of Scott Peterson, who had a "glorious" marriage to the woman and pre born child he had murdered.
And hence...
"...take your time, Babe..." uses a term of endearment.
We flag a term of endearment in Statement Analysis, just as we do the phrase, "I love you." Why?
For example, when someone gives a statement and says "I told my kids I love them and kissed them goodnight" it is more indicative of something wrong, then something right.
It is because we all say "goodnight" and "I love you" to our children.
Yet few feel the need to say so publicly, or in a police statement or in an interview when something very pressing, like a missing person, is at hand.
Just using a term of endearment to the press suggests to us the need to portray things as better than they may have been at that moment in time. It actually suggests a dispute. Like the long drawn out "love" post on Facebook to her husband, we've learned to keep the phone numbers of divorce attorneys in our iPhones, just in case. It is the public need of such notice that suggests trouble in paradise.
We've not set up a paypal account to help feed the McCanns yet, but give us time.
We'll come around.
Leeanne Bearden survived for two years traveling the world. This suggests to us a woman of intelligence with the ability to think on her feet. To successfully do so, she would be a woman of planning.
Leaving the home "on her own free will" with $60 in cash, a few credit cards, no cell phone (something we are rarely ever separated from), and no plan of contact suggests something was very wrong.
To survive, she would need either supplies (which she was without) or contacts. After being married to her all these years and alone with her to travel, the husband would know who these contacts are, and confirmation of such would be done in a matter of minutes.
Something is not adding up in this case.
Next up, Behavioral Analysis takes a look at this case.
73 comments:
did he make the "on her own free will" comment on his own, or was he being a smart aleck, repeating LE? and how (or does) that change SA?
- February 1, 2014 at 8:27 AM
When (and to who)did he say"take your tIme babe"? Thanks
- February 1, 2014 at 9:40 AM
- John Mc Gowan said...
Clues Add To Mystery Of Leanne Bearden's Disappearance:
- February 1, 2014 at 9:54 AM
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- February 1, 2014 at 10:17 AM
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- February 1, 2014 at 10:41 AM
- John Mc Gowan said...
"WE just don't know what happened that day," he said. "WE know she left own her own, but WE don't know what happened to her after that."
Again we see here that her husband uses "WE" and not the expected "I"
"She was very anxious about coming back to America, but things were NOT BAD [between us], and I never in a million years thought she would leave," he said.
"Not Bad"
We take note of anything said in the negative as sensitive.
Not Bad [between us]
Was there something bad between someone else?
"Nobody has seen her since the day she went missing," he said."MY WORSE FEAR IS SHE GOT ABDUCTED"
All of us are fearing the worst right now."
Note the change of pronoun from "WE to "MY" when he fears abduction..Is he the only one who fears this? Do others fear differently?
If my Wife was missing my worse fear would be that she was found dead. Why is this not his worse fear.What gives him reason to fear she may have been abducted?.
- February 1, 2014 at 10:43 AM
Great points, John!
Notice with the change to MY, he does not fear she was abducted. He fears she GOT ABDUCTED. A subtle, yet telling difference...blaming the victim.
I'm beginning to wonder who actually was anxious about a little separation after traveling two years together, and who had trouble with "normal" life as the sister-in-law said...Josh or Leanne?
- February 1, 2014 at 11:26 AM
What stood out to me was: If she fled the area. Fled... did she have a reason to flee? strange.
- February 1, 2014 at 11:54 AM
let's make this a coined phrase, "take your time babe"
- February 1, 2014 at 12:08 PM
One thing I noticed in the Huffington Post article.
HIS backpack is missing.
His early statements... http://www.kens5.com/home/Garden-Ridge-police-looking-for-woman-missing-since-Friday-241077051.html
"She didn't run off, she's out here somewhere."
(She was expecting a call in an hour when she supposedly left but) "I knew after THREE hours that something was really really wrong." "She could be ten miles away cut up say hey this looks like a really nice rocky drainage ditch and it's pretty and she could of slipped."
Ten miles away when she was supposed to be back in an hour?
Add that to the Youtube with the murder, and cat and mouse comments (not finding it now), did he take it down? He didn't like Peter's comment? Not helping him look any less guilty IMO.
He had to keep the cellphone on him because it's the one he was using for job interviews, but she was the one expecting the call ABOUT A JOB in an hour?
Leanne walked away from her life voluntarily, without a toothbrush, without any extra clothes or a coat, didn't take her passport, and took HIS backpack???
Check out their travel blog. Leanne ALWAYS looks well put together, nicely dressed, well groomed. And then look at him. Just saying.
Just from what I've seen on social media Leanne seemed more intent on finding a job than he was. She posted a "HIRE ME" cover photo December 27th. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152113556964907&set=a.10151124540654907.462581.737714906&type=1&theater.
Compare that with Josh's January 6th comment: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202789807565402&set=a.1616157282951.2085122.1206912181&type=1&comment_id=4395869&offset=0&total_comments=27
Josh Bearden Yup, I'm back in the good ol' US of A. In San Antonio. If anybody knows of any jobs lying around let me know. I think most of you know my background but if you don't send me a message.
January 6 at 9:11am
It might be interesting to know how much time he was spending actually looking for a job compared to playing games etc. Cause for argument?
Something tells me Leanne was the more grounded of the two.
He wants those that are looking at the case to pay for a PI when media reported prior to this that his dad already hired one. He wants Peter and his followers to pay for drones? Guess the little ones didn't work well enough? If what has been said by the Admin of the FB page and LE is working with Texas Equusearch, they have a drone; and it won't cost Josh a dime.
They've done a lot of fundraising, there's even a friend in Austrailia raising funds. No details have been made public as to who is managing the money or where it has gone that I've seen, those that inquire on the FB page are told they will be sent a private message. WHY? Why not state it for all to see? How long will the money keep rolling in with so many questions surrounding this case?
Leanne was obviously a planner, and I'm not buying Josh's story. It just doesn't make sense.
Has Josh taken a polygraph? In my opinion, if he hasn't and Charlie Parker hasn't asked him to take one yet...maybe Leanne's friends and/or HER side of the family should hire their own PI.
What about Life Insurance?
- February 1, 2014 at 12:12 PM
- shame on liar Sus said...
Sus has SYMPATHETIC views towards pedophiles.it defends them.FUUCK U Sus.
- February 1, 2014 at 12:15 PM
Take a look at some of the blog postings from their trip. I have not found one where I see true affection between the two of them, When they are together, they always look like they are posing independently. And they were newlyweds. I had my suspicions before finding Statement Analysis, and now they are reinforced.
My current hypothesis is that they had wanted to turn their blog experience into jobs as travel reporters, but the narrative and images were so amateur that there were no takers. The disappearance is a final publicity scam to capitalize on their otherwise fairly empty 22-month journey.
- February 1, 2014 at 12:17 PM
I wonder if there was planning on Josh's part to visit "both" families as a way to "get rid of Leanne" How do we know that she went missing on the actual day it was reported by Josh? Perhaps she went missing long before that? Why are we not being told the last person other than her husband who had communication with her. Was she actually "missing" in Texas at all? Was the search conducted by the "family" done so knowing she was not in the area, hence the laid back nature Josh seems to present? I agree that so much is missing from this case and I don't for one second buy the "story" that Leanne left on her own accord, as a possibility whatsoever.
- February 1, 2014 at 12:59 PM
The youtube video has been taken down, whether it was done so from Josh or LE, who knows, it is in fact gone. I wanted to watch it again last night. That was disturbing to watch Josh say he was going to kill Leanne, murder her. We all know who the mouse is. He referenced several times how he could "overtake" her with little to no effort. Shame it's no longer available.
- February 1, 2014 at 1:08 PM
well you being the ignorant hindering piece of shit that you are, i wouldnt doubt that you and some of the other rtards of this blog thought you were just so much better than everyone else that you took it upon yourselves to call the fbi with an, "omg did you see that video, he is guilty" and so the fbi took it down and confiscated it as evidence, or perhaps to prevent other fuktards like you from calling in with stupid worthless tips and wasting their time.
- February 1, 2014 at 1:22 PM
"WE just don't know what happened that day," he said. "WE know she left own her own, but WE don't know what happened to her after that."
Peter -
When someone uses "we" instead of "I" is that because it is an "easier" lie for the brain to tell? Like a loose form of the truth? He knows (hypothetically) knows that whoever else he includes in his mind as "we" (in-laws, his own parents, friends) don't know "what happened" so he can comfortably use the pronoun "we" including himself without saying "I". Because saying "I don't know what happened that day" would probably be a lie?
- February 1, 2014 at 1:23 PM
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- February 1, 2014 at 1:27 PM
- John Mc Gowan said...
"She left the house on her own she absolutely did, but what happened after she left the house on her own free will i don't know"
Iv'e just watched the vt from the statement above.There is something missing in his body language that i would expect him to show, when he says "i don't know"
"I don't know"
When people say these words it is usually accompanied with a shoulder shrug. The shoulder shrug can be a sign of uncertainty, as we see here in the language he uses. It is easy to shrug your shoulders in a way of saying you don't know something or that you are unsure, however it is important to look at this in context.Here is telling us that he is unsure what has happened when she left..These words for the majority of cases should be simultaneously have a congruent shrug. However, we don't see this in his body language, which MAY mean he does know what has happened, and i would note this as a red flag.
- February 1, 2014 at 1:31 PM
- Lemon said...
"There's no reason to be critical of those who dare exercise some discriminatory thought when they hear a strange story. They listen with discernment, something acutely missing from our society today. One ought not to condemn those who's critical thinking rises above bumper-sticker sloganism, or the stratosphere of the Casey Anthony jury. " - PH
- February 1, 2014 at 2:13 PM
- Carnival Barker said...
Excellent, excellent post, Mr. Hyatt.
- February 1, 2014 at 2:52 PM
- Statement Analysis Blog said...
I will do a short "we versus I" 101 article...
- February 1, 2014 at 3:08 PM
- Statement Analysis Blog said...
Didn't anyone find the "And hence" comical?
- February 1, 2014 at 3:09 PM
I did, but I hope you don't think you're the only fat cat around.
- February 1, 2014 at 3:51 PM
More droll than comical. Those words are forever locked in my brain in association with Patsy.
- February 1, 2014 at 3:51 PM
yes, I nearly spit my coffee out this morning! ;)
- February 1, 2014 at 3:54 PM
Did anyone see Dateline's program about David Camm?
He never gave a reliable denial about the murders of his two children and his wife.
I never saw him shed any tears although he acted grieved and concerned.
He was convicted twice, won two appeals, then acquitted at the third trial.
He is a former cop who used his work time to exercise his sexual prowess.
His friends in LE believe that he is guilty.
- February 1, 2014 at 3:58 PM
"Take you time, Babe"
This sounds like a sarcastic good-by and/or a final good riddance from a satisfied mind.
- February 1, 2014 at 4:03 PM
- Lemon said...
I agree with Big Russian.
- February 1, 2014 at 4:04 PM
- Carnival Barker said...
This post seemed like it was directed at some anonymous visitors of late who have come on here to insult us and belittle the genius of Statement Analysis; and hence, I took it as a clever wink-wink to your loyal readers who get the joke. :)
- February 1, 2014 at 4:04 PM
I dont know all the details of this case, but "left of her own free will"--it sounds like he either kicked her out of the house or kicked her out of a car if they were driving somewhere.
"Of her own free will": I am wondering also could she have been drunk and he kicked her out of the car somewhere? And knowing in that case, she would have been in a vulnerable or incapacitated state? Therefore, he would need to assert "oh hey, it was her own free will!" I just feel that this statement is covering up some action he took against her in a vulnerable/incapacitated state.
- February 1, 2014 at 5:07 PM
Trigger--I saw the Dateline last night!
I noticed after the 1st police interview with Dave Camm, he did not give a reliable denial! My boyfriend was watching with me, I told him right then "this guy's guilty!"
Even when they introduced the Charles Bonet character, making it seem Camm was innocent I still maintained "Camm is guilty".
I believe Camm did kill his family with Bonet's help. Camm's deceased wife's father summed it up by saying he thinks both Camm and Bonet are lying.
I realized how much I've learned here that after hearing Camm talk to the police for 5 min I could hear wow this guy's not denying the crime--he's guilty.
- February 1, 2014 at 5:16 PM
The video is set as private.
I noticed when I checked my YouTube history after I signed in.
- February 1, 2014 at 5:42 PM
In Statement Analysis if someone wants help for themselves and not the victim---we know the writer is the one who "caused" the disappearance.
"My entire existence is about finding her, and I need all the help I can get."
His initial comments were how she "left" "she just left"....
Peter isn't there an article you wrote on the word "left"???
- February 1, 2014 at 6:04 PM
Long-time lurker from Chicago, I really enjoy this blog and the commenting discourse. Thank you, Peter, for your insight and dedication to the craft of SA. I have learned so much.
I just had to log in to acknowledge the "And hence," - it cracked me up.
Now, can we get back to the McStays?
P.S. We have a GSD, too!
- February 1, 2014 at 6:19 PM
Randie--Good catch on him asking help for himself.
- February 1, 2014 at 6:52 PM
Welcome Mary Kate! From a downstate Illinois citizen.
Are you enjoying our latest round of snow? :-)
- February 1, 2014 at 7:12 PM
- F said...
I missed the YouTube video before it was taken down/made private. Can somebody give a synopsis of the video (or if this has already been given, point me in the right direction)?
- February 1, 2014 at 7:33 PM
From Facebook:
If you are a private investigator with extensive training and proven track record, if you have rates that we can afford, if you know the case and think you can help without it dragging out, PLEASE contact the family, we have several professionals working on the case but we are looking for someone who can get the job done.
Also if you know of anyone that fits this description, please pass the info to them.
Thank you for everything you guys are doing and have done, because of the efforts of so many and the prayers that have been constantly lifted up for Heather and our family, we can keep hope and faith daily, we will never give up and we will never give in till we have Heather safe and home.
- February 1, 2014 at 8:45 PM
AnonymousJanuary 28, 2014 at 4:21 PM
This video I find interesting as it has Josh and Leanne playing in bumper cars. Josh says he is going to murder and kill Leanne. Now of course it's in a context of entertainment, but I can't fathom using those words of choice when I'm having fun. Furthermore, he claims that he is the Cat and we all know who the mouse is. I found the video highly disturbing.
- February 1, 2014 at 9:09 PM
AnonymousJanuary 30, 2014 at 8:31 PM
I watched video too. u have a point. iwatched their footage. walking down street in foreign city too. what struck me just listening to dialogue. leanne is more excited than josh. more into him than he is in responding to her. only time josh seems to have guenuine free flowing thoughts is when talking to camera about being cat and killing her. on its own that bumpercars seems kinda meaningless but in contrast to his less freedialogue with his wife. i picked up on possability he may have actually found her annoying and taxing.
- February 1, 2014 at 9:11 PM
The Arrogant Chameleons: Exposing Fraud-Detection Homicide
By Frank S. Perri, JD, MBA, CPA, and Terrance G. Lichtenwald, PhD
- February 1, 2014 at 9:18 PM
Will you do a complete statement analysis of that creepy letter from the Canadian park? I know that post is a few weeks old, but I'd love to read your take on it.
- February 1, 2014 at 9:34 PM
- Unknown said...
Me too!
Anytime I hear 'and hence', or even just 'hence', I think of Prissy Pasty!
- February 2, 2014 at 12:42 AM
- Unknown said...
Good point Trigger.
The only time I can think of when I use a phrase like this, is in sarcasm.
Like...'take your time,sweetheart'!
(It's not like the five cars behind you are waiting on you to get off your cell phone, and go or anything).
- February 2, 2014 at 12:56 AM
Left of her own free will in the context of an argument might mean I didn't tell her to get the hell out nor did my parents. Wasn't it her inlaws' house she disappeared from?
- February 2, 2014 at 1:25 AM
As far as a husband knowing how much cash his wife has in her wallet, that could depend on happenstance. Did he ask her in the past day or so whether she had any cash on her because he needed some maybe? Did he run to an ATM for both of them and give her some cash?
- February 2, 2014 at 1:28 AM
Was she hiking or taking a casual walk? Reports say both. Some say she was wearing hiking shoes and hiking in rugged terrain. This doesn't make a lot of sense. People don't usually carry purses when they go hiking or go on a hike and plan to be back in an hour. A walk in the neighborhood, sure.
- February 2, 2014 at 2:01 AM
- John Mc Gowan said...
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- February 2, 2014 at 5:43 AM
Peter, can you do a column on the open letter recently written by Mia Farrow's daughter regarding Woody Allen?
Also, can you find any statements of Allen's to analyze? I just read that he has been reticent over the years regarding the charges. I would think if you were innocent of pedophila charges regarding your girlfriend's adopted daughter, you would shout it from the rooftops, not maintain silence.
I am curious to see your analysis because in my mind, Allen seems guilty and Dylan's story sounds true, yet the internet is teeming with people defending Allen.
Thank you.
- February 2, 2014 at 6:17 AM
- John Mc Gowan said...
An Open Letter From Dylan Farrow:
- February 2, 2014 at 6:25 AM
- summer skye said...
Only one person witnessed her leaving the house? Nobody else at all? Is this 'tree cutter' an honest fella, and not saying something because he has been made any financial promises etc?
It seems strange to me that nobody else has come forward in the neighbourhood, having seen her that day
- February 2, 2014 at 6:55 AM
"There's no reason to be critical of those who dare exercise some discriminatory thought when they hear a strange story. They listen with discernment, something acutely missing from our society today. One ought not to condemn those who's critical thinking rises above bumper-sticker sloganism, or the stratosphere of the Casey Anthony jury."
Note the plural usage of 'we' and inclusive 'our' in the following sentences.
"I am not Brenda Heist" is a direct denial.
No deceit detected.
What does 'Statement Analysis' say about direct apologies, or a lack of one?
No words to analyze.
Easier to delete a blog entry, and/or comment, than it is to analyze self.
- mo
- February 2, 2014 at 7:50 AM
The following pulled from the Our Friend Leanne... Facebook page:
Question by a Page member: "can you post a photo of the actual backpack that is missing?"
Josh Bearden "Hi Amy, I'll try to find a picture with just the day pack. It's my daypack (that's why we didn't notice it missing until several days later) and our laptop is still being imaged. As soon as I get my computer back from being imaged I'll try to find one. Thanks for helping!"
Why would he rather "try to find" 2x in this statement rather than just use someone else's computer and find the image of the back if it was so important to finding Leanne?
Also why is the emphasis of this statement on why he can't put a photo up? Couldn't you easily check the inside of the tag of the matching luggage he has and pull it up fast on google?
- February 2, 2014 at 11:00 AM
He is having "our/his" computer imaged? Am I correct in thinking this means having everything wiped clean?
- February 2, 2014 at 12:07 PM
Presser today, comment of the now missing backpack. It is said to be RED. Press/Police and family members are desperately searching for the 33-year-old woman recently returned from a two-year, around-the-world trip who disappeared during a visit to relatives in Texas.
Leanne Hecht Bearden and her husband Joshua traveled the world for 22 months without a mishap but after returning to the U.S. Leanne Bearden has gone missing.
The couple was staying with Joshua Bearden's parents near San Antonio last week after returning from their trip abroad when she went out for a walk and never returned.
Bearden, a marketing graduate, left the house in Garden Ridge on January 17 wearing jeans and hiking boots and carrying about $60 in cash and some credit cards.
She also had a red backpack with her that reportedly contained several energy bars.
Also: The theory that the 33-year-old globetrotter took off voluntarily has been supported by evidence found on her computers by private investigator Charlie Parker.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2550300/Leanne-Bearden-went-missing-two-year-trip-world-run-away-stress-returning-normal-life-U-S.html#ixzz2sBmOlwto
How much history would be on a computer/s that Leanne/husband back in the States for a short time. The word computer is ambiguous, a cell phone is now considered a computer, a laptop, a tablet, a desk top. He says our laptop, then says My computer, his response copied.
The statement of Josh, it was his, daypack why WE didn't notice it missing.
Josh Bearden "Hi Amy, I'll try to find a picture with just the day pack. It's my daypack (that's why we didn't notice it missing until several days later) and our laptop is still being imaged. As soon as I get my computer back from being imaged I'll try to find one. Thanks for helping!"
Their travel blog, in the section where it is written entries About us. We are fulfilling our dream of traveling around the world for 22 months! * We are traveling with only carry-on sized backpacks.
Link to their blog http://www.goexplore365.com/p/locations.html
There is countless photos of their traveling, this photo is of Josh walking with his now missing day pack? http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8vh2H4ZZTD8/UqMlz3R2zKI/AAAAAAAAEuQ/BPUdMTHEVVM/s1600/DSC05622.JPG
On his body, a back pack that is accented in Red, it's though gray. Entry above photo with the back pack is, The life on the island is tranquil with no motorized traffic. Below back pack, We hiked around the island from north to south. The photo is 6th from bottom.
Title Bouncing Around Bolivia, entry dated Dec 8 - Dec 15 2013
Searching google images the name of their blog, Goexplore365
This image came up of both of them 3 backpacks on the ground, two are red and gray, one is green.
Photos of San Antonio, from their blog, photos of them with backpacks, hers is green, his red gray dated April 2012
- February 2, 2014 at 1:58 PM
- Unknown said...
I'm dumbfounded by this addition of the 'backpack' to the story.
Be it his pack or hers, is Josh now saying in addition to Leanne leaving the house wearing jeans, hiking boots, taking $60, credit cards, and no cell phone to go for a 'short walk' (no longer than an hour because she had a phone interview), that she ALSO took a backpack with 'several power bars'?!
How didn't he, (and the supposed 'tree cutter' witness) notice her full park ranger outfit? Why did they have to wait to notice the backpack gone a few days later, if someone supposedly saw her leaving. That's a pretty prominent item for a woman to wear, and when picturing the whole outfit...she would stick out like a sore thumb.
The narritive has changed from, 'please help because Leanne left 'of her own free will', but she has no resources and may have come to harm....to, 'we believe she 'left of her own free will', and has everything she needs, even emergency food.
- February 2, 2014 at 2:30 PM
When i go on a walk i bring nothing but a cell phone, house key and WATER BOTTLE. Nobody has said she had a water bottle with her.
- February 2, 2014 at 5:22 PM
I can not decide if he killed her or if this is a scam they are in on together to get money. only thing certain is he is lying and does not want her found. most likely its murder.
- February 2, 2014 at 8:58 PM
You know the backpack is destroyed orburried somewhere with murder evidence in it.
- February 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM
Ifhed known she had several power bars in tow fir an hour long walk there would have been talk of this from start. nobody needs several power bars for a one hour walk.
- February 2, 2014 at 9:02 PM
having "our/his" computer imaged?
imaged = is a copy of all the data to another harddrive. the original will remain "untouched".
everything can then be picked through on the copy/image.
- February 2, 2014 at 10:46 PM
About Josh's comment: "Nobody has seen her since the day she went missing." Should we be concerned about this remark? How does he know that no one has seen her? (Of course, if he killed her & buried her or hid her body somewhere, then he'd be aware that no one had seen her since that day.)
It'd be one thing if he'd said: "No one in our family has seen her since the day she went missing," but instead he speaks more generally -- as if no one anywhere has seen her. Maybe I'm just being overly suspicious of the guy, but I've had questions about him since the first article I read about Leanne missing. I'll hope for the best for her but won't be surprised by bad news.
Thanks, Peter, for keeping this story alive.
- February 3, 2014 at 12:56 AM
Hello fellow foreign factioners! I'm still reading the blog but since getting a tablet I haven't commented "because" lol, it's stresses me out to type on it. It's getting easier as I get more use to it.
The backpack/daypack missing is disturbing. As well as all his "we's". Does he ever have an independent thought? This is unexpected.
Keep up the good work. I learn something new with each post.
- February 3, 2014 at 12:56 AM
Where is the timeline for Josh and Leanne the day she goes missing?
I have not heard any details of routine that helps to explain things.
I would love to hear from Josh or anyone who has heard him already confirm missing details of that day she goes on a hike.
We know they were together for 22 months.. and 24/7... Josh says this on an interview where he is asked if Leanne could have met someone else, but we don't know much about the days leading up to her disappearance other than staying with at his parents house when they are gone and him getting a haircut. Had Leanne Ever gone hiking by herself in this area before? Yes, we are reminded by Josh she is an adventurous person as if a would tour she took with him was not obvious enough. But never did I get the feeling she wanted to explore without him or she needed solo time. Why would Leanne want to go hiking in an area she did not know (but yet, Josh is likely to know the area well). I can't picture that moment where she casualty wants to go hiking without him and there is absolutely no detailed discussion about where she would go, or what she might do (in a video Josh says Leanne was seen heading North).
I guess what bothers me so much is Josh keeps saying we have No clues... nothing.. as if he can't be bothered to go into detail about the days leading up to the disappearance.
Example... If Leanne had taken 1 single previous walk, then this leaves huge clues where she might go a 2nd time. Did she ever go on a run vs. a hike as these are 2 different things and would change the distance and intention (like a jog would stay on the roadway vs. a hike might go off road to explore more). If Leanne always went hiking once a day to stay active or fit or just burn off some stress (of finding a job, or dealing with in laws), then this shows a history or pattern and other neighbors would have seen Leanne often. My guess is the hike by herself with no discussion of where/why she would go was out of character (especially without cell phone). Remember Josh did not know she took a backpack as this detail was clearly left out at first.. only after pack and 2 powerbars seems missing do they assume Leanne must have taken that with her. (btw did tree trimmer see with backpack or without?)
Josh on one interview gets asked about why she had no cell phone with her...and he explains that he needed it for the job interview process (and they only had 1). I guess that it makes sense, but if they are staying at his parents home, you would think they have a home phone and he could use that for any outgoing calls, so he could have let Leanne have cell for safety reasons. If my wife was expecting an important job interview call in 1 hour and she was going out for a hike for 1 hour, then beyond the safety issue of needing a cell when she was alone, she could have the phone to take the call just in case she was late. (no confirmation of if that job call came in, or what Josh did when it did and how this detail did not make him worry sooner, or check for her sooner).
Josh said on first video interview that she would not run away... but now the word being released is that she had anxiety and there is concern she left the area on purpose. I just want to know who (beyond Josh) talked to Leanne that day to prove she was alive at all that day. Yes, I do wonder if text messages or emails could be faked to be a diversion tactic.
- February 3, 2014 at 2:10 AM
...so I would love to hear what Josh and Leanne did that day... Example. wake up at 8am, get a bite to eat... they made breakfast, talked about the job search, talked about flying home to Denver, then took a shower, checked some email, put the phone on charge, checked the phone messages, got a call from his folks confirming they would be back that night at 6pm. Uploaded some pictures to the blog from the camera... started some laundry and clean up a bit... called a friend in Denver to ask about job search..He was upstairs on computer, she yelled up the stairs that she was going for a Hike, did he want to join her... he said No, I am waiting on that call, she said she would be back in 1 hour, he said take your time babe... then he got distracted online and forgot about the time until the job call came in for her.. he got their number and new time to have her call back, he gehtn realized it was 2pm, got worried, got in the truck and drove around to find her. ETC..
Anyhow the basic problem solver in me is not happy with Josh's comments that there are just No clues.. as he seems to remain purposefully vague about habits or patterns like Leanne was always taking walks solo, or with him daily... she would often go for runs in the morning, but hikes in the day (or had never taken a hike before) or love to confirm Josh grew up in this area and knew it well and taken Leanne in the truck/car his folks left him to use when they were away to give a tour of the area, etc. Because maybe she said something where she was interested in that Lake nearby or Leanne was very fond of flowers, or anything..that might point to a direction or reason for the hike/location she took that day. (love to hear confirmation there was no fight that day or from dat before... no reason she took that hike to get away from him due to any argument)
I heard one person say Josh did report he drove around to try and find her in the hours before reporting her missing (but seen no video confirmation of that detail), so do they have video from a local store or person to confirm any of these details? Did he stop to get gas, or talk to a neighbor? anything to explain that time from 1pm to 6pm timeline?
What were Leanne's patterns related to Hikes or jogging when being at his folks house??
- February 3, 2014 at 2:11 AM
Take your time vs. job interview in 1 hour dont add up, your mind doesnt hold these two statements at the same time.
More appropriate would be... Im going for a walk babe, ok but dont forget your phone interview is in an hour and i am keeping the phone here to charge it up.for the interview when you get back. Ok thanks i wont be gone long just going up x street..the usual route.
- February 3, 2014 at 2:22 AM
So, if the interview was true for Leanne, then what was josh excuse she missed the interview? Did he answer the call?If so what did he say to them, why wasnt she available? This company needs to be interviewed and asked questions if they did talk to josh. Im curious about his composure...also i read she was reported after 4 hours past the time she left, well her not coming back for the phone interview within a reasonable amount of time is alarming and a huge indication something went wrong while on her walk.
- February 3, 2014 at 2:33 AM
I´d call it unexpected to use your wife´s disappearance as an interesting snippet on your self promoting resume. I´m eriously creeped out by this. Josh needs looking at very closely.
- February 3, 2014 at 1:41 PM
Also after reading here for so long, even without line by line analysis, when a story doesn´t add up, it´s cos it´s not true...
on the fb page looking for Leanne ´´we need your help to keep this story going...´´ yes Josh I suppose you do.
- February 3, 2014 at 1:44 PM
So.. I just did a quick scan of EVERY single photo I could find on their blog. I have to admit they have great pictures and they do seem to be having a great time and in love. I can't really find much tension or the comments they were not a good couple don't ring true for me (at least not from the pictures they took/shared on the blog).
......so my focus was about What Leanne might take with her on her supposed hike. Note she had her wallet, with $60 in cash, some credit cards, Hiking shoes and wearing jeans (not good for a run/jogging). She now is said to have the red daypack and 2 power bars. She is wearing both her engagement and wedding ring. She did not have a cell phone and no passport with her.
#1 Did she have a watch with her?
Note that half the pics on the blog show her wearing a watch... half show her without a watch, so to me this is important because time was important day as she said she would be back in 1 hour and she also had call to take for job interview in 1 hour...so if no cell and no watch on her, then how would she be back in 1 hour??
#2. Why take the daypack with her? That pack is actually quite large and note she NEVER is seen in Any pic on the blog with his daypack.. not one pic. She is shown with her green backpacks a few times and mostly a small shoulder bike type bag (smaller than the daypack by a lot). So I find it odd she takes this big pack with her when she never took it before and it is just too big to be useful for a simple 2 power bars. Leanne always looks so well put together, she never had a hair out of place or outfit that did not match, so at least for the blog pics she was always in style. Also No mention of missing water bottles, yet detail of 2 power bars seems odd to me. Did she have lunch already, or miss lunch and now power bars makes sense this was her hiking lunch?
See how big the daypack is on Josh and imagine tiny Leanne with it for a quick 1 hour hike near his parents house. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8vh2H4ZZTD8/UqMlz3R2zKI/AAAAAAAAEuQ/BPUdMTHEVVM/s1600/DSC05622.JPG
#3. They detail she was wearing her 2 rings, but I see many pics with her "Explore" necklace on, so did she have that also? They go out of their way to detail 2 earring holes or piercings on left ear... yet no mention of necklace, or bracelets or watch
- February 3, 2014 at 10:43 PM
Am I the only one struck by the batterer vibe of the phrase 'of her own free will?' Maybe it is borrowed from the police, maybe its not. Knowing how much money she had in her purse, the violent suppositions, the dismissive ones, the hostile, 'take your time, babe,' Hubris. He thinks she can't live without him, maybe because she is no longer alive.
Left of her own free will. Allowed, unusual, disobedient??? Sounds like a batterer to me, not necessarily a physical one. This is a guy who was up in his wife's business. My husband never knew what was in my wallet .
He worked with DV perpetrators.
- February 12, 2014 at 11:54 PM
- NoNwz said...
It's been a few days since LE recovered Leanne's body, and they say the case is closed, but several questions are still nagging me. Googling brought me to this site, and I've appreciated the insights here. Would love some feedback:
•If Leanne went on a "hike" with intent to hang herself in a neighbor's backyard a few blocks away (so did she have a rope in that backpack?)...and the autopsy reports she died within an hour or so of leaving the house...then why would she have also taken a couple energy bars, credit cards, and $60 in that backpack? If suicide were her premeditated intention (eg. in taking a rope), then why would she have also taken a couple of energy bars or anything else for a longer trek?
•And still, why take HIS backpack instead of hers? Did she take her purse (with credit cards, etc.) AND his backpack? Seems an odd combination for an 'hour's walk' and, again, completely baffling if she also threw in the rope for hanging.
•If she left written clues alluding to mental stress, why were those only found on 'her computer' (one also shared with her husband?)? Were there any clues left about her distress that were undeniably in her own voice or handwriting, or shared with her Hecht family members?
•The autopsy report stated "asphyxiation by hanging"...I'm curious...how does forensics differentiate between asphyxiation by hanging vs. asphyxiation by strangulation? Surely they don't just assume the asphyxiation was 'by hanging' because they found her body hanged (do they?)
•Josh states that he was out searching for her in his parents' car but it's also been said they arrived home shortly before 6 PM. (So I assume this means his parents have 2 cars?) Who put the call in to LE about her being missing?
- February 15, 2014 at 11:52 PM
- Nadine Lumley said...
So he got away with murder dud he?
Garden Ridge Police Chief Donna O'Conner stresses that Josh was never considered a suspect in his wife's disappearance nor a person of interest. "I have no doubt from our investigation that this was a suicide," O'Conner said. The autopsy in this case, released April 17, confirmed the findings of the Garden Ridge police.
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Sixth Annual Cook Grandfather-Father-Son Baseball Roadtrip – Game 1, Orioles at Blue Jays (5/24/2013)
The Sixth Annual installment of The Great Cook Grandfather-Father-Son Baseball Roadtrip on the evening of May 23, 2013, when my dad (Jim), Tim, Kellan and I…
…hopped into our car and headed north to Syracuse, NY. All we did on May 23rd was to drive to our hotel.
The baseball and sight-seeing portion of the Roadtrip kicked off the following morning, on May 24, 2013. And we had a jam-packed day on the 24th.
After grabbing some free breakfast at our hotel, we hopped back into the car and headed over to Niagara Falls:
The falls are split into two parts, the American Falls and, I guess it's probably called, the Canadian Falls (but who knows, that's just a guess). In those last two photos above, we're all standing next to the top of the American Falls.
There is a chunk of land between the two parts of the falls, and there is a bridge you can walk…
…(or drive) across to the other part of the falls. Hey, look at that sign, it calls the "Canadian Falls" "Terrapin Point Horseshoe Falls." And check out that statistics: 675,000 gallons/second of water flow during the summer. That's a whole lot of water.
That Terrapin Point Horseshoe Falls sign is at the top of a hill that looks down on this view:
After first, I stayed up at the top of the hill as my dad and the boys walked down to the point. Check out the scene as they approached the edge of the falls:
The whole thing is so big (and impressive) that it's hard to get everything in the picture, even from a long distance away:
Here's a closer view that shows both sides of the horseshoe:
WARNING: I'm going to show a lot of pictures that have nothing to do with baseball. Here is another, of Tim at the top of the horseshoe:
And one of all of us taken by a nice passerby:
Back at the top of the hill, here's another shot of my dad:
See how my dad is holding his cellphone? We'd just received text messages from Verizon saying (this is a paraphrase) "Welcome to Canada, your phones ain't gonna work no more!"
As we got hot chocolate…
…and walked back toward the American Falls, we both made calls trying to figure out what was going to happen with our phones once we actually entered The Great White North. The bottom line was, unless we were going to pay bazillions of dollars, our phones weren't going to work.
Oh, well…it was time to pull on some blue plastic ponchos…
…and hop onto the Maid Of The Mist for a closer look at the falls:
It was really misty out there:
See all that *white* behind Tim, that's mist, which was blocking my camera's view of the falls.
Here's my attempt at a panorama from the Maid of the Mist:
And another, using my camera's "sweep" function, which I usually never use:
After the boat ride, we got a some more falls pictures…
…before heading back to the car. And then it was off to Canada across the rainbow bridge:
Check out my GPS in the photo above to the bottom right! No phones, no GPS. Aye, aye, aye!
Luckily, it is super easy to get to Toronto:
The stadium didn't open until 5:30, and we were hours early. So we headed to the top of the CN Tower, where the boys sat/stood/laid on a glass floor 116 stories above the Rogers Centre:
Check out the view from the main observation deck:
But we didn't stop there. We headed up to the Sky Pod…
…ONE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN STORIES above the Toronto streets below!
This was officially the highest up in the air we'd ever been while NOT in an airplane. In that last photo, that is the Rogers Centre above and immediately to the right of the CN Tower. Above and to the left of the CN Tower we looked down on a train round house that is across the street from the Rogers Centre and CN Tower.
While up in the Sky Pod, the boys played a little fake baseball…
…because, why not!?
Here's a shot of the boys looking at the city over 1,460 feet below:
And here is the view back up toward the CN Tower from the area right below the glass floor:
After visiting the CN Tower, we stopped by the Blue Jays' team store, where we founds a Jays Mickey and Jays pig:
And my dad and Kellan got their first ever views inside the Rogers Centre:
But it still wasn't time for baseball quite yet. Our CN Tower tickets also came with access to a ride of some sort (that the boys were too young to ride) and a 3D movie called "Legends of Flight." Here is Kellan wearing his 3D glasses and waiting for the movie to start:
The movie was pretty awesome. We sat in the front row and the boys kept trying to grab all of the airplanes flying at us. It was pretty awesome.
After the movie, which was about 30 minutes, we headed over to the roundhouse to poke around a bit:
Finally, it was getting close to game time…or at least gates opening time. We took a walk all the way around the Rogers Centre…
…and then we hopped in line at Gate 6…
…, which is down the RF line.
From growing up at the Kingdome, I love attending games in domed stadiums. The one bad thing, however, is that photos often come out blurry inside domes. Therefore, when we headed into the stadium and camped out down the RF line…
…I had no clue who that blurry guy is at the end of the red arrow. And because he's so blurry, I can't even ask our buddy, Avi. Anyway, he was kind enough to toss a baseball to us.
Thanks, mystery Oriole!
Before that guy tossed us a baseball, I thought I was going to catch a one hopper off the bat of an Oriole, but it hopped to high for me to reach, and my dad ended up snatching it up several rows behind us. His first ever Major League baseball snagged outside of the United States! Way to go, Pa!
Things were pretty slow down the RF line, so we headed out CF, just to the left of the batters eye. And look who we saw out there:
In case you can't tell, aside from my dad sitting in the first row, that's our buddy Zack Hample off in the distance in the bright orange Orioles shirt.
Zack came over and took this photo of us…
…, which unfortunately does not have my dad in it (because it is the best group photo we got all night).
As is often the case, all of the Orioles looked exactly the same to me. Unfortunately, Avi wasn't there (since we were in Canada and all) and I couldn't call Avi because our phones didn't work (since we were in Canada and all). Luckily, Zack recognized everyone and told us that Jim Johnson was standing right in front of us.
Shortly thereafter, an Oriole hit a homerun that hit the batters' eye and bounced back down onto the field. Luckily, it bounced over a bunch of people and Jim Johnson grabbed it. I called out his name and pointed to Tim and…
…we had to thank Mr. Hample for the assist.
Thanks, Jim (and Zack)!
The ONLY Oriole I could recognize (because he was wearing his BP jersey and not a name-hiding pull-over) was Brian Matusz. He was in the LF corner so we headed over there. When a ball got hit down into the corner, Brian handed it over to Tim:
Thanks, Brian!
We kept on the move. Next, it was off to RCF. Something funny happened there:
Someone hit a ball to Orioles coach Wayne Kirby right below us. When Tim asked for it, Kirby tried to fungo it up to us, but came nowhere near us. He chased the ball and then tried to toss it to someone else. He missed them too. He then fielded it again and tried to toss it to us again, but missed us by ten feet. The ball went right to the guy above in the red, which was absolutely fine.
A couple minutes later, the guy came over and gave the ball to Tim. Usually, I try not to let other fans give us baseballs. I usually tell them we've already got one, thanks, but they could give it to another kid. But I didn't get a chance to stop the hand off this time.
So, anyway, when fans successfully give us baseballs, we try to give them to other kids or use them for autographs. There was a kid in the RF corner who had been there all BP trying to catch a ball and I didn't think he had succeeded. I told Tim we should go give the fan-ball to him. Tim agreed. He handed the ball to me and we started to head over to the RF foul corner.
On our way out of the section, an usher thanked us for coming to the game and asked if Kellan had caught a ball. I was holding the fan ball so I held it up triumphantly and said, "Yep!" So Kellan and I walked by her and the usher handed a baseball to Tim. I guess she wanted both of the boys to get a baseball.
Thanks, usher gal!
The kid was in the RF corner as we started walking over there…but then BP ended, the Orioles ran off the field, and *poof* the kid disappeared. We trekked all over looking for him. He was *gone*!
Oh, well. I gave the baseball to my dad and (as you'll see two entries from now) he gave it to a kid Tim met up with at Comerica Park.
Here was the best pre-game scene down the RF line:
That's Adam Jones getting all stretched out.
Here was the view from our seats in Section 115R, Row 7:
Kellan was in a roaming mood. Heck, he'd never been to Rogers Centre, can you blame him? So we roamed…behind home plate:
We ran into the Blue Jay in the concourse:
When Tim, Colleen and I visited Rogers Centre in 2009, I never visited the 200 level for some reason. So that's where we headed. Here was the view from behind section 240:
Here's something interesting we found in the concourse:
I liked how they built a TV that looked like the scoreboard into a big picture of the outfield. Now, see the section between the two red arrows? Historically, that's been a restaurant or something like that. Well, that's gone now and it's just a SRO hang out. We'll see it in just a second.
Here's a panorama from behind section 243, just to the right (while facing the field) of that glassed in restaurant):
Just for kicks, here's what it looks like from right behind the big "Budweiser" sign:
And here is a panorama from the middle of the SRO homerun porch (I just made up that name…who knows what it's really called):
We needed to get a picture with a "Rogers Centre" sign for the MyGameBalls.com photo scavenger hunt. I planned for us to get one outside after the game because there isn't a big Rogers Centre sign inside the stadium. But we ran into this sign…
…out in LF, so I snapped a quick picture just in case. Luckily, I did because it was the only one we got.
We kept walking and got this panorama behind section 207:
Just about now, I realized that we forgot to get a picture with Zack! Zack is a great guy and we should get a picture with him anyway, but getting a picture with him at this game would also get us two bonus points in the photo scavenger hunt because he is the Rogers Centre all-time career leader.
I figured that Zack would be behind the Orioles' dugout going for a third out ball. And he was:
A couple innings later, he snagged a third out ball from Manny Machado.
Before Kellan and I went on our expedition, I told Tim we would come back with ice cream. And we did, in these sweet new Blue Jays' ice cream helmets:
Ice cream time in Canada!
Let's catch up with the game, shall we? This game was a homer-fest.
In the top of the first, Nick Markakis and Manny Machado led off the game with back-to-back singles. J.J. Hardy then followed with a bomb. In the bottom of the frame, Melky Cabrera hit a lead off homerun.
3-1 Orioles after one inning.
In the top of the second, Danny Valencia doubled, Steve Pearce walked, and Yamaico Navarro singled. That brought us back to Nick Markakis, and he cleared the bases with a double of his own. Adam Jones ended the top of the second with a foul out on this swing:
Brett Lawrie led off the bottom of the second with a laser of a homerun:
The Jays scored another run of a Colby Rasmus double followed by an Emilio Bonafacio RBI single. Sadly, former-Mariner Munenori Kawasaki…
…grounded out.
6-3 Orioles after two innings.
Chris "Crush" Davis led off the top of the third with another homerun:
After a Matt Wieters walk, guess what Danny Valencia did? He hit a two run homerun.
And, similar to the second, Manny Machado fouled out to end the third:
9-3 Orioles after three innings.
My dad wanted to see the Rogers Centre a bit so we all set out on foot. We headed to the 500-level down the LF line. Here's what it looked like from section 540…
…, which was closed so an usher asked me dad to vacate the section.
As we circled the upper deck, check out what we found:
It was a vending machine full of baseball cards. Pretty cool.
We got a shot from section 524…
…and another from section 518:
After Muni batted again…
…, we headed down a little hallway, corridor thingy in CF. I think the front wall (to the left) of the hallway was part of the hotel at the Rogers Centre.
Circling back to the LF corner, we took a switchback ramp down to the 200-level:
After checking out the homer porch, we ran into Neal Stewart from BIGS seeds…
…and Zack Hample in the CF concourse. Neal gave us more sample packs of BIGS seeds.
Thanks, Neal!
We kept walking through the 200 level concourse. Eventually, we came across a cool painting of the Rogers Centre…
…with its roof open. See how the CN Tower is right over the wall in RF? I'd love to see a roof-open game at the Rogers Centre some day.
Next, we got this panorama, which I think must be about section 211:
We found our way to section 215, where there is a bar called "Bar 12" (named after Roberto Alomar). We walked through it and found these seats:
More specifically, these seats:
In the top of the sixth inning, Adam Jones hit a solo homerun to make the score 10-3 Orioles. In the bottom of the inning, got two runs back on an RBI double by Kawasaki and an RBI single by Cabrera.
Jose "Joey Bats" Bautista followed with a harmless single…
…but did not score.
After six innings, the score was 10-5 Orioles.
Something really odd and cool happened next. I had bought a big soft drink that came with a free refill. Kellan popped up onto my shoulders and we headed to this concession stand…
…where the guy who filled my Diet Coke was really nice. While he was filling the soda, a guy came out from the back (I felt like he was one of the *cooks*, if there are such things at MLB stadiums) and he…
…gave Kellan a baseball! Look at that, a free refill and a baseball in the 200 level! Kellan loved it!
Thanks, concession guy!
The usher in charge of section 215 (who had checked our tickets an allowed us to downgrade from section 115 to section 215) brought activity books and crayons for the kids:
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Adam Lind led off with a solo homerun:
10-6 Orioles after seven innings.
After the end of the eighth inning, the weirdest and worst part of the night began. It started harmless enough. After the last out of the eighth inning, I noticed a HUGE patch of empty seats behind the Blue Jays' (3B) dugout. I told my dad that Kellan and I were going to head behind the 3B dugout to see if we could get a third out ball after the top of the ninth (we got right behind the home plate end of the dugout, but the third out ball was tossed to the OF side of the dugout) and then we were going to meet up with Zack behind the Orioles (1B) dugout at the end of the game. And that is exactly where we ended the game:
An Oriole (couldn't tell who) tossed us a baseball after the Orioles won the game and Zack took this picture of us:
Kellan and I looked around for my dad and Tim. They were nowhere to be found. We kept looking around. And we kept looking around. And we kept looking around.
No Tim. No Dad. No Tim and Dad.
It made no sense.
I started wondering if I had mistakenly said we would be behind the Orioles *bullpen*, not dugout.
The ushers eventually asked everyone to head out of the seating area. On the way out, I took this photo from the top of section 117:
No Tim and Dad anywhere in that picture, right?
We walked out to the Orioles bullpen. No Tim and Dad. We exited the stadium. No Tim and Dad. We walked to our car. No Tim and Dad. (We left a note on the car telling them where to meet us).
We walked back to the stadium. Despite being promised absurd phone charges, I turn on my phone and called my Dad. Nothing. Straight to voicemail. We walk around the stadium some more. I called again. Nothing.
I am very nervous by this point. It's been more than half an hour since the game ended. I figured my dad would have turned his phone on by now too. Now I'm thinking my dad must have gotten hurt and they were sitting in a first aid office or hospital with Tim having no clue how to reach me.
I called again, but accidentally dialed my wife. I probably scared her because I was panicked. I'm not a fan of losing my son and dad in a foreign country with no phone service.
We walked through the team store. Nothing. We started walking around the stadium looking for a first aid office. Nothing.
I had no clue what to do. We start walking back toward Gate 6 where we had entered the stadium. All of a sudden, I spotted Tim and my Dad way off in the distance walking away from the stadium in the wrong direction (i.e., not toward our car). We ran them down. Success! We were all back together again.
I have no clue what happened. My Dad and Tim said they were behind the Blue Jays' (3B) dugout, not the Orioles' (1B) dugout. I don't see them in any of my pictures, or any of the other pictures I've seen. They said *they saw* Zack behind the Orioles' dugout, but somehow didn't see me and Kellan. That doesn't make much sense because we were standing right next to Zack behind the dugout. My dad *had* turned on his phone and tried to call me, but couldn't get through to me, just like I hadn't been able to get through to him. He had also already called first aid and had all sorts of security personnel looking for us.
Aye, aye, aye…it was a terrible way to end an otherwise great game at the end of a great day, and it wouldn't have happened at any other MLB stadium because our phones would have worked and we would have found each other right away. Geez, how did we all manage before cellphones!
As a result of this frustrating episode, we NEVER got a group picture of all four of us Cook boys at the Rogers Centre (booo!). In fact, that picture Zack took (way above) of us talking to Neal in the CF concourse is the ONLY picture with all four of us in it at Rogers Centre (booooo!).
We also did not get a picture outside of the stadium with the Rogers Centre sign.
Oh, well.
We hopped in the car and headed toward London, Ontario…
…and the boys crashed out very quickly in the back seat.
Woah! What a day!
2013 C&S Fan Stats
8 Games
13 Teams – Mariners, Royals, Phillies, Red Sox, Rays, Orioles, Yankees, Dodgers, Reds, Nationals, Marlins, Pirates, Blue Jays
14 Ice Cream Helmet – Phillies (jumbo) 2, Red Sox 2, Yankees 2, Orioles 2, Nationals 2, Pirates 2, Blue Jays 2
41 Baseballs – Mariners 6, Royals 4, Phillies 9, Rays 2, Orioles 5, Dodgers 1, Umpires 2, Reds 4, Nationals 1, Marlins 4, Pirates 1, Blue Jays 2
7 Stadiums – Citizens Bank Park 2, Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium, Camden Yards, Nationals Park, PNC Park, Rogers Centre
14 Player Pictures – Oliver Perez, Lucas Luetge, Hisashi Iwakuma, Carter Capps, Daniel Nava, Alex Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Pedro Ciriaco, Mike Carp, Koji Uehara, Will Middlebrooks, Joel Hanrahan, Jonny Gomes, Alfredo Aceves, Clayton Mortensen
5 Autographes – Hisashi Iwakuma (English & Japanese), Carter Capps, Ryan Hanigan, Jesus Tiamo
Cook & Son's MLB Adventures (Vol. 1)
The offseason and January 1st are for remembering the past and looking forward to the future.
As far as remembering our baseball past goes, here's a video that I made in 2010 that I absolutely love:
I really need to put together Volume 2 soon.
That's all for now. Go Mariners!
Every MLB Stadium: Check!
I am way behind in writing our game entries — 4 games to be exact. But, in the meantime, I wanted to share a photo compilation I completed today. This past weekend, we attended two games at Marlins Park in Miami. Tim and I have now been to every current MLB stadium, plus several closed stadiums. Here is a photo six years in the making:
As of today, Tim has been to 139 MLB games, with Safeco Field, Camden Yards and Citizens Bank Park topping the "most games" list. But here is a list of the first (or only) game Tim attended at each of his 34 MLB stadiums:
- Safeco Field (9/12/06)
- Citizens Bank Park (6/30/07)
- Camden Yards (8/9/07)
- Yankee Stadium ('23) (9/3/07)
- PNC Park (9/29/07)
- Great American Ball Park (8/15/08)
- Progressive Field (8/17/08)
- Shea Stadium (9/7/08)
- Chase Field (9/12/08)
- Citi Field (4/25/09)
- Nationals Park (5/17/09)
- Yankee Stadium ('09) (7/2/09)
- Fenway Park (7/3/09)
- Wrigley Field (8/14/09)
- H.H.H. Metrodome (8/15/09)
- Miller Park (8/16/09)
- U.S. Cellular Field (8/17/09)
- Rogers Centre (9/26/09)
- Oakland Coliseum (6/9/10)
- Dodger Stadium (6/11/10)
- Petco Park (6/12/10)
- Angel Stadium of Anaheim (6/14/10)
- AT&T Park (6/15/10)
- Minute Maid Park (5/27/11)
- Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (5/28/11)
- Comerica Park (7/3/11)
- Sun Life Stadium (8/13/11)
- Turner Field (8/15/11)
- Tropicana Field (8/19/11)
- Target Field (5/12/12)
- Busch Stadium (5/14/12)
- Kauffman Stadium (5/16/12)
- Coors Field (5/18/12)
- Marlins Park (8/31/12)


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When my nephew died, my initial reaction was to ask where did we go wrong. The pain and grief that I felt, that we felt, has temporarily blind-sided us to the fact that we already know. When a person is born, he or she has about 2 or 3 pre – destined date of death. Sometimes less, sometimes more. This means that when he was born this accident and death was already pre-destined and what amulets can do is to lessen the impact and move the date to the next date.
Using the above explanation it shows that when a person dies it is basically his/her karma to die at that time. If a person dies young it is basically his or her karma to die young.
The karma of the people around him, like his parents or grandparents, uncles and aunties, cousins, siblings, or wife or children is to go through the pain of the death. This kind of karma is something that is pre-determined. It is not because you did something really bad today that you experience that pain tomorrow.
I'm writing this because aside from the numerous emails of condolence and sympathy for my family and me and the parents of my nephew are emails questioning whose karma is it the nephew died young. Two emails even suggested that it was the people around him who did something wrong in this life, in this current life, that caused the death of my nephew.
I will understand those who are asking because they sincerely can't understand why would a young boy passed away at such an early age. But those who are malicious and are asking it because they think that because I do Feng Shui and write about Buddhist amulets that I should not be experiencing these things, those are the ones who are quite difficult to understand.
Nevertheless, to answer the question 'Whose karma is it that he died young?' The answer is simple; it was his and his alone. It was his karma from one of his past lives. But what I know by being malicious about somebody else's death, and then you are creating negative karma for yourself. Be worried about that and not about whose karma is it the person dies young.
For questions, comments, and suggestions please email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Hey everyone I'm missing something small I'm trying to make a code to have you put anything in you like and then the output be the reverse of that here is the code.
I get this error "Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:import java.util.Scanner; public class Reversed { /** * @param args */ public static void main(String[] args) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub Reversed.reverseString(String); } public static String reverseString(String S){ Scanner Console = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("What ever you enter will be reversed"); String str1 = Console.nextLine(); String str2 = reverseString(str1); System.out.println(str2); return S; } }
S cannot be resolved to a variable
at Reversed.main(Reversed.java:12)
I'm very new to programming and the teacher is very vague in his lectures any help is appreciated.
Do i need to make S a prior variable in the main method?


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CASE11110: Horary consultation concerning Susan Hawkins (PERSON12682)
Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1600 at 09:15
RN Susan Haukins of Newton longfild 15 y. Aug 4 die ☾ ♄ {sic} 9. 15 ant m 1600 troubled wth a tetter vppon her thighe.
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 148v (bottom right part of page)


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Checking on current RSI levels on shares of Twitter Inc (TWTR), the 14-day RSI is currently standing at 60.84, the 7-day is at 66.08, and the 3-day is resting at 70.82. Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a frequently used technical analysis tool. RSI helps measure changes in price movement of a specific equity. RSI is a momentum oscillator that moves in a range from 0 to 100. RSI is generally used to interpret whether a stock is overbought or oversold. As a general rule, an RSI over 70 may indicate an overbought situation. On the other end of the spectrum, a reading under 30 may indicate an oversold situation.
Twitter Inc (TWTR) currently has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of 72.84. Active investors may choose to use this technical indicator as a stock evaluation tool. Used as a coincident indicator, the CCI reading above +100 would reflect strong price action which may signal an uptrend. On the flip side, a reading below -100 may signal a downtrend reflecting weak price action. Using the CCI as a leading indicator, technical analysts may use a +100 reading as an overbought signal and a -100 reading as an oversold indicator, suggesting a trend reversal.
Shares of Twitter Inc (TWTR) have a 200-day moving average of 31.89. The 50-day is 32.56, and the 7-day is sitting at 35.15. Using a bigger time frame to assess the moving average such as the 200-day, may help block out the noise and chaos that is often caused by daily price fluctuations. In some cases, MA's may be used as strong reference points for spotting support and resistance levels.
The Average Directional Index or ADX is technical analysis indicator used to describe if a market is trending or not trending. The ADX alone measures trend strength but not direction. Using the ADX with the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI) may help determine the direction of the trend as well as the overall momentum. Many traders will use the ADX alongside other indicators in order to help spot proper trading entry/exit points. Currently, the 14-day ADX for Twitter Inc (TWTR) is 18.97. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would indicate a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would signal a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would indicate an extremely strong trend. The Williams Percent Range or Williams %R is another technical indicator that may be useful for traders and investors.
The Williams %R is designed to provide a general sense of when the equity might have reached an extreme and be primed for a reversal. As a general observance, the more overbought or oversold the reading displays, the more likely a reversal may take place. The 14 day Williams %R for Twitter Inc (TWTR) is noted at -13.37. Many consider the equity oversold if the reading is below -80 and overbought if the indicator is between 0 and -20.
A certain stock price rally by itself may not be sufficient evidence when making important investing decisions. To understand whether buying a stock at a higher price is justified by its long-term return potential, it is necessary to keep the finger on the pulse of underlying fundamentals. Following the latest data may help investors make the tough portfolio decisions. Investors may also want to set personal financial goals to help ensure that they are staying on the proper track. Financial professionals may be debating if global economic growth appears to be in a modest uptrend. This may have investors scrambling to study if developing markets are indeed growing with developed markets. This year could end up being the first year in a while where this has happened. The longer the bull market run, the tougher the investing decisions might be for the stock picker.
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It's been 5 years single J. Cole's The Warm Up dropped and to celebrate the rapper released a visual for "Lights Please" and penned a letter to his fans. Cole is happy the project resonated with his fans and is grateful for the way things are going for him since it's release. Read what Jermaine has to say below.
5 years ago, we started a journey together. On June 15th, 2009 I released The Warm Up to a few who were waiting patiently for it. Full of my dreams, fears and predictions, it resonated with you right away. Over the next year I watched it grow legs and spread at an unbelievable pace all because you felt it so much. Five years later, I couldn't be more proud of it's impact. Thank you.
The Warm Up is a declaration of dedication to Greatness. Told from the perspective of a kid who wants more than what his city has to offer him. The crime. The stagnation. He wants more from the girls he dates. He wants out of Muhammad's house. He refuses to let anyone tell him he can't dream. That he won't make it. He believes in himself. He dedicates his life to his craft, because he's finally realized that the work that you put in today has a direct and absolute impact on the life you live tomorrow.
You heard the passion, you heard the stories, and you believed in him too. You rooted for him. And you're still rooting. My thoughts today come from my observations over the past 5 years. I understand now that you're rooting for him, rooting for me, because you are also rooting for yourself. You realize that this society kills dreams and encourages you to conform. To settle for the block, to join the army, to become a lawyer when you really want to paint, to get comfortable in the projects, to slave away at a 9-5 you hate because it pays decent; to become complacent with safety. The Warm Up says, "Fuck that. I will be Greater. Watch me."
I think about all the times over the past few years that one of you has said to me, "you're the reason I went to college," "yo, The Warm Up got me through some hard times," "got me through law school," "med school," "high school," "The Warm Up changed my life."
I imagine that 5 years ago we all wanted more. The Warm Up was just something that put music and words to what we were feeling. As I write this I'm on a plane from Sydney, Australia back to New York City. Music has taken me around the world now, doing shows in places I never thought I would be. I'm grateful.
I'm wondering where you are today. 5 years later. The Warm Up dropped when some of you were upperclassmen in college. I'm hoping that you've found a career doing some shit you love, something that makes you happy. Maybe you needed more time to figure it out. Grad School? Or maybe you're back in your parents crib trying to regroup. Everything will be OK. Don't stop dreaming.
Some of ya'll were still in high school. If you went on to college, enjoy it while you got it. If you went straight to the real world, I wish you the best. I hope you found a trade you love, or a job that allows you to support yourself. Happiness is all that matters. If you ain't happy, adjust please.
Some of you were underclassmen in college, which means you probably just entered the workforce or you're still trying to get that entry level position. These are the toughest times. You will struggle no doubt, but it will all work out in the end.
No matter where you were 5 years ago, I hope that today you are closer to your dreams. I know that everything hasn't gone exactly the way you planned, it hasn't for me either. But our job isn't to plan. Our job includes 3 responsibilities. 1. To dream. 2. To believe that dream is attainable. And 3. To work hard everyday towards that dream. Let God handle the rest.
As you go throughout this week replaying this project that changed my life and lots of yours too, I want to leave you with this because I feel we all need it. Read this as if these words were yours, because they are.
In 5 years I have come so far. I am grateful to be here today, alive and full of potential. But I am not satisfied. I still want more. I still have dreams, even bigger now than before. I will not settle or conform. I rededicate myself to greatness. I give my time and my passion to my craft, because I realize that the work I put in today affects the life that I live tomorrow. I believe in myself. And to all those that doubt me I say, "Fuck that. I will be Greater. Watch me."
– Cole


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It's been a long nine months of waiting for the return of the red wine-swilling residents of "Cougar Town," but they're finally back on the prowl.
The show returns for a third season of mining laughs from the Jules Cobbs' codependent clique of and her son as they struggle with various relationship intricacies. After joining a celebration of the sitcom's comeback at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, PopcornBiz has the inside scoop on the upcoming season, which the cast and creators hope will finally deliver as many ratings as laughs. But let's let them tell you:
Courteney Cox (Jules): "Jules and Grayson are getting engaged in the first episode, and it's been great figuring out where you're going to take these two people that have already been in a relationship before and how you're going to deal with grownup issues and not do your typical push-pull – like, not are they going to be together or not, but more like how are they going to make it work. I love doing this show – I love it! I have a great time. This year I directed – I did two episodes. That's obviously where I'm going to start going in my future, because it's so perfect for my personality."
Josh Hopkins (Grayson): We start with a proposal and an engagement and then that obviously points towards a wedding. So it was a good outline for everyone right there. We kind of knew the direction that the A-story was going in for the most part. Knowing that the road to the altar would be paved in red wine made every day a joy to work on.
Brian Van Holt (Bobby): "I like the fact that I got to explore a serious relationship – or at least the attempt. Bobby is trying grow up a little bit and he wants to mature. I was fortunate enough to play opposite Sarah Chalke. She came on and did a few episodes to play Bobby's girlfriend. She's fantastic. She's a wonderful comedienne and a wonderful person. She's fun in front of and off the camera. It was nice to see her reunite with a lot of the other crewmembers that she worked with on 'Scrubs' for so many years. She knows them better than we do, and we were all a little envious of their closeness and their relationship."
Christa Miller (Ellie): "At first I was not excited that Ellie and Andy were going to have the demon child from hell, because I don't like working with children in general. But then they hired a kid that got it very quickly and he was very good. It was so ridiculous to play that, making such bad choices as a mom and not disciplining a child and then what happens. That was really fun and it ultimately turned out to be really fun to play."
Ian Gomez (Andy): "I was told that I was going to run for mayor, and because I'm somewhat – I don't know how to describe it – effeminate? I was thinking of the clothes I was going to be able to wear. I was going, 'Wow. If I'm the mayor I'm probably going to have to have some really nice suits.' ... I run against Barry Bostwick, who plays the mayor of Gulf Haven on the show. One of the things that political candidates do – there's always some sort of picture opportunity or something and the big one in Gulf Haven is the Pizza Toss."
Dan Byrd (Travis): "I was kind of excited that I wasn't going to be tied up in another long romantic relationship like I was last season which kind of took me out of the group dynamic a little bit, even more so. So this year there's much more fraternizing with the rest of the gang going on, and that's way more fun than having to play the love-struck kid that wants to get married."
On surprise guest star – and Cox's ex – David Arquette:
Cox: "David is so good on the show. He's so funny and it was just nice to work with him again. I haven't worked with him since 'Scream 4,' but whenever we have a chance to do it we'll always do it because we adore each other."
Miller: "I am, really, the love interest of David Arquette and I feel like I played it hot. Hot. He's a concierge at a hotel and for some reason he's taken a liking to me and then I just completely ignore that I have a husband and flirt with him to no end to get all the things at the hotel that we want in the most outrageous way."
On luring even the most loyal viewers back after nine months off the air:
Gomez: "We've been going around the country doing these viewing parties, meeting all these fans. It's been fantastic. The turnouts have been wonderful. The people have been great. I'm really having a great time. Everyone is over 21 and so we're all drinking. So how bad can it be? In Austin, Texas a woman kept touching my head. She wouldn't say anything to me. She didn't want to ask me a question. We were in this bar and I'm talking to people and taking pictures. She didn't want a picture. She came up to me constantly and every ten or 15 minutes would rub my head and walk away. I was glad that she didn't have a knife or a gun or anything. I was a little scared. I don't recommend that for anyone. Do not come up to me and rub my head."


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Movies and tv shows have probably included more scenes of baptism than any other distinctly Christian ritual—wedding ceremonies aside. One that stands out as especially detailed (yet problematic) is the baptism of an escaped convict in O Brother, Where Art Thou? Delmar and his companions, Pete and Ulysses, are on the run from a posse when they hear heavenly singing in the forest. The song is "Down to the River to Pray," and it's being sung by a parade of white-robed baptismal candidates moving toward a river where a preacher is dunking them under water. Delmar joins the group and comes up from the water, shouting, "The preacher done washed all my sins and transgressions!"—much to the amusement and cynical dismay of Ulysses.
Many Christians find the scene bittersweet. On the one hand, its solemnity, sincerity, and beauty are inspiring. On the other, it raises questions about how well moviemakers understand baptism. The preacher dips the baptismal candidates almost mechanically—quickly and without words. He doesn't even know who Delmar is, and Delmar's declaration has little in common with the beliefs of churches that dunk converts in a river (or baptize by another method).
Why is baptism such a popular trope in popular storytelling? Perhaps because it is, or can be, visually dramatic. Or maybe because it's also a divisive issue and can add a dimension of tension to a plot line or scene. Baptism has long been a point of conflict and even division among Christians. Almost every denomination has its own twist on baptism. I realized this when I attempted to join the only English-speaking Baptist church in the European city where I studied theology. I came as a card-carrying, ...1
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By Claudia Somerfield, Internet Blogger/Marketer, SEO Morpheus
Twitter is growing at an enormous speed. According to a report by Econsultancy, Twitter has more than 75 million user accounts in which 15 million users are active.
Everyone has heard and acknowledges the fact that Twitter is growing at a very fast pace. Research shows that Twitter has about 15 million active users out of their 75 million registered users list. That is quite an impressive figure to so many millions of people sending tweets. Several large businesses use it as a platform to keep their audience posted about their new products. Sometime ago, Google made a pact with Twitter to portray tweets in search results on Google. This has helped increase traffic drastically on the Google website too.
Tips to optimize Twitter Profile:
Businesses can show their presence by using tweets in the Google search engine. The current scenario is an ideal place and time for people to optimize their Twitter presence through Google search engine. Here are a few tips that can help increase brand awareness by building links to your website:
Creating a Twitter-handle
A username must be carefully chosen with the utmost care and consideration. This username will be used to show the profile on a search engine. It should be something that is relevant to a keyword in your niche operating area or something that is relevant to the brand name. This will help maximize your results when a search is done.
Retweetable key word rich tweets
There are only a specific number of characters that are permitted per tweet (140 characters). Hence, it is essential to use relevant words and stay related to the topic. Also, it is important to ensure that the tweet is not cluttered and stuffed with key words, as it may not hold the attention of the viewers or could be considered spam.
Optimize the profile
The bio in your profile is limited to 160 characters only. Hence it is vital to ensure the details are absolutely relevant and attractive to viewers. Search engines use the profile bio as description and therefore it is very important to have a proper and detailed description in the profile bio.
Links to twitter profile
Links are an important part of a profile as links make a profile stronger in a search engine. A profile can be linked via website and thus pass domain authority therein. Another technique at getting more viewers onto your twitter profile could be to increase the number of your followers. They could further provide the link to your profile to people on their list.
Hashtags are similar to key words meta data and therefore an important criteria for search engine consideration. Thus, creating a tweet prefixed with a word that has a hash symbol will increase viewership of your twitter profile.
URL update
Including the URL of your website in the account settings helps drive traffic to your website. Although there will not be any search engine link juice due to the 'no follow system' used by Twitter, it is still a part of the indexing done in the Google search engine.
Twitter has been growing enormously popular in the last few years. It is very essential to take necessary measures and adopt practices that make your Twitter performance outstanding. A popularly read tweet or profile is lucrative and beneficial to the writer.