Questions about murderer and kidnapper Jimmy Lee Dykes

I've been following the murder of the school bus driver, Charles Albert Poland Jr.,  and kidnapping of a boy by Jimmy Lee Dykes in Midland City, Alabama and I have a few questions about the situation.  My first concern is for the little boy who has been held in what the media calls an underground bunker for four days and counting.

What is Dykes doing with this little boy?  Is there nothing that law enforcement can do to get this child out?  

The community and law enforcement knew about this man, Jimmy Lee Dykes.  They knew he had beaten a 120 pound dog to death with a metal pipe.   They knew that he had threatened neighbors and others in the community with his guns.  They knew he had fired a handgun at a man, his mother and six-month daughter.  So why was this man not locked up?  He was supposed to have been in court to face charges that he'd shot at his neighbors over what is described as a minor property dispute. (photo: Jimmy Lee Dykes / Alabama Department of Public Safety )

Dykes demanded two little boys when he boarded the school bus.  Why?  Why did he want not one, but two, little boys?  What was his plan for these two boys?

The media continues to report on the bunker, which many people might refer to as a storm cellar, saying Dykes had worked on it for over a year, how he had it filled with supplies, how he would stay in it for weeks at a time.  How do they know this information? 

Apparently at least one neighbor has been close enough to see inside, see the materials used to make the steps and walls.  A neighbor Jimmy Davis told CNN that Dykes worked on his bunker in the middle of the night -- every other night, between 2 and 3 a.m., for a year and a half.

Why would the bus driver open the door for Dykes? 

Another neighbor said that Dykes had smoothed out the sand on the dirt road where the bus turns around in the past.  Did Dykes do this to get on good terms with the bus driver so the bus driver would not be worried when he approached the bus doors?  The same neighbor said that the bus driver was so appreciative he wanted to give Dykes a gift of yard eggs and marmalade for the gesture, but Dykes wouldn't come to the gate.

So was the building of the bunker, the smoothing of the gravel road, all part of a long-term plan by Dykes to eventually abduct some boys and hold them for an extended period of time?  If so, what did he plan to do with the boys? 

The bus driver gave his life to protect the boys, their is no question about that.

Charles Albert Poland Jr.

 

 

Comments

[Leticia]

That's whats wrong with our stupid government and system. This nutcase has been allowed to roam free and no one does a darned thing.

But, in other news, a veteran gets arrested for having bullets in his trunk??

I think they need to end this ordeal and I know it sounds cruel but gas him out and get in there and rescue that poor baby! I don't know what they can do.

But that little boy's parents have to be going crazy.

[Nate]

Offensensitivity. I mean, sure, the guy's got some problems, but really, you can't be accusing him of anything because, after all, he IS a human being and he's got feelings and you can't be upsetting him or causing him to feel anything but goodness and mercy and sweetness and light and why is he raising that axe and coming towards me, giggling like Renfield?

[Adam]

I was wondering the exact same thing myself. If only I can have 5 minutes with this nutjob. Eventually law enforcement will have to do something. Guess the big worry at this point is if they use gas or stun grenades, he may kill the boy before they get to him. Ending it with a peaceful surrender is what all could hope for but it's been four days already. It may be about the point where he will need to be apprehended by force without the kid getting injured or killed.

I can guarantee he will get no bail this time. He will likely go right to PC because the general population will kill him (which I don't think many would mind).

[PALADIN]

There's only one kind of cure for this annimal...Dr Sig .45

Ya gotta wonder what this world is coming to.

[Debbie]

Good one Nate!

I would think law enforcement could do something

[Winston Court]

Dykes had a message he wanted to say. I would like to hear it.

Seems to me, the media and police pulled out all stops to prevent him from giving his message. I'd always like to hear what needs that much censorship.