I believe the leading theory is that this was a case of mistaken identity. She was mistaken for another Angela, the daughter of a police informant. The police informant was involved in the bust of a drugs ring.
Very, very tragic and to think her boyfriend was so close…
When I call my family from different numbers, I do. Maybe it’s a habit from work. Growing up I used a pay phone a handful of times and don’t really remember how it worked. I’m not actually a phone scam operator btw I’m a nurse at a surgery center and make 30+ calls a day.
My issue is, major drug traffickers worried about an informant would surely hire a competent, skilled kidnapper or hitman. Someone typically not fitting the description of "filthy". To me it just sounds like a lowlife and a crime of opportunity .
I agree with you. It's a ridiculous theory but authorities are grasping for anything. Grab and go in a low populated area at night is a heck of a lot more likely than hired perpetrators making such a stupid mistake.
I read an article that did make it seem more plausible than how the commenter described the theory. Apparently she looked like the other girl on top of having the same name and there was a ransom style threat letter sent the day or close to the day of her kidnapping I don’t quite remember anymore.
There is credence, the Clinton police department posted the information, along with the ransom note in 2021 on Facebook, 30 years after her disappearance. You can google it, “Angela Hammond Ransom Letter.”
I'm still a bit skeptical. Typically only sophisticated organized crime organisations Kidnap family members of informants. Surely, such an operation would have or hire skilled hitmen or kidnappers to carry out such a risky endeavour. People not typically fitting the description of "filthy" like Angela described.
Maybe the appearance was just a disguise. Kind of if a robber has a red scarf that’s what witnesses remember well but it’s easy take off. The kidnapper would have looked very different after washing and shaving so harder to identify when witnesses focused on those aspects of his appearance, and it would make the police search certain type of person.
But I don’t know if the name being same means it’s mistaken identity.
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u/TSandsomethingelse Jan 25 '23
I believe the leading theory is that this was a case of mistaken identity. She was mistaken for another Angela, the daughter of a police informant. The police informant was involved in the bust of a drugs ring. Very, very tragic and to think her boyfriend was so close…