Posted on 05/03/2005 9:35:59 AM PDT by MikeEdwards
Last Tuesday, 32-year-old Jennifer Wilbanks, a resident of Duluth Georgia, went out jogging and disappeared. Her disappearance was out of character for the young woman who was to be married the following Saturday. Almost immediately, the police began an investigation and a massive search was underway that involved over 100 police officers and several hundred volunteers. All that was found was a clump of hair that might have been Jennifers.
Early Saturday morning, Wilbanks went to a payphone located at a 7-11 store in Albuquerque New Mexico and phoned her family and 911. She told both her family and the police that she had been kidnapped by a "Mexican" man and a white woman in a blue van. They cut her hair but otherwise did not harm her. She managed to escape and was able to make the phone calls.
Two hours later, while being interviewed by the Albuquerque police and the FBI, Wilbanks admitted that she had not been kidnapped. She had gotten cold feet about her wedding, and decided to just leave home. She had put money aside for her trip and had cut her hair, presumably to alter her appearance. She took a bus from Georgia to Las Vegas where she simply hung around for a couple of days before she took another bus to Albuquerque. Out of money, she called her family and told them that she wanted to come home. Later on Saturday, Wilbanks stepfather and uncle flew to New Mexico and brought her back. . . . .
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As far as I can tell, the only law she broke was in the phone call falsely reporting that she had been kidnapped. Leaving the state without telling anyone what she was doing was not a crime, but a moral outrage. She should be charged with filing a false report, and then hauled in front of the judge and placed on probation.
I just heard she has pulled similar "stunts" on 2 other occasions. She is a rich bit** head case.
" If we just implanted that GPS tracking device into everyone at birth, this wouldn't be a problem."
Don't ever run for political office!
Her fiance should thank his lucky stars she left. Saved him just in the nick of time, I'd say.
This equates to these people who do dangerous activities, in the outback, mountains, etc, getting stranded, causing thousands of dollars and man power hours to be expended in their rescues when they get into trouble. They should have to pay that back. And, she should have to pay for it also. False reports, and the expended monies in trying to determine what happened to her because of her false report and little disappearing act.
Not really, he wants her back.
That's what makes me upset and angry - whenever people like this do selfish "crying wolf" things, it always, always makes it worse for the legitimate victims. Her dad was on the the Today Show this morning saying that people in Duluth don't want her charged and that only people outside think so. I wonder. Just because his friends and family are supportive doesn't mean others feel similarly.
She's 32 years old for crying out loud! If she was 19 I could see it. I figure if you're this unstable at 32 (not sure if you want to marry or not), then it "aint never gonna happen."
One thing she will won't be able to repay is the emotional toll she must've placed on her family and friends.
Especially after cases like the [Laci] Peterson's and [Lori] Hacking's, to hear that a female has "gone missing" has to place a heavy weight on those close to her. One one hand, I'm sure their first feeling was, "thank God she's safe." But a close second must also be, "what the hell was she thinking, causing so much grief to closest to her?"
Running away isn't a crime, but she went further and told them a false story. THAT'S a crime.
I totally agree. It was almost a full week before she made a call (someone please correct me if I am wrong), and by then Rita Cosby and FNC had done wall to wall coverage with it. Its a free country.
Oh, no. This poor, innocent girl should not be charged. She should be celebrated for raising America's awareness of Pre-Bridal Anxiety Disorder. After therapy I hope she will lead the campaign to identify and treat this terrible and often misunderstood malady.-American Society of Psychobabbology
"Not really, he wants her back."
He must be a glutton for punishment.
Treat her just like Tawana Brawley.
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