Anybody who knows anything regarding Ayla's location is encouraged to contact the Waterville Police Department or the Maine State Police. Claim the 30k and clear your conscience!
I'm hoping that we will get an update after the reward expires.
It's been 6 full months; she deserves to be home with her family. Bring Ayla home!
6.30.2012
6.27.2012
Copy & Paste
Note: THIS WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED HERE IN MARCH.
Ironically, another "blog" who complains about "originality" has pretty
much copied and pasted my thoughts/ideas/resource; they just changed a
few "Tristas" to "Justins" and added a section about sociopathy that describes Trista perfectly. Wow, wow, wubbzy! Anyway, thanks for
bringing it up again, because it's the perfect time to repost this, and
to show that TRISTA is the one who fits various profiles.
*This is a lengthy post, and it is not my intention to bash anyone. I have provided links, feel free to click on them!*
I know some of you are under the impression that law enforcement has explicitly said that an abduction did not occur. That's simply not true; Stephen McCausland has said:
"Abduction is no longer a part of this investigation. We have grave doubts that an abduction took place and there is no evidence to support it," Stephen McCausland, spokesman for Maine Department of Public Safety, told Newscenter 5.
“We’ve followed every conceivable piece of evidence that would follow their version of events, and we have found not one piece of evidence that supports an abduction,’’ he said.
“There were three adults in the home, and their version of events is not backed up by any forensic evidence that we have located,” McCausland said Saturday afternoon. “That someone slipped into the home in the middle of the night, while three adults are there ... that someone went into the bedroom where Ayla was sleeping alone, removed her and vanished into the night – and that the three adults did not see or hear anything – doesn’t pass the straight-face test.”
As you all know by now, I'm free to speculate as I please. In this post I want to talk about the very abduction that did not pass the official "straight-face" test. More specifically, I'm going to address the profiles of parents who abduct their children. All of the profiles can be viewed at the link, for issues of time and space, I will only discuss the most pertinent ones here.
Profile 1: When There Has Been a Prior Threat of or Actual Abduction
When a parent has made credible threats to abduct a child or has a history of hiding the child, withholding visitation, or snatching the child from the other parent, there is great distrust between the parents and a heightened risk of further custody violation.
When other risk factors are present, one or more of the following are general indicators of an imminent threat of flight with the child:
Two things about this profile. Trista did not let Justin know that Ayla was his until she was 7 months old, and she did so only AFTER her fiance was sent to jail on arson charges. She even had her fiance, not Justin DiPietro, pick out Ayla's name and Ayla's umbilical cord was cut by her grandmother. One can only guess whether or not she would have let Justin know that Ayla was his if her fiance didn't end up in legal trouble. She has given conflicting accounts as to why Justin was not involved: he wanted her to have an abortion, she didn't tell him so that he wouldn't force her to have an abortion, etc. I consider this withholding visitation; you don't have to agree.
Also the text messages.
Speaking to the Daily News, Reynolds said DiPietro sent her a text message days before Ayla disappeared stating that he was worried someone might take her. She said he had made similar statements in the past.
“He always thought that I would be the one to take her,” Reynolds said. “I always wondered why he was so scared about that … I never went to get her because I thought she was okay and well cared for.”
Why would Justin have that in his head? Remember, we are only getting one side of the story. We also know that Trista is outright lying when she says she thought Ayla was okay and well cared for. She herself also talked about how Ayla would return from every visit with Justin, and something or another would be wrong with her. Instead of wondering why Justin thought that, why didn't Trista just ASK?
Profile 2: When a Parent Suspects or Believes Abuse Has Occurred and Friends and Family Members Support These Concerns
Many parents abduct their child because they believe that the other parent is abusing, molesting, or neglecting the child. These abducting parents feel that the authorities have not taken them seriously or properly investigated the allegations. Repeated allegations increase the hostility and distrust between the parents. Parents who have the fixed belief that abuse has occurred—and will continue to occur—then “rescue” the child, often with the help of supporters who concur with their beliefs, justify their actions, and often help with the abduction and concealment. In a large number of cases, the child has been previously exposed to neglectful, endangering, or violent environments (e.g., domestic violence or substance abuse). In these cases, the courts and child protective services may have failed to protect the child and the concerned parent or family member.
This doesn't even require that much added detail. You can read about abuse allegations, and Trista's threat to sue DHHS, here, here, here, here, and here. A video of Trista's 'Today Show' interview also reveals that Ayla was only placed with Justin because DHHS "violated" Trista's rights.
Profiles 3-5
Probably not applicable to this case, but check them out at the aforementioned link.
Profile 6: When Parents Feel Alienated From the Legal System and Have Family/Social Support in Another Community
Many subgroups of potential abductors feel alienated from the judicial system. Listed below are five such subgroups.
Subgroup 1. Parents who are indigent and poorly educated lack knowledge about custody and abduction laws and cannot afford the legal representation or psychological counseling that would help them resolve their disputes. Those parents who have extended family or other social, emotional, and economic support in another geographical community may be at risk for abducting their children.
Subgroup 2. Many parents cannot afford and are unaware of the need to access the court system. In addition, those who have had prior negative experiences with civil or criminal courts do not expect family courts to be responsive to their values or their plight.
Subgroup 3. Parents who belong to certain ethnic, religious, or cultural groups may hold views about childrearing that are contrary to the prevailing custody laws that emphasize gender neutrality and the rights of both parents.
Subgroup 4. A mother who has a transient, unmarried relationship with her child’s father often views the child as her property, and her extended family supports this belief. Many of the women in this subgroup assume they have sole custody of their child and are genuinely surprised when they are informed that the father—by law in California and most other States—has joint rights to the child.
Subgroup 5. Parents who are victims of domestic violence are at risk of abducting their child, especially when the courts and community have failed to take the necessary steps to protect them from abuse or to hold the abuser accountable.
In this video, Trista talks about knowing Ayla was hers and that she didn't have to share her with anybody if she didn't want to.
Common to all profiles: (1) Parent dismisses value of other parent for child, (2) child is very young or vulnerable to influence, and (3) abductor has family and social support.
Other things I found interesting about parents who abduct their children:
This is all my own opinion as applied to a study carried out by the US Department of Justice. Please keep the comments fairly decent?!
*This is a lengthy post, and it is not my intention to bash anyone. I have provided links, feel free to click on them!*
I know some of you are under the impression that law enforcement has explicitly said that an abduction did not occur. That's simply not true; Stephen McCausland has said:
"Abduction is no longer a part of this investigation. We have grave doubts that an abduction took place and there is no evidence to support it," Stephen McCausland, spokesman for Maine Department of Public Safety, told Newscenter 5.
“We’ve followed every conceivable piece of evidence that would follow their version of events, and we have found not one piece of evidence that supports an abduction,’’ he said.
“There were three adults in the home, and their version of events is not backed up by any forensic evidence that we have located,” McCausland said Saturday afternoon. “That someone slipped into the home in the middle of the night, while three adults are there ... that someone went into the bedroom where Ayla was sleeping alone, removed her and vanished into the night – and that the three adults did not see or hear anything – doesn’t pass the straight-face test.”
As you all know by now, I'm free to speculate as I please. In this post I want to talk about the very abduction that did not pass the official "straight-face" test. More specifically, I'm going to address the profiles of parents who abduct their children. All of the profiles can be viewed at the link, for issues of time and space, I will only discuss the most pertinent ones here.
Profile 1: When There Has Been a Prior Threat of or Actual Abduction
When a parent has made credible threats to abduct a child or has a history of hiding the child, withholding visitation, or snatching the child from the other parent, there is great distrust between the parents and a heightened risk of further custody violation.
When other risk factors are present, one or more of the following are general indicators of an imminent threat of flight with the child:
- The parent is unemployed, homeless, and without emotional or financial ties to the area.
- The parent has divulged plans to abduct the child and has the resources or the support of extended family and/or friends and underground dissident networks needed to survive in hiding.
- The parent has liquidated assets, made maximum withdrawals of funds against credit cards, or borrowed money from other sources.
Two things about this profile. Trista did not let Justin know that Ayla was his until she was 7 months old, and she did so only AFTER her fiance was sent to jail on arson charges. She even had her fiance, not Justin DiPietro, pick out Ayla's name and Ayla's umbilical cord was cut by her grandmother. One can only guess whether or not she would have let Justin know that Ayla was his if her fiance didn't end up in legal trouble. She has given conflicting accounts as to why Justin was not involved: he wanted her to have an abortion, she didn't tell him so that he wouldn't force her to have an abortion, etc. I consider this withholding visitation; you don't have to agree.
Also the text messages.
Speaking to the Daily News, Reynolds said DiPietro sent her a text message days before Ayla disappeared stating that he was worried someone might take her. She said he had made similar statements in the past.
“He always thought that I would be the one to take her,” Reynolds said. “I always wondered why he was so scared about that … I never went to get her because I thought she was okay and well cared for.”
Why would Justin have that in his head? Remember, we are only getting one side of the story. We also know that Trista is outright lying when she says she thought Ayla was okay and well cared for. She herself also talked about how Ayla would return from every visit with Justin, and something or another would be wrong with her. Instead of wondering why Justin thought that, why didn't Trista just ASK?
Profile 2: When a Parent Suspects or Believes Abuse Has Occurred and Friends and Family Members Support These Concerns
Many parents abduct their child because they believe that the other parent is abusing, molesting, or neglecting the child. These abducting parents feel that the authorities have not taken them seriously or properly investigated the allegations. Repeated allegations increase the hostility and distrust between the parents. Parents who have the fixed belief that abuse has occurred—and will continue to occur—then “rescue” the child, often with the help of supporters who concur with their beliefs, justify their actions, and often help with the abduction and concealment. In a large number of cases, the child has been previously exposed to neglectful, endangering, or violent environments (e.g., domestic violence or substance abuse). In these cases, the courts and child protective services may have failed to protect the child and the concerned parent or family member.
This doesn't even require that much added detail. You can read about abuse allegations, and Trista's threat to sue DHHS, here, here, here, here, and here. A video of Trista's 'Today Show' interview also reveals that Ayla was only placed with Justin because DHHS "violated" Trista's rights.
Profiles 3-5
Probably not applicable to this case, but check them out at the aforementioned link.
Profile 6: When Parents Feel Alienated From the Legal System and Have Family/Social Support in Another Community
Many subgroups of potential abductors feel alienated from the judicial system. Listed below are five such subgroups.
Subgroup 1. Parents who are indigent and poorly educated lack knowledge about custody and abduction laws and cannot afford the legal representation or psychological counseling that would help them resolve their disputes. Those parents who have extended family or other social, emotional, and economic support in another geographical community may be at risk for abducting their children.
Subgroup 2. Many parents cannot afford and are unaware of the need to access the court system. In addition, those who have had prior negative experiences with civil or criminal courts do not expect family courts to be responsive to their values or their plight.
Subgroup 3. Parents who belong to certain ethnic, religious, or cultural groups may hold views about childrearing that are contrary to the prevailing custody laws that emphasize gender neutrality and the rights of both parents.
Subgroup 4. A mother who has a transient, unmarried relationship with her child’s father often views the child as her property, and her extended family supports this belief. Many of the women in this subgroup assume they have sole custody of their child and are genuinely surprised when they are informed that the father—by law in California and most other States—has joint rights to the child.
Subgroup 5. Parents who are victims of domestic violence are at risk of abducting their child, especially when the courts and community have failed to take the necessary steps to protect them from abuse or to hold the abuser accountable.
In this video, Trista talks about knowing Ayla was hers and that she didn't have to share her with anybody if she didn't want to.
Common to all profiles: (1) Parent dismisses value of other parent for child, (2) child is very young or vulnerable to influence, and (3) abductor has family and social support.
Other things I found interesting about parents who abduct their children:
- Records from the Documentary Study showed that about one-fourth of the abductors did not operate alone in the act of abducting. Many abductors relied on a network of family and social support to carry out and maintain the abduction. The Interview Study found that a significant proportion of abductors (almost three-fifths of women and two-fifths of men) received moral support for their actions and practical help in planning the abduction. The network of supporters provided money, food, and lodging and was willing to conceal the whereabouts of the child.
- In the Interview Study, abducting parents frequently alleged that child protective services and family courts did not take their complaints seriously or failed to conduct a thorough investigation. (Makes me think of Trista talking about how DHHS failed to perform background checks)
This is all my own opinion as applied to a study carried out by the US Department of Justice. Please keep the comments fairly decent?!
6.26.2012
Quick Stop
I'm trying to work on an in-depth post at the moment, but as always, I got sidetracked...
Asking for a timeline from TLLOM is the BIGGEST diversionary tactic I've seen thus far.
Have you asked TRISTA for her timeline for December 16/17? She's really savvy when it comes tomaking shit up searching her memory and writing down the important details. If you want a timeline, she seems to be your go-to girl.
I think her timeline for December 16th and 17th should include the following information, at a minimum:
When did she check into the hotel?
Who can verify that Jessica was in fact at the hotel that night? Or did she go to the hotel that morning to provide the cover story?
Did she leave the hotel at all that night, or did Trista?
Did they have any friends over at the hotel?
What did they eat for dinner that night?
Who did Trista contact right after she found out that Ayla was missing? We've heard Justin didn't call her, did she call him?
Were Trista or Jessica using drugs/alcohol that night? Were they "partying"?
What time did she leave South Portland to go visit Ray? What was her route?
What time was visitation to start?
Who picked her up?
What time did this person arrive at the hotel, or whatever location Trista was picked up from?
Where was the baby?
What time did she get the first call (remember her phone was ringing over and over and over as she slept through it)?
How far did Trista get on her way to Machiasport before she had to turn around?
What time did investigators search the car she was traveling in?
What time did she arrive in Waterville? (Why did she go to Portland first?)
What time did she leave Waterville, after being banned from there by the police/investigators?
When did Trista check out of the hotel?
Ask for a timeline of TRISTA'S movements on the night/morning that Ayla disappeared. She is the one who provided half-ass timelines to begin with. Her timeline conveniently ended on December 15, after she conveniently filed for parental rights and responsibilities. She's the one putting out information that CONTINUOUSLY needs to be "clarified." She's the one whose whereabouts are pretty much unaccounted for. Her two alibis are both very unreliable. Jessica and Ray. A druggie and an arsonist. Thugs. Low lifes. Criminals.
Everything is so one-sided. You decry Justin for not searching, Trista hasn't either. You claim Justin failed a lie-detector test, yet Trista couldn't even complete one. You claim Justin is a liar, but you have failed to point out his lies while you conveniently overlook Trista's. Since we're issuing challenges, I hope someone will come up with a list of lies told by Justin. Back them up with credible media links; follow my example. Please and thank you.
Don't make demands of this blog, of TLLOM, of the DiPietro family, or anyone---until you are ready and willing to confront TRISTA with regard to the same issues. If this is about FINDING AYLA then you wouldn't be so deadset on focusing on one side and ignoring the obvious discrepancies and inconsistencies on the other side. The public focusing on the DiPietros for 6 months has gotten this investigation nowhere; they have not felt pressured, none of the tactics have worked to get anyone to talk, and nobody has turned state's witness. What gives?
TRISTA KNOWS.
Asking for a timeline from TLLOM is the BIGGEST diversionary tactic I've seen thus far.
Have you asked TRISTA for her timeline for December 16/17? She's really savvy when it comes to
I think her timeline for December 16th and 17th should include the following information, at a minimum:
When did she check into the hotel?
Who can verify that Jessica was in fact at the hotel that night? Or did she go to the hotel that morning to provide the cover story?
Did she leave the hotel at all that night, or did Trista?
Did they have any friends over at the hotel?
What did they eat for dinner that night?
Who did Trista contact right after she found out that Ayla was missing? We've heard Justin didn't call her, did she call him?
Were Trista or Jessica using drugs/alcohol that night? Were they "partying"?
What time did she leave South Portland to go visit Ray? What was her route?
What time was visitation to start?
Who picked her up?
What time did this person arrive at the hotel, or whatever location Trista was picked up from?
Where was the baby?
What time did she get the first call (remember her phone was ringing over and over and over as she slept through it)?
How far did Trista get on her way to Machiasport before she had to turn around?
What time did investigators search the car she was traveling in?
What time did she arrive in Waterville? (Why did she go to Portland first?)
What time did she leave Waterville, after being banned from there by the police/investigators?
When did Trista check out of the hotel?
Ask for a timeline of TRISTA'S movements on the night/morning that Ayla disappeared. She is the one who provided half-ass timelines to begin with. Her timeline conveniently ended on December 15, after she conveniently filed for parental rights and responsibilities. She's the one putting out information that CONTINUOUSLY needs to be "clarified." She's the one whose whereabouts are pretty much unaccounted for. Her two alibis are both very unreliable. Jessica and Ray. A druggie and an arsonist. Thugs. Low lifes. Criminals.
Everything is so one-sided. You decry Justin for not searching, Trista hasn't either. You claim Justin failed a lie-detector test, yet Trista couldn't even complete one. You claim Justin is a liar, but you have failed to point out his lies while you conveniently overlook Trista's. Since we're issuing challenges, I hope someone will come up with a list of lies told by Justin. Back them up with credible media links; follow my example. Please and thank you.
Don't make demands of this blog, of TLLOM, of the DiPietro family, or anyone---until you are ready and willing to confront TRISTA with regard to the same issues. If this is about FINDING AYLA then you wouldn't be so deadset on focusing on one side and ignoring the obvious discrepancies and inconsistencies on the other side. The public focusing on the DiPietros for 6 months has gotten this investigation nowhere; they have not felt pressured, none of the tactics have worked to get anyone to talk, and nobody has turned state's witness. What gives?
TRISTA KNOWS.
6.23.2012
Eyes Wide SHUT!
I'm front paging this comment, because it has a lot of interesting points. I'm sure Velvet Glove's fans will have lots to say. Too bad they're going to say it in their closed "open" group. The only thing I'm changing about the comment is the capitalization of some words; I'm sorry Velvet, I have to. It's part of my OCD...or something. LOL My input is in red, what Velvet said is in bold.
Posted by Velvet Glove:
Trista was up to something when she got out of rehab, possibly a new boyfriend, but maybe she went and stayed up near Machiasport to visit more with Ray. Hmmm....I wonder if Trista mapped out the area or connected with family IF she was up there. If she has any connections out there have they been vetted?
She was after all on her way to visit HIM, not Ayla on the night/day she vanished. Or so we have been led to believe.
Her priorities could not be clearer. She didn't want Ayla back right then, she was enjoying her 'partial' freedom. I bet she counted on having Ayla's support money to spend without having to buy diapers etc, a bit of extra change in her usually empty pockets. I have suspected this all along. She did still have baby Ray to take care of, but instead of stretching her child support to take care of two kids---she now only had one. Justin should have stopped paying child support on October 17, but unfortunately, he may have continued to pay. I'm still wondering why Jeffrey blacked out the amount of child support that Justin was ordered to pay...
She made no effort to see Ayla even when she had a broken arm. How her fans can support her behavior at that time is beyond me. What mother more or less abandons her toddler when she has a serious injury? Her fans have been led to believe that JUSTIN is the reason Trista didn't see Ayla before and after she broke her arm. Even though he called her and said he was taking Ayla to the ER, picked Trista up for the appointment, and allowed Trista at least one visit with Ayla in Waterville, Trista still claims communication was lacking and visits were infrequent.
I would like to know what Trista had planned for Christmas? Where were Ayla's Christmas presents? Or hadn't she gotten a thing for her? We know Trista missed Halloween, it seems like she missed Thanksgiving also. How about Christmas? Was she planning on skipping that holiday as well? I can not understand why Trista was not more involved with Ayla's life, taking her to meet Santa.. What about the family in Portland? Didn't they want to be with Ayla during the Christmas season? People have berated Phoebe for showing a few of Ayla's Christmas presents to the media; they say the gifts were not really for Ayla and other nasty things. These same people have not ONCE asked about the Reynolds' family and what they had purchased for Ayla. By December 17, Becca, Ronnie, Jessica, Trista, or JEFFREY should have had something for her. I may be biased because I go all out for Christmas. All of my shopping is pretty much done after Black Friday. I still find it telling that Trista never said her Christmas presents are still here, waiting to be opened.
(I guess if they don't give a rat's a about Jess' kids living with a homeless druggie and fugitive, maybe not?) Wait, what?! Seriously, they didn't care about TRISTA'S kids living with a homeless druggie. Something is really off with that family.
The Trista trolls like to pretend that Ayla living 1.5 hours away is like traveling to the moon!
Honestly, it's not like Trista had anything to do all day anyway! She didn't have a job! What 'commitments' did she have? She didn't seem to do much/any followup with AA or rehab? What WAS she doing every day for the two months Ayla lived in Waterville? More swiss cheese timeline eh? Some people drive 1.5 hours EVERY DAY to get to work. But most of the Trista trolls don't work, so they wouldn't know anything about that. I'd bet that Trista is still using (alcohol of course)...
Why didn't she use those two months to find a job and an apartment so she could reclaim Ayla?
Oh that's right, she won't ever do that..she just gets on some list and sits on a couch until she gets free housing for the rest of her life? Are we really to accept that she couldn't scrounge up bus fare to visit her baby? Anything that Twisted Sista Trista scrounged up went down her throat or up her nose. I wonder if Becca is also a welfare mom, because Trista is engaging in learned behaviors. She seems to be a classic product of her environment. She doesn't do better because she doesn't KNOW any better.
She was somehow managing to round up enough money to become addicted and maintain a substance abuse problem. Drugs and booze are not cheap actually..so how DID Trista afford them? Only one answer to that since she had only one potential asset. Funny her fans never wonder about this eh? I've been saying this for a long time. Who was supporting her habit? Drug addicts usually support their habits in one of four ways: a) criminal activity b) enablers, who are usually spouses, friends, or family members c) work, if they can function enough to do so or d) they live off the government (sell foodstamps for cash, spend their TANF on drugs/alcohol, misuse SSI checks. What combination of these describes Trista?
I think Trista is with holding lots of information. I think this is the understatement of the century!
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I have been wondering if Ray might have some things he would like to say but no way to communicate with the outside world. I wonder this too. What was his first visit with Trista like after Ayla went missing? Are those visits video recorded, by chance? Was Trista distraught or nonchalant?
I can't believe he is good with Trista's lies and 'affairs' past and present. Is he cool with Trista's claim she was having sex with Justin in October? Now, I don't know what he is "good" or "cool" with, and honestly there's no way to tell. We're talking about a guy who set an apartment building on fire, thereby endangering the lives of children and others. He doesn't have a moral compass, but hey...
Does he even know that HE is Trista's alibi?? Not to mention, he just recently became her alibi. Up until a short time ago, the Maine Motel was her alibi. She snuck the prison trip in there, why wasn't she saying that on Nancy Grace and the Today Show? Because then people would really be like WTF...
What did Trista tell him about Ayla's move to Waterville and her stint in detox? How did Ray feel about that? It sounds like Ray was raising Ayla as his own child, (he named her), was Trista hiding her paternity until the child support tests came back? Did she try to convince Ray he was the daddy? Did Ray consider Ayla his own? I also wonder about Ray's family. Did they get attached to Ayla? I agree that it seems like Ray thought Ayla was his...he also thought Trista was his though...
It is sort of difficult to imagine him beginning a romance with a pregnant girl? So maybe Trista wasn't showing then? Or she was having sex with both Justin and Ray at the same time? I disagree here...If the guy can accept it, then more power to him. The problem arises when a guy is led to believe it's his and it turns out not to be...I do think that she was sleeping with more than one person, because she says Justin denied paternity at first. If two people are exclusive, there's no way to deny it, unless you just want to be an ass.
Does anyone think Ray might respond to a letter asking him for his opinions? Go for it! He very well may answer you. People in prison have a strange way of communicating with complete strangers. If you are going to do this, please email me. I some advice that pertains to going about this safely.
Why haven't the press interviewed him? Some prisons may not allow those types of interviews, and they may only allow prisoners to interact with people who are already on a designated visitor's list. The press may not have been aware of his existence in the beginning. This is not something that Trista divulged, it was dug up.
I believe Ray could shed quite a bit of light on this situation.. he is probably sitting on a keg of bombshells! Word.
Posted by Velvet Glove:
Trista was up to something when she got out of rehab, possibly a new boyfriend, but maybe she went and stayed up near Machiasport to visit more with Ray. Hmmm....I wonder if Trista mapped out the area or connected with family IF she was up there. If she has any connections out there have they been vetted?
She was after all on her way to visit HIM, not Ayla on the night/day she vanished. Or so we have been led to believe.
Her priorities could not be clearer. She didn't want Ayla back right then, she was enjoying her 'partial' freedom. I bet she counted on having Ayla's support money to spend without having to buy diapers etc, a bit of extra change in her usually empty pockets. I have suspected this all along. She did still have baby Ray to take care of, but instead of stretching her child support to take care of two kids---she now only had one. Justin should have stopped paying child support on October 17, but unfortunately, he may have continued to pay. I'm still wondering why Jeffrey blacked out the amount of child support that Justin was ordered to pay...
She made no effort to see Ayla even when she had a broken arm. How her fans can support her behavior at that time is beyond me. What mother more or less abandons her toddler when she has a serious injury? Her fans have been led to believe that JUSTIN is the reason Trista didn't see Ayla before and after she broke her arm. Even though he called her and said he was taking Ayla to the ER, picked Trista up for the appointment, and allowed Trista at least one visit with Ayla in Waterville, Trista still claims communication was lacking and visits were infrequent.
I would like to know what Trista had planned for Christmas? Where were Ayla's Christmas presents? Or hadn't she gotten a thing for her? We know Trista missed Halloween, it seems like she missed Thanksgiving also. How about Christmas? Was she planning on skipping that holiday as well? I can not understand why Trista was not more involved with Ayla's life, taking her to meet Santa.. What about the family in Portland? Didn't they want to be with Ayla during the Christmas season? People have berated Phoebe for showing a few of Ayla's Christmas presents to the media; they say the gifts were not really for Ayla and other nasty things. These same people have not ONCE asked about the Reynolds' family and what they had purchased for Ayla. By December 17, Becca, Ronnie, Jessica, Trista, or JEFFREY should have had something for her. I may be biased because I go all out for Christmas. All of my shopping is pretty much done after Black Friday. I still find it telling that Trista never said her Christmas presents are still here, waiting to be opened.
(I guess if they don't give a rat's a about Jess' kids living with a homeless druggie and fugitive, maybe not?) Wait, what?! Seriously, they didn't care about TRISTA'S kids living with a homeless druggie. Something is really off with that family.
The Trista trolls like to pretend that Ayla living 1.5 hours away is like traveling to the moon!
Honestly, it's not like Trista had anything to do all day anyway! She didn't have a job! What 'commitments' did she have? She didn't seem to do much/any followup with AA or rehab? What WAS she doing every day for the two months Ayla lived in Waterville? More swiss cheese timeline eh? Some people drive 1.5 hours EVERY DAY to get to work. But most of the Trista trolls don't work, so they wouldn't know anything about that. I'd bet that Trista is still using (alcohol of course)...
Why didn't she use those two months to find a job and an apartment so she could reclaim Ayla?
Oh that's right, she won't ever do that..she just gets on some list and sits on a couch until she gets free housing for the rest of her life? Are we really to accept that she couldn't scrounge up bus fare to visit her baby? Anything that Twisted Sista Trista scrounged up went down her throat or up her nose. I wonder if Becca is also a welfare mom, because Trista is engaging in learned behaviors. She seems to be a classic product of her environment. She doesn't do better because she doesn't KNOW any better.
She was somehow managing to round up enough money to become addicted and maintain a substance abuse problem. Drugs and booze are not cheap actually..so how DID Trista afford them? Only one answer to that since she had only one potential asset. Funny her fans never wonder about this eh? I've been saying this for a long time. Who was supporting her habit? Drug addicts usually support their habits in one of four ways: a) criminal activity b) enablers, who are usually spouses, friends, or family members c) work, if they can function enough to do so or d) they live off the government (sell foodstamps for cash, spend their TANF on drugs/alcohol, misuse SSI checks. What combination of these describes Trista?
I think Trista is with holding lots of information. I think this is the understatement of the century!
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I have been wondering if Ray might have some things he would like to say but no way to communicate with the outside world. I wonder this too. What was his first visit with Trista like after Ayla went missing? Are those visits video recorded, by chance? Was Trista distraught or nonchalant?
I can't believe he is good with Trista's lies and 'affairs' past and present. Is he cool with Trista's claim she was having sex with Justin in October? Now, I don't know what he is "good" or "cool" with, and honestly there's no way to tell. We're talking about a guy who set an apartment building on fire, thereby endangering the lives of children and others. He doesn't have a moral compass, but hey...
Does he even know that HE is Trista's alibi?? Not to mention, he just recently became her alibi. Up until a short time ago, the Maine Motel was her alibi. She snuck the prison trip in there, why wasn't she saying that on Nancy Grace and the Today Show? Because then people would really be like WTF...
What did Trista tell him about Ayla's move to Waterville and her stint in detox? How did Ray feel about that? It sounds like Ray was raising Ayla as his own child, (he named her), was Trista hiding her paternity until the child support tests came back? Did she try to convince Ray he was the daddy? Did Ray consider Ayla his own? I also wonder about Ray's family. Did they get attached to Ayla? I agree that it seems like Ray thought Ayla was his...he also thought Trista was his though...
It is sort of difficult to imagine him beginning a romance with a pregnant girl? So maybe Trista wasn't showing then? Or she was having sex with both Justin and Ray at the same time? I disagree here...If the guy can accept it, then more power to him. The problem arises when a guy is led to believe it's his and it turns out not to be...I do think that she was sleeping with more than one person, because she says Justin denied paternity at first. If two people are exclusive, there's no way to deny it, unless you just want to be an ass.
Does anyone think Ray might respond to a letter asking him for his opinions? Go for it! He very well may answer you. People in prison have a strange way of communicating with complete strangers. If you are going to do this, please email me. I some advice that pertains to going about this safely.
Why haven't the press interviewed him? Some prisons may not allow those types of interviews, and they may only allow prisoners to interact with people who are already on a designated visitor's list. The press may not have been aware of his existence in the beginning. This is not something that Trista divulged, it was dug up.
I believe Ray could shed quite a bit of light on this situation.. he is probably sitting on a keg of bombshells! Word.
What thoughts do you have to add?
6.22.2012
Something Stinks...
When his girlfriend's sister was arrested with more than $15,000 worth of drugs in the apartment shared with Courtney Roberts, as well as Ayla Reynolds, Justin DiPietro purchased a $25,000 life insurance policy against his toddler, Ayla, 6 weeks before reporting her missing. He did not purchase a life insurance policy on his other child, even as a "rider." --Peeter Hyatt
Now Ayla and Courtney shared an apartment? Even though we know that Justin lived across the street with roommates, and that Courtney and Brianna did NOT live together, Peeter insists on this angle being included in the narrative. If the drug money was to be replaced by the LIP, wouldn't they have made it easy for themselves to actually collect the LIP---or at least try to? The drug aspect and the LIP both make no sense if you look at the whole situation. Can anyone name a case where a baby was killed so that the parents could gain life insurance money to pay off a drug debt that didn't even exist until well after the child was "killed"? Link, or it didn't happen.
Brianna wasn't arrested until January 11. The life insurance policy was supposedly taken out in October. Ayla went missing in December. How are these events related? Why does the motive (repaying drug money) arise AFTER the crime (Ayla's "murder")? This is not rocket science.
Peeter, the public or private institution of higher learning that gave you a degree should be ashamed of itself. They should give you your money back, and tell you that college isn't for everyone. I find it scary that someone with your logic has been entrusted with the safety of the children in Maine! We're all waiting for the imminent arrests you told us about months ago. I get the feeling you're one of those people who talk for the sake of hearing yourself.
In other news: the grand jury wraps up today, and there are only 8 days left to claim the $30,000 reward. WHERE IS AYLA?
6.18.2012
They have NOT Lied...
But I present to you their top 5 lies:
Number 5
BECCA HANSON: She was told by the Waterville police department not to be in Waterville.
GRACE: Hold on, Joe in Florida. Don`t move. To Ron Reynolds. I recall Ayla`s mom, Trista, stating cops said, Don`t go back to Waterville, stay where you are. I don`t recall them telling her to leave town.
RON REYNOLDS: They never told her to leave town. They didn`t want us up there to get involved in the investigation. People need to stop here (ph) questions or whatever. This is about a little girl, our little girl that is missing, that we need to find, all right?
REYNOLDS: I saw my granddaughter, which was on a Sunday, when my daughter was in rehab. We hung out together. We walked up to see her mother. We laughed and played. That was the last time that I saw her.
Number 4
Number 3
GRACE: OK, Woody, what type of medical condition would arise midstream in a poly that would cause cops to stop the test?
TRIPP: Well, that`s just it, Nancy. When we start a polygraph, pre- interview, we get those questions answered. That`s the whole point of the pre-test interview. We discuss mental conditions, we discuss physical conditions, we discuss medical conditions before we ever get started.
And let me also point this out. We don`t render a verdict on a polygraph examination midway through it. There is a series of tests that we conduct, a minimum of three, as part of the examination. So saying that they stopped it in the middle, but that they`re OK and everything`s hunky-dory is absolutely bull. We don`t do that. We don`t render a verdict midway through an exam. It just doesn`t happen. So, again, it`s her story, she`s telling it. But it is her story.
Number 2
BENNER: She was miles away. I mean, she was in Portland or South Portland and I`m not sure where she was at that point in time, at that very moment. But she was in South Portland. That`s where she was staying. She had no vehicle. She has no means of getting there. Justin wouldn`t allow her, you know, to see Ayla. And there`s no way at all -- I would bet my life on it, that Trista had nothing to do with any of this. And that`s what`s frustrating, as everyone is saying things about her. Everyone is talking about it, and it is -- I mean, if Ayla went outside with her shoes off, Trista was upset, because she was worried about getting a disease.
So she had a vehicle to get to the prison to see her youngest child's felon-father. She had means to get all the way to Machiasport, which is past Waterville? Where exactly was Trista at that point in time, that "very moment"???
Drumroll, please...
Number 1
This entire reaction is a LIE. Trista saying she never received a call is a LIE. I don't even have to explain this much further, this is one LIE that speaks for itself!
Number 5
THE LIE
NANCY GRACE: Explain to me why the mom is staying 80 miles
away from where the baby disappeared, because I have to tell you, ma`am,
I would be laying in the street screaming "Where`s my baby" trying to
find the baby. What`s she doing 80 miles away? BECCA HANSON: She was told by the Waterville police department not to be in Waterville.
GRACE: Hold on, Joe in Florida. Don`t move. To Ron Reynolds. I recall Ayla`s mom, Trista, stating cops said, Don`t go back to Waterville, stay where you are. I don`t recall them telling her to leave town.
RON REYNOLDS: They never told her to leave town. They didn`t want us up there to get involved in the investigation. People need to stop here (ph) questions or whatever. This is about a little girl, our little girl that is missing, that we need to find, all right?
THE TRUTH
Chris Knowles, CNN correspondent: Trista said at one point this week that
she was told to stay away from the search and stay away from the
investigation. The police chief was asked about that today and denied
that and doesn`t know where that is coming from. The only place where
they are denied access is the home where Ayla was last seen and that
home where she was sleeping when she reportedly went missing. That home
is now guarded by a police officer, and no one except police is allowed
to go in and out. REYNOLDS: I saw my granddaughter, which was on a Sunday, when my daughter was in rehab. We hung out together. We walked up to see her mother. We laughed and played. That was the last time that I saw her.
Number 4
THE LIE
“He would never let me see her,’’ Reynolds said. “I would call to talk
to her, and he would get mad about it. If I did see her and I would
notice something on her like a bruise or just something, instead of
reacting in a calm manner, he would lash out about it or kind of go into
defense.’’
THE TRUTH
See Trista's timeline.
About Mid-September - Justin took Ayla to Chucky Cheese and she was returned with black and blue bruises the right side of her face and ear, photographs were taken. Justin said that he had put her in the "Ball Pit" and she got into a fight with two little boys.Trista never reports seeing any futher injuries to Ayla beyond September, (except for the broken arm). Justin didn't have custody of Ayla until October. So when Trista says "he would never let me see her" that in itself is one lie, because Trista was the custodial parent at the time of the alleged bruising/leg injury. She also reports later visits with Ayla when Justin had custody, so Justin didn't "never" let her see Ayla; that's a lie. Furthermore, Trista says "IF I did see her, and would notice like a bruise or just something..." Did she notice any bruises when she visited Ayla at the DiPietro home? If so, why didn't she note that on her nifty little timeline?
About the end of September - Justin took Ayla on a Thursday and brought her back Friday. Later that evening, Becca noticed that she could not walk without difficulty and after a few days she was not getting any better, favoring her left foot as she walked. Trista asked Justin what had happen and he said they were," horsing around". The subsequent visit to the doctor found it to be a pulled leg muscle... and it took three weeks before she could walk normally again.
Number 3
THE LIE
According to the test administrator, who was very courteous and
professional, I was unable to complete the [polygraph] test due to a medical
condition. It was suggested to me that after treatment by a doctor I
would be able to finish the test, but the investigating authority is
content with the general outcome of the incomplete test (as it stands). [Trista's statement regarding her polygraph]
THE TRUTH
GRACE: OK, Woody, what type of medical condition would arise midstream in a poly that would cause cops to stop the test?
TRIPP: Well, that`s just it, Nancy. When we start a polygraph, pre- interview, we get those questions answered. That`s the whole point of the pre-test interview. We discuss mental conditions, we discuss physical conditions, we discuss medical conditions before we ever get started.
And let me also point this out. We don`t render a verdict on a polygraph examination midway through it. There is a series of tests that we conduct, a minimum of three, as part of the examination. So saying that they stopped it in the middle, but that they`re OK and everything`s hunky-dory is absolutely bull. We don`t do that. We don`t render a verdict midway through an exam. It just doesn`t happen. So, again, it`s her story, she`s telling it. But it is her story.
Number 2
THE LIE
JANE VELEZ: Amanda, I know she is upset that some people have pointed the finger at
her. How far away was she at the time of her daughter`s disappearance?
BENNER: She was miles away. I mean, she was in Portland or South Portland and I`m not sure where she was at that point in time, at that very moment. But she was in South Portland. That`s where she was staying. She had no vehicle. She has no means of getting there. Justin wouldn`t allow her, you know, to see Ayla. And there`s no way at all -- I would bet my life on it, that Trista had nothing to do with any of this. And that`s what`s frustrating, as everyone is saying things about her. Everyone is talking about it, and it is -- I mean, if Ayla went outside with her shoes off, Trista was upset, because she was worried about getting a disease.
THE TRUTH
Trista and her sister Jessica were staying
at the Maine Motel but Trista happened to be en route to Machiasport
when the South Portland police came calling at 10 a.m.So she had a vehicle to get to the prison to see her youngest child's felon-father. She had means to get all the way to Machiasport, which is past Waterville? Where exactly was Trista at that point in time, that "very moment"???
Drumroll, please...
Number 1
This entire reaction is a LIE. Trista saying she never received a call is a LIE. I don't even have to explain this much further, this is one LIE that speaks for itself!
Rage Against the Machine...
Stage 1
December 17
Justin DiPietro calls 911 to report Ayla is missing after finding her bed
empty. Police say she could have been abducted or walked away, but the
20-month-old child couldn't have gone far.
When she was reported missing at 8:50 a.m. Saturday, the department,
following its protocols, delivered automated phone messages to every
home within a mile radius of where Ayla reportedly disappeared, alerting
them of the disappearance.
December 18
Massey said police have interviewed the girl's parents and other
relatives and non-relatives who also were present Friday in the home
where Ayla lives with her father, Justin DiPietro.
"They were, as far as we could see, very forthcoming with the information," the police chief said.
December 19
The search of a river this morning in Waterville, Maine, failed to turn
up any traces of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds. Twenty-five agents helped conduct the river search, which Chief Massey called a
"logical" step because of its proximity to the place Ayla was last
seen.
State police, the FBI and game wardens, who have joined the hunt for
Ayla, have said that they have not ruled anyone in or out just yet, and
for now believe they are dealing with abduction.
Police Chief Joseph Massey said all possibilities were being
investigated, including abduction. "Everything is open. Everything is on
the table," he said.
Trista Reynolds revealed she had filed to receive full custody of the
girl just prior to her disappearance from her father's home.
Neighbor, Betty Redeagle, reports hearing or seeing a "suspicious" car
parked around the corner from the DiPietro home. She didn't see the
color of the car, and didn't really check into it. The tip is followed
upon by police.
Two vehicles are towed from the home at Violette Avenue.
Stage 2
December 22
The yellow "crime scene" tape went up, and two of the state's
top homicide prosecutors, William Stokes and Andrew Benson, visited the
house. Massey told reporters that investigators were expanding the
search of the house and going "through that as thoroughly as we can."
Police use cadaver dogs to search an unspecified area.
Police use cadaver dogs to search an unspecified area.
December 23 (press release)
Detectives from the Waterville Police Department and Maine State Police,
as well as Special Agents from the FBI will continue their investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ayla's disappearance,
to include the painstaking review of an unprecedented amount of
information which has been gathered to date. During the weekend,
investigators will continue to work on this case.
December 24 (press release)
As we recently stated, over the past seven days our investigators have
gathered an incredible amount of information that we need to assimilate
as we work to find Ayla. Our team of investigators and searchers have
spent the past week working in the glaring spotlight of national
attention that has rightly focused on the tragic event which befell Ayla
and her family on December 17th. Now, detectives need the opportunity
to continue their work for a few days outside of the microscope.
Stage 3
December 26 (press release)
Reward announced; $30,000, the largest amount for a missing child case in the state of Maine.
Chief Massey also stated that "at this point in the investigation, we
are very confident that Ayla did not let herself out of the house at 29
Violette Avenue...In most missing
person cases, the longer the investigation goes on the more concerned we
become that we can find the person safe - particularly when the case
involves the most vulnerable members of our community such as children
and seniors."
December 27 (partial press release)
Police say they believe Ayla was kidnapped. "We believe that someone removed Ayla from the house and that is where
our investigation is focusing," says Chief Massey. "I don't want to speculate
beyond that, because we do not know who took Ayla out of that house and
under what circumstances she was removed."
Since December 17th, investigators and searchers from the Maine Warden
Service are estimated to have worked in excess of 5,000 hours in an
effort to locate Ayla.
To date, we have received approximately 330 leads from people who
believe they have information to offer. These leads have poured in from
around the nation, including several from as far away as California. Our
detectives are working to thoroughly investigate these leads,
requesting assistance from investigators across America when necessary.
December 28 (press release)
As the investigation into the disappearance of Ayla Reynolds nears the
end of Day 12, the Maine Warden Service is completing the last of their
large-scale search operations.
As of this afternoon, our department has received a total of
approximately 370 leads, which have been assigned to detectives for
follow-up. Because of our commitment to conduct this investigation in a way that
will assure us the highest possible chance of successfully locating
Ayla, the agencies involved have been exceedingly cautious about
releasing investigative details to the public.
December 29
Previously towed vehicles, one belonging to Justin and the other belonging to Courtney, were released back to their owners.
Stage 4
December 30 (partial press release)
Police announce foul play is suspected in what is now a criminal case.
“We believe that foul play has occurred in connection with Ayla’s
disappearance,” the Waterville Police Department said in a statement.
“We base our conclusions on evidence by investigators during the past
two weeks.’’ Given this shift, the Maine State Police will now take over as the lead
in the investigation from Waterville police, according to Massey.
Although the investigation has now become a criminal one, DiPietro has not been made aware of any other major developments by investigators. “As far as I know, that’s just been a change in terminology,’’ he said. “As far as I know we’re at the same place that we were at on Day One with this.’’
Although the investigation has now become a criminal one, DiPietro has not been made aware of any other major developments by investigators. “As far as I know, that’s just been a change in terminology,’’ he said. “As far as I know we’re at the same place that we were at on Day One with this.’’
There will no longer be periodic releases of information by the Waterville Police Department relative to this case.
Stage 5
December 31
State police release the house back to the occupants at 29 Violette Ave.
State troopers using surveying equipment appeared to be taking measurements from the driveway to the home at 29 Violette Ave. where Ayla lived with her father, Justin DiPietro.
A window of the modest vinyl-sided house on the driveway side of DiPietro's house had been removed and appeared to be part of the measuring detail.
A pickup truck with Massachusetts license plates was parked nearby, as was a Maine detective's car. A man wearing a Massachusetts State Police jacket also was on the scene.
McCausland said Massachusetts detectives offered special investigative equipment to aid in the investigation.
"There are no new developments," McCausland said in a written release.
Kennebec River searched by dive teams. One from the warden service and one from the state police — searched the icy river below the Hathaway Creative Center on Water Street and directly below the Carter Memorial Bridge.
McCausland said investigators have “ruled out no scenarios, and ruled out no one.”
State troopers using surveying equipment appeared to be taking measurements from the driveway to the home at 29 Violette Ave. where Ayla lived with her father, Justin DiPietro.
A window of the modest vinyl-sided house on the driveway side of DiPietro's house had been removed and appeared to be part of the measuring detail.
A pickup truck with Massachusetts license plates was parked nearby, as was a Maine detective's car. A man wearing a Massachusetts State Police jacket also was on the scene.
McCausland said Massachusetts detectives offered special investigative equipment to aid in the investigation.
January 1
Maine State Police (Major Crimes Unit) issued its first statement on the case.
"There are no new developments," McCausland said in a written release.
January 9
Search warrant executed; Brianna Roberts arrested for possession of narcotics. The street value of the drugs is $15,000.
January 11
Police have received about 600 leads up to this point; all have been followed, but more are needed.Kennebec River searched by dive teams. One from the warden service and one from the state police — searched the icy river below the Hathaway Creative Center on Water Street and directly below the Carter Memorial Bridge.
McCausland said investigators have “ruled out no scenarios, and ruled out no one.”
January 28
Police said Saturday that the three adults who last saw missing toddler
Ayla Reynolds are withholding information. "There were three adults in the home, and their version of events is not
backed up by any forensic evidence that we have located," McCausland
said Saturday afternoon. "That someone slipped into the home in the
middle of the night, while three adults are there, ... that someone went
into the bedroom where Ayla was sleeping alone, removed her and
vanished into the night -- and that the three adults did not see or hear
anything -- doesn't pass the straight-face test."
McCausland said state police have taken several hundred pieces of
potential evidence from the DiPietro home, including the blood, which
was discovered during a full-scale investigation in late December.
"We have seized hundreds of items of potential evidence from inside that home over a two-week period in December. And there is not one piece of evidence at this point that leads us to believe that an abduction took place. That`s why we`re looking and asking these thee adults that were there that night, that we think that one of them has information that they haven`t told us and -- because the story of Ayla being abducted just does not pass the straight face test" McCausland said.
January 30 (Nancy Grace)
"We have seized hundreds of items of potential evidence from inside that home over a two-week period in December. And there is not one piece of evidence at this point that leads us to believe that an abduction took place. That`s why we`re looking and asking these thee adults that were there that night, that we think that one of them has information that they haven`t told us and -- because the story of Ayla being abducted just does not pass the straight face test" McCausland said.
"...some of the blood was visible. Some of it was detected by Luminol. And
that is some of the evidence that we seized from that home along with
hundreds of other pieces."
When asked about Justin DiPietro no longer cooperating, McCausland said "No, that is not the terminology I`ve used. Dad has talked to us when we`ve called him. He continues to do so."
January 31
"Abduction is no
longer a part of this investigation. We have grave doubts that an
abduction took place and there is no evidence to support it," Stephen
McCausland, spokesman for Maine Department of Public Safety, told
Newscenter 5. "We
are focused on what happened to her in that house. There are three
people in the house that have not been truthful. Their story does not
pass the smell test," he said.A window taken from the Violette Avenue bedroom where Justin DiPietro claimed his daughter was sleeping did not appear to be tampered with and could not be opened from the outside, law enforcement sources said.
Videotape of Justin and 2 companions taken at Cumberland Farms on December 15.
Life Insurance Policy, reportedly $25,000. Unable to locate any direct statement from law enforcement regarding this policy.
Trista and her mother, Becca Hanson, were unable to complete polygraph exams. Ronnie reportedly took and passed one. Unable to confirm or deny this information with statements by law enforcement.
Some of the blood found in the home belonged to Trista Reynolds. Unable to locate any direct statement from law enforcement regarding the owner(s) of other blood found.
Items found in a river that was previously searched. Law enforcement has declined to release details about what the items were.
Up until at least January 11, McCausland was saying that no scenarios had been ruled out. Again, this was after the finding of the blood. This was after survey equipment was used, river searches, interviews, etc. Even now that the blood has been determined to be Ayla's, McCausland still will not rule anyone out. If Ayla shed a cup full of blood, no kidnapping occurred, and Trista Reynolds has a rock solid alibi---isn't she all but eliminated as a suspect? Apparently not, according to Steve McCausland.
Life Insurance Policy, reportedly $25,000. Unable to locate any direct statement from law enforcement regarding this policy.
Trista and her mother, Becca Hanson, were unable to complete polygraph exams. Ronnie reportedly took and passed one. Unable to confirm or deny this information with statements by law enforcement.
Some of the blood found in the home belonged to Trista Reynolds. Unable to locate any direct statement from law enforcement regarding the owner(s) of other blood found.
Items found in a river that was previously searched. Law enforcement has declined to release details about what the items were.
Thoughts
On December 18, Chief Massey commented that the families were cooperating and seemed to be forthcoming with information. The next day, public comment was that the agencies involved, including the FBI, were viewing the case as an abduction. It is also interesting to note that the Waterville Police Department called this a kidnapping AFTER the top homicide prosecutors visited the home. The significance of these things is that after MSP took over the case, McCausland began saying that the DiPietros' story didn't pass various tests of the senses. What changed? I would assume that they have been telling their story since the beginning.
The blood was found in late December. To date, law enforcement officials have refused to comment on the amount of blood, and whether or not there was any evidence of spatter or a cleanup. I keep going back to the finding of the blood. I am of the opinion that
once a preliminary DNA test determined that the blood was Ayla's, police
shifted their opinion. A preliminary DNA match is hard to explain as a
science, but from what I understand a preliminary match occurs when
police do not have the victim's actual DNA to compare to the sample. So
they use a close relative's DNA, and determine the probability of
markers from that. From what Trista has revealed, some of the blood
turned out to be hers. Her blood was supposedly found on sheets. Blood
on sheets would not necessarily be visible to the naked eye, especially
if the sheets had been washed. Was the blood found with luminol
Trista's? I don't want to get too graphic, but I would imagine that
having sex on one's menstrual cycle could cause blood to present a
splattered or spattered pattern. One thing we do know is that Trista's
DNA was requested or given at some point, in order for her to be ruled
in as the contributor of some samples. Most importantly, police have NEVER confirmed the amount of blood to be a cup full; they have never said how much blood was Ayla's, or whether or not anyone else's blood was found. The only updates regarding the blood evidence have come from the Reynold's family.
Four days before releasing the home back to the DiPietros, the Waterville Police Department was publicly saying that Ayla was kidnapped. We know that police had control of the home for 2 weeks, and the blood was found at some point during those 2 weeks. From the time investigators gained control of the home, until the time they said this was a kidnapping was 9 or 10 days. So, this leads me to believe one of two things: they announced it was a kidnapping despite the blood evidence, or they had not found the blood evidence within the first week or so. Since McCausland has said that some of the blood was visible with a naked eye, I highly doubt that it took investigators 9 or 10 days to see it. Even if investigators were not able to determine whose blood it was within the 10 days, finding a large quantity of blood at the home of a missing child would be troubling. It would not lead investigators to say the child was kidnapped.
Up until at least January 11, McCausland was saying that no scenarios had been ruled out. Again, this was after the finding of the blood. This was after survey equipment was used, river searches, interviews, etc. Even now that the blood has been determined to be Ayla's, McCausland still will not rule anyone out. If Ayla shed a cup full of blood, no kidnapping occurred, and Trista Reynolds has a rock solid alibi---isn't she all but eliminated as a suspect? Apparently not, according to Steve McCausland.
Overall, there have really been few significant updates since January. Have detectives been on the wrong trail? Is the evidence matching up with their gut feelings? Is the evidence contradicting their intuition? Do the police agencies have differing ideas about where Ayla is and what happened to her?
All of the above is my opinion, with the exception of the timeline which is backed up with credible media links. I understand that cases evolve, and as evidence comes in, investigators are able to focus better. It is still surprising to me that this case has been handled as it has, and there are even articles where retired law enforcement personnel questioned the handling of the case early on. Feel free to point out things I have wrong or may have overlooked!
Good day, folks!
All of the above is my opinion, with the exception of the timeline which is backed up with credible media links. I understand that cases evolve, and as evidence comes in, investigators are able to focus better. It is still surprising to me that this case has been handled as it has, and there are even articles where retired law enforcement personnel questioned the handling of the case early on. Feel free to point out things I have wrong or may have overlooked!
Good day, folks!
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