Missing Woman Nicola Bulley 8

[ofwarren]

Here's the new thread

My phone is playing up. I wrote a FAQ and then it crashed and I lost it all.

I'm also dealing with a child on the spectrum who is bouncing off the walls this evening so I apologise for not being around much.

@davegrohll 😂

The witness is obviously local and used to seeing fishermen so if it struck them as odd maybe it could have been

Or maybe they were just doing their thing and fishing

But when dealing with a missing woman in the area shouldn’t all things be explored if someone reported it and thought it suspicious at the time

no one is bullying these fisherman at all as a pp stated

this thread is to discuss and that what’s happening we are discussing it

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It really is laughable

@tinx I agree, my bold just failed when I was quoting the whingy poster

Why? Do some of these prolific posters have an issue with becoming obsessed with things, I wonder?

Don’t you think it’s not normal (we’re apparently allowed to use this phrase) to obsess over one missing woman, to the extent that a few posters have contributed to 8000 posts?

I think it’s concerning that you are so obsessed with this case.

@7eleven if I went missing or someone close to me. Minus the ridiculousness the main posters haven't posted I'd want 8000 comments of people giving a shit about me or someone close to me

I think it’s concerning that you are so obsessed with this case.

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@7eleven I think its concerning you're not

How does it have anything to do with you, how I spend my time?
I'm not the one reading and commenting on threads that I don't like. THATS what's not normal.

Someone accused me of doing it on the other thread, that's how ridiculous things have got

I appreciate these threads too. Finding them a good source for updates and hearing from posters local to the area. Am refraining from posting much as cba with the snippy replies. Imagine there are many the same.

Silly really. We are writing on a mumsnet thread not the Sunday Times.

Past.

Do you think it's maybe a bit obsessive to object so strongly and repeatedly about people discussing a major news story?

*Past, not Past (or pasta)

I posted this on the other thread, but I'm going to repeat it here for those that think discussing cases online is 'tittle-tattle'

On the subject of online speculation and 'armchair detectives'....without the aid of 'web sleuths' Marion Barter's family (of The Lady Vanishes podcast) would still be hitting a brick wall with the police insisting she was a missing person who left of her own accord.

The podcast gained worldwide attention which forced a formal review of the case which, in turn, resulted in further investigation. It also gained enough traction that the case was referred to the coroners court and an inquest was opened - the family are closer than ever to finding out what happened to Marion.

All of this was possible because of one 'web-sleuth' who found a lonely hearts ad, which they followed up and found a man, completely unknown to Marion's family who astonishingly admitted to having an 'affair' with her. Further investigation into this man had revealed he has a history of conning women. Nobody had heard of this man, none of Marion's friends or family - he was only found because of online-speculation.

The case is still unsolved as far as I know, but without the 'online speculation' Marion's daughter would be left with only the police narrative that her mum had willingly left.

I think the 'oh PA twitched and rubbed his nose therefore he's guilty' posts should be removed - but general discussion of this bizarre case is not harmful to the investigation and it's a shame people have been silenced on this.

A link to Marion's disappearance if you've never heard of her - fascinating case:

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/11/27/asia/australia-marion-barter-florabella-remakel-missing-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

I guess this case has captured public attention so much because it seems like it could've been anyone; the details are odd (the Teams call, the dog being dry); and because the window for the disappearance seems so small. It may be that nothing ever comes to light, but I hope there is some sort of resolution for the family's sake.

It's so easy to become invested in difficult things very heavily. My friend (who is not Ukrainian, has no family or friends in Ukraine and has never been to Ukraine) got incredibly emotionally caught up in the war last year. It's natural to feel like that, but it started to affect her so badly after a while, and ultimately it wasn't helpful to her or anyone.

yeah we all know about that one isolated case.....doesnt explain away or excuse the rabid tittle tattle and obsession as seen on these threads

People (not all, of course) aren't ‘discussing’ it though. They’re speculating, based on appearances, making spurious statements and acting like it’s a series of Happy Valley.

Yesterday, somebody literally posted the name of a man and a company and insinuated they were involved. That’s outrageous, don’t you think?

@ofwarren . I'd like to thank you for your contribution to this thread. I've found all the information and varying opinions very interesting.

Yes, that's why we report those type of posts and get them deleted.

Read the article. The witness actually says it wasn’t cold that day. That’s why it struck him as odd.

Was that me pointing out that the 'diving expert' uses red vans?

I thought restrained myself from mentioning that. 🤣

The constant having to explain and defend these threads is getting tiring now and im finding it very hard to ignore and not reply back which is a me problem but, it is taking away from the point of the threads. I'm gonna take a step back now because i now dont feel like im able to contribute anything useful or discuss anymore with out feel frustration towards posters. I'll just read, like I done for the majority of the threads.

It's been good to chat to certain posters

@ofwarren thank you for keeping this in the light and for being patient with people. 💐

Someone on the previous thread tried to justify their weird interest in this case by saying that it would teach us all what we could do differently to prevent it from happening to us.

This is the biggest load of bollocks. It is sheer rubbernecking. If we could prevent these things from happening, nobody would ever be murdered/abducted/drown. It's just a pathetic justification for endless speculation by a load of sub-Miss-Marples. I don't know why MN allows these threads to stand.