I’m going to confess that with the sudden infusion of so many amazing minds pouring over every detail, Steve and I talked and thought that piecing together Morgan’s last 24 hours would be very important. That is my hope with the posts about Amitriptyline and no forced entry. This is officially the third in the series.
So this first image from Google earth, and filled with my notes, was originally something I sent to the Sheriff’s office. After countless visits to the house, and coming up empty I wanted them to have another angle to pursue on the next stalking case they would possibly encounter and the frustration they found themselves in. As you saw from the video, getting onto our roof without a ladder is not difficult, and couple that with this overhead shot where you can see how the roof is formed into a perfect little hiding spot for our stalker, you can almost picture him lying there…I know I can. Steve and I had absolutely no idea this little spot existed until it was too late for Morgan. Also, imagine that from this spot, if a person were to stand up and do a 360 degree turn, you would easily spot anything happening from our house out to miles away – Highway 82, County Road 100, or even the ranch next door. This vantage point had a commanding view of all around us.
The spots on our roof we should have known about!!
Just so there is no question, the spot labeled (A) was where he would have hid, Spot (B) is directly over Morgan’s window, and the place where the stress cracked gutter was, and Spot (C) is where the volunteer climbed the tree in the earlier video. Actually many people have climbed the tree since this discovery, even Steve. And all he could do after he did so was shake his head in disgust. We promise we are not beating ourselves up. Take it all as sage advice, it is meant to help.
If my math is correct there are sixteen houses total on Corral Drive, and if you were to assume that during the stalking, ten of them were actually occupied full time, that would be a good assumption.
Summarizing what is becoming my little series, we have a layout of the neighborhood with a few select spots on our house. A few ways entry would have been gained without so much as a splinter out of place, and a brief primer on the huge dose of Amitriptyline and date rape drug cocktail Morgan could have been killed with many times over. Next up will be a bit of a surprise/shock for those of you living here in Garfield County, just promise you won’t blame the messenger.
