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In the case of David Ludwig and Kara beth Borden, it looks like the polce were trying to use the cell phone tracking technique. (Otherwise, how would they have found the phones?)
"After the shootings, Ludwig left the house without Kara Borden, but she chased after him and got in his car, police said. They drove through Clay Twp., Lancaster County, where Ludwig said he threw out the couple's cell phones, which were found that day, police said."
My best friend, Jen, and I have been discussing the double murder case of Kara Beth Borden and David Ludwig for a few days. Jen offers some insight into how Kara Beth may think.
I asked her specifically how she thought a young girl could possibly go with a man who had just murdered her parents. J. said , very matter-of-fact, that she has seen "boy-crazy" girls who will put up with anything to be with the object of their obsessions. In her experience, working with teens, she has seen girls whose fantasies of happily ever after and true love become so important that nothing else matters.
In the case of these two, the allegations of a sexual relationship betwen the two offers even greater support for this theory. Although girls mature faster than boys, no fourteen year old child is able to handle the emotional effects of a sexual relationship. In addition, I have found that most children have not even developed the cognitive ability to reason through problems and see cause and effect relationships until the age of fifteen or sixteen. Couple these two factors together, and the results can be pretty disastrous. According to those close to the couple, Kara had grown increasingly isolated and withdrawn as she became more focused on David.
So when a child such as Kara is made to feel special by someone who she finds attractive, and he is able to at least temporarily represent this ideal, aggressive man, she may be unable resist the fantasies of love and marriage. This is apparently what happened, according to the statements they have made since David's arrest. He is no longer charged with kidnapping, and it has been published that the two planned to get married and establish a new life for themselves, away from Pennsylvania.
She got in the car and said she wanted to "get as far away as possible, get married, and start a new life," Ludwig told detectives.
Kara Beth Borden is indeed a victim in this mess.
In the case of David, I have a few theories as well...
In the recent murder case of Taylor Behl and the subsequent arrest of murder suspect Ben 'Skulz' Fawley, the internet played a big role in catching the killer. The alleged murderer, Mr. Fawley, had left clues all over the internet regarding his obsession with fire, death, and decay. He even left pictures of the area where he had hidden Taylor's body in his DeviantArt Gallery. Let's just say that he should be nominated for a place of honor at DumbCriminals.com.
In an article put out to highlight safety on campus, VCU officials, Henry G. Rhone, vice provost for student affairs and enrollment services, said he called a meeting with several administrators to look at what could be done to help students with the dangers of using the Facebook or the MySpace Web sites. (Don't forget Xanga and LiveJournal!)
“The more personal information you put on there, the more vulnerable you are,” he said. Rhone said he and other administrators have talked of asking instructors to incorporate safe Internet usage into the VCU 101 course by taking time to teach students what to do when they are on the Internet.
“The Internet can be wonderful and helpful in many ways,” he said. “But unfortunately the person on the other end may not have the same intentions.”
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I know it shouldn't be a big deal. I know that what truly matters is that the bad guy has been caught. I guess I am being petty, but oh well. As many bloggers have noted, the Main Stream Media, (note: evil music should play when you read that line), is not a friend of the bloggers.
So, yesterday I was sitting at my desk, and I saw the first local Amber Alert I had ever seen. Every time I hear that someone is missing these days, it hits home. I think about my own kids, and what I would do if I were to lose them. So, after saying a quick prayer, I hit the web. It didn't take long to find Kara Beth's websites, and I found David Ludwig's not too long afterwards. My blog was not yet active, so I sent the info I had to Steve Huff at the Dark Side blog. He is a great writer and is even on MSNBC with Rita Cosby tonight! He generously linked back to me.
Well tonight CBS is talking about how blogs “give an insight into the kids' lives.” Where is the hat tip?
Also, Dan Riehl, and Lost in Lima both were also very kind with links.
The internet is still a young and growing phenomenon, but it certainly promises to yield clues into the lives of victims and perpetrators alike. Never before have so many had the opportunity to know the most intimate details of the lives of young people in trouble.
When I was learning to write, I was taught that young people will always incorporate themselves into anything that they write, because it is a means to self discovery. With the internet, it is also a chance pretend to be anything they wish they were.
As these teens grow and learn about each other, they provide clues for parents, for law enforcement, and for those who just want to know “Why?”.
Update: Just got to see Steve. Great job!!
Technorati Tags: abductions, David Ludwig, Kara Beth Borden, technology
Well Taylor Behl went missing, some of the first reports mentioned that her cellular phone just rang if anyone called it. She had it with her when she disappeared. My immediate thoughts were of a story I had heard on NPR (the link points to a page where you can listen to the original story). The story was about the use of cell phones to triangulate a person's location.
Anyone who had military training will remember that in the use of landmarks to find their position on a map, one of the methods involved using three landmarks to get a VERY accurate estimate of their location. Cell phone companies can do the same thing, by the use of their towers, to anyone with a cellular phone. (As long as it is turned on.)
The service providers can use this method of tracking to find missing persons, and in the case of Kara Beth Borden and David G. Ludwig, it could possibly be used to track them down. David is no stranger to technology, as his site on Xanga.com will show, and I BET he has a cell phone.
There are certainly PRIVACY concerns, but if the missing person is a minor, as in the case of Taylor Behl, or if the person is a criminal, considered dangerous, as in the case of David Ludwig, then the police have an obligation to use whatever tools are available.
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