Original Police Report

My Written Analysis of The Springfield Three

I couldn’t sleep the other night and my mind ventured to the 3mw, and the more I tossed and turned the more I realized how obsessed I've become with this case.

Eventually, I started thinking of the "facts" known about this case and how little the public knows.
So now I want everyone else to brainstorm where my mind went the other night.
If we didn't have the Van sighting by the Porch Lady I doubt Law enforcement would have purchased a van and perused this theory. The Porch lady claimed that Suzie was driving a green van, and despite the engine of the van being on and the old woman herself sitting on the porch, she heard a man in the back of the van say “Don’t do anything stupid.” Of course, we also have the Yard Sale Lady's claim of being run off the road by a green van. I saw the supposed YSL on a FB post of the missing three and she claims she saw Larry Hall driving the van. I'm not sure about this one. While she seems certain I'm not because of the number of people trying to attach themselves to this case and LE's investigation of Hall and this crime about a decade ago.

Next, we have the sighting at Georges. I don't think the waitress lied, I just think she got her night's confused and maybe Sherrill and Suzie were there with another woman at some point. I think this is also an accidental Red Herring.

Then we have the APOC sighting. I was sure of this sighting untilMissouri Mule  was kind enough to post an actual article from a newspaper at the time that stated the woman the attendant saw identified herself to authorities. I don't think the attendant intentionally spread misinformation but simply was confused.

Another Red Herring was the "Drugs" angle. Many times when someone is murdered or goes missing, especially back in 92, people can be so judgmental and quick to jump to the "Oh, they were on drugs." As if that makes them a bad person. Anyone who looks back at the old papers and tv episodes can see the way the media painted this case. Stacey was the "wrong place wrong time victim" and Sherril and Suzie were "hiding something related to drugs." This disgusts me, and I couldn't imagine having a family member go missing and then having their names dragged like that. I do not think drugs were involved with the Missing Women. 

Stemming from my above Red Herring we also have Detective Asher's favorite Red Herring that Bartt was involved in this crime. I made a post on Websleuths about this but this Red Herring hurts me. Barrt lost so much that night and I can't imagine how people who never met him judged and treated him and also judged his family for false accusations. I do not think Bartt was involved at all. Also speaking of Asher, his character and inept ability as a detective are shown in the latest tv segment.

I do not believe the vandals of the graveyard were involved at all. 

Psychic's were also used in this case. I find this to be the most idiotic way to go about solving a crime. In the original 48 Hours episode, one officer is looking for “winged tipped shoes” based on a Psychic's prediction. I find this baffling that LE would go off of something so ridiculous. There’s also the Cox Hospital Parking Garage Theory. This theory came from an online Psychic and I believe it to have wasted a lot of time on this case while also being a huge Red Herring. I know experts found “anomalies” similar to what’s found in graveyards but even the person performing the search stated it could be numerous things.

Finally, we have the motley cast of creeps linked to the area at the time.

1.      Robert Craig Cox. (Killed Sharron Zellers who bit off part of his tongue in 1978.) He was in the area at the time, had his girlfriend (then mother) lie about his alibi, and happened to (supposedly) work near Sherrill's home and also worked with Stacy's father. He also stated that he "knew the women were dead and that their bodies would never be found." I don't think it was Cox based on his facial expression when saying this. He could have gotten better, but he couldn't even hide one body so I seriously doubt he could hide three. I believe he only wants attention.

2.      Steven Eugene Garrison (Kidnapper and Rapist) claims a friend "confessed" to the crime during a drunken evening. There is also a GAG order by the Grand Jury preventing what he said to be made public. LE also searched the area he claimed they were buried but didn't find anything. I'm not sure what to think about him. The Gag order piques my interest but not knowing where they were buried doesn't sit right with me.

3.      Larry Dewayne Hall & Gary Hall (Twin brothers that traveled around the states performing Civil War Reenactments) Larry is a Serial Killer who targeted young women and drove a van similar to the one purchased by SP LE. This is also the man the YSL claims to have run her off the road while driving near Delmar. If I were to believe the sighting of the van, and I'm not sure I do, then he would be my number one "Serial Killer" suspect. If you search the list of victims at the hands of Larry you can see both Stacy and Suzie were his "type", and that he was known to be meticulous about his crime scenes. He was also stated to find his victims and then stalk them, acting quickly when an opportunity arose. They were also supposedly in Springfield that weekend for a CWR. Larry also said "three of his victims were from Springfield '' before later recanting.

4.      Gerald Carnahan (Convicted Serial Killer of Teenage Girls Raped and Murder Jackie Johns in 1985.) It took many years for this man to get caught, and unlike the killers above, (aside from Garrison because I couldn't find anything stating he'd murdered anyone.) this man seemed pretty sly about his crimes. He was somewhat of a successful businessman and was able to keep his wife in the dark about the murders and assaults. I'm not sure of his involvement but would consider him if there was a link to the 3mw.
I personally wouldn't want to be around any of these men and I'm glad they're behind bars. The first time I read about this case back in 2014 when I was 20, I thought to myself that it had to be one of these men. I mean, how can all these Serial Killers be in the area without committing the crime? But the further I wander down this 28-year-old Rabbit Hole, the more I think I know, I do not.
One thing is clear based on the way LE consulted Psychics, ruled people out quickly, performed unprofessional interviews, and ignored certain angles to make their theories work, its obvious their investigation was Shoddy, at best.

I believe there is a Reason that stems beyond a single individual that this case remains a secret all these years. I believe the staged house to be the biggest clue. Someone wanted (and got exactly that) to make whoever came across the house think that the three women just disappeared. Poof. Gone. And 28 years later that's all we know for certain. Hall is the only Killer I think would stage the house, but his irrational behavior and the way he "blacks out" makes me think otherwise. I believe multiple people, at least four, know what happened that night and have a great amount to lose which is why no one is saying anything. I wouldn't even rule out an "accident" with Stacy and Suzie at one of the parties and that Sherrill happened to hear people parking their cars and was taken.

One also has to remember the, at least to me, sketchy actions of JK and MH. Almost all that we know stems from JK’s timeline of when the girls left her house and when she and MH went to Delmar the next morning. JK’s Mother also provided an alibi to the police stating she heard the girls leave from her upstairs bedroom. Not only did JK and MH let themselves into the house, MH swept up the broken porch light and threw it in a bin across the street. I don’t necessarily find this sketchy, but it doesn’t sit right with me that he wouldn’t use Sherril’s trash can. JK also claims to have received two calls while she was in the house from a “mysterious man” saying lewd things. I find this convenient that she received the calls while she was there and also consider this a Red Herring. There’s also something that doesn’t sit well with me when JK is being interviewed and refers to Suzie as “That other girl”. Her friends just went missing and she calls her that? She has also changed her timeline at least twice, once stating she started calling at 7:30 am and then changing it to 9:30 am. I also would not be suspicious at all had JK called Janice Mcall to ask if the women were there. All the purses, keys, cigarettes and cars were at Delmar. The dog was also visibly upset. How an intelligent 18-year-old couldn’t sense something was wrong is baffling to me. Janice called JK’s house that morning and was informed by her sister that the girls went back to Suzie’s house. She then went to a boat race with her family. She was not informed until around 7 pm that something was wrong, and this was after other people were informed the women were nowhere to be found. The fact that Janice listened to the answering machine seems odd to some, but her daughter was nowhere to be found and her clothes were in Suzie’s bedroom. Almost anyone would have cracked and listened. The fact that the message deleted after being played is just a sad accident. There's also the fact that 18 people were let into 1717 E. Delmar on June 7th. Some of which was trying to make coffee. Even Janice states she finds this odd and didn’t think they should be messing with Sherril’s things. I don't think all 18 visitors had ill intentions, but a few of them straightening things up seem odd to me. I don't know if any of the above men harmed animals, but it seems to suspect they would let the dog survive. After reading and rereading, I can't help but feel like this crime was personal and that at least two of the visitors to the house were only there to monitor what was happening. JK was also noticed by an officer to be visibly wet around 8 pm that night, and she stated they went to a water slide despite her friends missing.
With both Sherril and Suzie being taken one automatically thinks they were the prime targets, but I'm not so sure. Could this be an assault gone wrong by one man? Maybe. I can't help but feel this is deeper and involves at least four people. Obviously, the girls weren’t supposed to be at Delmar that night, and they could have very well been followed departing one of the parties. I’m not discounting this, but the fact that this crime happened on Graduation Night seems a little too convenient for me. I think this could be a big clue in the case. I also think Springfield LE knows they messed up on this case from the very beginning and exhausted resources on false claims and Red Herrings. When people go missing some individuals like to try and attach themselves to cases. Some mentally ill, and others just thought they saw something because it was acknowledged to them. IE seeing a particular car once then suddenly seeing it everywhere. I want to state that I believe the Porch Lady sighting to be a complete lie. I believe a new set of investigators should examine this case. I also believe more information should have been pursued about the women's activities days before they disappeared. I also wish the people attending the various parties would be reexamined to see if LE originally missed anything. I think multiple previous and current Springfield residents could know what happened.

If the person(s) responsible do happen to be reading this, you've had 28 years, and destroyed numerous lives. You've learned to live with yourself while others have been forced to live without those they love. Do the right thing and turn yourself in. If you're too much of a coward for that at least reveal where the bodies are. I don't think this is possible because I believe that revealing the bodies would lead to an arrest.

Anyway, if you read this all the way through, thank you. I'm 26 years old and hope that I live long enough to see this case solved. Again, all of this is just my opinion from what I've read throughout the years. And to the missing three, I'm sure you'll remain on many minds until this case is solved. With love. - Seeker994

 

My Video Review of The Springfield Three

Sherrill Levitt, her daughter, Suzie Streeter, and her friend, Stacy McCall vanished without a trace from Springfield Missouri on June 7, 1992. Suzie and Stacy graduated the day before on June 6, 1992, and were last seen leaving Janelle Kirby's house around 2:20 AM. Both their cars were found at 1717 East Delmar Street, which was the residence of Sherrill and Suzie. Over 18 people came into their house on June 7 searching for answers. Twenty-Eight years later there is still no update on what happened that night.