re: Missing LSU freshman - UPDATE: body found in river confirmed to be LSU student

with no call being made to parents after accident and a recent fight with the Bf it does looks like she jumped. Sad all the way around

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really want to hear a statement from the police on this.

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Well I’m sure they’ll get right back to you.

Look, I’m not by any means defending the cops, but
We’re all viewing this through hindsight so it’s easy to say what SHOULD have been done.
I don’t think they even start looking for a missing adult for a day. I can’t imagine expecting the cops to call an adult’s parents every time they think that adult is missing. Especially right away.

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The top of the bridge in the middle lane would be an odd and really risky place to “stage” an accident or something if she had been kidnapped before that. Under the bridge or somewhere under or around 110 would’ve probably been an easier scenario for a kidnapper, unless of course you’re dealing with a psycho who wants to be caught and engage law enforcement in some type of game.

The belongings in the car is so strange. Im trying to avoid thinking she jumped. If she didn’t call her family did she call anyone else? Text? Was her car just rear-ended or was it impacted by more than one vehicle? Who else did she interact with that day other than the boyfriend? I’m sure all these questions are being considered and that they’ll run a fine toothed comb over her car. If there isn’t a trace of someone else’s dna, nothing picked up from cameras, etc i guess there’s only one likely conclusion. Thinking of her jumping, especially into that crazy river on a windy night is so bizarre.

The car apparently was found running if im not mistaken so I guess that rules out car trouble on the bridge. Really hate hearing about this. Perhaps the best way this could play out is she tried to orchestrate her own disappearance and is holed up safely either alone or with someone she trusts and is trying to figure out her next move. It’s just hard to think about.

Sorry for the rambling post it just sucks to hear this. Thoughts go out to her family.

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Well I’m sure they’ll get right back to you.

Look, I’m not by any means defending the cops, but
We’re all viewing this through hindsight so it’s easy to say what SHOULD have been done.
I don’t think they even start looking for a missing adult for a day. I can’t imagine expecting the cops to call an adult’s parents every time they think that adult is missing. Especially right away.

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A college freshman’s car is left running on the bridge with her belongings inside and you think the logical thing for police to do is have the car towed and call it a day? I don’t think that would be ok for any age but particularly not for a girl who is barely an adult.

How about trying to contact someone to make sure she’s safe if they think the car is stolen? How about asking if she might have a medical condition? Ask if anyone knows her whereabouts instead of letting hours/days pass until her employer becomes alarmed?

Shouldn’t they be curious about someone leaving their car in the middle of the road, causing an accident on an interstate bridge in the middle of the night?

Police get shite on far too often but there should be a good explanation as to why they weren’t more concerned about this.

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”She was going back into Baton Rouge, so not sure if she was trying to come to my house and then changed her mind or what she was doing, but we know she left baton rouge and then eventually was going back into baton rouge. ”

They believe that she was headed westbound on the bridge and then turned around to go back eastbound towards Baton Rouge.

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Sadly I assume she probably drove westbound and either thought about it for a minute or maybe traffic was too heavy then came back around eastbound and decided to jump then

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This sounds mostly like an abduction.

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No it doesn’t, I’m not even sure how you have 4 upvotes considering the facts. Her car running without damage until someone hit it after it was abandoned should tell you all you need to know. If it was broken down on the side lane maybe foul play could be suspected.

I did just see that they now have boats out searching

Sadly that's the best case scenario in this situation.

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did just see that they now have boats out searching

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Maybe- just maybe- they’ve known she jumped since
the beginning?
For all the speculation and questioning of what officials did/didn’t do, maybe they had confirmation that she went over the side and were waiting the 3 or so days it usually takes for a corpse to surface? Maybe they know- based on current river conditions- that she will likely surface around Convent or Donaldsonville and is probably snagged on a barge or in the flooded willow trees along the levee. That would explain why LSU specifically mentioned searching by air.

It would also explain why it appears there was no sense of urgency to notify the public of her disappearance. Maybe they’re just trying to get her remains before they go public. Out of respect for the family.

You made a great point and sadly our urban police departments in this state generally aren't very good.