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Search Continues for Missing MT Man

January 10th, 2010
Darrel Dullum

Darrel Dullum

A month after Darrel Dullum disappeared and his family still has more questions than answers.  The 30-year-old East Helena, Montana man was last seen on December 5th, 2009. He was seen on video leaving the Eagles Bar and told friends he would walk home.

Despite extensive searches, Darrel’s hat was recovered in the small town five days after Darrel was last seen. The discovery prompted officials to search Prickly Pear creek. They didn’t find any evidence to suggest that Darrel had fallen into the creek. 

Police aren’t ruling anything out, but haven’t found any evidence to suggest foul play. They continue to investigate and have taken advantage of recent warmer temperatures to bring in dogs to search for Darrel’s scent.

Friends and family say Darrel wouldn’t just disappear. They’ve now offered a reward for anyone who can help police solve this mystery.

Click here to read about Darrel and to see surveillance video.

NOTE: A discussion about Darrel’s disappearance is also underway in the “Comments” section on the Smiley Face Killers post above.

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  1. January 11th, 2010 at 01:27 | #1

    Some of the stuff written below has already been written about at the SFK link.

    There was some discussion about the video at the bar presented from the night Darrel went missing. Someone noted there is an older man with a shaved head who very obviously watches Darrel as he enters the bar to retrieve his coat and hat. This older man actually does a half turn of his entire body to view Darrel or something in Derrel’s direction.This older man is rather tall and muscular looking.

    Then, after Darrel gets his coat and hat from the bartender and starts walking away, he reaches into his coat pocket and returns to the bar. He appears to be listening as the bartender exhibits mannerisms suggesting he is upset with Darrel.After a little while, the bartender picks something up that is right in front of him and hands it to Darrel. Darrel then puts this into his pocket and exits the bar. I am making a guess and think Derrel checked his coat for his keys.When people leave a place to drive home,it is often a habit to check for one’s car keys. When he couldn’t find them he went to the bartender who told him he was too intoxicated to drive. Darrel may have told the bartender his house keys were on the key ring and that he was going to walk home. Whether he did walk home or not is unknown but he did not enter his vehicle.

    What is really bugging me about this situation is that a search took place the following day and for days to follow after his disappearance with people and dogs and nothing turned up. Then 5 days after he disappeared his hat is found approx. 1 block from the bar.
    A description of what he was wearing was released and so serachers would have known a white hat was a huge clue, yet no one saw it. I have a hard time believing the hat was there for 5 days. I believe it was planted.

    At the Smiley Face Link Kristi lists 4 possible reasons a person might plant evidence. All 4 possibilities are interesting.

    I am favoring the first possibility of evidence being planted to throw off investigators. The theory is Darrel was walking home. Eagles Bar is on 14 W. Main St. and he lived on the 3200 of Trerise Rd. He would have headed NORTH to walk home. His hat was found SOUTH of the bar. This could throw the investigators off if Darrel was taken while walking home.Investigators would stop looking at possible sightings on his walk home because the focus would turn towards the area of the hat (south) and aid the abuctors in not being linked to Darrel.

    Darrel was also last seen talking to two men outside the bar.

    This man has a wife who said he would never take off, that he operates like “clock work”.

    My prayers are with Darrels family, wife and friends.

  2. simplesimon
    January 11th, 2010 at 07:32 | #2

    @Monique777
    Yes I agree with you about the video, it was also brought up on Darells website that it looks like the security guy tips his hat as Darrel leaves.It does happen quickly, but is it just a coincidence?What struck me about this case was the DD and ice graffiti that was found on a few scenes previously.
    The good thing is that the police are still actively involved and have been since the beginning. There has been lots of newspaper articles, searches and updates locally as opposed to alot of other cases involving young men.That is what also makes it curious about the hat being found days later.
    I am also hoping they have more info then they have released.I also have to believe that LE has interviewed the people in the bar since they seem to be actively working the case.
    My prayers are with the family and I hope they find Darrel.

  3. January 11th, 2010 at 13:50 | #3

    On Saturday, Jan. 9th, the search for Darrel returned to the water at Prickley Pear Creek. 12 members of Search and Rescue focused their efforts on a quarter-mile stretch of the creek, less than a mile north of Eagles-downstream. They had 4 German Shepards (2 from Wy) Searchers returned to the creek after a search dog “hit” near a headgate and irrigation ditch along the waterway a week earlier. They drilled through 2 or more feet of ice to reach water. After drilling, they cleared the area to allow the fumes from drilling to dissipate allowing older fumes from the creek to come through. The dogs appeared more interested in the upstream area of the creek and there were no significant breakthroughs.

    http://www.helenair.com/news/article_f549a126-fd9d-11de-9197-001cc4c002e0.html

    I’m wondering if Darrel really intended to walk 2 miles home or did he just tell the bartender that to get his keys. Did the security tip his hat at Darrel as a warning to let him know they were watching to make sure he did not try to drive. How angry would security have been if he was trusted with his keys and then went to his vehicle? The question becomes, did Darrel walk to his vehicle and meet with foul play or did someone offer him a ride home.

  4. January 11th, 2010 at 14:35 | #4

    I think they really need to interrogate the bartender, security guard and the man in the bar who is staring at Darrel. Maybe they are connected somehow.

  5. January 11th, 2010 at 15:16 | #5

    @jbrown

    Doesn’t the hat being planted 5 days later almost point to giving the police a tip as to where they’ll find Darrel-the Prickley Pear Creek? I am starting to wonder if this was done by somene local who knows this family is suffering trying to find Darrel. The search of East Helena included the large northern area. The hat turned the focus south which is where the creek is. It is making me think the hat was put there to aid in finding Darrel-at least by someone with a conscious who knows what happened to him. What do you think, possible?
    In a small town like East Helena, someone knows something and people talk.

  6. January 11th, 2010 at 15:16 | #6

    @jbrown

    Doesn’t the hat being planted 5 days later almost point to giving the police a tip as to where they’ll find Darrel-the Prickley Pear Creek? I am starting to wonder if this was done by somene local who knows this family is suffering trying to find Darrel. The search of East Helena included the large northern area. The hat turned the focus south which is where the creek is. It is making me think the hat was put there to aid in finding Darrel-at least by someone with a conscious who knows what happened to him. What do you think, possible?
    In a small town like East Helena, someone knows something and people talk.

  7. January 11th, 2010 at 15:45 | #7

    Monique
    I think it is a big hint- like they want the body to be found or they are taunting police. Jared Dion’s hat was found on a post where police believe he went into the Mississippi in 2004. In my mind, if it was an accident, he wouldn’t have time to leave a hat behind. I still think someone was in the bar and signaled to someone outside the bar to grab him. I don’t know who or why though. It stinks. I wish police would compare witness lists for some of these disappearances to see if they have any similarities (although they could lie about their name). Maybe compare surveillance videos for similar people. It’s so frustrating.

  8. U.S.#1
    January 11th, 2010 at 19:43 | #8

    This is a sad and painful situation for Darrel’s family to endure. My prayers and best wishes are with them. Why did it take over a month for the bar to voluntarily release the video? Why didn’t Sheriff Dutton get a warrant and confiscate the video within days of Darrel’s disappearance? Why were Darrel’s coat and hat behind the bar in the first place? What was the agitated conversation that Darrel had with the bartender? Lastly, what did the bartender reluctantly slap on the bar for Darrel to pick up?

  9. simplesimon
    January 11th, 2010 at 19:57 | #9

    I did read somewhere that the family is suspicious about a boyfriend of his ex-wife. Not sure why , or if he is even in the video.
    It is just so strange that in some of these cases there is some type of confrontation at the bar, or the victim is thrown out or loses touch with his friends.I mean do these people have workers in certain bars? or do they start the confrontation??or slip something in their drinks to make them look drunk?Are the just stalking a pre-chosen victim?? Ugh , so many questions!

  10. January 11th, 2010 at 22:27 | #10

    @U.S.#1

    Maybe the police did have the video and just recently revealed it to the public or were authorized to release it to the public. I have the same questions too. Was Darrel made to stay at the bar to sober up that they were holding his coat and hat? Just about every other person in the video has their coat on.I’m sure the police have these answers.

    At the risk of saying this and being hurtful towards the family, I am thinking the hat was placed near Prickley Pear Creek so the police would find Darrel before Spring. I hope they continue to look so this family can have some closure.

    I haven’t read anything about the family being suspicious of the ex-wife’s boyfriend. In a small town, people talk and I’m sure rumors are flying.

  11. Zorro’s Pal
    January 12th, 2010 at 03:16 | #11

    Basil Freddie Hill in West Virginia seems to have disappeared in the same way as Darrel Dullums. Mr. Hill was actually from somewhere else and was in that area on work as some kind of upscale cable installer.

    See this link: http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=34169

  12. Zorro’s Pal
    January 12th, 2010 at 03:32 | #12

    U.S.#1 :
    This is a sad and painful situation for Darrel’s family to endure. My prayers and best wishes are with them. Why did it take over a month for the bar to voluntarily release the video? Why didn’t Sheriff Dutton get a warrant and confiscate the video within days of Darrel’s disappearance? Why were Darrel’s coat and hat behind the bar in the first place? What was the agitated conversation that Darrel had with the bartender? Lastly, what did the bartender reluctantly slap on the bar for Darrel to pick up?

    That was my question exactly — why were his coat and hat behind the bar? Since when do customers put their coats behind the bar? To me, it almost looks as if the bartender was doing that so he could transfer stuff into the pockets.

    There are LOTS of weird disappearances lately — one of the strangest was this whole family that went to look at mountain land to possibly buy — and the whole family disappeared. Their truck was still there, with their dog in it, and their wallets with significant money in the truck. This is the link:
    http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966054&grpId=3659174697244816&nav=Groupspace

    There were a few odd things – they planned to buy the land and planned to live in a storage container as a house.

    The other odd thing is that the man’s father (I think it was his, maybe it was the wife’s father) had threatened them and they had a restraining order against him. It was something about the father started a business, was supposed to pay the son for his efforts, never did, the son had complained, and the father was vengeful. Or something like that, I can’t remember all the details.

    But there have been no bodies found. The people just disappeared. Also — their child appears as if she might be mentally handicapped or something. It has never been mentioned.

    I think if they decided to “disappear on purpose” they would never be so cruel as to leave the dog in the truck — and they would take their money with them.

    It is really weird — because if you are missing, “they” look for you for a few weeks and then pretty much give up. I think it must be horrifying is one is being held captive to have the sense that you are not being searched for.

    Some of these likely-SFK victims must be alive and held someplace. When I think of Gacy, who killed something like over 32 men – -and Dahmer, holding men captive in his house, and some of the others — some of these guys have been known to kill even 70 victims. This scares the &%#$ out of me.

  13. odette
    January 12th, 2010 at 07:40 | #13

    In regards to the hat. If someone did in fact plant it I would have to believe it was not someone trying to help the family with their suffering. If someone had the hat 5 days later to plant…why would he have it at all unless he did something with Darrel and that does not appear to be something good. Also has anyone heard anything about the missing man in Terre Haute. Link to follow. Please note the repeated initials in the name. I know many have dismissed this but still it makes me wonder? Bill Bosen. Desi Deschaine. Bryan Barker. Mason McPheil.

    http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/police-still-look-for-missing-man

  14. January 12th, 2010 at 12:24 | #14

    Monique,
    I have read on different blogs that the bartender gave Darrel cigarettes and another said he gave him his lighter. Not sure why the bartender had his hat and coat. The blog that said he had his lighter said that DD is a regular at the bar and comes in 3-4 times a week and that the bartender was serving him water for the last hour.

    http://www.helenair.com/news/article_babde1e0-fc7e-11de-a938-001cc4c03286.html?mode=comments

  15. January 12th, 2010 at 12:26 | #15

    PS-
    I think someone planted the hat to tell people that he has passed on and to start looking for him. And to taunt the police.

  16. harry
    January 12th, 2010 at 15:37 | #16

    @Zorro’s Pal

    Well, usually if you are in a bar in a pub ( jackets on) and dont want to lose something or you got something in your pockets that is precious and you dont wanna be robbed or lose it, the best way is to handle it over to the bartender! Ok?

    But to my knowledge this is a pub right? Not a night club.

    So, I still cant see a security guy tipping his hat on this tape…help me out…

    Well then again we are talking about a pub here not a night club so these security guys dont have those ear plugs and all that, but im very intrested…. hmmm

    something to concider…

    1. Watch out! Subject is coming – touch nose with hand or handkerchief
    2. Subject is moving on, going further, or overtaking – stroke hair with hand, or raise hat briefly
    3. Subject standing still – lay one hand against back, or on stomach
    4. Observing Agent wishes to terminate observation because cover threatened – bend and retie shoelaces
    5. Subject returning – both hands against back, or on stomach
    6. Observing Agent wishes to speak with Team Leader or other Observing

    yeah I know…I sound a bit crazy…

  17. harry
    January 12th, 2010 at 16:50 | #17

    I mean, you cant sue nobody for tipping his hats – cants sue no one for retieng/tieng their shoe laces..

    An old trick… Many of the intelligence services uses those “gestures”nowdays on the field.. – just because there are too many surveillance cameras around…….I guess its the oldest trick in the book…

    -baseball players even uses those tricks…, BUT in a different “language” and “gesture”

    But im sure many of these pubs, night clubs are somehow involved in these cases..,fraterneties and so on….those are just the “footsoldiers”

  18. harry
    January 12th, 2010 at 18:19 | #18

    check out the the surveillance footage of Josh Szostak too.

    those 6 points of “politics” have for sure changed and and are outdated.
    But anyways… I hope you got my point.

  19. January 12th, 2010 at 22:32 | #19

    @jbrown

    Thanks for the comments about the video.

    It makes sense if Darrel was a regular at Eagles that the bartender would hold his jacket and hat behind the bar for him-a pretty customary favor. Answers the coat and hat question.
    I can’t understand why the bartender would protest so much (upset mannerisms) about returning cigs. or a lighter though. I mean the bartender would have removed the item from Darrel’s coat and put it in his own pocket, right? Why take away cigs. or a lighter in the first place and then get upset about returning it? Doesn’t make sense. One might think-well who cares what it was. But, it does matter. If they were keys, it might indicate Darrel would have walked south to his vehicle. If it was drugs, then maybe someone in the bar knew this and went after Darrel for the drugs. Not trying to spread rumors of drug use-he may never have touched drugs-but it may be relevant, the very last thing to be handed to him right before he disappears.

    Still no answers on who the bald headed guy is yet.

    I really hope they find Darrel soon to end this family’s agony. Darrel’s father, Jerry, upped the reward money to bring his son home no matter what his condition. That’s pretty sad. This guy has 2 kids at home wondering where their Dad is-it makes his disappearance even harder knowing he has children.
    Anyone with information or ideas: finddarrel@live.com

  20. cursed13
    January 12th, 2010 at 22:49 | #20

    harry :@Zorro’s Pal
    Well, usually if you are in a bar in a pub ( jackets on) and dont want to lose something or you got something in your pockets that is precious and you dont wanna be robbed or lose it, the best way is to handle it over to the bartender! Ok?
    But to my knowledge this is a pub right? Not a night club.
    So, I still cant see a security guy tipping his hat on this tape…help me out…
    Well then again we are talking about a pub here not a night club so these security guys dont have those ear plugs and all that, but im very intrested…. hmmm
    something to concider…
    1. Watch out! Subject is coming – touch nose with hand or handkerchief2. Subject is moving on, going further, or overtaking – stroke hair with hand, or raise hat briefly3. Subject standing still – lay one hand against back, or on stomach4. Observing Agent wishes to terminate observation because cover threatened – bend and retie shoelaces5. Subject returning – both hands against back, or on stomach6. Observing Agent wishes to speak with Team Leader or other Observing
    yeah I know…I sound a bit crazy…

    who told you the 6 points of “politics”? it seems like sign language..

  21. harry
    January 13th, 2010 at 01:30 | #21

    @cursed13

    Nobody told me…sure its a sign language… and old trick…..But then again, I might be faaaar off. remember that. Just something to concider.

    Like i said; look at the footage of Josh Szostak surveillance camera …

  22. cursed13
    January 13th, 2010 at 11:33 | #22

    yeah i wanna watch the video.

  23. January 13th, 2010 at 16:24 | #23

    DD ice graffiti was photographed by Batman in St Paul in May 09. I doubt it has anything to do with the missing Montana man.

  24. simplesimon
    January 13th, 2010 at 21:30 | #24

    @harry
    at the end of the video the security guard touches the brim of his hat.
    I think it was Monique who stated that maybe the bartender had his keys and Darell promised him he would not drive. That seems very plausible as it seems he was a regular there, which is probably why his coat was back of the bar.
    Also is the Szostak video the one with the guy out front of a bar and he takes his coat off? If it is I think I saw two guys walk up and appear to observe him.
    I agree it is very scary how many guys have disappeared..and keep disappearing! It just seems they all can not be accidents!

  25. simplesimon
    January 13th, 2010 at 21:30 | #25

    @harry
    at the end of the video the security guard touches the brim of his hat.
    I think it was Monique who stated that maybe the bartender had his keys and Darell promised him he would not drive. That seems very plausible as it seems he was a regular there, which is probably why his coat was back of the bar.
    Also is the Szostak video the one with the guy out front of a bar and he takes his coat off? If it is I think I saw two guys walk up and appear to observe him.
    I agree it is very scary how many guys have disappeared..and keep disappearing! It just seems they all can not be accidents!

  26. U.S.#1
    January 13th, 2010 at 23:46 | #26

    I have gone back and reread the articles from the Independent Record and watched the video again. At the paper’s comment section most of the local residents are asking the same questions we have asked. Two or three posters seem more concerned with the bar’s reputation than Darrel’s disappearance. In the video Darrel is walking directly towards the big bald guy and security guy, he doesn’t stop and turn until the bartender gets his attention with the hat. Why? The grainy video of Darrel exiting the bar shows him shaking hands or exchanging something with a man at the door. Who is the man at the door? I know there might be reasonable answers to these questions and I hope the Sheriff has gotten them.

  27. harry
    January 14th, 2010 at 00:49 | #27

    @simplesimon
    Thank you simplesimon for pointing that out, I see it now, seems to me that it was just something of a normal behaviour, a very brief touch…. I dunno.

    Yeah Moniqiue´s statement/theory seems plausible. When he get his jacket back he´s feeling his pockets and realizes that the keys are missing, then he walks up back to the bartender…and eveantually the bartender gives him back something, probably his keys.

    And on Josh Szostak video…Pay attenttion to those 2 girls who are seen like maybe 4 time in the video and the gang hanging out smoking and some cars driving by – maybe there´s something – maybe not.

    Link to Szosta surveillance footage
    http://sfkillers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/josh-front-of-bar.wmv

  28. harry
    January 14th, 2010 at 01:07 | #28

    This kinf of bothers me – why did the bartender got his “keys” in his pocket??

    Is it like normal over there that a bartender keeps patrons belongings in his pocket?

  29. January 14th, 2010 at 17:35 | #29

    @harry

    I’m not sure they were Darrel’s keys (just a guess) but Darrel was a regular at this bar and was friends with the bartender. It would be very normal in the states for the bartender to go into Darrel’s coat pocket to take away his keys.In the states the bartender can be liable if something were to happen to Darrel while driving home. And also, if he is Darrel’s friend, the bartender wouldn’t want him driving intoxicated. Clearly, by the video, Darrel is intoxicated.

  30. January 14th, 2010 at 17:59 | #30

    In the josh video, there are several things that stand out.
    First, there is clearly something wrong with him. He doesn’t act intoxicated but rather as though he suddenly didn’t feel well,took drugs or was drugged. He appears in very bad shape.
    Second, there are 2 men who watch him. They appear on the right hand side of the video at 9:50. One is in a black jacket. This same man, in the black jacket later walks by Josh at 10:47.He appears from the right and then goes off screen on the left.He is not with the other man.
    Third, at 12:04, a cop slowly passes by.

    This video isn’t clear enough to determine if a similiar person was around Josh as was around Darrel. At least not for me.

  31. iceman
    January 14th, 2010 at 18:44 | #31

    Good job recognizing this Monique777. Those guys in the black are definetly keeping on eye on Josh. Also in Josh’s video watch around the 12:00 mark when a guy in a white shirt walks out of the bar by himself and slowly walks by Josh. Right after this two more guys walk out by themselves and continue in the same direction. Seems real suspicious and my theory is that a large group at the bar is coordinating this kidnapping and we can see part of it going down in the video.

  32. harry
    January 14th, 2010 at 21:40 | #32

    good points monique…,but then again, the bartender is his friend, of course he have been questioned and so on…right?

    well, I think some of the perps are on that Josh Szostak surveillance footage…but many of them have different roles…I guess there are many levels..,these”guys/girls” might be just hired by an upper organiztion….

    reminds me of a thing I read in Jan Jenkins book “Footprints Of Courage”…
    “…paid in dollars in green”

    ok, that was out of context but hope you see my point…

  33. harry
    January 14th, 2010 at 21:52 | #33

    yeah and sorry my bad english… i guess it was “…paid by dollars in green”…anyway have to hit the bunk, feeling so tired.

  34. January 14th, 2010 at 22:42 | #34

    @iceman

    I noticed the 3 men who left shortly after Josh. The first being a heavier guy in a white shirt.Notice him glance over at the cop car and then walk looking straight ahead? Also seems the 2nd guy is in a rush, kind of pushes through the crowd.
    One other thing, I think it’s a black Camero that passes by at 9:15. Is this the same car that passes by at 10:03? They look identicle to me.Too bad the video isn’t better quality so we could compare faces.
    I know I’m getting side-tracked here because this is Darrel’s link but the videos are something tangible we can really look at to see what went on around a person before they went missing and get our own details.

    If these guys are in a bar with the victim, then there would have to be a little planning. Like, drug the victim, wait for the drug to take effect, hang around until the victim leaves alone and then abduct him.Or would they go out to the bar with the plan, drug several guys banking that one will get kicked out or leave alone. I noticed on the videos, both Darrel and Josh were not socializing-they were all alone and in an altered type state (drunk/drugged/not well)so they are so vulnerable.

    I’m getting the feeling these are all very well organized and a group effort.

  35. killabee20
    January 15th, 2010 at 10:34 | #35

    @Monique777
    I totally agree with your assessment Monique of Josh’s video. Here are some other interesting musings from the video. At 11:05 on the video, just after one of the two guys pass Josh, a third man in a black coat casually walks out of the bar, almost to avoid making contact with Josh. He certainly appears to look directly back at Josh as he walks slowly away. What I think the plan may have been was to engage with Josh at a good time, but he was probably making too much of a scene with his coat when the guys showed up at the 9:50 mark. They a minute later then decide to split up to be on both sides of him to make it easier for them to keep him in thier sights without looking like a “gang” following somebody. Soon after the “split” up, the third guy leaves the bar headed left. Simply strange these three men are all wearing dark coats and would be all by themselves at the bar or on the street. I am now convinced there are groups stalking men out there. Absolutely no question in my mind.

  36. January 15th, 2010 at 12:55 | #36

    we need to figure out who is doing this and why before more become victims.

  37. sam
    January 15th, 2010 at 22:14 | #37

    The surveilance commentary suggests he asks the bartender for a pack of cigarettes. This isn’t seen at all on the footage. I don’t get how they came up with it.

    Through his mannerisms of searching in his coat, it is very suggestive that he was missing his keys and that he assumed they would be in his coat. As you said Monique, this is supplemented by the fact that the bartender gives him a hard time about it. It’s interesting though, he is waiting at the bar to recieve whatever item he is missing away from any crowd. In the meantime, the bartender turns his back to the bar and drinks what appears to be a glass of water with his right hand. His left arm is out of view. No way to tell if he’s doing something with it – like putting something in his pocket, hard to tell – but it seems as if he is not. The Bartender moves over to a small crowd gathered at the end the bar. Dullum slowly saunters over. It isn’t til the bartender visibly waves his customers to leave the bar that Dullum leans in to speak to him. The only one very near to them is the woman at Dullum’s right side. As soon as Dullum walks off, the woman looks away very sharply to two men near what appears to be the DJ stand to the left of her. Dullum proceeds to leave, but breifly speaks to a man at the door. It appears as if the man waves his arm up as if he is possibly pointing toward the direction of something (?). Dullum leaves.

    ZP – you mentioned earlier that it appeared as if it could have been some sort of drug deal. Though we don’t know his previous history or the bartender’s deal, I don’t think that theory is completely outrageous based on some of the strange mannerisms seen in the footage.

  38. sam
    January 18th, 2010 at 02:27 | #38

    I’ve been looking at the footage based on a drug related scenario. I’m getting the feeling that its less and less likely. Looking at the footage from a possible drug angle, I thought that perhaps what was missing from his coat was cash. Dullum is a regular, perhaps he’s on a tab – obviously drug money isn’t going to go on a tab. So theoretically,
    he checks his pockets and expects a bill to be inside of it, but it’s not. He coerces the bartender to give him the substance in advance under the premise that he will have the cash as
    soon as he is able. I dismiss it now because, first and foremost, it’s got to be really stupid to let a deal go down at a bar. Even though its closing hours, and even though the exchange between them is a bit submissive and secretive, it becomes a little outrageous to jump to the conclusion that drugs are involved, especially since the
    far likelier item in question would have been his keys. Second, the bar willingly released the footage. If it was a shady bar, footage would probably be “lost” and not have been so readily available to LE.

    Also. With the woman. She DOES look away rather sharply to her left as soon as Dullum ends his convo with the bartender. BUT at the same time this occurs, there is a flicker of light from the dj stand which
    would easily explain why her reaction seemed so strong.

    As far as the man at the door goes, I’m not sure if I viewed that correctly. As far as I gathered it does look
    as if he is motioning towards the direction of somewhere. I thought, for instance, the closest atm or phone booth. The closest atm however is IN the bar(so says the website). And who uses a pay phone nowadays? Easier to use someone else’s phone
    if you need one, or the bar phone for that matter. Got me thinking though, we have no idea about his phone situation. All that’s really been said is that “his bank account and cell phone haven’t been used since he went missing.” So I think I may have misread the man at the door’s body language. His raised arm could be interpreted
    as just a way of saying “bye”. (It’s really hard to tell who that guy is, since its footage from the second camera with a lower resolution. I’ve tried to match his style of clothes to those seen from the first camera angle, but can’t conclusively match him to anyone.)

    Reports do have some substatantial claims to that suggest Dullum was an upstanding person. He doesn’t miss work. He has family obligations and a kid. This alone discredits any major notion that he may have been a recreational user.

    The other interactions between the other people present do not appear too be blatantly suspicious. Seems
    like generally a good (but kinda drunk) vibe. The bald man doing a one over on Dullum does catch attention but if you follow that guy through the footage his attention is primarily focused with the woman he is talking to – which usually makes guys act a fool and and have generally ppeculiar reactions.

    As far as comparing this to the video of Josh Szostak, its hard to do. Inside a bar and outside of one are two completely seperate atmospheres. In the vido of Dullum, we see interaction. The video of
    Szostak shows him primarily on his own. In Dullum’s case, he reportidly spoke to two individuals outside of the bar. More information on that is necesary as that seems to be the last lead on where he was last seen , hopefully LE has that answer.

    I really hate to sound so critical of the release, but why would
    the commentary on the surveilance video claim at the end that that is the last moment he was seen. Quote: “Never
    to be seen again.” That’s not true if the claim that DUllum spoke with some people outside is true. If it was a dramatic attempt to end the commentary, it was less than necessary. And I really can’t get over
    the claim about buying cigarettes. Someone enlighten me as to where that is remotely apparent. The bartender clearly picks something out of his pocket, not a cabinet, which would be where cigarettes are pulled from for sale.

    Anyway, thats just my perspective. Figure all we could do here is kind of converse it out and maybe come to some logical conclusions about some of the visuals. After all we have no idea who those people in the video are. It’s easy to differentiate some of the staff from the guests
    but even that view may be a bit blurry. It’s really up to the locals to hopefully get some sort of clue as to what happened that night. I assume the town is talking, hopefully an early resolve
    can be be met at obtaining good evidence as to where he went. (Sorry for such a long winded post.)

  39. January 18th, 2010 at 13:39 | #39

    When Darrel leaves the bar he is talking to the guy in the corner who points in a direction. We know Darrel is very familiar with the area as he lives there and is a regular at Eagles. It’s a pretty small town. This leads me to conclude he is not looking for something stationary. 2 ideas are:
    -he is looking for a person/s who left the bar before him
    -he would like something from the guy in the corner who points to where he’ll meet Darrel outside (ride home, after party, drugs…)

    It is troubling that Darrel appears to be the most intoxicated person at the bar. He is not in good shape.

  40. harry
    January 18th, 2010 at 18:18 | #40

    Ok this might be out of context but im referring to my earlier post, when I said that they are taking out your future leaders….

    A book written by Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt like many, many years ago called “The deliberate dumbing down ofAmerica”

    You can download it for free in pdf format ( E-Book)- here´s the link
    http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com/

  41. Bridger78
    February 9th, 2010 at 21:05 | #41

    They found Darrel Dullum’s body in Prickley Pear Creek with cell phone and wallet still on him. Law Enforcement concluded that no foul play was involved.

    http://www.missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_20d7c4e4-15cc-11df-aca3-001cc4c03286.html

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