There are a few details in the case of Libby and Abby that are always up for discussion, discrepancy and contradiction.
1. Could one killer have completed this entire act alone?
2. Did he or did he not wear gloves at any point during the crime?
3. Did he know one or both of the girls personally?
LE has already stated there is a possibility of two killers. Sgt. Bursten said, "Keep in mind people out there in TV land, you can only see here, (pointing to the photo) you can not see here or here." (pointing to the peripheral vision area).
Bursten did not say there were two killers, he said there is a likelihood of two killers. But they don't know.
In the beginning, they thought it was one killer, stating there was no risk of another attack on the community, implying it was personal.
But who knows? Only the killer/killers.
In the event there was just one killer, let's talk about how he may have subdued or gained control over both girls and avoid the risk of losing one to escape.
Most people who look at BG's photo, taken by Libby, see the outline of a gun in his right hand coat pocket. Just making someone aware that you have a gun will subdue them.
Have you ever had a loaded gun in your face?
I have . . . and I wasn't alone.
There was also another female with me. We were both under control of one gunman and there was no escape without taking a chance of being shot. If someone is pointing a gun at another person and that person wants to live, they're not going to argue.
So, no matter where he wanted them to go, they'd go.
BG approached the girls at the end of the bridge and instructed them to go "down the hill". Obviously with a gun pointed at them, they're going to go down the hill and anywhere else BG demands they go and they're not going to fight it.
If he acted alone, subduing two girls with the threat of a gun wouldn't be that difficult. There has been no mention of ligature marks (within the rumors of the condition of the bodies) but we can surmise that it was possible BG held them at gunpoint, making one tie up the other.
BG obviously had a pouch around his waist. Some say it is a deer kit. Some say it's a rape kit. The outline of a gun appears to be showing from within his coat pocket. His hands are protruding from the front pockets of his jeans, no watch. The "shiny spot" some refer to as a watch, is his hand. A watch would not be that big.
The point? BG did not have on gloves. I've said this before and I'll continue to repeat this. BG did not have any concern of his fingerprints or DNA being found. This was for one of three reasons.
1. He knew one or both of the girls so personally that finding his prints or DNA at the scene would be expected.
3. He has no prior arrests with nothing to identify him in the system.
OR both 1 and 3.
Some say, "He would be too obvious in his plans if he had on gloves".
I disagree because he had on enough layers to justify wearing gloves without appearing suspicious.
Some say, "Maybe he put them on after he stopped the girls".
I can't see him doing that unless he has already tied up or subdued both girls by some manner. He could have had one girl tie the other to a tree but he'd have to put down his weapon long enough to put on gloves before attacking or even tying up the other girl.
Would he really take that risk?
Another thing I've noticed is the lack of facial concealment by BG. Meaning, he could have put on sunglasses to hide his face more. It was a pretty day, no one would have suspected a thing. So why didn't he use any other aids for disguising himself?
I'm sure the photo from Libby's phone was not something he expected to come out but that really doesn't matter. The fact that he never tried to disguise his face or cover his hands . . . matters. I'm sure he expected to run into other people out there that day. Other people who would remember him. That didn't matter to him either.
So, did he have help waiting at the end of the bridge?
In the audio, a few people have said they could hear a slight scream immediately after BG said, "down the hill". If one of the girls did scream, was it because she saw the weapon or because she saw a second party hiding at the end of the bridge?
It could have been either.
It has been said, "No way could one person pull off a crime like this alone".
I disagree with that as well.
It's already obvious BG wasn't afraid of being identified by DNA or prints. It seems he wasn't afraid of being seen at Monon High Bridge that day either.
Let's look at another scenario or crime flow for just a moment.
[I am using the following example as if Libby received the most brutal attack between the two girls. This scenario can obviously be reversed as far as the girls go.]
BG follows Libby and Abby across the bridge. As they reach the end of the bridge, he pulls his gun and says, "go down the hill".
The girls are directed across the creek and into the wooded area. He obviously knew his surroundings well enough to know exactly where to direct the girls to go without hesitation.
BG instructs Libby to tie Abby to a tree and gag her.
His DNA is expected to be found on Libby because he knows her personally.
He attacks Libby brutally while Abby is forced to watch.
Once he is finished with Libby, he turns to Abby, sticks a knife in her throat
(as an example of a quick, silent kill)
and carefully removes his rope and the gagging material
(if it is not the girls' personal property, i.e. clothing/sock),
leaving only prints and/or DNA on Libby.
