Another Thought on Pastor Carol Daniels

I was thinking about how many people found my blog because of my post about Pastor Carol Daniels and I decided to search for her on Yahoo to see if there were any updates. No updates; but, now my blog was on page one for searches or whatever their algorythmn is. Anyways, it got me thinking about something.

The little store that was right next to the church had to be closed on Sunday. There is no report of anyone being in the vicinity except for the old couple that came by. If someone had been at the store than they would have had a lot of questions asked of them and that would have been reported. Something saying that the clerk next door didn't hear or see anything.

Whoever killed the dear pastor must have known that the store was closed on Sundays. I imagine most people in that town knew that. Small town. In a town where you only have one or two small stores, you know when they are open. The killer was someone who knew that town and it's businesses and that people rarely went to the church; but, he would have also known that sometimes people did, just like the old couple.

The killing was not planned for that day, the day wasn't important. The person would have come by each Sunday, prepared; but, waiting to see if anyone else might attend. If the only people that ever came by was the elderly couple and they were consistent in their time as to when they came by, that would indicate something to watch for. Who could watch and would they watch for weeks. Two choices, you would watch the elderly couple waiting for the day when they did not leave at their regular time or watch the church at the expected time of their arrival. I guess then the question would be for the elderly couple.

I would want to know if they elderly couple had planned on leaving their money to the church. I didn't like the fact that the church was destroyed a year later. Not a criticism, just seemed quick to me. Yet, it doesn't appear anyone other than the elderly couple went. I guess now they would have to drive 50 miles to attend church. They would probably just stop going.

So here is my thinking. We know the person came prepared, he brought liquids to destroy dna evidence it said at the time. He knew that the elderly couple were not coming that day (but, he was wrong about that in the end), they just arrived late, maybe they woke up late or maybe they told him that they weren't going. At least they should be asked questions along this line.

There had to more people than just the two elderly ones, otherwise why wouldn't she just minister to them at their house. Sorry, no answers, just trying to see if there are any questions that could still be asked, seems like nothing new has happened in the case.

Something else occurred to me. There was no reports of blood stains outside of the church. It said there was a lot of blood in the church and the person exited via the back door, there should have been bloody steps unless the shoes had been changed. It also didn't report any bloody footsteps inside the church. Did the killer wear the kind of things that surgeons do over their shoes, it is so that they don't slip in blood or get blood on their shoes.

It is possible that the police have a shoe print and just haven't said so. The church is gone so the only physical is in the hands of the police. The only other possible physical evidence is in the possession of the killer.

I am betting that the police do have a suspect. They never caught the person who had set the fires just prior to the killing and the two may be connected. The problem would be evidence. If you have no DNA, no witnesses and no prints, what evidence could you use to convict someone? You would either need the person to confess to someone, anyone or find evidence on the person or in their possession. If the killer remove any evidence and destroyed all his clothes, there isn't much hope of proving anything short of a confession.

I guess the only thing left to do would be to check on everyone that could have been a witness, people that would have usually seen or heard something, neighbors, whatever. Are there any private security firms in the area that should have been by there checking on businesses or any people that regularly made deliveries in that area on Sundays. Not much, not much to go on.

It said in the autopsy that Pastor Daniels had defensive wounds, she fought back; but, they would have checked under her nails for skin from the attacker. Either there wasn't any or they think it is a secret. Nope, the attacker would have known if she had scratched him, no secret there.

This killer was absolutely convinced that nobody was coming by, he wasn't afraid of the screams and he wasn't afraid that burning hair would be noticed on the street. It smells bad. How could anybody take such a big risk unless they were 100% sure that they she would not be heard and that it was safe to stay and stage and even start her hair on fire.

I guess if you had a suspect you could check and see if their cell phone records showed any calls not being picked up while the murder was going on; but, that is really circumstantial. I know they have tried swabbing random people for DNA as in the BTK case. What if you had everyone that lived within one block of the church take a lie detector test, would they be willing to do it in order to catch the killer and eliminate the possibility that it was someone who was within one block? Lets face it, it isn't that many people. Oh and everyone that worked at the store and car wash that was across the street.

I guess what I may be saying is don't be too hard on the Oklahoma police, as I was initially. If what we know is true, they may have a suspect and nothing to prove that he did it. I know, I keep saying him; but, it is the most likely. I know a woman could have done it; but, lets be truthful, Pastor Daniels was a big woman and a woman using a knife to attack a woman that was large would be very risky and Pastor Daniels did defend herself so a smaller woman is unlikely.

There are what, 6,000 people in Anandarko, I mean eliminate all women, all children under 15 and all people that were attending church or otherwise accounted for. How many people are left in a town of 6,000 in the bible belt that includes Oklahoma. Now how many of the ones remaining even knew who the Pastor was, come on, she showed up on Sundays to a church that nobody attended, how many people in that town even knew of her? These numbers are not big.

So you narrow it down to a few suspects and then what, what do you do when you don't have any evidence other than circumstantial? How do you even get a warrant to search someone's house? I will bet money that the killer is low paid or unemployed, I will bet that it is a younger man, maybe in his 20s or very early 30s. I will bet they live in Anandarko and do not attend church unless their parents force them; but that is unlikely as his parents would have noticed that he did not attend on that day.

I am just free style thinking. No knowledge, just writing. You take a town of 6,000 and if you have no suspects then you begin by eliminating suspects in a ring that goes outward. That is hard work and the only choice you have. Even after that you only get suspects, still no evidence. Don't be too hard on them.

One Less Thing

Today I did something special, I sent the final payment to my attorney. The divorce ended a while ago; but, there was still some little business to be taken care of. Two things really, one was some paperwork on the house and the other was writing up the paperwork that gives my ex-wife half of my retirement. Both those things are completed so my case is over.

It felt good to pay off my attorney, I had wanted to do it in person; but, I think she is too busy. When I put the check in the mail, I felt as if it was finally over, that last little thing. Sure, I still have the debt to pay off; but, that will happen. This was the last payment for the marriage or for the divorce. In 2013 we will return to court and they will cut her payment. In 2014 I will retire, she will get just about half and I will be done with it completely. As it is I don't think about the payments, my wages are garnished so I never see it.

I don't have any feelings about what happened anymore, I just don't care. I regret that she did what she did; but, I just don't care anymore. I knew that when I put the check in the mail, it was all over finally. I don't really wish to see her again; however, in 2013 I will and that is far enough away that I probably won't even really notice.

It is funny how the passage of time has soothed what was a very open and painful sore. The sadness, the anger, the confusion are all gone, almost as if they never were. Hard to explain. Funny how the mind heals itself, how it protects itself. My mind has certainly been tested, tore down only to rebuild itself as it had intended, to return to self and then heal and strengthen. I never gave up on being me, the person I intended rather than one built around this world and it's cookies.

YouTube - Al Stewart - Time Passages

Pulling yourself together is a question of rediscovering what matters to you. It is asking yourself about your priorities and knowing that those things are what you would really choose. I like being me, I like knowing that I choose who I am and don't care if I get rewarded with cookies or beat with a stick, won't and hasn't changed who I am.

My train of thought was interrupted, my sister called me and we had a lovely conversation. I have absolutely no idea what I was thinking.

Oh, yeah. I payed off my attorney, one less thing, one less scar, be well.

But Not Much of a Post

Attempting to enjoy the last of my weekend. I finally have a working oven and made a throw together pork tenderloin. It came out pretty good. I love to cook (notice to the ladies) and am pretty good at it. I look forward to cooking again, I look forward to making my specialties again, I feel alive when I am cooking, isn't that odd, it is not a job, it is a joy.

Be well and have a fantastic week.

A thing to ponder

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Here is a Blatent Lie from England

A couple of weeks ago there was an article about how England was considering hiring William Bratton, the ex-chief of Police for New York and Los Angeles for the job at Scotland Yard. Since then England has seen a series of riots. Now Mr. Bratton is giving advice to Prime Minister Cameron, for free, on dealing with gangs because of the riots. Do you not see how lying this is. It also says that he hopes to get a contract to continue consulting, he will and it will be really big.

Now you have a couple of ways to look at this. Firstly, they wanted to hire Bratton and found this a convenient lie for paying him as much as they will or secondly, they knew they were going to need an expert on gangs, that they knew that these riots were coming. Perhaps they were not spontaneous and the police had already read texts and knew they were coming. Which answer do you like, I don't like any of them.

And Now the Media Goes Down

Not an anomaly, not a coincidence so it must be a pattern. Most people are aware of the Rupert Murdoch scandal and how his newspaper was hacking people's phone messages and how the police were paid for their assistance. Now we have a nice story proving the dishonesty and fixed message of mainstream media.

Here is the thing, one by one we are destroying all large industries that can exert any influence over government. That is what is going on. Mainstream Media is on it's last legs, it is dead. There are many bloggers and much news on the internet; but, it is intentionally left confusing, it is difficult to know if facts have been checked. How does one know who to trust?

No expert will be trusted in the future as all areas of expertise have allowed themselves to be prostituted for money and fame. Cookies. Problem is, we need experts, we just need honest ones. We need an honest society, do you wish to help in achieving that? There is too little honesty and that starts with everyone of us. What happens when we cannot trust each other, which way does society go.

Can You See it Coming Yet? Want to bet me?

Firstly, the Post Office is about to lay off 120,000 when unemployment is the biggest national problem. Secondly, companies that are hiring are often telling the unemployed that they are only hiring people who already have jobs. Thirdly, Congress is about to create a super committee to come up with a jobs program. Got all that.

So, with a short time frame and businesses refusing to hire the unemployed, what is the logical next step, come on now, if you have been reading my blog for a while then you know I have said what they are going to do on a couple of occasions, class, class, put on your thinking caps and lets get to work on this. Don't forget that we just increased the debt ceiling by trillions.

The first thing to look at is what work needs to be done. Well, the cities, counties and states are all laying off. Work needs to be done on the nations infrastructure (roads, bridges and rail). Giving money to private industry doesn't seem to create jobs, just raises for the CEOs. Hmmm, what has been the most successful job creation program in the history of the United States? That might be something to consider. Oh, year it was the Works Progress Administration.

That is what I have said is coming since before the stimulus was enacted. Now, if this super committee comes back with such a proposal then I want a cookie for having accurately predicted it, chocolate chip and soft, not hard.