I have several thoughts and observations that I have been meaning to share, but have been away. Please excuse the lack of organization.
I think this is the first case I have followed in a while where we had so little insight into the personality of the missing person. I believe that the lack of social media presence is one major contributing factor. We have been spoiled in some respects by having the facebook accounts, twitter, instagram, etc., of most missing people. So much information can be gleaned from these sources, and it is frustrating to have no sense of Susan's personality. We have a few basic facts, but no idea of what she was really like.
We know she was quiet and kept to herself, although she had a close relationship with her sister and her son.
We know she was retired, and would walk her dog frequently.
We have no photos of Susan with anyone other than her dog, and apparently she did not like to have her picture taken.
Susan was not computer savvy according to her son, and did not use or carry a cell phone.
She was particular about her habits and apparently cautious about her belongings, as Kjac has told us that she would never have left her purse in an unlocked vehicle, and she would never carry her wallet without her purse.
She carried her purse in the diagonal fashion, something I do when I am somewhat uncertain about my surroundings or the possibility of someone trying to snatch it from me.( Although this could simply be a function of keeping the purse on without having to constantly readjust it on her shoulder).
Susan is an early riser, and although she did not work, she was up and doing chores before her husband left for work in the morning.
What did Susan do with her time between the early part of the day and the time her husband came home? Does she have certain T.V. shows she likes to watch? Does she sew or do other crafts?
I feel awkward even raising these questions because truly it is none of my business. For whatever reason, I think that getting to know a little more about Susan may help to figure out what happened to her.
I noticed in the initial press releases that Susan was thought to have been wearing a visor when she left the house. I saw a photo of her wearing a visor, although I am not sure if it was the same visor or not. That detail seems to be something that could be very helpful in jogging the memories of potential witnesses. Visors are not all that common, and it is much easier to remember a woman wearing a visor than a woman with brown hair.
I also noticed that there are property records in Sacramento county, Clark County, Nevada, and Placer county for Susan and her husband. I am somewhat uncomfortable admitting the amount of effort and level of intrusive research I have conducted, but my goal was just to see if there were any possible places Susan might have gone. I am not certain but it appeared that Susan and her husband were involved with more than one property in Placer county in recent years, but as the apn was not indicated on all the entries, I am not 100% certain. I also noted a number of property records in Nevada and in Sacramento.
After hearing the details of the case I had a notion that Susan may have been in a subordinate position in the marriage and would likely not appear on the property records. I was wrong. She is on all of the records that I found with her husband. I could not figure out why she would be retired while her husband still worked, given the fact that she was younger.
On one of the news pieces, they interview(brief) a friend of the Jacobson's who had been participating in the search. He said he had known Chris for 20 years( or something along those lines) and had met "Sue" several times. That seemed to indicate that either Susan did not interact frequently with her husband's friends or that this man was primarily a work friend. To further complicate matters, referring to her as "Sue", made me think that he was past formalities in his interactions with Susan.
Regarding the flyer situation and publicity, I have a sense that the nature of the circumstances have created a conflicted strategy in trying to find her. From her family's standpoint she was either abducted or she left on her own. Although Kjac has been emphatic in expressing his doubt about the second possibility having occurred, there is a chance that she did leave voluntarily. Since Susan appears to be a very private person, perhaps there is some hesitancy on the family's part to plaster the town with flyers on the off chance that she may have left on her own.
I know Kjac has stated that his parents had a solid marriage and never showed any signs of problems. I know that sometimes kids are oblivious to problems in a relationship until their parents inform them that a divorce is imminent. When a child goes to college and starts their own life, the visits with the folks can sometimes be limited to the major holidays. ( I am not saying this is the case here by any means, just trying to make a point). My mother is somewhat co-dependent, so my brother and I speak to her almost every day. I am just curious if Kjac spoke to his mother often, and were the conversations with mom, or like the conversations I used to have with my grandparents where they would each pick up a separate telephone in the house and take turns asking questions and talking to me?
I hate bringing these questions up in many respects, but I feel like being able to eliminate some of these other possibilities may prompt some more outraged and motivated people to start prodding the Roseville P.D. and media outlets to focus some attention on Susan's disappearance. It breaks my heart to know that one of the most precious moments in Kjac's life, the birth of his daughter, is marred by the incredible anxiety and sadness of his mother's baffling disappearance.
I think about Susan often and I pray in earnest for her to come home.
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