Politigal
11-14-2008, 11:40 PM
Thought it might be time for a new thread....
I'm still trying to research this case each night...it's literally driving me buggy. I've been trying to research all the surrounding residents near each of the assault locations, I've looked at property records, maps galore, phone & address records, divorce & civil records, couples who had babies in late '07, looking for those who have moved, criminal records, myspace & facebook pages, and I'm still searching the news for any new cases that might be similar....
I think one of the problems when crimes like this occur in college towns, is that a large number of the residents are only temporarily living there, attending school, graduating in May and then moving on to their home states or elsewhere. I'm not sure what else I can possibly research, but I am *not* going to give up.
One thing that sort of stands out to me in looking at all the maps, is the layout of the streets in Reno compared to the crime locations, especially with regard to the December victim's case. She was abducted from the parking lot behind her apartment which is actually on Terrace Dr in the 1400 block. Terrace Drive in the 1300 block toward 14th St (which is the intersection near where she was abducted) is one-way.....going toward her apartment. And, the street parallel to Terrace Dr is Hillside...which is one-way going in the opposite direction. So, I think it's very possible that the rapist could have been someone traveling on 14th St who turned onto Terrace Drive to make a block to get home to Hillside. (Hillside goes one way toward College Drive.) I'm just trying to think out of the box here I guess.
On another note, I was looking at the weather for each of the assault dates:
November 13, 2007 5:55pm-6:05pm Tuesday
Temperature was 44 degrees, overcast with a light rain, sunset was 4:26pm (twilight 6:01pm) & there was very little moonlight - so it was already dark when the young lady at 401 College was groped, knocked to the ground & kicked, & the perp ran off.
December 16, 2007 2-2:30am Sunday morning (late Sat night)
Temperature was 16 degrees, clear, a little bit of moonlight - victim was knocked unconcious, abducted, sexually assaulted & then driven back home to the 1430 area of Terrace Dr. (back side of 1425 N. Virginia)
January 19, 2008 5:00am Sunday morning
Temperature was 1.9 degrees, clear with a full moon - The perp tried to break into the December victim's home
January 20, 2008 4:30-9:00am Sunday morning
Temperature was 5 degrees, overcast, freezing fog, with a full moon, snow started falling at 7:56am - Brianna Denison was abducted...and murdered
What's perplexing to me is with regard to the December victim's case...It was only 16 degrees, yet the perp wasn't even wearing a coat. And, the initial report of her case stated that the perp was wearing a Raider's T-shirt.
http://nevadasagebrush.com/blog/2007/12/16/student-kidnapped-sexually-assaulted/
Later however, the Reno police reported it was a red jersey-like short sleeved shirt with another long-sleeved shirt underneath.
I know that it was reported police went back to the victim to try & get a better description of the suspect & his vehicle, and that's when they updated their report. But, I'm wondering if maybe the victim's initial impressions should be looked at more closely. I mean, people's memories change with time, and with other events influencing those memories, it could be that the newer descriptions really aren't as accurate as the initial ones.
Anyway, those are just some of my ramblings/questions for the night.
I'm still trying to research this case each night...it's literally driving me buggy. I've been trying to research all the surrounding residents near each of the assault locations, I've looked at property records, maps galore, phone & address records, divorce & civil records, couples who had babies in late '07, looking for those who have moved, criminal records, myspace & facebook pages, and I'm still searching the news for any new cases that might be similar....
I think one of the problems when crimes like this occur in college towns, is that a large number of the residents are only temporarily living there, attending school, graduating in May and then moving on to their home states or elsewhere. I'm not sure what else I can possibly research, but I am *not* going to give up.
One thing that sort of stands out to me in looking at all the maps, is the layout of the streets in Reno compared to the crime locations, especially with regard to the December victim's case. She was abducted from the parking lot behind her apartment which is actually on Terrace Dr in the 1400 block. Terrace Drive in the 1300 block toward 14th St (which is the intersection near where she was abducted) is one-way.....going toward her apartment. And, the street parallel to Terrace Dr is Hillside...which is one-way going in the opposite direction. So, I think it's very possible that the rapist could have been someone traveling on 14th St who turned onto Terrace Drive to make a block to get home to Hillside. (Hillside goes one way toward College Drive.) I'm just trying to think out of the box here I guess.
On another note, I was looking at the weather for each of the assault dates:
November 13, 2007 5:55pm-6:05pm Tuesday
Temperature was 44 degrees, overcast with a light rain, sunset was 4:26pm (twilight 6:01pm) & there was very little moonlight - so it was already dark when the young lady at 401 College was groped, knocked to the ground & kicked, & the perp ran off.
December 16, 2007 2-2:30am Sunday morning (late Sat night)
Temperature was 16 degrees, clear, a little bit of moonlight - victim was knocked unconcious, abducted, sexually assaulted & then driven back home to the 1430 area of Terrace Dr. (back side of 1425 N. Virginia)
January 19, 2008 5:00am Sunday morning
Temperature was 1.9 degrees, clear with a full moon - The perp tried to break into the December victim's home
January 20, 2008 4:30-9:00am Sunday morning
Temperature was 5 degrees, overcast, freezing fog, with a full moon, snow started falling at 7:56am - Brianna Denison was abducted...and murdered
What's perplexing to me is with regard to the December victim's case...It was only 16 degrees, yet the perp wasn't even wearing a coat. And, the initial report of her case stated that the perp was wearing a Raider's T-shirt.
http://nevadasagebrush.com/blog/2007/12/16/student-kidnapped-sexually-assaulted/
Later however, the Reno police reported it was a red jersey-like short sleeved shirt with another long-sleeved shirt underneath.
I know that it was reported police went back to the victim to try & get a better description of the suspect & his vehicle, and that's when they updated their report. But, I'm wondering if maybe the victim's initial impressions should be looked at more closely. I mean, people's memories change with time, and with other events influencing those memories, it could be that the newer descriptions really aren't as accurate as the initial ones.
Anyway, those are just some of my ramblings/questions for the night.