"The University of Illinois Police Department and FBI have received numerous leads regarding thevehicle, and we are announcing we have located the vehicle. We will not need any further information from the public regarding the Black Saturn Astra"
Okey Dokey! Having read that, I am going to "guess" it was not found on an upscale residential street. Because I have a neighbor (the self-appointed neighborhood watch captain) who calls he police when any strange car is in our neighborhood for more than 2 hours! But, if the vehicle was left at a large apartment complex, ride share station, or a remote hiking area on the outskirts of town etc., it would take a lot longer to notice. And, if that is the case, I would be asking myself, "If this is an abandoned vehicle, how did the driver leave or get back?" I'd be looking, not just at the interior of the vehicle, but signs of how long it has been sitting. (Bugs, leaves, dust, tire tracks, foot prints, accessibility, nearby structures etc.)
After all, that vehicle has been viewed on video hundreds of thousands of times. Many have assumed the vehicle itself was an integral component in solving a kidnapping. Okey Dokey....so I am still a little lost on what to think. (No surprise, huh.) And???????