Just came across this article. I know we have read it before but it is good to read it again as a recap. At this point, Shannon's body had still not been found.
Five dead women turn up on a beach, and their families ask: Who murdered my daughter? Who was my sister — really?
nymag.com
Wow. This is a long read. Whether anyone believes it or not, longer I think than any post I have ever posted. Even my one about lack of salt on a burger, etc. Long, long, long but is a MUST READ. Some I knew but some I either forgot or didn't. ANYONE who cares about this case needs to read it imo. But it is long, however, interesting and well written...
There are SO many things I wanted to point out or comment towards but by the time done was oversaturated and would have to take it but by bit again to do so.
I have a rare 1 p.m. work start today and was up early after getting home at 6:30 last night (also rare) so had a fair gap for once between shifts. I started reading this this morning and only now finished. Considering this isn't a recent article but was July of 2023 it makes it even more interesting...
So many things and thoughts crossed my mind while reading it but it went on so long, I've lost them and people here will probably be thankful lol.
I am saying it is a MUST read although yes, it has probably been out before but I didn't recall it all by a long shot.
I recall few of my comments on parts I was going to make as it took a long time to read.
One is that they had Shannon's footprints yet couldn't find her. Another is that they were all $200 per hour escorts, etc. I did not recall that Brewer and Shannon actually left his home at on epoint for a time... But I had many more thoughts than I can recall and it is a work day.
Again I'd say a must read. A long one but VERY good.
You know hooker and prostitute has changed to sex worker and escort has always been around to insulate it is higher class and only a date, not sex but it's all the same... OR dancer and they don't do the sex. Hardly ever the case imo. Or how about massage?
It's so sad this is tried to and in some cases the drugs too in order to make a quick big buck at total risk to oneself. Yeah trying to raise children, or support oneself or have any finer things in life takes more than minimum wage but at what cost... Not judging but am saying perhaps in some cases, not all, the allure and belief they are in control when they are meeting creeps and strangers and being used is very sad.
In some cases, it is drugs or someone got them into it when young of course or controlled them whether pimp or bf and in some cases probably he same or a driver that wanted his cut no matter what.
Again this was a must read, poignant, sad, informative and very family of the girls oriented... And the LACK of investigation, etc.
The sister who did the life herself gave some real insight imo.... Was that Overstreet I think. Again it was sooo long that what is as thinking on each thing and comments were out of my head by the end.
And it says a lot about the investigation, the lack of such and the suspects even as to was it two LE that were looked at... I forget. A lot of my morning has went towards reading it all.
The comparison from Shannon Gilbert to Natallee Holloway and the interest was striking... And true.
I hope I get time to look back because there was a good point or two case wise... However earlier on and by the end, my mid was on the last how many paragraphs and facts.
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