branmuffin
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Agreed. If I’m picking what’s more likely, I think it’s a remote place in the woods in the south. But if I think about what I would do in a “go big or go home” kinda situation, I might try to have some stolen IDs ready and make a run for a border checkpoint where people enter in mass — walking across in Tijiuana, on a train or bus to Canada etc.
Many border crossings are locked up tight. But the Websleuths cases are full of people who have shown there are some places where crossing is possible.
We have to consider what the two Whites would do if in fact their vehicle did break down. Without getting into numerous scenarios let's assume for a moment that only two or three circumstances resulted in them leaving the vehicle where it was found.
Scenario 1a, it did actually break down and they were left high and dry in a rural environment. But they were close enough to their target destination they just walked there through the woods.
Scenario 1b, it was the worst possible outcome. They were nowhere near their target location and they had to flag some Good Samaritan down (at this time no one would be aware they were criminals on the run) and they either were dropped off somewhere fairly local or they attacked the GS and stole the vehicle. If the GS was lucky and just dropped them off somewhere once the BOLO went out they probably contacted LE and told them where he picked them up. If it was a hijacking that person may be dead or gravely injured and hasn't been found yet. If missing I'm sure by now family have reported them missing. If the GS dodged a bullet and they let him go, they would immediately report the hijacking to LE and the location would be overrun with cops scouring the woods.
Since we haven't heard about anyone picking up two unlikely hitchers or some person found dead and their vehicle missing there is Scenario 2, which is they purposely left the vehicle there because they had another vehicle stashed somewhere very close or a third party was going to pick them up.
I don't know how much traffic would be on that road. It does look fairly rural and Banner-Adams is basically a dead end so I presume not that much traffic.
A remote third scenario is that it was a set up and the engine noise the local neighbour heard was another vehicle stopping to see if they needed help and the Whites commandeered the vehicle and forced the driver to take them somewhere since no one would consider a local suspicious driving in their own vehicle, perhaps a big vehicle like a van or a camper van where they could stay hidden in the back.
The location where the orange vehicle was found is interesting because it's only 40 minutes to the I-40 on the 840. I-40/I-30 is pretty much a clear shot to the Texas/Mexican border. About 18 hours to Sierra Blanca.