Hi guys, new user here. Been lurking for a few days specifically on this case. It fascinates me but at the same time breaks my heart. I'd give anything to have Dylan back alive but I sadly don't think that's going to happen.
As an Englishman I have a couple of questions regarding the status of missing persons in Colorado:
Firstly, is there a set time for when a missing person can be "presumed dead"?
If Dylan were to be presumed dead, would LE look at it as a murder investigation?
If not, would LE simply leave this case open in hope of tips and not specifically dedicate people to investigate it?
I also want to suggest my :twocents: for a couple of things I've seen in this thread.
Firstly, with regards Dylan wearing jeans. I can only assume this stems from one of the CCTV images cutting off just above where we would see the lower part of Dylan's legs. I've looked at both images and although this is only my opinion, I am as certain as I can be that he is wearing shorts in both pictures. He has his hands in his pockets in both pictures and is walking, this leads to the hands and pocket area sticking out a little, I'm sure of this because I have a very similar pair. I can see that in both images. You can also tell by how the shorts flare out a little, jeans just don't do that.
Secondly, Dylan's phone charger. IMO, Dylan had his phone charger. In a text to the friend he was set to meet, I recall him saying something like "if you don't let me in, I'll keep ringing", this suggests to me he expected to have full use of his phone the next day. If he'd noticed a low battery and checked for no charger he probably would have told his friend "I'll be over, battery is low and I have no charger so I won't be able to ring". Then again, he may have done. It's really complicating to not know exactly what Dylan said in his final text message at 9:37 PM. Was he telling his friend he was going to sleep? Was he saying he had low battery or charger? Did he just cut off mid-conversation?
Sorry for the long post, it went on a bit longer than I expected. I'm glad to have gotten this off my chest. I think about Dylan every day and there is no-one I can speak to about it so at least I can contribute here. I so want him home.