Similarities To The Runaway Bride?

GotZoom

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Just for conversation sake - anyone feel that this one should have to reimburse the costs associated with her search? The only difference is that the runaway bride made up a crime to cover her running.

What if the bride just "showed back up" - no story of a crime, nothing. Just said she needed time to think, etc? Would people still want her to reimburse for the cost? If she did that, what is the difference between these two stories?

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Missing Texas student found after 7 years
Working at Sam's Club in Kentucky

Monday, June 6, 2005 Posted: 9:52 AM EDT (1352 GMT)

BRYAN, Texas (AP) -- A Texas A&M University student who had been feared murdered after disappearing nearly seven years ago has been found alive and working in Kentucky, according to authorities.

Brandi Stahr went missing in October 1998, and police spent hours searching for her body in wooded areas. They questioned a serial rapist and murderer about her just hours before he was executed last year.

But a telephone tip led investigators to Florence, Kentucky, where Stahr has been working for the last five years at a Sam's Club, said Texas Ranger Frank Malinak.

"We thought we were dealing with a missing persons case," Malinak said. "But, in actuality, we were dealing with a person who did not want to be found and was in hiding."

Stahr, 27, hid from her family after she and her mother, Ann Dickenson, got into an argument over bad grades she received during her sophomore year and her family stopped paying for school.

For the last five years, Stahr worked under her real name, using her Social Security number. But police said they were unable to locate her that way because they don't have access to IRS records.

Dickenson and Stahr haven't reunited yet, but have talked on the phone. Stahr told her sister the family should not bother visiting, but her mother said nothing will stop her.

"We're going. I'm going. Even if I have to sit out in a (Sam's Club) parking lot to see her," Dickenson said.

Although Stahr committed no crime in her disappearance, investigators spent a lot of money and time looking for her, Malinak said.

"The responsible thing to do would have been to let someone know you're OK," Malinak said. "There are going to be people expending man-hours and effort, trying to find a missing person."
 
GotZoom said:
Just for conversation sake - anyone feel that this one should have to reimburse the costs associated with her search? The only difference is that the runaway bride made up a crime to cover her running.

What if the bride just "showed back up" - no story of a crime, nothing. Just said she needed time to think, etc? Would people still want her to reimburse for the cost? If she did that, what is the difference between these two stories?

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Missing Texas student found after 7 years
Working at Sam's Club in Kentucky

Monday, June 6, 2005 Posted: 9:52 AM EDT (1352 GMT)

BRYAN, Texas (AP) -- A Texas A&M University student who had been feared murdered after disappearing nearly seven years ago has been found alive and working in Kentucky, according to authorities.

Brandi Stahr went missing in October 1998, and police spent hours searching for her body in wooded areas. They questioned a serial rapist and murderer about her just hours before he was executed last year.

But a telephone tip led investigators to Florence, Kentucky, where Stahr has been working for the last five years at a Sam's Club, said Texas Ranger Frank Malinak.

"We thought we were dealing with a missing persons case," Malinak said. "But, in actuality, we were dealing with a person who did not want to be found and was in hiding."

Stahr, 27, hid from her family after she and her mother, Ann Dickenson, got into an argument over bad grades she received during her sophomore year and her family stopped paying for school.

For the last five years, Stahr worked under her real name, using her Social Security number. But police said they were unable to locate her that way because they don't have access to IRS records.

Dickenson and Stahr haven't reunited yet, but have talked on the phone. Stahr told her sister the family should not bother visiting, but her mother said nothing will stop her.

"We're going. I'm going. Even if I have to sit out in a (Sam's Club) parking lot to see her," Dickenson said.

Although Stahr committed no crime in her disappearance, investigators spent a lot of money and time looking for her, Malinak said.

"The responsible thing to do would have been to let someone know you're OK," Malinak said. "There are going to be people expending man-hours and effort, trying to find a missing person."




Realistic food for thought!
 
GotZoom said:
Just for conversation sake - anyone feel that this one should have to reimburse the costs associated with her search? The only difference is that the runaway bride made up a crime to cover her running.

What if the bride just "showed back up" - no story of a crime, nothing. Just said she needed time to think, etc? Would people still want her to reimburse for the cost? If she did that, what is the difference between these two stories?

--------

Missing Texas student found after 7 years
Working at Sam's Club in Kentucky

Monday, June 6, 2005 Posted: 9:52 AM EDT (1352 GMT)

BRYAN, Texas (AP) -- A Texas A&M University student who had been feared murdered after disappearing nearly seven years ago has been found alive and working in Kentucky, according to authorities.

Brandi Stahr went missing in October 1998, and police spent hours searching for her body in wooded areas. They questioned a serial rapist and murderer about her just hours before he was executed last year.

But a telephone tip led investigators to Florence, Kentucky, where Stahr has been working for the last five years at a Sam's Club, said Texas Ranger Frank Malinak.

"We thought we were dealing with a missing persons case," Malinak said. "But, in actuality, we were dealing with a person who did not want to be found and was in hiding."

Stahr, 27, hid from her family after she and her mother, Ann Dickenson, got into an argument over bad grades she received during her sophomore year and her family stopped paying for school.

For the last five years, Stahr worked under her real name, using her Social Security number. But police said they were unable to locate her that way because they don't have access to IRS records.

Dickenson and Stahr haven't reunited yet, but have talked on the phone. Stahr told her sister the family should not bother visiting, but her mother said nothing will stop her.

"We're going. I'm going. Even if I have to sit out in a (Sam's Club) parking lot to see her," Dickenson said.

Although Stahr committed no crime in her disappearance, investigators spent a lot of money and time looking for her, Malinak said.

"The responsible thing to do would have been to let someone know you're OK," Malinak said. "There are going to be people expending man-hours and effort, trying to find a missing person."
I didn't think the runaway Bride should have had to repay...just deal with the charges.
So No..

Now, on the other hand...If your home alarm goes off and police are sent to investigate 3 times
(within 30 days I think) and find nothing but a malfunction or stupidity, you get a fine in my community..So..a fine for these folks would be fair.
 
I guess from now on if someone wants to disappear a note is in order.
"I'm leaving....don't come looking for me".

But could not a kidnapper/murderer leave such a note?
 
First, the police should be able to access IRS records in missing persons cases. That would have cleared this whole thing up.

Second, this Brandi girl needs to figure out what forgiveness is and start applying it.
 
gop_jeff said:
You missed it...

That was meant to be a comment about how the picture looks like it was taken in 1988.

Ohh...ok...that is weird because I actually thought the same thing looking at that picture. I had to go back and double check on the date too.

Can you believe she is 20 in that picture?

Geez........

And....looking at it close...she is 5-3, 130? She doesn't look 130 in the picture..unless she is one of those girls who Queen sung about......
 
archangel said:
Realistic food for thought!

To me, here is the difference. While both were runaways, the first case had the hallmarks of a runaway-fighting with parents and bad grades. While a note would have been good, probably was fighting with one or both parents all the time.

Bride on the other hand, 'went missing' the day before the wedding. No note in this case was beyond irresponsible, unless there were indications of her 'nervousness' that haven't been in the press.
 
gop_jeff said:
You missed it...

That was meant to be a comment about how the picture looks like it was taken in 1988.
I think we are just getting old Jeff. Last night I saw a documentary that had Hillary in it in 1993 and I swear, if I hadn't know that the interview took place in 1993, I would have sworn it was in the mid 80's. The hairdoo, dress, etc. was so frigg'n ugly (just like Hillary). As we get older, we forget what we looked like just a couple of years ago! lol
 
Kathianne said:
To me, here is the difference. While both were runaways, the first case had the hallmarks of a runaway-fighting with parents and bad grades. While a note would have been good, probably was fighting with one or both parents all the time.

Bride on the other hand, 'went missing' the day before the wedding. No note in this case was beyond irresponsible, unless there were indications of her 'nervousness' that haven't been in the press.
Exactly. I wonder why the parents were so set on having her declared dead... I bet the insurance company found her cuz they didn't want to pay out. The reason I say this is that the parents admit they had been fighting with her, they had cut her off and she had threatened to runaway. So they *knew* she wasn't dead... they probably were just trying to collect on insurance. Apparently the seven year deadline was just about to run out when she was "found". Something smells here.
 
You have the right to disappear if you wish, note or not. If you then attempt to draw suspicion to fictitious bad guys then you have crossed the line and have broken the law.
 
no1tovote4 said:
You have the right to disappear if you wish, note or not. If you then attempt to draw suspicion to fictitious bad guys then you have crossed the line and have broken the law.
Bingo!
 
freeandfun1 said:
I think we are just getting old Jeff. Last night I saw a documentary that had Hillary in it in 1993 and I swear, if I hadn't know that the interview took place in 1993, I would have sworn it was in the mid 80's. The hairdoo, dress, etc. was so frigg'n ugly (just like Hillary). As we get older, we forget what we looked like just a couple of years ago! lol


Your not that old free..if you were my age you would know the difference...
"Viagra" crowd you are not...LOL...then again maybe ya are!
 

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