Snapshot · Crime, Conspiracy, Cults and Murder
On July 6, 2001 — the day the Bradley girls vanished — Tracy's boyfriend George made a Home Depot run for bleach, contractor bags, and heavy-duty gloves, with 4 bags missing from the roll.
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Within the family's orbit, one person drew far more scrutiny than anyone else: Tracy's boyfriend George Washington, who was secretly married to another woman also named Diamond, had been confirmed by DNA testing as Diamond Bradley's biological father — a fact he denied — and had proposed the suspicious camping trip to Lake Shafer, Indiana the day before the girls vanished. On the morning of July 6, George made a run to Home Depot for bleach, contractor bags, and heavy-duty gloves, with four bags unaccounted for from the roll. He claimed the items were for home renovations and that he'd thrown the bags into a Washington Park lagoon — but they were never found. Neighbours reported watching him burn something in a 55-gallon drum at his garage before loading the barrel into his car and driving off; investigators found charring and the outline of a drum in his vehicle. Most damning, forensic testing found hair in his trunk: one strand matching Tionda and one matching Tracy. George explained it by claiming he'd hidden the girls in the trunk to avoid drive-in theatre cover charges. That night he drove to Gary, Indiana — about 45 minutes from Chicago — reportedly arriving visibly rattled at a woman's door, though the account was never confirmed. [1] — Host "George bought bleach, contractor bags & gloves: On July 6, 2001 — the day the Bradley girls vanished — Tracy's boyfriend George made a Home…" 11:54
The day the Bradley girls vanished, George Washington bought bleach, contractor bags, and heavy-duty gloves. Neighbors watched him burn something in a 55-gallon drum and drive off with it. Investigators found hair in his trunk matching Tionda — yet no charges have ever been filed because the evidence is circumstantial.
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