Hannah Graham, an 18 year old student at the University of Virginia, went missing late Friday night two weeks ago. She has not been found, but a suspect has been charged in her disappearance.
Four days after Hannah disappeared a canine search team went to the Downtown Mall of Charlottesville where she was last seen. Press reports state that the dog identified Hannah's scent, began a track, and then lost it.
Comments?
Quite possible but a mall would definitely create some tough issues.
If it was known that she handled any particular items of clothes, etc in the stores there could easily still be scent on them.
Tracking away from those items could create a ton of issues depending on surfaces, how often and how well they are cleaned, etc.
Inside a building with air conditioning or heat can push air all over the place so scent in one spot may be nothing more then a transfer from another part of the building.
Same can happen outdoors under different conditions. Hills, early morning heat rise, cool air falling in the evening, water flow and more.
Hardest place I ever trained at was a FD fire training tower. They are built to distribute air/smoke/scent all over the place. It confused a number of dogs.
I will add that the Downtown Mall is a paved outdoor pedestrian mall. Hannah did not enter any stores or restaurants, but police knew her location from security camera footage.
Aric Buss Webboard User Reg: 10-14-2013
Posts: 219
Loc: Canada, Alberta
Offline
Other than what Bob posted all one can really say is good luck. From my experience in tracking (which is very limited to most on here) your golden period is a couple hours after the track is "laid" Now with that being said it does not mean a scent is no longer there, its just the success rate starts to Plummet in those conditions. Which was likely the case here.
Cathy Goessman Webboard User Reg: 12-03-2007
Posts: 1231
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
Offline
Any time a missing persons case hits national news there will be "dog teams" that will follow after it days or even weeks afterwards. If they actually think they're going to get anything they're deluded. They just like the way people look at them and hope they can get on the news. I remember during the Elizabeth Smart case there were dog teams "working" it for months. Disgusting.
Aric Buss Webboard User Reg: 10-14-2013
Posts: 219
Loc: Canada, Alberta
Offline
Quote: Cathy Goessman
Any time a missing persons case hits national news there will be "dog teams" that will follow after it days or even weeks afterwards. If they actually think they're going to get anything they're deluded. They just like the way people look at them and hope they can get on the news. I remember during the Elizabeth Smart case there were dog teams "working" it for months. Disgusting.
I know most damp cool days in the bush my dog can track up to about 90 minutes after a track is laid with a great success rate. Hot weather less time, and so forth. Last night while trying to find some information to back up what i was going to say. (What you said essentialy) I came across a couple sites advertising they can use their dog and track missing persons or even a dog for up to 6 months after they were last seen. RIDICULOUS!
I understand the police trying to use every tool at their disposal and even though the dogs were for the most part useless in this case it does look better in the public eye. Jmho
could be a method to the madness, put enough "teams" in for long enough you increase the probability of somebody randomly stumbling over / bumping into a piece of evidence that may be of value to police, either that or stomp any remaining evidence into oblivion and destroy the entire crime scene, oh well people will have their fun and fantasies.
Kristin Muntz Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2012
Posts: 746
Loc:
Offline
With Elizabeth Smart, there could have been a small chance that one of the teams would trip over her long after the fact, it's really too bad that didn't happen as she would have escaped an awful lot of horrible time spent with her captors. Though I agree that plenty of people will try to capitalize on a family's grief by promising the undeliverable.
I wonder if they've had a dog do a search of the suspect's property/vehicle.. probably.
When purchasing any product from Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. it is understood
that any and all products sold by Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. are sold in Dunn
County Wisconsin, USA. Any and all legal action taken against Leerburg Enterprises,
Inc. concerning the purchase or use of these products must take place in Dunn
County, Wisconsin. If customers do not agree with this policy they should not
purchase Leerburg Ent. Inc. products.
Dog Training is never without risk of injury. Do not use any of the products
sold by Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. without consulting a local professional.
The training methods shown in the Leerburg Ent. Inc. DVD’s are meant
to be used with a local instructor or trainer. Leerburg Enterprises, Inc. cannot
be held responsible for accidents or injuries to humans and/or animals.
Copyright 2010 Leerburg® Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. All photos and content on leerburg.com are part of a registered copyright owned by Leerburg Enterprise, Inc.
By accessing any information within Leerburg.com, you agree to abide by the
Leerburg.com Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Tracking Hannah Graham
Top
Previous Topic
Index
Next Topic
.jpg)
.jpg)
