Someone else who posted here made mention of "Maura M." That's what first came into my mind when I heard about Krista. The circumstances are similar in my recollection except for the presence of a baby. I haven't check out the distance between where Maura's car and Krista's car were found, but I believe the two locations are roughly 40 miles apart on an east-west line. There appears to be damage to Krista's car on the left front, but I forget where the damage was on Maura's car, but a key element in Maura's case was the damage to her car. Can someone here verify the similarities and differences for me, please?
We think that whoever left the infant in the car did so to convince Krista to come with that person--even to the extent of leaving the car running and the flashers on. Abducting a woman is one thing, killing an infant is something else; we also believe this person or persons used the child as leverage; in return for the infant's safety, the mother went with the person or persons without resistance. To us, this scenario would be the most logical, especially for the safety of the child. We haven't heard that the child has any injury, abuse, or marks. Is this perhaps a case where a new mother thought to give her own life in exchange for the safety of her child?