I do not believe Susan left on her own. There were no indications that she was unhappy at home, and no indications that she was planning to leave. Nothing was missing from the house (i.e. clothing, suitcase, passport, etc.). She is very close with her sister, and she did not mention anything about leaving or being unhappy. Further she was VERY excited about her first grandchild, who is due in early July. She has been waiting to be a grandmother for many years now so I really dont think she would leave especially now. Further she is a very private and shy person, who is uncomfortable outside familiar settings and routine. To suddenly leave would be completely unlike her and way out of her comfort zone. Also she had very little cash, no ID (ID found in wallet), and the credit cards have not been used. If she did leave my only thought is that she became disoriented or confused. This has never happened before, that I know of, so this is speculation. But there is a history of dementia in her family though she has never shown any signs. Again purely speculation.
There was a comment here about neighbors speculating that she staged her disappearance. Please site your source, if possible. If a neighbor did say that then I believe it would be purely speculation by that neighbor. Susan is a very quiet, private, and shy person, as mentioned I do not believe she knew any of her neighbors that well, and definitely not to the point she would share that kind of information. Her best friend, besides her husband, is her sister, and she never suggested this to her. I think this kind of stuff gets out there because there is just not a lot of information right now unfortunately there is just not much to go on. The police probably do not tell us everything, but I do not believe they have any good leads or understanding of what happened, at this point. I wish we knew more info than what is already out there - but we don't at this point.
Surveillance cameras there are a number of cameras inside Raleys, and one outside at the Raleys front entrance. I do not think there are any cameras in the parking lot. Some of the other businesses in the shopping center (such as Wells Fargo, Starbucks) have their own cameras (inside). I do not believe any of the cameras inside Raleys have shown Susan which, if true, means that she probably never made it inside Raleys. Police recently received some more surveillance footage, and indicated they may have footage of her car going into the parking lot that morning, but they were waiting on further information (enhancements). The camera right outside Raleys front door might pan and show part of the parking lot so it might have seen her drive by the front door as she was parking (this has not been confirmed, however).
Susan does not carry a cell phone. I know this may seem unusual, but she just doesnt use a cell phone, and only uses the computer for emails.
Regarding the husband, please see my post, #83. This is a law enforcement question, but as they normally would, they have checked him very thoroughly and have moved on to investigating other angles because there has been no indication or anything linking him to her disappearance. They have found nothing and he has checked out completely. They are not going to come out and say he is clear because they dont know what happened. They cant clear anyone when theyre not sure what happened. But again he has done all they have asked and has checked out. The family knows he was not involved.
Thank you again for your thoughts and concerns. I know the lack of info is frustrating, but there is just not much out there right now. No one is more frustrated than the family.
