My apologies to all for opening yet another Bible John thread (no, I’m not making an attempt to catch up with the amount of Lechmere threads) I did it because the three that we have are all quite specific and I wasn’t sure where to place this post. So I thought I’d open a Bible John General Discussion thread)…
I intend to listen to the podcast again but from looking at my notes there is one point does intrigue me.
I wrote - ‘McEwan and Hughes (cold case officers) are convinced that the guy in the taxi, the with Helen and Jeannie was John Irvine McInnes but aren’t convinced that he was the killer though. Even though the Procurator Fiscal had told them that if he was still alive he’d have issued a warrant for McInnes.’
I still think ‘surely he must have been the killer?’ Although one person does throw doubt on this - the taxi driver, William MacDonald who claimed to have seen a woman in a black and white ocelot coat (like the one that Helen was wearing) running down South Street at around 1.00am. This location was around 200 yards from where Helen’s body was located. Audrey Gillan points out that he was never re-interview or mentioned again although I have to wonder why he would need to be interviewed again? Perhaps the police doubted him for some reason as it’s difficult to see this in terms of any kind of McInnes-related as the woman was alone when sighted. Strangely though, Joe Beattie said that he had no knowledge of this sighting although it’s in the statements.
The cold case detectives believe that Helen got away from her killer and made it to the railway embankment where he killed her. They deduced this because Helen was found on tarmac but there was vegetation between the ligature and her neck and there were grass stains on the soles of her feet. So questions..
If MacDonald did see Helen how did she come to be alone? The question was asked - if she was in trouble why didn’t she try to flag his taxi down? MacDonald didn't mention her appearing distressed but she was still running and facial expressions don’t always tell the full story?
If Helen was indeed killed at the embankment why did the killer bother moving her body to another location?
Is the suggestion of Helen escaping before being caught after a struggle strengthened by the fact that she had a bite mark on her wrist? Had the killer tried to put a hand over her mouth..perhaps from behind?
If Helen got to the embankment why did she go in the opposite direction to her own home which was only 8 doors away?
If Helen got away from her killer why wasn’t she heard - why didn’t she scream out?
What are the chances of MacDonald seeing a woman who wasn’t Helen but was in that location wearing the same type and colour of coat?
It’s a puzzle.
I intend to listen to the podcast again but from looking at my notes there is one point does intrigue me.
I wrote - ‘McEwan and Hughes (cold case officers) are convinced that the guy in the taxi, the with Helen and Jeannie was John Irvine McInnes but aren’t convinced that he was the killer though. Even though the Procurator Fiscal had told them that if he was still alive he’d have issued a warrant for McInnes.’
I still think ‘surely he must have been the killer?’ Although one person does throw doubt on this - the taxi driver, William MacDonald who claimed to have seen a woman in a black and white ocelot coat (like the one that Helen was wearing) running down South Street at around 1.00am. This location was around 200 yards from where Helen’s body was located. Audrey Gillan points out that he was never re-interview or mentioned again although I have to wonder why he would need to be interviewed again? Perhaps the police doubted him for some reason as it’s difficult to see this in terms of any kind of McInnes-related as the woman was alone when sighted. Strangely though, Joe Beattie said that he had no knowledge of this sighting although it’s in the statements.
The cold case detectives believe that Helen got away from her killer and made it to the railway embankment where he killed her. They deduced this because Helen was found on tarmac but there was vegetation between the ligature and her neck and there were grass stains on the soles of her feet. So questions..
If MacDonald did see Helen how did she come to be alone? The question was asked - if she was in trouble why didn’t she try to flag his taxi down? MacDonald didn't mention her appearing distressed but she was still running and facial expressions don’t always tell the full story?
If Helen was indeed killed at the embankment why did the killer bother moving her body to another location?
Is the suggestion of Helen escaping before being caught after a struggle strengthened by the fact that she had a bite mark on her wrist? Had the killer tried to put a hand over her mouth..perhaps from behind?
If Helen got to the embankment why did she go in the opposite direction to her own home which was only 8 doors away?
If Helen got away from her killer why wasn’t she heard - why didn’t she scream out?
What are the chances of MacDonald seeing a woman who wasn’t Helen but was in that location wearing the same type and colour of coat?
It’s a puzzle.
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