In my conversation earlier this week with the Pearl River Police Chief Bennie Raynor, there was one comment that he made that I thought was odd.
You have to understand that we in Pearl River are willing to do anything we can to help, I did not become aware of this case until a month after it happened.
Oops, what is wrong with this statement? I do not need my statement analysis expert Peter Hyatt to figure it out. Here is a very crude time line:
June/22/09 Zach gets into a fight with Ricky Lavigne (mayors son)
June/24/09 Zach goes missing in a 5 minute window.
June/24/09 Last person to see him is the girl that caused the fight!
Because Zach is 26 years old, there has to be a waiting period. Maybe he just took off in a huff? Mother Christy Ragas waited until July/2 to report him missing.
The last place Zach was seen is Mockingbird Loop, that is approximately 7 miles from the town of pearl River. As such, it is under the control of the St Tammany Parish Sheriff.
Although Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) do vary slightly between departments, there is a constant. The investigation starts at ground zero, and works its way outward. When there was obviously no sign of Zach in the Mockingbird Loop area, they should have moved outward.
It does not take much Rocket Science to determine that the closest area of population is the town of Pearl River. Yet this seems to have been avoided by the investigators for at least several weeks. In fact Bennie Raynor did not even say that he heard about the case through official channels. If I had been in Bennies shoes, I would have made a point of shouting that from the roof tops.
Was the ball dropped? I am beginning to believe that might be the case.
Earlier today I received and interesting email. It had nothing to do with the Zachary Pittman case, but paints a less than flattering portrait of the Saint Tammany Parish Sheriff’s, read this link at your own risk.
Here is a picture taken shortly after the event!
We will be talking about Zachary Pittman on our regular Sunday program, I do hope that you will be able to join us.
I also want to ask anyone in the area of Pearl River that has information, or background on the area to contact me. My email is not hard hard to find, just go to the big box on Blogger News Network that says Writers Wanted. It will come straight to my email.
Simon Barrett
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI’m not at all surprised.
So Zachary went missing late June 24th. His mother reported him missing, unheard from, on July 2nd. That’s over a week. STPSO sat on it how long before releasing information to the public? The first news article I could find was Oct, 2009.
Did they not think it unusual that a man would not be heard from by ANYONE for more than a week? How often do people “run away” late at night in flip-flops, on foot, in St. Tammany Parish? Is this a regular occurrence there? Why no need for concern?
OMG! Good ole boys at their finest! Something stinks in St Tammany Parish! Can anyone say Dukes of Hazard?
I continue to believe that this missing case has everything to do with the Mayor on down. What has the Mayor have to say about this? What about the Mayor’s son? Does the mayor’s kid have a history of violent behavior?
We didn’t see any past record on the mayor’s son. We did see past records on the girlfriend, though.
The information is posted under one of Simon’s other articles on this case.
This is a very sad case. In Pearl River they keep their own. Everybody knows everybody. It’s all in who you know. I bet if it was Lavigne’s son it would be broadcasted everywhere. I heard they gave the girl a lie detector test but what about Jimmy Lavignes son. I bet he’s never been questioned because it’s all been kept quiet. I bet if enough people fight for this boy something might get done. I’m so sorry to the family of Zach.
Im still listening and praying, hope that Simon and Jan and the family get news soon.
Why is it I hear music from Deliverance when I hear about St. Tammany’s Parish PD? So why isn’t the Sheriff from Pearl River calling in some favors or making a stink to STPPD? What is HE afraid of? This is one of HIS citizens that is missing. Doesn’t he have the right to ask some tough questions?
I certainly feel for the parents in this. You
know with the flip of a coin or the wrong bon fire attended this could be either of our sons.
Let’s pray that his mother does find some closure.
They gave the girl 2 lie detector tests which she passed. I do not believe the Mayors son had anything to do with it. I truly hope they find Zach, I met him a couple times, and he was a nice guy.
As far as I know there was only one lie detector test given to the girl, and that was told to me by the lead detective. You have a right to expresss your opinion and I respect that but I do feel if the mayors son has nothing to hide he would willingly consent to a lie detector test to put any alligations to rest. I am not accusing anyone of anything I just want to find my son. The truth will come out and then justice will be served.
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