06-30-2015, 07:37 PM
One Week Missing
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-The family is still organizing searches in the desert; police have said they're investigating more behind the scenes.
-It's confirmed that police found their abandoned car a couple of blocks from the couple's "family compound" a couple of hours after Mike's son Luke reported them missing on the evening of 6/23. Initial reports that police found it a couple of hours after they reportedly left the house that morning were wrong.
-Tina's family hired a private investigator from Phoenix to assist in the search but Stan Williams would reveal little about what his efforts have revealed up so far.
-Pinal County sheriff's investigators were tight-lipped today, but sought to draw attention away from some of the competing theories that have emerged in the rural community since Michael, an unemployed pilot, and Tina, an accountant, were reported missing last week.
"While the family and their private investigator may have their own theories on what occurred, it is important for the integrity of the investigation that we don't reveal what we have already learned until we reach a certain point in the investigation," the Sheriff said.
Former Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill wasn't surprised that investigators were keeping quiet at this point n the search. Hill said sheriff's investigators were likely reluctant to release more information because some details could cause speculation that could hurt the investigation progress.
Even without much evidence, Hill said there were some peculiar elements to the case. For example, sheriff's deputies found the couple's abandoned car not far from the couple's house in Maricopa. It's also much less common for a couple to be missing as opposed to an individual.
"Is it possible for a couple to run away? Yes," Hill said. "Is it likely without foul play? Not likely." (HOTD: I think Hill means foul play on the part of the couple.)
Hill said the FBI could get involved in the case if there was evidence the couple crossed state lines or crossed the border into Mexico. (HOTD: Facebook accounts indicate the couple had been to Mexico twice in the last year.)
Ref: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/loca.../29483985/
-The family is still organizing searches in the desert; police have said they're investigating more behind the scenes.
-It's confirmed that police found their abandoned car a couple of blocks from the couple's "family compound" a couple of hours after Mike's son Luke reported them missing on the evening of 6/23. Initial reports that police found it a couple of hours after they reportedly left the house that morning were wrong.
-Tina's family hired a private investigator from Phoenix to assist in the search but Stan Williams would reveal little about what his efforts have revealed up so far.
-Pinal County sheriff's investigators were tight-lipped today, but sought to draw attention away from some of the competing theories that have emerged in the rural community since Michael, an unemployed pilot, and Tina, an accountant, were reported missing last week.
"While the family and their private investigator may have their own theories on what occurred, it is important for the integrity of the investigation that we don't reveal what we have already learned until we reach a certain point in the investigation," the Sheriff said.
Former Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill wasn't surprised that investigators were keeping quiet at this point n the search. Hill said sheriff's investigators were likely reluctant to release more information because some details could cause speculation that could hurt the investigation progress.
Even without much evidence, Hill said there were some peculiar elements to the case. For example, sheriff's deputies found the couple's abandoned car not far from the couple's house in Maricopa. It's also much less common for a couple to be missing as opposed to an individual.
"Is it possible for a couple to run away? Yes," Hill said. "Is it likely without foul play? Not likely." (HOTD: I think Hill means foul play on the part of the couple.)
Hill said the FBI could get involved in the case if there was evidence the couple crossed state lines or crossed the border into Mexico. (HOTD: Facebook accounts indicate the couple had been to Mexico twice in the last year.)
Ref: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/loca.../29483985/