[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by marney

The carruthers case a dark haired man was seen in his twenties at the scene what would that make him now. Remember his last tenants said he was strong, taken off guard, suprised, anything is possible and the body dumped like jo to make a statement. They must be concerned about this case comming out as it could reveal the truth and i would imagine there is a real struggle going on behind the scene against exposing this case. If it does not come out now or no one is arrested or the wrong person taken into custody i feel it is only a matter of time, as it appears the public are becomming more aware and then the **** will really hit the fan.

A man being seen at the scene of the Carruthers case, doesn't mean that person was necessarily the killer. A man in his twenties.... Mid twenties to late twenties? if so, that would still make the person 60 to 65 years old today and unless they had kept themself in real good shape all these years since 1974 - I still don't feel they'd be a match for a very fit young woman like Jo. The element of surprise is always a possibility but I'm not convinced.

'His last tenants said he was strong, taken off guard, surprised'. This doesn't make sense..... who's last tenant? Who took him off guard? Are you referring to the Carruthers case or to Joanna's? If Joanna's - most reports from CJ's friends all report him as being the opposite - ie: not stong enough.

'I feel it's only a matter of time as it appears the public are more aware......hit the fan'. sorry, but again, this doesn't make much sense - public becoming more aware of what?

I'm not being obtuse - I genuinely don't understand what you are meaning in much of your post.

Originally Posted by Mifletz

Why did the boy friend refer to Joanna as being dead before her body had even been found?

IIRC, the father also referred to Joanna in the past tense before her body was found (said something like, "She had so much life in her" or WTTE). I suppose retrospectively, it could be the unconscious mind working on the distinct possibility that was was dead?

[Mifletz]

No way do a woman's father and her lover refer to a still recently missing person in the past tense. That is how the Soham murderer was caught, by a slip of the tongue: he said "I was probably the last person to see Holly and Jessica alive". How did he know they weren't alive: 'cos he slew them!

Is there any way Jo's father and boyfriend could somehow be in on her death?! I've heard stranger things!!

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

IIRC, the father also referred to Joanna in the past tense before her body was found (said something like, "She had so much life in her" or WTTE). I suppose retrospectively, it could be the unconscious mind working on the distinct possibility that was was dead?