I thought I married into a wealthy family and reached the pinnacle of my life. I never wanted to be in the middle of my family, and I was separated. A single mother is raising three children, but there are hidden secrets behind it. Today's case is about
The single mother's double Face life
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The victim of this case, is a single mother named Paige Birgfeld, 34-year-old Paige raises three children alone, it is difficult for a single-parent family to bring children, let alone Three, but Paige is an excellent mother.
She loves her children very much, and would rather work hard on her own to let them live a good life. So while running a children's dance training class, she also sells kitchen supplies part-time.
Paige is cheerful and helpful, and people in the small town praise her. However, such a great mother suddenly left her three lovely children and disappeared!
So what happened then? What's the secret of being a single mother?
Next, we will travel back to 2007 and take you to re-organize the details of the case.
Background Introduction
Colorado, located in the western United States, is the state with the highest average altitude in the United States, up to 2070 meters.
There are the most mountains in the continental United States, many national scenic roads, and 6,000 miles of rivers. For those who love nature, this is undoubtedly a good place for sightseeing. Paige Bigfield lives in here.
Location in Colorado·In the red box
On June 28, 2007, Paige had a party with friends, so she drove out very early, but she did not come back until late at night. Her father and friends couldn't find Paige anywhere, and calls to her were all routed to voicemail.
At first, relatives and friends did not care too much, because she had already left her three children to the nanny Carol linder before going out.
Besides, Page is also an adult, and it's not a big deal that he hasn't returned overnight. Maybe she drank too much at the party, slept somewhere, and didn't notice that the phone was dead. Maybe the next day, she would call everyone back.
Page
In the blink of an eye, the sky was bright, and everyone still did not wait for the news of Page. Page's friends felt that the longer the delay, the greater the risk, so they hurriedly called the police.
After the police received the report, they immediately notified her family of Paige's disappearance. Page's father, Frank, heard police say his daughter was missing. Anecdote observation room. At that time, he felt that there was a big problem, and he told the police without hesitation that this was not a disappearance, but that it was obviously a crime.
Frank dares to say this because he knows his daughter well enough that Paige loves her three children so much that it is impossible to leave them alone.
Father Frank (first from left) · Page (second from left)
Page's younger brother also said excitedly:
Even if my sister has legs, she will crawl to the child's side.
Page's younger brother
It seems that the problem is serious. The police have disclosed the news about Page's disappearance, hoping that the neighbors can help the police.
At around 10 p.m. on July 1, a member of the public reported to the police that a car was burning in a nearby parking lot, which was only 2 miles from Page's home. When the police arrived, the car was almost burned, and it was the red Focus that Page was driving when he disappeared.
The car that Paige was driving when he disappeared
Although the car has been burned, it can still be seen that the driver's seat is very far back. According to Paige's height, sitting in the driver's seat, his feet can't step on the accelerator or brake at all.
Schematic
Therefore, the police concluded that there was a man behind the scenes who drove Page's car away, and set fire to the car to avoid leaving clues afterwards.
So, who is behind this?
The suspect
The first suspect the police thought of was Paige's ex-husband. Paige had two failed marriages. The police listed both of them as suspects and launched a detailed investigation into them.
Page's first husband, Ron Beigler, he and Page were high school classmates, fell in love during high school, and was Page's first love, and in recent months, Ron and Page began to communicate frequently, as if to rekindle the old relationship.
After investigation, it was found that Ron was the person who went out on the day that Page disappeared. The meeting place was a place called Eagle, and it took Page 2 hours to drive there.
Ron Begler (first from right)
The police thought to themselves that Page disappeared as soon as the two met, and that Ron was probably the last person to see Page. After finding Ron, in the anecdote observation room, Ron took the initiative to explain to the police:
htmlOn June 28th, I was indeed dating Page. After we had a picnic, we stayed for an afternoon, and then Page drove back alone. At 9:00 p.m. on , Paige also called me. During the call, she might encounter something. She said that she would call me later, and hung up the phone.
But I waited left and right, and I didn't wait for Paige's call. When I called her mobile phone, it also went to voicemail. The next day, I called Paige's landline, and it was the nanny Caroline who answered the call. Only then did I realize that Paige hadn't come home overnight, so I helped call the police.
Phone call image
Police investigated, and when Page called Ron at 9 p.m., the cell phone signal showed that Page was a few miles from home at the time, and everything Ron said was indeed true.
Page's younger brother also said:
Since my sister disappeared, Ron has been very anxious and irritable. He is very worried about my sister's safety.
Based on these, the police believe:
, the No. 1 ex-husband, although he was very suspicious, he took the initiative to help the police, and what he said was very logical.
In addition, the police did not find any evidence of his committing the crime, so they turned the investigation direction to No. 2 ex-husband.
Page's second husband, Rob Dixon, met in 1997.
Rob Dixon
In 1997, Rob was a very rich man with a big business. He owned 7 sports cars alone. Perhaps it is more appropriate to say that he is a rich second generation, because the real rich is his father, but Rob is also good, with an "excellent" investment vision.
Since seeing the beautiful and moving Page, Rob has carried out all kinds of crazy and extravagant courtships, all kinds of precious jewelry, and big diamonds.
Jewelry·Network pictures
As an ordinary person, Page could not bear such a crazy pursuit, and he was instantly captured. The two got married in the second year and held a grand wedding. After their marriage, they had 3 children.
But the good times didn't last long. The multi-million dollar business project that Rob invested in went wrong, and a lot of debt began to appear. The family's savings were quickly wiped out, and they even lived in debt.
There was no way, in order to relieve family pressure, Page opened a children's dance training class, and also sold high-end kitchenware part-time, and won the title of best seller, and was awarded a free trip to the Caribbean Sea.
Children's dance class·Internet pictures
However, these incomes could not make up for Rob's investment losses. In just a few years, the family fell to the bottom. This is not the most important thing, the anecdote observation room, the important thing is that Page has called the police many times.
In October 2004, Page reported to the police:
"My husband Rob and I had a fight, and Rob wanted the children to live with him. He also said that one day I will come home and find, The children were all removed"
But the matter was not a big deal, and it was resolved peacefully in the end.
In October 2005, Page reported to the police again:
"Rob pushed me to the ground and beat me hard, while I was still holding the child."
This time the police arrested Luo directly Bo, he was punished accordingly.
In September 2006, their marriage finally came to an end, and Rob also declared bankruptcy and left to live in Philadelphia, leaving the house to Page. It is self-evident that Paige in the Anecdote Observation Office can only raise 3 children alone, and has to pay off a high mortgage every month.
Page and the children
However, Rob's disappearance has nothing to do with Page's disappearance, as the police found out after an investigation.
When Page disappeared, Rob was in Philadelphia, 2,000 miles away.
The location of the two places on the map
So far, the two suspects who are most closely related to Page have been ruled out, and the investigation of the case cannot find any direction, so we can only continue to identify other potential suspects.
While the police were investigating Page's two ex-husbands, on the other side, people were also stepping up their search for Page's whereabouts.
Posting Page's missing person
Looking for the missing Page
Searching for Page is extremely difficult, because Mesa County, where Page is located, covers an area of 3,300 square miles, and the terrain here is very complex, not only has There are many complex canyons and forest rivers. If the kidnappers hide Page in these places, it is actually very difficult to find.
The local sheriff also said:
There are hundreds of thousands of acres around us that could bury Page.
Although it was difficult, the police and the enthusiastic residents of the community did not give up. The police dispatched a large number of police forces, police dogs, helicopters, and even some people on horseback to search the vast land. Sometimes hundreds of volunteers a day.
Web image
Seeing the strong support from so many strangers, Paige's father was deeply moved. He went to the command center every day to personally thank the volunteers who helped in the search in the hot summer heat. Finally, the sand, canyon, The rivers, etc. were all searched.
This search operation is unprecedented in the local area. Although no one was found, it was not without results. The police found a lot of shredded paper near Highway 50.
The police found shredded paper
These pieces of shredded paper turned out to be Page's check, business card, driver's license, and documents with her or her child's name on it. This is likely to be the clue that Page gave the police.
But that's all, this clue did not provide more help to the police. In reality, Page could not be found, and the police could only change the direction of the investigation. Page had a computer at home, and searched the computer. Later, Paige's unknown secret was discovered.
Unknown secret
This picture was found on Page's computer. This is a very provocative advertisement. It turns out that in addition to teaching children dance and selling kitchen utensils, Page has a secret job. It is to sell one's own body, here we use "female escort" to describe it.
Picture information on the computer
From the picture, we can see that Paige, calling herself Carrie, provided very detailed private information, as well as service areas, phone numbers, and so on.
The police couldn't believe it was real at first. Even Paige's parents couldn't believe it, because their daughter always gave them the impression of being so lively and sunny.
Page
But it turns out that all this is true. Although Page lives in a mansion, her life is not as glamorous as it seems. After her ex-husband went bankrupt, she only paid $500 a month for support It's a drop in the bucket for 3 kids.
Moreover, the mortgage of the house where Page lives is as high as 6,000 US dollars a month, which is not easy for a single mother. Although she has two jobs, her income is still insufficient. Therefore, Page is likely to be forced to choose this path because the family is too burdened.
The house picture
Later, a friend of Paige revealed that Paige had been engaged in dancing and massage at a very early age, but it did not involve selling her body. As for when she came to this step, no people know.
After learning about this, the police believe that the job of "female escort" will meet all kinds of customers, and most of these customers are not good people, so there is a high possibility of encountering danger. Qi's disappearance was caused by one of her clients. Anecdote observation room
Although this gave the police a new direction for investigation, the list of clients she recorded was not found in Page's home.
As a result, the police investigated Page's mobile phone communication records, which turned out to be tricky.
Who is the murderer?
On June 28, when Page disappeared, several people called her. After investigation, two of them were suspected.
The first is: 30-year-old painter George Coralluzzo There were 20 calls, but none of them got through. It is suspicious that George sneaked out of the town two days after Page disappeared. This has to make people suspect that he did something bad and ran away with a guilty conscience.
The police called George for questioning, and found that on June 28, although he made 20 phone calls to Page, he did not see Page. He was in New Jersey the day his car was set on fire, and based on those clues, he was cleared of suspicion.
The second is: 56-year-old repairman Lester Jones Threatened to kill her and was eventually sentenced to three years in prison for kidnapping and battery.
On the day of Page's disappearance, a temporary number called Page 5, and they all got through and called. The police suspected that this temporary number was purchased by Jones.
Coincidentally, the place where Page's car burned was very close to Jones' workplace. Jones had time to commit the crime. In addition, Jones was 6 feet 5 inches tall and sat in the driver's seat after Page was moved.
Schematic
The police searched Jones' residence and place of work, and found more evidence:
Jones had condoms, bras, Viagra, wigs, a temporary prepaid phone box (TracFone), this There is a built-in calling card in the phone, and no ID card registration is required. The surveillance video of the supermarket clearly shows Jones's purchase.
Evidence collected by the police
A gasoline can was found at Jones's workplace, which is likely to be the fuel that burned Page's car, but nonetheless, this is only circumstantial evidence.
The most critical Page in this case is still unaccounted for, with no victims, no direct witnesses and physical evidence, and the court cannot convict Jones at all.
Although many local people believe that Jones is the murderer, if there is no new evidence, Jones is likely to go unpunished.
As time passed, Page's disappearance became a famous local cold case. Just when people began to forget about this case, the case finally turned around. The trial of
· Subsequent
In 2012, five years after the incident, the most important clue of the case appeared.
A group of hikers found a human skull with duct tape on it in a dry river bed about 60 miles south of Page's home.
Because Page's disappearance is well known locally, travelers contacted the police immediately after discovering the bones.
The police who got the news immediately organized police to investigate the dry river, and finally found a lot of broken bones within a mile of the riverbed, and found a lot of teeth near the bones. After staying at the dentist with Paige A comparison of the records there confirmed that it was Page.
Image of the remains
A forensic examination revealed signs of severe fractures on the bones and tape near the skull. In addition, some scraps of paper containing Page's identity previously found by the police were near Highway 50, less than 5 kilometers away from the location of his remains.
Location diagram of the two places
The police speculated that Paige was tied in the car and her mouth was covered with tape, but she was very smart and wanted to leave clues for those who were looking for her, so she took the check, business card, driver's license, printed Documents bearing her or her child's name were torn to shreds and thrown out the car window to give directions to the police.
Unfortunately, the search scope was too large, and the murderer was very cunning, sinking Page into the turbid water, so the police never found Page.
Internet image
After the victim was found in this case, the police reorganized the circumstantial evidence of Jones' murder. In order to find more evidence, the police seized Jones's two cars, and prepared a spare car.
When the spare car was ready, the police called Jones. During the call, Jones didn't know whether he had drunk too much or just woke up, but in a daze, he accidentally revealed a surprising news.
Constable Smith: Mr Jones?
Jones:Yes sir
Constable Smith: Mr Jones, I did not hear!
Jones:You asked me where I buried the body
Constable Smith:Excuse me?
Jones:You asked where should I bury the body
Constable Smith:When did I ask you?
Jones: Hmm...
Constable Smith: Mr Jones, are you there?
Jones inadvertently revealed the secret of his killing of Page, and police finally arrested Jones in November 2014 and charged him with murder and kidnapping.
Lester Jones
However, the court has a very long time to hear such a case with only circumstantial evidence. The court has set a bail of up to 2 million US dollars, hoping that Jones will remain in custody.
In July 2016, nine years after Page disappeared, the trial against Jones finally began. The trial this time was not smooth. After six weeks of trial, some members of the jury had doubts about Jones' crime, so they could not. conviction.
In December 2016, in a second trial against Jones, the jury finally reached a consensus that Jones was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Page and sentenced to life in prison.
The trial scene
But at this moment, Page's father Frank did not feel any consolation, he said:
I just want my daughter Page back, as long as I can get my daughter back, I would rather Jones not go to jail.
Page's three children lived well with their father and grandfather. The eldest child was only 8 years old when Page disappeared and killed, and Jones had already graduated from high school when she was convicted.
She said:
"I will always miss my mother and never forget what she did to bring them up".
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