There is consensus that this piece of evidence sticks out like one o'clock. It was not successfully hidden nor was it in plain view. The placing of the clothing inside did not match any habit of the victim. There were no known plans necessitating that Sierra pack a bag. The bag is a puzzlement. She is said to have been wearing the very items inside.
There has been speculation, lots of it understandably, about this evidence. Some of our ideas:
a. The perpetrator wedged it between the cactus & the building so as to have convenient access to it later.
b. It is a false clue or red herring to muddle the investigation and project that this was a kidnap.
c. Sierra was coerced into folding the clothes inside and given the hope of retrieving the bag later.
d.This bag is meant to taunt searchers & investigators, a trump.
e. There was someone other than the perpetrator who found and handled the bag, wedging it where it was found or throwing it there.
f. The kidnapper went through the bag, looking for cash and then discarded it after folding the clothes.
g. The victim was told the bag was being stashed for later retrieval in order to quiet her hysteria.
h. The location is designed to misdirect, in terms of compass, investigators as to Sierra's whereabouts.
i. The bag was put where it was found sometime after Sierra was spirited away, likely after dark.
