lucidtx
Western CO
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For that to be the case, did she then have a ride? Did someone pick her up near the bridge? Because surely if she just walked off into the wilderness (and it's 16 miles to the nearest town), she would die of exposure. Unless she had camping equipment with her. It was in the high 30's at night on a couple of nights in the first week, and again in the last couple of days, and that's if she stayed in the area near home/Salida. If she headed up Monarch Pass, it was even colder. OTOH, if she hitched a ride or had someone pick her up, she could have headed for warmer climates. Since LE has her SSN by now, they have her credit report, and they know all her CC numbers. So I doubt that she's using a CC or ATM card to fund running away.
I doubt there would be continued FBI involvement if they found that camping equipment was missing from the home. To buy new equipment, she'd need a credit card with her and by now, surely they've looked into credit card statements. But she's still considered a missing person, not a voluntary walk-away.
Not taking anything is a big clue, but doesn't point to voluntary disappearance (although she could have had a burner phone and discarded or left behind her regular phone). That would have to be one super unhappy woman, as she is likely immune-compromised and this is not a great time to be out and about in the wider world. She probably still needs medical care and follow-up.
Anyone who involves this much LE in their "need to be alone for awhile" is mentally unstable, IMO. And it's quite cruel to the family. So that would mean something was wrong in Denmark. BUT, stranger things have happened.
The lack of many wilderness SAR resources on her case stands out to me. If they had any inkling she might have been injured or lost out there, or even experiencing some kind of mental crisis, I would expect to see SAR teams from all over the state out there. Instead, all searches appear to be very targeted, and limited on personnel to mostly LE. This all looks much more like a straight-up criminal investigation, and they seem very confident going in that direction