Snipped for space- I'm two days behind and have a lot to say LOL
For some reason, the word acquaintance has bothered me from the beginning. It was made clear that he was a SG at ML where DS worked. Why not just say they interacted at work? Coworker doesn't work, so maybe they just needed a word. But assuming it came from LE, it just seems like an odd choice to add. I think it bothers me because I feel like LE might use acquaintance to be respectful if there was a relationship (considering they have no definitive proof SG is responsible and SG is married) and they would obviously try to be as respectful as possible in regards to DS. It makes me feel awful that these thoughts are even in my head, but a relationship seems to answer a lot of questions, like how did they end up together, why would she have gone with him, etc, that everyone seems to have. I think DS could have told a friend about a relationship (if there was one), but not let her parents know. Adult or not, parental approval is important to many. I think that info could have certainly led them to the SG's home in a hurry. But seeing them together on video somewhere could as well.I'm really just not sure what I think about the whole situation.
I don't think SG met her at ML. Too much risk, even if this wasn't a planned abduction. He hadn't been there for months. He wouldn't know who might be patrolling, who might be leaving, if and where there were cameras, not to mention the possibility of neighboring buildings having cameras. I think he could have followed her somewhere or they could have agreed to meet somewhere. I know LE has said they don't think she drove to her apt. but I'm not ruling out the possibility that she did drive there and then left from there and her car was returned by someone else. With SG's wife in the hospital, there would have been an empty house, but I would think close proximity neighbors might question a strange vehicle in the driveway (again, maybe that's why LE searched so quickly) and they'd also run the risk of friends/family driving or stopping by. He could easily tell friends/family that DS had stopped by to bring something or he could hide her in a closet. Without a car, the risks would be much smaller, IMO.
If it wasn't consensual, why would he bring her to his house? It's not like she was a neighbor or would have been in the area otherwise.
Again snipped- SG's home, ML, multiple security cameras, DS's apt., 3 vehicles, and possibly family/friends homes? I can think of a lot of potential locations that might have evidence, but no way of knowing where they checked.
Aside from actually formally mentioning the SG by name, they pretty much unofficially named him a POI, right? Just by admitting they've searched his home at least twice and confiscated vehicles pretty much says "we have reason to believe SG is involved in her disappearance in some fashion". I think LE was kind of forced to make a statement once SM started acknowledging the search. I'm kinda curious if SG has friends/family in LE. It was media who leaked the address (and therefore outed the inhabitants). Not sure where the wife in the hospital info came from (maybe a neighbor?). I don't think LE intended for the public to know who they were looking at.