In television news (not cable news), there is really no room for speculation. I have a minute and half to get you the facts and move on. However this past week there have been few facts to report on in North Port. With each passing day we heard fewer details of what happened to Coralrose. It's by no means North Port chief Terry Lewis fault. He has to protect his investigation.
But for those who need to protect their children, they want answers... Now. And let the speculation begin. He said, she said, my sisters best friend said.
Some of what we heard was ridiculous. Some of it could have some truth. But let's be clear... None of it is true at this point.
LETS SPECULATE:
Monday parents I met in North Port were dead set on this being a sexual predator. They were ready to burn them at the stake. Chief Lewis would just need to say the name of one of the 72 in the city limits... And they would try, convict, and execute him within an hour.
Tuesday, a guy who had a striking resemblance to Carrot Top pulled up next to me near the crime scene. (I knew it wasn't Carrot Top because of the quarter size earring... IN his ear) He said his mom's a probation officer, who heard from the jail chaplain that Dale Fullwood (Coralrose's father) failed his lie detector test horribly. "Carrot Top" then asked me not to go to air with his hot tip until I could verify it.
Wednesday we spoke with sexual offenders/predators in the area. I didn't honestly think we would meet the killer. Those I spoke with couldn't wait for the killer to be caught. As one put it..."Then life can get back to normal." I wonder what normal is for a person on FDLE's offender website? When I asked whether they thought this could be another sexual offender... One said "God I hope not."
Thursday's autopsy report brought speculation among my colleagues. The report showed Coralrose was likely NOT sexually assaulted. A majority of the reporters who discussed the case Thursday were "betting" on this being a family member. Some claimed an autistic brother may have accidentally killed his sister.
In my Thursday night report I asked the question twice (FDLE and NPPD), "Are you zeroing in the family." Both agencies denied they were narrowing their search for a suspect, within the family.
So I guess you would like to hear my speculation?
-Most abductions are done by someone who lives in the neighborhood.
-The Fullwood home is too secluded for this to be random
-6 other people in the home didn't hear Coralrose being taken out of the house
-A father of 5, doesn't suddenly begin sexually assaulting and/or killing his kids.
-The killer is an amateur. The body was found two blocks away. They either freaked out or were about to be caught and got rid of the evidence. They didn't try to hide her.
There are numerous character accounts of how suspicious the Coralrose's father was acting the day of disappearance. I refuse to speculate on that because I'm not sure how I would react to such horrible news.
Could this have been an accident, that was covered up by a family member. Absolutely.
Could it be someone who saw Coralrose's picture on a babysitter flyer and took her. Absolutely.
Could an arrest be days, months, years away. Absolutely.
I believe the North Port police and FDLE have a lot of clues. I don't believe they have a suspect... Yet. Crime scene doesn't go over a house over and over and over... Unless you're looking for something specific... Or you're looking for anything that could break open your case.
Speculate below by clicking on comments.
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>>Tuesday, a guy ...said his mom's a probation officer, who heard from the jail chaplain that Dale Fullwood (Coralrose's father) failed his lie detector test horribly. ... asked me not to go to air with his hot tip until I could verify it.<<
Were you able to verify this?
We try to verify every tip we get but in this case, Chief Lewis would not even admit the father had taken a lie detector test. (The father told one of my colleagues he had)
The really sad thing is, there is still no answers about what happened. People are quick to speculate, but there's still a little girl who is dead, and no answers for her family or anyone else who lives in the area. Are our children safe? I have no idea, and until there is an arrest made, I have to assume that they're not.
It's really sad to think how easily anybody's child in this day and age can get abducted, even right from under parental supervision. It's even scarier realizing how quickly crime rate has increased tenfold, considering when I moved into the North Port/Port Charlotte area 16 years ago, you could leave your front door and vehicle unlocked (now these get double checked) walk around in your neighborhood in the dark, and feel safe. My neighbor across the street had her car window smashed during the middle of the night. I saw an elderly lady walking in my neighborhood this morning. It was daylight, but she was carrying a bat. I truly respect couples who wish to bring children into this world now. Another speculation... I'd hate to think, but possible... what if her murderer was a neighborhood kid(s)?
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