An Inept Investigation?

[Venturi Swirl]

No.

The national media were all over my local park the day of the killing.

Still not the slightest idea what I did though.

There’s a programme about mountain climbing on now on BBC2, are you watching?

[Mr Gray]

There’s a programme about mountain climbing on now on BBC2, are you watching?

My son did the south Downs 100K walk in 24 hrs yesterday..

The Gurkhas do it in 10 hours

[Wonderfulspam]

So you think a young female child missing from about a mile away... Would not be of interest to a convicted paedo..
Knowing the police might come knocking on his door

I think he would have followed the story closely

You're assuming he'd even know.

When would he find out?

May 3rd? The day after?

He didn't live next door to the ocean club & unless he saw it on the telly, heard it on the radio or a friend/neighbour told him about it.....

He could have been sat at in his basement by himself masturbating into his faeces all day for all anyone knows.

[Wonderfulspam]

There’s a programme about mountain climbing on now on BBC2, are you watching?

No I don't really watch TV anymore. Only ever stream free stuff when I fancy it.

[jassi]

Local TV & radio would presumable be in Portuguese or maybe English (for the ex-pats).
Is it known if he speaks either language with any degree of fluency ?

[Wonderfulspam]

There’s a programme about mountain climbing on now on BBC2, are you watching?

Tom Ballard, died on Nanga Parbat, his mother died on k2 in 1995, her husband used to abuse her, part of why she escaped to the mountains I'd imagine.

She left it late in the season to attempt the summit, Peter Hilary, Sir Edmunds son, saw the weather changing & turned back whilst a group of 7 pushed on (summit fever) they all reached the top, then were killed in the storm on descent.

[Mr Gray]

You're assuming he'd even know.

When would he find out?

May 3rd? The day after?

He didn't live next door to the ocean club & unless he saw it on the telly, heard it on the radio or a friend/neighbour told him about it.....

He could have been sat at in his basement by himself masturbating into his faeces all day for all anyone knows.

Depends on the testimony of his girlfriend /friends at that time... We know Wolters has been interviewing everyone who knew him around thst time.  Perhaps they all remember the date.. And only CB doesnt

[jassi]

Isn't imagination a wonderful thing   

[Mr Gray]

Isn't imagination a wonderful thing   

Imagination... Thinking outside the box... Is how cases are solved...

[Wonderfulspam]

Isn't imagination a wonderful thing   

I prefer cold, hard sometimes brutal reality myself, which is why I like mountaineering & survival stories.

I have almost no patience for fiction or fantasy.

[Wonderfulspam]

And thanks for letting me know VS.

I'll catch it on i-player 

[Wonderfulspam]

My son did the south Downs 100K walk in 24 hrs yesterday..

The Gurkhas do it in 10 hours

I'm planning on doing the Isle Of Wight Coastal Path in a year or two.

Probably take me 3-4 days though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmvOoTubfso&t=512s

[Venturi Swirl]

And thanks for letting me know VS.

I'll catch it on i-player 

I watched it.  It might not be your cup of tea as it was all a bit emotional and sad.  Didn’t see any evidence of the husband/dad being a wife abuser though.

[Wonderfulspam]

I watched it.  It might not be your cup of tea as it was all a bit emotional and sad.  Didn’t see any evidence of the husband/dad being a wife abuser though.

It was in her personal diaries published by her biographer after death

Alison Hargreaves climbed Everest unsupported & died on K2 a few months later, had 2 very young children Tom & Kate with her partner Jim Ballard, they had reported financial difficulties.

According to books I've read she was trying to get famous & wealthy enough through her climbing (attempting 3 8000m peaks in one season without support or 02) that she could afford to leave her husband & take the children with her.

A very complex arrangement considering she couldn't then care for the children the 3-4 months while away on expeditions.

She talked of being torn between wanting the children & wanting K2 (doesn't ever mention wanting her husband much though).

I'm still watching now, it is very sad so far.

[Wonderfulspam]

The closest I ever got to mountaineering was a week rock climbing & abseiling then wandering gently up the easy route on Snowdon. I did that 2 years in a row plus climbed a slightly more difficult route on a small mountain named Tryfan, which was actually pretty scary & involved walking along an exposed knife edge ridge with steep drops either side. You likely wouldn't have survived a fall.
I'll never forget it & it was probably why I gave up trying mountains after that.