Respectfully, I don't think there are any moot points in this case at all. Everything is open for consideration and discussion since we have nothing to go on. I think an accident is as likely, if not more so, than abduction if for no other reason than statistical facts.
What I don't understand is why LE can't track Sandra's vehicle movements from the McDonald's using various surveillance footage at local businesses. I know this would be time-consuming. However, they did this in the Mickey Shunick case, and while it has not resulted in LE finding her at this point in that investigation, it has helped them narrow down a few possibilities.
If we could simply see which direction Sandra travelled as she left McDonald's then we might be able to reason whether she was headed home or to another location. Shopping would be out at 9:30 or 10:30 pm...at least at the malls. They are closed by then. Where else could Sandra have gone...if not for another date? But would she meet another date that late in the evening, especially without calling home? Could someone have followed her from McDonald's?
Posters and flyers are certainly helpful (and in several cases, extremely so) but I think they are, generally speaking, the least helpful of all other venues for recovering the missing. I think LE has the best resources for finding out what happened to Sandra. They just need to expend them.
I agree with others here who have suggested trying to get Sandra's story on JVM or even local news stations. Also, contacting some professional search groups might prove fruitful.
