Missing Blogger Esther Dingley

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Find me the bright yellow tent please or I call this staged.

Beige barren landscape. Bright yellow tent. Should be easy to spot.
I'm sure it will turn up - but it may not be an easy spot. It's likely to be in it's bag - so only the size of a water bottle. That could easily be wedged between rocks, out of sight.
 
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It's too suspicious that he found her exact location before rescue teams etc couldn't

Definitely think there's more going on! Specialist teams searching the area couldn't find anything yet he could..
 
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Looks like a good spot to shove someone to their death to me
My 1st thoughts too.
Really awful spot.

I'm sure it will turn up - but it may not be an easy spot. It's likely to be in it's bag - so only the size of a water bottle. That could easily be wedged between rocks, out of sight.
A murderer with any intelligence can't afford the tent being found.

Body fluids. If as sleepy lemon suggested, it was used to carry her body.

They'd love to wedge it somewhere to stop the talking point but they can't.

Catch 22.

I'd love a journalist to ask him on camera:

"Why did you only sound the alarm 2-3 days after your last communication?"

Him: "blah blah."

Journo: "But there's only a small area without cell signal. Surely that doesn't translate to 48hrs or more no comms?"
 
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My 1st thoughts too.
Really awful spot.



A murderer with any intelligence can't afford the tent being found.

Body fluids. If as sleepy lemon suggested, it was used to carry her body.

They'd love to wedge it somewhere to stop the talking point but they can't.

Catch 22.

I'd love a journalist to ask him on camera:

"Why did you only sound the alarm 2-3 days after your last communication?"

Him: "blah blah."

Journo: "But there's only a small area without cell signal. Surely that doesn't translate to 48hrs or more no comms?"
I don't think he dragged her body there, he got her to walk there and then whacked her and shoved her down cliff face. They were both comfortable standing on edges to take photos, the question is when did it happen? He probably stayed with her overnight and then at first light got her to walk there for the views and did it. what time does sunrise there at the time?
 
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Ultimately, if it wasn’t an accident, somebody (be it the partner or someone else) took the life of a young woman. It’s heart breaking and so so tragic. If it was an accident, it’s equally as sad.
I hope everyone reading about it remembers to take time to care for themselves and their mental health if it upsets them, and if it’s sticking in your mind reach out to people. It’s always so sad to read of such cases x
 
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I don't think he dragged her body there, he got her to walk there and then whacked her and shoved her down cliff face. They were both comfortable standing on edges to take photos, the question is when did it happen? He probably stayed with her overnight and then at first light got her to walk there for the views and did it. what time does sunrise there at the time?
Anything along those lines is likely too. I just liked Lemon's idea neatly tying up with the missing tent.

Possibly did similar except throw her down the cliff - too risky for him.

Killed her near the hiding place/crevice then carted her body into it using the tent.
 
Anything along those lines is likely too. I just liked Lemon's idea neatly tying up with the missing tent.

Possibly did similar except throw her down the cliff - too risky for him.

Killed her near the hiding place/crevice then carted her body into it using the tent.
Yes. Maybe got her to go there in the dark to see sunrise at the viewpoint. Then killed and tent for short distance like you say.
 
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Abadias said no vultures circled in the area when they searched in 2020.

To avoid that scenario a killer could place her into a zipped tent. And place her in a crevice too inaccessible for animals.

The question then arises, how did her skull get broken up?

I guess forensics will tell us. I'm just bothered by these anomalies right now.
 
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Abadias said no vultures circled in the area when they searched in 2020.

To avoid that scenario a killer could place her into a zipped tent. And place her in a crevice too inaccessible for animals.

The question then arises, how did her skull get broken up?

I guess forensics will tell us. I'm just bothered by these anomalies right now.
I guess a tent would stop the smell too, but it was cold so her body may have frozen. Sorry to speak so bluntly (about your body Esther), but her head may have rolled off and smashed as it fell. So it could have been natural detachment though decomposition, which I assume happens.

The horror story is she was pushed and survived, and couldn't get out, but then she probably would have used phone, or laid things out to be spotted.
 
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I guess a tent would stop the smell too, but it was cold so her body may have frozen. Sorry to speak so bluntly (about your body Esther), but her head may have rolled off and smashed as it fell. So it could have been natural detachment though decomposition, which I assume happens.

The horror story is she was pushed and survived, and couldn't get out, but then she probably would have used phone, or laid things out to be spotted.
It's all been so disturbingly controlled and slick.

- timing ideal just as snow starts

- no vultures after

- body tucked away so well no soldier, mountain expert, dog, drone or heli could find it

The French cops should at least have put a tracker on the bf while he wandered around the mountain.
 
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It's all been so disturbingly controlled and slick.

- timing ideal just as snow starts

- no vultures after

- body tucked away so well no soldier, mountain expert, dog, drone or heli could find it

The French cops should at least have put a tracker on the bf while he wandered around the mountain.
Yes, Sadly, and I hate to say it, if it was murder it was done very well.
 
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I still don’t believe the bf did it. They found the phone and certainly there will be some clues.

If it wasn’t an accident then I think a fellow hiker might have done the deed.
 
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Even though I have found his actions to be EXTREMELY disturbing both before and during the investigation at this point I can't see now how it can be Mr. Colegate. If his cell/laptop/cc have been checked and he did it then they will either definitively incriminate him or be shown to be disturbingly silent at the house-sit.
The fact that the Police still seem to show no interest in him as a suspect and allow him to roam round the mountains strongly suggests that neither case is true. It is still possible that Ms. Dingley was killed by person or persons/unknown but that seems to me to be highly unlikely - I think now that accident/suicide are the most probable causes of death.
 
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