How long had Sue and Glenna really been "close" friends? That's something I've never really thought of until recently and it's obvious the kids met before Sue and Glenna met (and I'm not sure exactly when the kids began to hang out with each other outside of school). So was Glenna actually close enough to Sheila to help her plan a murder? Doubtful
*In a 1981 FRB article, Glenna Meeks said she and the kids moved to Quincy in 1979 before it got cold (they had been camping with her sis and kids before finding a home). Plus I'm sure the kids had to start to school so I'd think before October 1979.
*Don Davis said his sister and family had moved to Calif from Conn, in Sept. of 1979 and had lived at the Claremont Trailer Park until Nov. of 1980. They then moved to Keddie Cabin #28.
*In a Jan 2007 post Glenna Meeks said, "Not sure when Sue came to Quincy. I came her in late '79...she came here close to the time, after I think...say within 3 months or so...think she moved to Keddie within six months after I met her".
(So the Sharps and Meeks both moved to Quincy in late '79 within a few months of each other. The Sharps lived in Claremont Trailer Park the Meeks did not - so the kids had to have met at school and eventually began visiting each other which led to Glenna and Sue eventually meeting - but when did they actually become "close" friends?)
*Mr. Smith, a neighbor at Claremont, said Sue had worked part time at the ELKS Lodge (2-10hrs/week) washing dishes. She also did some housecleaning through a job agent. The younger Meeks kids were always around the Sharp trailer, but not the older. The kids were poorly supervised, Sue often gone. Sheila was apparently left in charge, but had very little control.
*Randy Sharp said he met Sue while she was a dishwasher at the Elk's and living at Clairemont. He dated her three time before drifting apart. He said at the time of the murders he had not seen Sue in over a year.
*Mrs Webb was a neighbor for only a month before Sue moved. Sue never around, the kids left to fend for themselves.
*Marge Hartsfield, a neighbor at Claremont. The kids were over at her trailer a lot, hungry and unsupervised- Sue rarely home. Always saw her car parked on Main approx ten homes west of the DMV office (supposedly the Meeks home)
*A report from Sue's college instructor said she dropped one class in the Fall 80 semester, but picked up another. Fall 80 was her last semester before dropping out, taking beginning typing (w/ Marty), Intermediate typing (with Loon and Linda), and Intro to Business Mgt (with her brother).
*2007 post by Glenna M. said, "she went to FRC as far as I know she didn't have or go to any study group...she did not go to ours, (which consisted of myself, Wade and Marilyn, Marty wasn't in it either...neither was taking the same class as we were...I don't remember Marty even going to FRC at the time we were....if so, I didn't have any connection with him at school...only when Wade and I went over to Marilyn's house to study...that was when I first met him or was around him at any time. I don't remember Sue working at the Elks Club, but everyone says she did...if so she didn't go often when I knew her….I would have been her babysitter....
*According to Glenna's 4-21-81 interview, Sue was unemployed and had only dated Joe B and Darely J - and a man over a year and a half ago but she didn't know his name. Any socializing Sue did was with her.
Sue moved to Quincy in September of 1979. Based on what Mr. Smith and Randy Sharp said Sue had to have worked anywhere from Sept '79 - April'80 because Randy met her while she was working and went out with her three times but had not seen her in over a year before the murders so that's around April 1980. Glenna did not know Randy by name because she wasn't friends with Sue at the time.
She admits in her post that she didn't know Sue had worked and that's because they were not friends at the time and she said they met ABOUT 6 months before she moved to Keddie which could be anywhere from May '80 until November '80 and very possibly did not become well acquainted until she found out about Sheila). Glenna certainly never seemed aware of the alleged molesting of Tina by Dan French in July 1980. Her car was reportedly seen at the Meeks house often (no year or month specified so was it in 1980 or '81) by one person. I also gather from her 2007 post that she guessed Sue had gone to FRC but did not have any classes with her and maybe that's because Sue went in 1980 and Glenna went in 1981 and that's when Glenna met Marilyn while Marty was gone for the week to Reno (march 1981). According to her obit she graduated FRC in 1984.
It's also possible that she only knew of Sue dating Dareyl because word had gotten around after the murders and may not be something Sue had actually told her. Richard named Joe B as someone LE might look at because he knew Joe had dated Sue but no mention of Dareyl.
I do believe the kids were friends first but they probably hung out more at the Sharps because there was usually no adult there. I can't believe Glenna thought she would have been Sue's babysitter - she obviously didn't need one - but Sheila was obviously gone for 4 months and she didn't ask her to babysit.