Truemors
Since I am a true crime writer, every day for me is all consumed on criminals and crime. To me, some of these "facts" don't jive.
First: Why would Mindy Jordan, a grown adult and mother, climb over the railing on a balcony of a cruise ship, especially after everyone was told to stay inside due to the weather conditions? Was she drunk? Was her "beau", Caputo egging her on from the balcony next door?
Second: Why did it take Caputo approximately 15 hours to contact Mindy's mother? When he told her of Mindy's death, he said it 'matter of factly' like he was discussing the weather. A reasonable person would have reacted differently under the same circumstances. He would have acted frantic, contacted Mindy's mother immediatealy and keep her updated on what is going on regarding the search. He didn't even leave the ship. He continued on with his vacation and has not commented to the media since his return to the U.S.
Does anyone think of Scott Peterson? Drew Peterson? Too uncanny.
Third: If "man overboard" was done four minutes after she fell, why couldn't they find her? If she immediately drowned, divers could have gone into the approximate area and done a search. In my opinion, it seems as if they gave up without an all-out-effort to find her since she was only missing four minutes.
It's not as if she fell overboard at night and no one knew she was missing until the next day!
Was she pushed or did she jump?
Norwegian Cruise Lines said the advanced safety and surveillance system operating on Norwegian Dawn, including cameras in the interior hallways and on the exterior sides of the ship, has confirmed that Mindy Jordan was in her stateroom alone at the time of the incident.
The sequence of events is as follows:
* Jordan and Caputo dined at the Garden Café with the couple they were traveling with and then returned to their assigned adjacent staterooms at approximately 7:28 p.m.
* At 7:36 p.m., Caputo left his stateroom and went to join his friends in their stateroom next door. From that moment on, Jordan was alone in her stateroom.
* At 7:53 p.m., surveillance cameras from the exterior of the ship capture Jordan falling overboard from her balcony, straight into the water. Shortly thereafter, an emergency call was made from the friends' stateroom and Caputo is seen exiting to seek help.
* At 7:57 p.m., a man overboard announcement was made and the ship's crew began lifesaving operations, including the launch of two rescue boats.
Caputo told authorities that Jordan was goofing around on their ninth floor balcony trying to climb to the one next door. He claims she fell on something on the deck below and he tried to save her but she lost her grip and fell into the ocean. (Michelle's note: Why wasn't he seen on the video "goofing around" with Mindy?)
Passengers say the weather was wild Sunday night, so bad that the cruise director sent out warnings and told everyone to stay indoors. "It was too windy outside for anyone to be outside and they banned everybody basically from being on the deck so I don't see it," said Gilbert Rivera of the Bronx. "I just don't understand how she fell over."
Another witness: "You couldn't even stand up. The wind was just blowing and blowing and I can't imagine what they were doing up there, what lead her to do something like that."
Jordan's family has been asking authorities for a full investigation -- rather than simply relying on the word of the cruise ship.
Jordan's family members say it was Caputo who called Mindy's mother to tell her that Jordan was missing. They said the call came about 15 hours after she went overboard.
...Jordan's boyfriend, Jorge Caputo, remained on board the ship after he witnessed his girlfriend go overboard.
Comments (0)