This is something different, but I have to write about this...
These are just my personal thoughts, and I want to get them out in the open. I think a lot.....
The murder of this girl, Joanna Yeates crosses my mind almost everyday, I even dreamed about her and in that dream, the person who killed her has an online connection, so may even have been an online stalker.
I have thought about so many theories on who killed her. I think the person who killed her definitely knew her. I'm not so sure it was the landlord, although he comes across as an eccentric character. Anyway, the things that point to the fact that she knew her killer are as follows:
Despite it being a very cold day, she had left her coat inside the house. Her boots were also inside the house, so were her keys. If she didn't have her keys, how was she supposed to get back inside the house, due to the fact that the boyfriend was away, unless she let her assailant into the house, or the person was someone she knew, who had a key. The possibility that she may have popped out of the house quickly to meet someone or open the front door is there.
The boyfriend, nobody appears to be saying much about this guy, I saw one news story with him in it and I can't say I was convinced by what I saw of him being inconsolable. Of course, I could be wrong. I must say he has a very good alibi, the car broke down, landlord jump started the car and off he went to spend the week-end with his half-brother.
I think there was more than one killer, although I may be wrong.
I also think the killer or killers may speak more than one language.
I think the person who killed her, is someone who is in the same industry as her, in the building and construction industry or architectural field. I just have a feeling, although I may be wrong but you can meet a variety of people in that industry.
Killer is someone who is an obsessive stalker type person, who in my opinion probably objected to her alcohol consumption. I just have a hunch from what I have seen on the news reports.
I find it odd that after leaving a pub, where she had drank for several hours with work colleagues that she went off to buy yet more alcohol, two bottles of cider. One of the bottles of cider half consumed was found in the house. Some men object, quite strongly, to women drinking alcohol.
The pizza may have been taken by the killer, I have been reading that a strange note was received at the Bristol ram pub, where she was socialising with her work colleagues.
The murderer(s), most likely male, although the possibility of it being a woman is also there. Agewise, the attacker would probably be someone in their mid-late twenties or an older person.
As far as DNA is concerned, it is interesting to take DNA from all males in Bristol, however, how do we know that the person who killed her actually lives in Bristol or is even still in Bristol? The murderer could be from the surrounding areas around Bristol.
From the various comments and news reports, there is a clue there about someone with a foot fetish, why else would her sock disappear?
Also, this is going to sound strange, but how do we know that the person who killed her did not have access to listen to her phone calls and was able to eavesdrop on her conversations and therefore know of her plans and movements? I have been reading about equipment available that can be used to eavesdrop on people's phone calls, this is not a myth, but a fact.
There is a lot more that I want to add, but I will add it later.
Update 13th January 2011:
I have been following this story closely. I've just seen a few clips. Personally, I think the Police should question everyone in her inner circle, including colleagues at work. That's just my opinion. I still feel that she knew her killer, this would explain how the person or persons were able to dodge all the CCTV cameras by taking an alternative route. She was strangled, some say that this type of method is a crime of passion, so possible motive could be jealousy on the part of her attacker.
It seems that Joanna was a very successful person, nice job, nice little flat, in a relationship, family circle. These kind of things could make certain people, especially those with a jealous streak who don't have those things very angry and resentful indeed. Possibility of a male of female here.
Seems to be a pre-planned thing as far as I can see.
There was mention of a friend that Joanna had not seen for some time who had been sent a text, who unfortunately was "sleeping" and missed her text, otherwise would have been able to save her. Have the Police questioned this individual?
Her social networking habits could hold some vital clues as well, hopefully the Police are checking back on all these logs and files, which are kept anyway, so it makes sense for them to check these for clues.
Saliva was found on her, but apparently no other tampering with her, according to what I have read. Makes me wonder, did her attacker spit on her or kiss her or shout in her face, hence the presence of the saliva on her. Also, if her attacker was female, that could explain why no sexual motive, if male, however, it could be that the person(s) did not have an opportunity to do anything.
The maniac(s) needs to be caught.
Update 14th January 2011
I have been thinking about this case...
There is so much going on, so many clues and so much info out there, I just hope the police move quickly and not at their usual snail pace and bust the criminal who killed this girl.
I think we are dealing with a psycho maniac here, and in order to prevent anyone else from getting killed, this nutter needs to be found ASAP. Also, with things like this, well in the past anyway, the most unlikely person is usually the perpetrator of the crime, so....
DNA should be taken from all in her inner circle including close friends, both male AND female.
Sorry to say it, and some people are going to think I am mean, but I really don't care, I think the best friend comes across as a suspect too. Best to get that DNA sample and eliminate all these people from the enquiries immediately, this way we aren't looking at them suspiciously, because personally, I'm very suspicious. I think this way, the eye of suspicion can also be drawn away from the landlord, boyfriend and best friend, friend who she texted but was sleeping, all social networking contacts, etc with production of a simple DNA sample.
People who genuinely want to help to find her killer(s) would willingly give a DNA sample and be eliminated from enquiries, if they have nothing to hide, in my opinion.
That's just what I think anyway.
After watching some video clips yesterday, and having a think about this today, I think they should test all that know her for DNA because, she knew her killer. If you are female and it's late and you are home alone, you are going to think twice before you just open the door to just anyone. The landlord claims he saw her leaving with two people, probably two people that she knows. One possible explanation for the reason that she was found over the bridge, which seems some distance from her flat, is that she may have gone there for a chit chat or talk with someone that she knows. According to the video footage of her friend, the Clifton suspension bridge was a favourite haunt of theirs and they used to spend considerable amounts of time there when they were younger. There may have been a vehicle involved, and may explain why she didn't have shoes, maybe she wore her slippers or some other easy to put on footwear? On the other hand, if the person who killed her had a foot fetish, it could explain why there were no shoes. He or she may have taken them, therefore, are any of her shoes or footwear missing?
When I first heard about this story, I found it odd that the pizza, off all things, was missing. Not her purse, not her mobile phone, but a pizza? It leads me to believe that the pizza may have been taken to eat on the way, that is if the pizza was ever opened or unwrapped. The attacker may have just taken the whole pizza, but why the pizza, not her money or valuables. It leads me to think that the person who killed her did not need money and was maybe someone who was hungry? It would be interesting to know whether the area is frequented by any homeless people or people living rough, and if she knew any of these people. Just another thought that came into my head.
Update 16th January 2011
I have been reading about another lady, Glenis Carruthers, who was strangled in 1974. It had crossed my mind that there is a possibility that it could be the same person who killed Joanna, otherwise it could be a copycat killer.
Another thought that crossed my mind was, maybe Joanne knew something. Maybe she had found out some information, possibly to do with her work and someone wanted to keep her quiet about this. Well, some people will say, hmmm, that's a conspiracy, well, actually, anything is possible, these days. Sometimes, you may unwittingly come across some information and to make sure you don't share it with anyone, there are people out there who are willing to kill people to keep them quiet. It's just a fact.
The thought had passed my mind that maybe she was having, or had had an affair, but having read an article a few days after I thought about it, her parents said she played it straight, so I really didn't know what to think after that.
Update 20th January 2011
After reading a few news stories on this murder, they say that Joanna did not eat the pizza, and seeing as there was also no trace of this elusive pizza anywhere, theory I have is that she could have bought the pizza for someone and dropped it off or gave it away before she reached home. Maybe she got a lift home and left the pizza in the car? This could explain why the pizza is missing and no packaging found anywhere. I am assuming that the police obviously checked the fridge or possibly freezer for the pizza? Otherwise, killer took it.
I still find it odd that the police keep harping on about her boyfriend being away and not a suspect. Very strange as history has taught us that just because people are actively helping with an investigation, this does not mean that they are necessarily innocent. Soham murders immediately comes to mind.
Also, the person who killed her knew the area extremely well in order to evade all the CCTV cameras. This suggests that it was a pre-planned thing. I mean who really knows where all the CCTV cameras are located in a given area?
These are just some of my theories on what happened.
