June 2, 2006

THE RELEASED TAPES ARE NOTHING BUT MUDDLE





This picture does NOTHING for me. You would think that in 2066 where we have cell phones that take pictures, the amazing things done on the internet, all the technology available...and a frickin' ATM machine can't even show decent quality? This man isn't even recognizable. Why bother showing the picture?


There will probably end up being a lot of dead end leads because of this. All the prosecutor had to say that it was a white male wearing a bandana over his face. Keep the ATM videos under wraps for the investigation? Who has jurisdiction over this? University police? Is this murder investigation being bumbled? I have my doubts.




Prosecutor Ariail released surveillance photos of a white male trying to use Souers' bank card at an ATM a few hours after the killing.


Ariail said the man, who had covered most of his face with bandanas, tried unsuccessfully to use the card six times at two cash machines. The man was driving an older sport utility vehicle. Authorities on Friday released photos of a vehicle similar to the one they believe a suspec
t may be driving. "Hopefully someone will recognize an individual who has that type of headdress or bandanna, who drives a vehicle of this type, who is exhibiting the behavior profile," Ariail said.


Ariail said the crime was sexually motivated, but he said tests so
far have not indicated she was sexually assaulted. He said more tests were being done. The prosecutor urged people to be aware of any man exhibiting "any inappropriate or aggressive sexual advances."




A phone bank has been set up to receive tips.
The number is 800-442-2746.



Fox News--Police are searching for a light-colored GMC Jimmy or a Chevrolet Blazer Police have recovered Souers' driver's license. The owner of a tow shop in South Carolina that a man picking up trash on Highway 123, close to the university, found the ID. The man took the ID to the auto body shop and police were contacted.


Authorities are now searching the area for additional evidence. Prosecutor Ariail told reporters Thursday that the suspect was "candidly photographed undertaking a transaction that specifically connects him with the victim, post her death."


Police are also searching for the sheets that were missing from Souers' bed when she was found on the floor of her apartment. After an extensive search, investigators fished a set of sheets from a river, but they turned out not to be hers, the source said.



Speculated Timeline


Police who had been searching Souers' computer have developed a timeline of her whereabouts up until 12:03 a.m. last Friday. Investigators narrowed the student's time frame, accounting for her whereabouts up until 12:03 a.m. EDT May 26. Police believe she died around 1 a.m. Two women found Souers' body around 1:30 p.m. May 26 in her bedroom.





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