I think you have to read between the lines in their statements. They were quite forward in emphasizing how the bones just kinda magically appeared when they weren't there before. And the cops were absolutely categorical that they weren't there before. The cops are making clear they won't be deceived.I agree.
Yes, it seems a bit insulting to the French investigators to me all these suggestions about moving bones and staging it, like they'd be too stupid to be able to detect that.
If authorities haven't had access to thingummybob's transcripts and texts (he never revealed his half of conversations with Esther in the dossier, either), they almost certainly know how many times he called Esther, how many messages he left, how often she picked up, etc. I would guess he left tens or hundreds of messages she didn't want to answer. She said on the Sauvegarde that she hadn't listened to them all.Yes, it can’t be ignored that the hiker reported to the authorities that days before she disappeared’Esther said they were taking a break and didn't know if they were going to get back together again.
'When you're not 100 per cent okay with your partner, you're not going to be totally balanced emotionally.’
This was in media reports and there is no reason to believe the witness made it up.
Later DC is stated as referring to this as salacious nonsense. So we have a clear discrepancy between a witness report and DC’s account.
The authorities will have taken this into account.
He could have walked from where he was staying.... No biggie.Well is there a source for it being reported he had credit card payments as an alibi? Where and when exactly did this get reported? Not disputing it but have never read this anywhere.
we don’t know what transport was at his disposal…
He may be perfectly innocent. He may be guilty but there will not be evidence available.
Where is the tent and any other missing items? I can’t help but feel that this was not a straightforward accident.
If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's, um, almost certainly a duck.I've seen her statement reported in various different ways by various different media outlets. That's why I take it with a pinch of salt. When it was first printed it was more a comment that they were hoping to reunite soon but were not sure when. It then appeared to be embellished with extra details added on. Therefore I personally have never been sure exactly which part was factual and which was embroidered by media.
The police comments about their relationship not being what it seemed or something were interesting but they were never really elaborated on so it makes it easy to fill in the blanks, potentially erroneously (or not, of course).
I'm not sure if their actual relationship was dysfunctional. From the posts I read at the time (their blog and her Facebook) I thought it seemed more that they had both been through a lot and were struggling to find happiness in themselves rather than within the relationship itself. I got the impression that whilst being in each other's company 24/7 could be challenging (it would be for anyone), that they enjoyed individual pursuits to give them the space needed. I view that as being a sensible and mature thing to do, not something that's a red flag. I feel a lot of things he says/does could be percieved in two ways, one negative, one more positive.
However even if they were likely to separate, I find the leap from him talking over her in a video meaning he's absolutely being controlling in their relationship and had bugged her phone and controlled what she ate, a stretch too far. There is no solid evidence for that at all.
There's a lot of assumptions and judgements being made about someone from what is realistically a very limited amount of knowledge (although to be fair the same could be said for the majority of cases similar to this). He's spent the best part of a year not knowing what happened to his long term partner but realising she was probably dead. Even if things had been difficult between them it's still an enormous loss for someone to cope with. I think some of the way he has conducted himself could be considered unusual but he's likely to not really be thinking straight.
It is of course only my opinion
If the police had reasonable suspicion they would have arrested him. He has never been arrested.If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's, um, almost certainly a duck.
It sounds like you're asking people to not trust their eyes and ears. When they look at thingummjig's behavior, read his stuff, listen to his videos, and hear police statements, you are arguing their senses are misleading them?
The police indicated we should not trust what thingummybob says. They indicated several times, not just once. I haven't seen any fact-based disagreement with that. Police don't normally go around pointing to red flags in someone they are trying to assist. It is VERY significant that they did this several times.
I buy what the police say; unlike thingummybob, they have no agenda in this. They're not into branding, making a name for themselves, TV appearances and PR agencies. They do have an obligation to protect people from cons, however. I won't be conned by someone they indicate isn't telling the truth. They confirm what I can see with my eyes and hear with my ears.
Well.. Even Dan was adamant it wasn’t an accident.If the police had reasonable suspicion they would have arrested him. He has never been arrested.
I'm not asking people to do anything. I just think there are different interpretations of behaviour. He's just awkward and a bit fixed minded and not very personable in my opinion. None of which make him a murderer.
I don't doubt his behaviour has irritated people. He appears to be quite head strong.
He does seem relatively media savvy, maybe he will write a book. I'm not sure who would buy it but it is his life experience to talk about should be wish.
Also science. And Logic and just general logistics and a vague sense of any sort of reality.
The last couple have days have passed the time whist I'm housebound with Covid but I'll probably retreat to not bothering with this thread anymore once life is back to normal. As I've said before some of these theories are ridiculous. Why is it so difficult for people to accept this poor lady had an accident?
He doesn't seem to have a problem walking 700 miles, so 100 is a piece of cake. Besides, he has a history of hitching.I googled his alibi and it just says he was 100 miles away with only access to a bike, apparently the police were satisfied with that.
Esther Dingley’s lover denies having anything to do with her disappearance
MISSING hiker Esther Dingley’s boyfriend has vowed to look for her for as long as it takes – as he hit out at suggestions he was involved in her disappearance. Dan Colegate, 38, last he…www.thesun.co.uk
Whether or not thingummyjig has been arrested has no bearing on whether police are suspicious. "He has never been arrested" means nothing in this context.If the police had reasonable suspicion they would have arrested him. He has never been arrested.
I'm not asking people to do anything. I just think there are different interpretations of behaviour. He's just awkward and a bit fixed minded and not very personable in my opinion. None of which make him a murderer.
I don't doubt his behaviour has irritated people. He appears to be quite head strong.
He does seem relatively media savvy, maybe he will write a book. I'm not sure who would buy it but it is his life experience to talk about should be wish.
Also science. And Logic and just general logistics and a vague sense of any sort of reality.
The last couple have days have passed the time whist I'm housebound with Covid but I'll probably retreat to not bothering with this thread anymore once life is back to normal. As I've said before some of these theories are ridiculous. Why is it so difficult for people to accept this poor lady had an accident?
They really wouldn’t. They wouldn’t arrest unless they were confident to be able to charge him. And they wouldn’t charge him unless they were confident of meeting the threshold for conviction - not least because that determines the specific charge and if you get that wrong it’s all for nothing.If the police had reasonable suspicion they would have arrested him. He has never been arrested.
Caroline Crouches husband had an alibi.He has an alibi. He didn't do it.
Convenient DNA? What the heck. I think I'm just going to laugh and shake my head at this point.
The majority of life insurance policies have clauses in for 'risky sporting activities'. I'd argue it might not pay out in this case anyway.
Yeh it was in lockdown, how many times did he cycle to the nearest village for food? Did that really happen on the 22 nd, 23rd, 24th, 25 th,.. as we don’t know which day she died,.. it was anytime after the skier and his girlfriend saw her,.. and we can also assume the phone calls at 4pm the same day,.. if records can confirm those.New to Tattle.life but have been following discussions on this thread for a couple of months now. Among many other things, since it's just come up, I have long queried the credit card use alibi for DC. These guys were staying (I think?) in a rural location, presumably with fairly limited amenities (I could well be wrong there though) in a lockdown, and appeared to have limited funds. I just question how realistic several credit card transactions would be in such a combination of conditions, unless perhaps they were remote payments, in which case how useful are they as an alibi? Of course we don't know everything the police know, but it seems just a little flimsy, or convenient, or manufactured, to me...
Caroline Crouches husband had an alibi.
Yeh it was in lockdown, how many times did he cycle to the nearest village for food? Did that really happen on the 22 nd, 23rd, 24th, 25 th,.. as we don’t know which day she died,.. it was anytime after the skier and his girlfriend saw her,.. and we can also assume the phone calls at 4pm the same day,.. if records can confirm those.
Caroline Crouches husband had an alibi.
Yeh it was in lockdown, how many times did he cycle to the nearest village for food? Did that really happen on the 22 nd, 23rd, 24th, 25 th,.. as we don’t know which day she died,.. it was anytime after the skier and his girlfriend saw her,.. and we can also assume the phone calls at 4pm the same day,.. if records can confirm those.
Again, if he were involved I don’t see how this could work for him without giving the game away. The Police would know about this 4 p.m. call, so all they have to do is check which telephone mast he was pinging - if it is not the one nearest to his house-sit then he’s in deep trouble. If he uses a burner phone instead that would be even more suspicious.Dan was sending her lots of messages. He was clearly not getting the communications back from Esther that he needed. He is just getting messages that are pretty vaguely worded. It appears she is trying to keep him happy whilst at a distance. We have no idea of what the gist of his messages are as he doesn’t reveal their content. Would the investigating team be able to access their content even if they’ve been deleted?
I can imagine a situation in which he gets so frustrated and worried that he goes to find her in order to sort things out. I can imagine him hinting at this to Esther. I think this leads to her ‘ I think I can see you’ messages. The key thing is this 4 pm WhatsApp talk they have from the top of the Pic de Sauvegarde. Is DC at home or in the mountains at that time? Is he very close to her and let’s her know that? Can this information be accessed by police or do they only have DC’ s word?
I spent time in France, the family I stayed with bought fresh bread from the baker every single day, so perhaps not unusual in FranceCaroline Crouches husband had an alibi.
Yeh it was in lockdown, how many times did he cycle to the nearest village for food? Did that really happen on the 22 nd, 23rd, 24th, 25 th,.. as we don’t know which day she died,.. it was anytime after the skier and his girlfriend saw her,.. and we can also assume the phone calls at 4pm the same day,.. if records can confirm those.
On a credit card though? It’s convenient he was using one EVERY day, for the 4-5 period, cycling into the village IN LOCKDOWN. In the uk we were all limited to supermarket deliveries once a week, if you could get it. Otherwise once a week in person with a mask,.. or in my case my friend dropped stuff off once a fortnight on the doorstep as I have a dicky ticker.I spent time in France, the family I stayed with bought fresh bread from the baker every single day, so perhaps not unusual in France
I’ve not used cash for anything since before lockdown, so I don’t think it’s unreasonable.On a credit card though? It’s convenient he was using one EVERY day, for the 4-5 period, cycling into the village IN LOCKDOWN. In the uk we were all limited to supermarket deliveries once a week, if you could get it. Otherwise once a week in person with a mask,.. or in my case my friend dropped stuff off once a fortnight on the doorstep as I have a dicky ticker.
The Sun's headline August 9.
Hiker Esther Dingley WAS murdered fear cops after failure to find her clothes
Look at the list of missing items. All her clothes?
- Nick Parker
- 21:00, 9 Aug 2021
- Updated: 19:37, 9 Aug
Police probing Esther Dingley's death admit she may have been murdered
POLICE probing the death of hiker Esther Dingley have admitted for the first time that she may have been murdered. A piece of Esther’s skull was discovered in the area of the Pyrenees mountains whe…www.thesun.co.uk
If you study the list of items missing it is CLEAR this was no accident. So say the cops.
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