Can we go back to the LE statements that HG had texted friends that she was lost/disoriented, and asked if someone would come find her. I understand that her friends were probably partying and in a highly inebriated state, which would/could explain why no one went out to get her. But, what about the next day when they sobered up, and the next day? Don't you think someone would have figured out before Sunday afternoon that she had never gotten home? It sounded like at least one person knew she was in some kind of trouble, but never got back to her. I wonder why?
You would think so, wouldn't you? The problem is that a lot of these young people simply do not follow up on these things. They just figure, "oh, missed that call, that text", and maybe sent one back asking if all is well, but not really following up as they have other things on their minds. They just don't get that this is a possibility. And for good reason--a lot of them do disappear for while without telling each other. I've had a terrible time, as have many parents, with adult children who don't do the courtesy of telling anyone where they are going, when they will be back, and other such courtesies that are also safeguards in case something does happen. I'm amazed that in this case that Hannah's apartment mates got as concerned as they did and called in authorities after 36 yours. I would have guessed that they would have waited until she missed coming back after classes started. In the Lauren Spierer case, the reasons that the alarm was sounded so early was because of a boyfriend searching for her, finding her phone left at a bar, and the fact that she had a heart condition that required medication which she did not have with her, but was sitting right there in her room. I've known kids missing longer, and no one cared---thankfully they were just AWOL for whatever reason. Two kids I know who were dead, were not so discovered for nearly 24 hours which was when others attempted to rouse them--they were right on a sofa lying there and everyone thought they were sleeping off a rough night and let them be.