I watched the 48 Hours show tonight.  Didn't learn much new.  I did notice one thing though - a bit trivial - but here it is.  I noticed in watching the footage of Vansice made within a few days of Jodi's disappearance, that he had a blackened/bruised finger or thumb nail.  Maybe nothing, but could it be that the blackened nail was injured in a struggle with Jodi a few days prior when she was taken....?  It appeared at 9:19pm on tape, so 19 minutes into the program.  Vansice is at the lake being interviewed, his right hand visible behind his head as he says 'I hope she'll come back soon...'  Middle finger on right hand, blackened at the base of nail.  For what it is worth, his thumbnail looked messed up too, but maybe that is just the way his thumbnail is....

I think Vansice is most likely the perp.  He was in her life, seemingly obsessed, and his demeanor is too odd.  Wouldn't doubt if he hurt hand struggling with her.  Wonder if cops ever noted it...

You can watch it on Charter On Demand. Go to Primetime, then CBS, then 48 hours and scroll down. I worked at the Albert Lea Tribune when Jodi disappeared. We had to print a big overrun the next day and had people lined up at the door to get a copy. I hope that someday this gets solved and thanks to the Team for their work.

Consider the fact that, in the video of Jodi's home following her disappearance, the VCR time is blinking at 12:00 - which means that it had recently lost power and been reset. Vanisce had said that he spent the night watching a surprise birthday video with her, which they laughed over repeatedly all night.

Why was the VCR powered off and then back on again, instead of just stopped?

And what happened to this video he spoke of - this vcr tape. Was it recovered as a means of verifying his story?