Just reviewing the KMIR clip again. If Audrey's mother actually spoke, not just texted, but in fact spoke, with Audrey after Audrey met up with Jonathan, and Audrey's phone never pings outside the East Coachella Valley, then what ever happened, seems to have happened right after that phone call.
If the call is at around 9, and Audrey's phone is never used again, this seems most likely.
That's kind of stating the obvious, I know, but then you have Audrey's SUV abandoned in the direction of Las Vegas, rather than the direction of Brawley or the Mexican border--I don't know why, but for some reason I feel the answer to this case lies in Las Vegas. That someone from that region came into the Coachella Valley, did what they did, and headed back home, getting rid of the SUV on the way.
Nothing of monetary value was taken from these two, either. The SUV was pretty new.
So why were these two targeted? I really believe this was a crime of opportunity, and that J & A probably didn't know their attackers, unless it was a very superficial acquaintance (this because I'm sure their close acquaintances have already been cleared by this time).
Have there been any other crimes like this, anywhere else between Brawley and Las Vegas? The person/s who did this, probably have done this type of thing before. Maybe not down to every detail, but something like it. What about other missing person's cases in this region. Are there any that are at all similar?
The nature of the abduction and the absence of evidence, it really seems like whoever was involved, has a good deal of criminal experience. But this crime does not have monetary gain as an objective. Maybe Audrey was the prize.
Maybe the focus should be on sexual predators. Jonathan may just have been present, but not the target at all. Perhaps Audrey was the focus. And if that is true, than crimes against other women in the region might open up the door to more suspects.
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