Guys it might be that she was tragically put there after the guy searched the water. It's all a horrible situation. oh give it a bloody rest.
Woman goes missing.
Police: “We believe she is in the river and there is no-one else involved. There is no evidence that a crime was committed.”
PF: “if she’s in the river I’ll find her within an hour” (next day) “within a day” (the day after) “she’s not in the river.”
Public: “that expert guy said she’s not in the river, so she’s not in the river. Let’s start breaking into buildings and stalking people and accusing the family and friends, if we make up enough stories about them then one of them is bound to be true. Oh, and if you want real facts you can read my threads here on mn which start with a helpful FAQ for anyone who wants to know about the case in depth.”
A week later, police: “Nicola had some vulnerabilities which we didn’t reveal beforehand out in deference to her family. We still believe she’s in the river and there is no evidence that a crime has been committed.”
People on the internet. “I wonder what the vulnerabilities were. Obviously the partner and the sister/friend/<insert person of choice> were having an affair, she was under investigation by social services y’know?”
Police: “we wanted to clarify that Nicola had some alcohol issues which had re-surfaced after the menopause”.
Public: How dare the police reveal her vulnerabilities.”
Family: “The police revealed Nicola’s struggles because someone had threatened to sell the story.”
Peter Falding: Maybe I was wrong, I didn’t have all the facts you see, maybe I need to search the river again. For whisky bottles and such.”
Police: “a body has been found in the river.”
Public: “it was probably never there. It was probably planted there. That expert bloke said it wasn’t in the river y’know.”