Find me the bright yellow tent please or I call this staged.
Beige barren landscape. Bright yellow tent. Should be easy to spot.
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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.
Pinkblush
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Caretaker of a school who murdered two schoolgirls
Peggy, my error. DC did confirm the "new friend" who gave her a lift on 19th is a male.
This man has made contact with the police.
I've always been bothered by the "Maybe I can see you!" comment when she tagged DC as that view does not cover the village of Arreau.
It does imply he is heading her way.
https://nowmynews.blogspot.com/2020/12/french-and-spanish-police-hunting-for.html?m=1
Article that includes DC statements on Monday.
This man has made contact with the police.
I've always been bothered by the "Maybe I can see you!" comment when she tagged DC as that view does not cover the village of Arreau.
It does imply he is heading her way.
https://nowmynews.blogspot.com/2020/12/french-and-spanish-police-hunting-for.html?m=1
Article that includes DC statements on Monday.
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The Mirror also carried info about Antonio Ballarin aged 70 who gave her a lift on the 21st. She was perfectly fine on the 22nd hiking back up the mountain when the Spanish skier saw her.
In one of her last FB posts she tagged DC and said "Maybe I can see you!" Perhaps she meant the view was so clear she could see Gascony 3hrs away.
Or perhaps they had discussed him coming to see her?
This mountain peak was a good way to "cross the border" between France & Spain without having to show papers.
We all wonder why she was hiking back up the same route she had already climbed earlier on the 22nd. Late in the afternoon which is not a good time to do this - dusk falling soon.
Had someone asked her to come meet them?
It takes 3hrs by train from Toulouse near the village DC was living in, to get to where ED was.
Not a long time. One could feed the dogs, get there and return same day.
In one of her last FB posts she tagged DC and said "Maybe I can see you!" Perhaps she meant the view was so clear she could see Gascony 3hrs away.
Or perhaps they had discussed him coming to see her?
This mountain peak was a good way to "cross the border" between France & Spain without having to show papers.
We all wonder why she was hiking back up the same route she had already climbed earlier on the 22nd. Late in the afternoon which is not a good time to do this - dusk falling soon.
Had someone asked her to come meet them?
It takes 3hrs by train from Toulouse near the village DC was living in, to get to where ED was.
Not a long time. One could feed the dogs, get there and return same day.
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BroccoliTreetops
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It tells you all you need to know.
Personal Statement by Esther’s Partner, Dan Colegate
Esther is simply the best person I’ve ever met. She is kind, generous, compassionate, intelligent and creative. She wears her heart on her sleeve and always sees the best in others.
There is a reason Esther has a first class Oxford degree and represented Great Britain as a junior rower, among her many other material achievements that came from her determination and resourcefulness. Yet none of those achievements are the reason I love her so much. The real reason, the one that drew me in almost 19 years ago and sustained us both through the ups and downs of any normal relationship, is her unwavering goodness and commitment to doing what she feels is right.
It is true that once Esther sets her mind to a goal she will move mountains to make it happen, but that has always remained secondary to her commitment to helping those in need and leaving the world she touches a better place. We can never finish a hike without her pockets bulging with litter she’s picked up, she won’t pass a stranger without smiling, and every decision Esther makes is governed by a powerful moral code.
Since Esther went missing I have been lost in a world that no longer makes sense to me. Every aspect of my life and the future I dream of includes Esther. We have built a life that focuses on being a team, where ‘home’ is wherever we are together, and where nothing matters as long as we have each other. Spending occasional times apart, to pursue separate goals, recharge and intensify the pleasure of being together, is part of that for us. Seeing Esther happy in the mountains, expanding her boundaries and discovering more about herself makes me happier than I can describe.
I never imagined that one day she would not come home. Many times we had discussed how we would grow old together and take slow walks reflecting on the adventures of our youth. The pain of her disappearance is excruciating, but even that pales into insignificance against the pain of not knowing what’s happened to her. It’s crippling. The nightmares. The constant questioning. The helplessness.
Until Esther is found I have to continue to hold on to the hope that she can come home safely.
If anybody has any information, no matter how insignificant it might seem, or if they know anybody who was in the area at the time, who may have been working outdoors, hunting, walking, hiking or cycling, please, please contact the LBT Global Hotline. Information can be provided anonymously and passed on to the police in this way.
LBT Global Hotline: +44 (0) 800 098 8485
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TwooTwooTwitTwitTwoo
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That article says it's a feature that is 'coming soon' though, not already available.
Agent Krycek
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At the and of this article..https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/esther-dingley-missing-hiker-boyfriend-search-q7dfx3l95
For those who did not read the news reports yesterday, I've attached a screenshot.
I quote: "When the police made this a CRIMINAL CASE..."
My thinking is that the reason he put out that all that PR yesterday is because he is starting to sweat.
The usual reason a man who wrote about loathing a woman in a book he published June 2020 would yesterday declare her his soulmate.
Gaslighting.
I quote: "When the police made this a CRIMINAL CASE..."
Yes. See screenshot.Oh have theyso your thinking .... they have some kind of lead which makes them think that? I really bloody hope that bf didn’t do it.
My thinking is that the reason he put out that all that PR yesterday is because he is starting to sweat.
The usual reason a man who wrote about loathing a woman in a book he published June 2020 would yesterday declare her his soulmate.
Gaslighting.
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Maggiemoo32
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Do we know if she had any of the dogs with her? I know that have 6 or 7 dogs.
Excellent point!
Also, what do you all this of this? I saw it over on Websleuths about how he spotted her. I don't know if it's ok to include SS from there (?) but here it is anyway:
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Very chilling isn't it?
Showmethemoonie
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Exactly how accidents happen - even experienced hikers can overestimate their ability when tired (she had minimal food), in fading light, with temperature dropping, potentially icy conditions. If she’d fallen and had an accident with those conditions she’d be severely impaired.
The recently found piece of skull would have narrowed down the search area, entirely possible that where the rest of her remains were found has been covered in snow until now
orange club biscuit
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Interested to know which bits of the FB posts people found odd? I had a look just now and nothing jumped out to me as being obviously weird or worded strangely - maybe the bit about him going out walking...? There was also typo in one of them, but that’s about all I could see! The publishing of the media advisory note was a bit strange I guess but I’m not sure whether that was a common thing to do in high profile missing persons cases.
Jose Antonio Ballarin's chat with ED on 21 November in more detail just published by the Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9044787/Missing-Esther-Dingleys-secrets-man-alive.html
He says she planned to travel to Luchon then take the train (3hrs) to Toulouse. She seemed happy and sensible he says.
TwooTwooTwitTwitTwoo
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I have to admit I don't find any of that particularly concerning. Lots of relationships go through bad patches. They've had to deal with life threatening physical illness alongside mental health difficulties. I'm not surprised they've had times where they've felt like that.
I suppose it's unusual for people to write with such searing honesty on a public platform but they are both fairly into sharing their lives publicly from what I can gather.
Also, I think a lot of those quotes relate to a time several years ago. Their relationship now could be relatively problem free. I don't know that much about them though, I only had a quick flick through their blog on Facebook.
In the back of my mind is a nasty suspicious creature with horns and a red cloak and a pitchfork....
Seriously.I just vaguely wondered if the farmhouse/holiday house had been searched. The partner may have realised she was " cooling off " and he didnt want to lose her so when he realised she wanted to go away alone ...he hid her...to stop her leaving.
I am still hoping and praying for a good outcome,for her own sake as well as for her parents and family. Life will be on hold for all of them until there is news...not a nice situation at all.
BroccoliTreetops
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Check out this angle. That area is not as steep as it looks from most angles.
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What's interesting is that part of the rough cliff face where her body was found, was not as steep as the cliff face to the left of the photo, but steeper than the drops on the right making it easier for getting to and hiding a body, while also being a more dangerous looking area. (You need the rough terrain to hide a body well, the smooth planes far harder obviously.)
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What's interesting is that part of the rough cliff face where her body was found, was not as steep as the cliff face to the left of the photo, but steeper than the drops on the right making it easier for getting to and hiding a body, while also being a more dangerous looking area. (You need the rough terrain to hide a body well, the smooth planes far harder obviously.)