PCs seized in missing Ga. bride-to-be case

sacbee ^ | 4-29-05

[LouAvul]

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - Investigators have taken several computers from the home of a missing bride-to-be to examine e-mails for clues to her disappearance, police said Friday.

Jennifer Wilbanks, 32, was reported missing Tuesday night by her fiance, John Mason, who said she did not come home after her nightly jog in this Atlanta suburb. He said she left with only her radio and the clothes she had on.

Police found Wilbanks' keys, cash, credit cards and identification in the home she shared with Mason.

Chief Randy Belcher said investigators took three computers from the home and were reviewing e-mails.

Officers who searched Wilbanks' neighborhood were also testing several sweat shirts for any connection to the case, though the police chief seemed doubtful. "We've picked up pieces of clothing all over," he said. Authorities said they considered the case a criminal investigation, but police gave mixed signals about whether they believe Wilbanks may have gotten cold feet.

Maj. Don Woodruff said authorities did not believe Wilbanks was a runaway bride. But under questioning from reporters, Belcher later said: "It's a very real possibility she did get cold feet. I mean, how many husbands have gone out for a pack of cigarettes and not come back?"

Belcher said Mason had told authorities he would decide Friday whether to take a polygraph test.

[Halls]

Sorry, but if I had gotten cold feet and wanted to just disappear I'd take my things with me. This gal left with nothing and left everything behind. Doesn't seem like someone who got cold feet.

Also, this story sounds so familiar to me. Gal goes out for a walk and doesn't come back and hubby/fiance calls and says she is missing. Kind of like Scott Peterson. I am not saying her fiance had anything to do with, but perhaps he is the one who got cold feet, and couldn't find it in his heart to cancel the wedding/hurt the bride to be/and hurt his reputation, so the best way he could think of making this go away was getting rid of the bride to be. That way he didn't have to "hurt" anyone, and his reputation is still in tact. I'm guessing, but I may not be to far off when all of this is said and done.

[Pukin Dog]

Look, we are not stupid.

I predict right now; the Fiancee killed the woman, period.

She probably got cold feet, and he flipped out and off'd her in a fit of rage. It took me one look at that dude to decide he killed her.

Who's with me?

[pissant]

Hope she wasn't a freeper!

[beeler]

Yep. Should go ahead and string up this groom-to-be. He's guilty as hell.

[isthisnickcool]

Belcher said Mason had told authorities he would decide Friday whether to take a polygraph test.

Well well......

[geege]

I agree with you......I especially like the pic of him
enjoying a cold beer talking with friends. I also think
he looks crazy.

[clee1]

I too see the parallels with the Peterson case. I saw the fiancee's interview, and the look on his face was not right, IMHO. Far too smirky.

However, I am unwilling to place bets on his guilt at this point. No evidence yet.

[tfecw]

hmm i haven't heard too much about this one. I doubt it's the fiance from what i have heard. What does he do? Is he involved in something where his "reputation" actually matters? Seriously, in todays world there is no loss of reputation from leaving a girl at the alter (you'll look like an ass) and if you are too afraid to do that, then you get it annulled a couple days afterwords, or just divorce her. You could also take the "Sleep with other women until she gets the hint" route if that's more your style.

I don't think she ran off either. I'm going for the hit and run, or random mugging/rap murder.

I feel horrible for all involved though :/

[TheForceOfOne]

Me

[Drammach]

Present news conference on FOX news..

Police spokesman says boyfreind took PRIVATE polygraph this morning, but not GBI administered test..

Police commentary is that boyfreind has too many "conditions" to taking a polygraph.. GBI won't accede to those demands..
Main demand: Videotape the polygraph testing...
Possible 2nd demand: Lawyer present..

I do not consider these requests / demands ( depending on who's talking ) to be unreasonable..
The boyfreind has the right to protect his rights..

It is still "suspicious" behaviour, in the light of how it was presented by the Police spokesman..
"My Way or the Highway".. ??
Is the GBI being too inflexible??

[bikepacker67]

Wow! I never realized that FR was populated with so many folks with extra sensory perception when it comes to guilt or innocence.

[camle]

maybe she took an alternate way out - maybe she offed herself? that would explain why she took nothing with her.

[uncitizen]

I'm with you! The guy looks like a psycho to me.

[geege]

I wish I did have ESP......

[bikepacker67]

The guy looks like a psycho to me.

And what did Ted Bundy look like to you?

[Pukin Dog]

Yeah, all you said is correct. Either that, or he KILLED HER. What does your gut tell you?

It seems whenever the media runs out of stories, some fool kills a woman and the cycle continues.

[tfecw]

I wouldn't have taken the lie Detector in the first place.

If you're innocent you only have something to loose by taking one of those things. Even a GBI won't hold up in court unless both parties (defense and prosecution) agree to let it stand, and that obviously doesn't happen, and it isn't relevant here.

When they start finding life insurance policies where he is the only beneficiary and plane tickets to France with his mistresses name on them, then the red flags will go up.

[jusduat]

Let me know if you know of a way to do that in the middle
of town, and also hide your own body so the cops can't
find it.

[SunnySide]

"this story sounds so familiar to me. Gal goes out for a walk and doesn't come back and hubby/fiance calls and says she is missing. Kind of like Scott Peterson"

This same scenario sounds exactly like the Chandra Levy case too. Women are viewed as disposable objects.