But why? The article mentions she had an apartment in Missoula. Hamilton (today, at least) is an hour drive.
Okay, maybe she wanted to spend the night in Hamilton and be fresh for the first day, fair enough. But:
For me, those two things don’t go together easily. If you’re gonna leave that late, why bother?
Then I come across a newspaper article which mentions she had a “
residence in Hamilton.”
Date discrepancies:
NamUs, papers: 7 September 1970
Brother was reported as saying 7th, 8th, and 9th.
Montana Missing Persons reports 6 September!
Here’s a 1970 Montana highway map:
Title taken from folded cover
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