What do you believe happened to the following people?

[1990 UM fan]

I will list some prominent cases and I want to hear what you think became of them, who is responsible and/or what possibly happened to them.

Jodi Huisentruit
Angela Hammond
Kristi Krebs
Leah Roberts
Wil Hendrick
Amy Bechtel
Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman
Amy Bradley
Jeremy Bright
Tara Breckenridge

I will give you those 10 for now so I'm not bombarding you with a load of cases.

[TheCars1986]

Originally Posted by 1990 UM fan

Jodi Huisentruit
Angela Hammond
Kristi Krebs
Leah Roberts
Wil Hendrick
Amy Bechtel
Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman
Amy Bradley
Jeremy Bright
Tara Breckenridge

Jodi Huisentruit - I think she was abducted by someone who was stalking her (possibly saw her on TV) and was killed shortly after she disappeared.

Kristi Krebs - need to rewatch this segment, can't really remember the specifics.

Leah Roberts - they didn't mention this on UM, but on "Disappeared" they mentioned a suspect who was seen eating with Leah at a restaurant who also had knowledge of cars, and I think this guy killed her, took her car and abandoned it and tampered with it to make it seem like she had car troubles. Wish I could elaborate more, but it's been awhile since I've seen the "Disappeared" show.

Wil Hendrick - I think something happened at that party that he was last seen at and was killed by someone (or a group of people) there. People at that party definitely know more than what they're telling.

Amy Bechtel - I'm almost 50/50 on this one. Her husband could have something to do with her disappearance (his refusal to cooperate with the authorities over a simple question is kind of baffling), but I also think it's possible that she stumbled on a random serial killer.

Laura Bible/Ashley Freeman - I think whoever killed the Freeman's also took Laura and Ashley out of trailer and killed them and dumped their bodies elsewhere.

Amy Bradley - She fell overboard after drinking all night long.

Jeremy Bright - Any one of the theories presented in UM could be valid here. Whatever happened, the three men who's names kept popping up definitely murdered him and hid his body somewhere.

Tara Breckinridge - I always go 50/50 on this one. Wayne Hecker could have killed her after a fight, but then again she also could have had legitimate car problems and was picked up by either a random sicko, or the customer who had a strange fascination with her.

[McBevis]

Originally Posted by 1990 UM fan

I will list some prominent cases and I want to hear what you think became of them, who is responsible and/or what possibly happened to them.

Jodi Huisentruit
Angela Hammond
Kristi Krebs
Leah Roberts
Wil Hendrick
Amy Bechtel
Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman
Amy Bradley
Jeremy Bright
Tara Breckenridge

I will give you those 10 for now so I'm not bombarding you with a load of cases.

I think Jodi Huisentruit was definitely abducted and most likely killed not long after. From everything that was mentioned about her in the segment, she just doesn't sound like somebody who was capable of disappearing on purpose, and I think it was a random abduction, because there didn't seem to be anything in her background that might indicate a specific person who would have a reason for taking her.

I think Angela Hammond is sadly long since dead. Like Jodi, she was someone who was liked by pretty much everybody, and didn't seem to have anything shadowy going on that you would think would lead up to this, so it was probably a random abduction. Also, this case has dragged on for more than 20 years without any major breaks. I think if Angela was still alive, something would have given by now.

I think the most likely theory about Kristi Krebs is that she had a nervous breakdown. I'm on the fence about whether or not foul play was involved in this one, because there was one witness who actually gave her a ride sometime after she disappeared from the woods, and after spending some time with and talking to this person, I think it's unlikely that the witness is mistaken. Whether or not she's dead or alive is questionable at this point, but I think that there's somewhat of a chance that she's alive, and if she's dead, I think it's just as likely that it could be from exposure or possibly even suicide as opposed to being murdered.

I think that there is a possibility that Leah Roberts is alive somewhere with amnesia. It was mentioned at the end of the segment that someone believed to be her was spotted and described as disoriented and disheveled, but otherwise alive and unharmed. Also, I think there's a possibility that she could of disappeared deliberately, because she left behind a lot of the things and people that were part of her life to embark on a journey of spiritual self-discovery, and it was also mentioned that she had had to endure the deaths of several close family members, so I think yet another possibility is that she left to escape all that grief, and it eventually got to her in such a way that caused amnesia or a nervous breakdown.

I think that Wil Hendrick was murdered either because of the confrontation that took place at that party he was at, or as a retaliatory act by the person who slurred at Wil's partner after the partner fired this person from his company.

Like some other people, I'm definitely not sure about Amy Bechtel. The journals kept by her husband are admittedly disturbing, but there's still no way of knowing if they have any bearing at all on what happened to Amy, and I don't have a strong feeling that her husband was involved, and I can NEVER fault somebody or view them suspiciously for refusing to take a lie detector test. They are frequently inaccurate, there are things, such as anxiety, depression, sickness, or being on medication that can easily make a mess of the results. It's simply not a good way to garner information, and if I were under suspicion for something that I knew I wasn't guilty of, I would absolutely NOT want to entrust my fate to a machine that may not know what it's talking about. Also, even though Amy was an experienced outdoors person, the place where she was last seen is still a place of formidable and dangerous terrain where it would not be overly uncommon for someone to suffer accidental death.

I'm probably more on the fence about Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible than anybody else on this list. I would hate to think that they were involved, and although I'm not headstrong in thinking that's what definitely happened, I can't completely shake off that possibility either. At one point, there were two people (unknown to each other) who had confessed to murdering them, but one confession was determined to be false, and the other one unreliable. There was also the possibility that Vinita, Oklahoma law enforcement personnel were on bad terms with the Freemans, and at one point, one officer was believed to have said something to Danny Freeman to the effect of "we'll do what we want and there's nothing you can do about it," in a rather threatenting manner, so I wouldn't rule out the possibility of involvement on the part of law enforcement.

I'm not sure I believe that Amy Bradley accidentally fell overboard. Even if she'd been drunk, it's still hard to imagine her deliberately going near the railing by herself. I think that either she was kidnapped and possibly killed by a member of the cruise staff, or she was abducted by someone on one of the islands and forced to sell herself. One thing that I find suspicious on the part of the ship staff is that they didn't immediately honor the family's request to have Amy's name said aloud over the P.A.. It doesn't matter how early it is or how many people are asleep; when there is a potentially serious emergency like that, the ship should immediately go on lockdown.

It's hard to say either one thing or the other about Jeremy Bright as to whether he was shot while swimming or given a drink with poison in it or what have you, but I think one thing that is probably certain is that he suffered a horrible and unnecessary death at the hands of the local teenagers.

For the longest time, I thought that Tara Breckenridge's disappearance was either a random abduction, or something that could possibly be traced back to her place of employment. I didn't think that her boyfriend was involved. However, someone claiming to be one of his exes posted on another thread, saying that Wayne Hecker was abusive and controlling, as well as involved in illegal activities, so if it was a legitimate posting, then my original perception of Wayne would certainly be skewered now.

[ILikeTurtles]

Tara Brekenridge is so similar to Dottie Caylor, Christi Nichols, Wendy Camp, Susan Harrison, Charlotte Pollis, etc....controlling man in the life who snapped when the power of the relationship came out of his control.

The reason they are also similar is the fact that all the murders were committed by males, mostly all with low IQ, but for some way or another all got away with it.

[TheCars1986]

I forgot to mention Angela Hammond. I think what happened to her is exactly what her boyfriend Rob described and she was killed shortly after being abducted. I can't imagine the horrors she went through...

[RobinW]

Tara Breckenridge and Amy Bechtel are two missing persons cases where the spouses are under suspicion and could have possibly been abusive, but ultimately, I don't think they had anything to with the disappearances.

I'm sure that Wayne Hecker probably wasn't the greatest boyfriend in the world and very well could have been abusive to Tara, but I really don't think he could have killed her and successfully disposed of her body in such a narrow timeframe. I lean towards the theory that she had car trouble and was picked by a random abductor.

Even though there's no evidence to suggest it, I've always been intrigued by the theory that Lisa Kimmel's killer, Dale Wayne Eaton, could have been responsible for Amy Bechtel's disappearance since he was known to be in the area at the time. I really don't think Steve Bechtel had anything to do with it. It is certainly possible he could have been abusive towards Amy, and I've always wondered if one of his main reasons for not taking a lie detector test was to avoid answering any potentially incriminating questions about whether he caused those bruises she had. But if his own attorney advised him not to take the test, I can't blame Steve for listening to him.

As for Amy Bradley, I was never completely sold on the "sex slave" theory until I saw the recent episode of Beth Holloway's "Vanished", which presented some pretty compelling evidence and fairly credible eyewitness accounts of Amy under duress. Sex slave or not, I've never believed she simply fell overboard as cruise ship railings are supposed to be designed to prevent that, and I'm inclined to believe that someone on that ship did something bad to her.

Will probably present my thoughts on some of the others when I have more time...

[dynoguy88]

Amy Bradley - She didn't fall off the side of the ship. She was abducted by someone when she left the room while her parents were still asleep. It was 5 in the morning, there were few people about, nobody would have noticed. The witness sightings sound very credible. And they had nothing to gain by coming forward seeing that they turned down the money reward the Bradley's were offering for information. I even buy the sex slavery theory and the fact that it could have gone on for years. But I doubt she is alive today.

Angela Hammond - Rob is innocent. Everything happened as he said. Sadly, I think her attacker raped and killed her within hours of her abduction and he dumped her body somewhere in the countryside around rural Missouri which surrounds Clinton.

Wil Hendrick - The confrontation with the party boys upstairs always concerned me. These boys might have been homophobic but I don't see them as cold blooded killers. I think they were just stupid and incredibly drunk. When Will parted with Katie, I think he went upstairs to confront the boys and they might have ganged up on him and somehow accidently killed him. Then they panicked and dumped his body somewhere outside of Moscow.

Jeremy Bright - Local boys killed him. Another accidental death that was covered up.

Tara Breckenridge stumps me because of the location where her car was found...



It's not an ideal place to kidnap someone. I have no clue about this one.

[TheCars1986]

I think Steve Becthel's reaction to the PD accusing him of "knowing more than he was saying" was probably warranted (if he truely didn't have anything to do with them) and he also had every right to request legal counsel when they wanted him to take a polygraph. I still think it's odd that because of that alone he flat out refused to cooperate with them any further. Wouldn't you want to do everything in your power to find your wife, especially with the resources law enforcement has? He just came off as whiny to me in the segment, like he felt he was victimized, when in reality the first person LE looks into is the missing person's spouse.

[1990 UM fan]

I like the responses you all have given me. Alot of them are very good points and possibilities. I'll let more people answer and then let me know if and when you want me to name more people so you all can answer those like the other 10 above.

[FarinaforBrkfast]

Name more people!!!

[Steve W.]

I think Jeremy Bright was killed at the hands of Terry and David Steinhoff. IMO, they saw him and coerced him to go somewhere with them shortly after he finished talking with his mom on the pay phone at the fairgrounds. Then I don't know whether they accidentally killed him or intentionally murdered him, but I think they probably shot him.

Here's where I think it might have gotten more disturbing: I think after Jeremy died from his wounds, the Steinhoffs decided that they were going to make sure that he was never found (obviously so they would never be charged with his murder) so I think (unfortunately) that they dismembered his body and that this is why David Steinhoff was seen with a pool of blood on his shirt and why Johnny Fish seemed scarred for life from that point on. What they did with his dismembered body, I'm not sure.

That's my theory as to what happened to him.

[Jediknight1823]

Amy Bechtel - I think Dale Wayne Eaton is responsible for her disappearance. He was in the area, heck his own brother puts him on the road Amy would have used.

Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman - I tend to believe the theory that Danny was a small time drug dealer. This pissed another dealer off, and he sent someone there to take care of Danny. They took the girls, did whatever they wanted with them, killed them and dumped the bodies. I don't think the cops had anything to do with it, due to dropping out and handing the case over to the Oklahoma Bureau after Danny's body was found. If the girls would have done it, they would have been found by now.

Jeremy Bright - I believe the accidental death theory.

Tara Breckenridge - I don't think Wayne had anything to do with it. I think Tara had a stalker at the club, who messed with her car, followed her, and abducted her under the guise of giving her a ride.

[1990 UM fan]

ok, here is 10 more people (you can still answer the first 10 if you wish)

Katherine Korzilius
Bryan Nisenfeld
Cynthia Anderson
Sabrina Aisenberg
A.J. Breaux
Dottie Caylor
Anthonette Cayedito
Leonard Dirickson
Hugh Harlin
Sharon Marshall & Michael Hughes

[McBevis]

Originally Posted by 1990 UM fan

ok, here is 10 more people (you can still answer the first 10 if you wish)

Katherine Korzilius
Bryan Nisenfeld
Cynthia Anderson
Sabrina Aisenberg
A.J. Breaux
Dottie Caylor
Anthonette Cayedito
Leonard Dirickson
Hugh Harlin
Sharon Marshall & Michael Hughes

Katherine Korzilius - This is a really difficult one, but my best guess is that she was abducted and killed in the vacant lot near the edge of her neighborhood and deliberately placed where she was found. I do NOT believe the theory of her jumping onto and then falling off of the back of her parents' SUV, nor do I think it was an accidental hit and run. Her injuries and the position of her body when it was found suggest something much more deliberate.

Bryan Nisenfeld - This is a hard one, too. I don't think it was suicide, but I'm really split on whether it was accidental or murder. He very well could have been murdered, and because of the harassing phone calls, there was certainly a reason for him to be scared, but I think the possibility of an accident is likely also. Because he liked to sit and read on a jetty near the ocean, I think it's possible that he could have slipped and fallen off of them, possibly hitting his head, and drowned in the ocean. The thing that really makes this one difficult is that his foot is the only part of him that was ever found, so whether it became detached from his body as a result of being dismembered or simply because sea animals were eating away at his corpse is something that really can't be said either way.

Cynthia Anderson - I think she was murdered because she was either a whistle-blower or was going to be one. I'm not sure if anybody knows this, but on at least one Lifetime airing of the episode with this segment, an update was shown, explaining that several people had been indicted on charges relating to illegal drug activity. While nothing concerning Cindy's fate was definitively proven, it was mentioned that one of the people indicted was Cindy's employer at the time she went missing, and that there was a possibility that she was murdered because she said something or was going to say something that would have exposed what he was involved in.

Sabrina Aisenberg - As far as Sabrina herself being dead or alive, I really don't have a solid theory either way, but I definitely believe that her parents know more than they're saying. Unlike the Darlie Routier case, where there is some physical evidence that might cast at least some doubt upon her guilt, there is nothing to go on in this case other than the word of the Aisenbergs versus the word of investigators, and I agree that some of the Aisenbergs' behavior following the disappearance is definitely suspicious (the smiling incident, and hiring an attorney almost from the get-go).

A.J. Breaux - I think he's most likely dead at this point. However, I think that the sightings of him being drunk and confused have some good credibility, because from what I remember (I haven't seen the segment in a little while), is that these witnesses where people that either knew him somewhat, or had the opportunity to have more than just a split-second glimpse of him. Also, despite several years of being sober, this is somebody who was a known alcoholic, so it wouldn't be all that far-fetched to assume that he was drinking again. Ultimately, I think he was probably killed by the people he was seen in the company of.

Dottie Caylor - I may be in the minority, but I'm not totally convinced that her husband is responsible. I'm not necessarily convinced that he's totally innocent either and I don't necessarily fault people who are convinced that he's guilty, but it's hard for me to say that he definitely did it, because he just seems like too much of a kooky stupida** to be the mastermind of something so provocative that has dragged on for nearly 30 years without anything major evidence surfacing. It was well known that it was a bad marriage, and during the last couple of years, Dottie had taken several notable measures to assert some new independence, and I think it's a possibility that she did run off on purpose to start a new life, possibly with the support of some of these new female friends of hers, and that the appeal of this newfound freedom and independence might have made it easier for her to put her agoraphobia on the back burner the day she disappeared. One thing, however, that does throw a wrench into that scenario is that she was never heard from again by her sister, which was insisted to be uncharacteristic, so from that end, she could very well be deceased, whether or not at the hands of her husband I'm not sure.

Anthonette Cayedito - I think whoever kidnapped her knew the family or had information about them, because it was strongly insisted that she would not have opened a door for just anybody. The person had to know that she had an uncle Joe. I think it's unlikely that she's still alive today.

Leonard Dirickson - From what was said in the segment, it did not sound like he was somebody who would disappear on purpose. The guy driving the white Ford F-150 was mentioned at the time only as someone wanted for questioning, but I would definitely consider him to be a suspect. For starters, Leonard Dirickson's house was not the easiest place to get to, so it would have been unusual for a stranger to just drive by accidentally, and this person had also apparently wanted to buy a horse from Leonard that had NOT been designated as for sale. I think the man either knew or at least knew of Leonard Dirickson, and for reasons unknown, either killed him or did something that resulted in his disappearance. Also, I think that the person who said they saw Leonard dancing at a bar months after he went missing is probably mistaken. It just seems too weird and out of place in this situation.

Hugh Harlin - My best guess is that he's dead by now, but I've long been torn about this one. To me he doesn't immediately strike me as a murderer, but some of his behavior immediately following his wife's death, as well as some of the circumstances of his own disappearance, seems a bit suspicious to me. His friends who were interviewed who say that he wouldn't be involved in something like that seem like regular, everyday people who probably don't have any reason to lie, so I'm not really sure what to think.

Sharon Marshall & Michael Hughes - We know that Sharon was killed in a questionable accident that Franklin Floyd is believed to be behind, and though there has been no evidence to suggest that Michael is dead, I think he probably is. Franklin Floyd is a very sick and demented person, yet very intelligent and methodical at the same time, and I sincerely believe that he does know the answers to all of the disturbing questions that surround this case. Hopefully, when the time comes where his death is imminent, he'll talk while on his deathbed. If he doesn't, then I think that there will be almost no hope of this one ever being solved.

[FarinaforBrkfast]

Sabrina Aisenberg

I strongly believe that the parents murdered her....either intentionally, or an accident that they wanted to cover up.
There is just NO trace of anyone in their house, and babies are rarely taken by strangers. (i'm not saying it doesn't happen, but by and large, it is often a family member.)