MsMarple
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I agree that it's very possible that Karlie wandered into the desert and succumbed to the elements. I agree that dad and SM didn't handle Karlie's emotional state very well that night and IMO SM went off the rails with her YouTube videos. Still, that may not mean either of them did anything nefarious to her.I still lean to this answer myself. Previously I was leaning to someone picked her up and/or she was being sex trafficked. I know when they were searching it was very windy which was hampering the search dogs. Many times the simple answer is the correct answer.
Lost people can walk way further than people realize. Last year that little boy that got lost walked miles. People were shocked that he could walk that far. Unfortunately he was finally found dead. And in an area that had been searched several times.
So now think of how far a teenage girl with an altered state of mind could walk. And I suppose the desert can decompose a body rather quickly. Searching a desert can't be easy.
The SM and the dad did so many things wrong. No disputing that. SM really screwed up those first golden hours of finding her. She also did many things that in my opinion were inappropriate (Halloween party) but that doesn't make her a murderer.
But now that so much time has passed it seems to me that the most reasonable scenario is that Karlie's body is somewhere nearby in the desert. And as you say, searching such a large area is difficult. Her dad and SM may be hiding/lying about some of their actions but it doesn't necessarily have to be that they actively harmed Karlie.
As much as I am wary of the dad and SM if I think the events through from a logical point of view then I cannot discount Karlie wandering into the desert due to her disorientation. And IMO a stranger happening upon Karlie on the highway and picking her up in order to harm her has incredibly low odds. The highway has traffic but it's not especially busy.
IMO if they would be more truthful it might be easier to either discount that scenario or focus more upon it. The changing stories that both told only muddies the possibilities and that's not helpful in finding Karlie. All MOO.