The way the story is worded, it is difficult to segment out the sequence and be totally sure it is accurate. I have no direct knowledge of either case. Certainly Beverly's companion was at home before Beverly's family began looking for her and called her friend's home. There also appears to be some controversy of the exact sequence and details of the actions of Beverly's father and sister. The story paints a picture of an advanced physical maturity for a 10-year old, and that sometimes leads to younger children believing they are more emotionally mature than they really are. IMO, it would not be totally unrealistic, but not a fact to believe that Beverly may have acted more like a 13 year old rebel and willingly left with someone----not a fact, just a possibility to be considered. I am also troubled by the described lack of emotion depicted by the family, but that could be my mind's interpretation of what I am reading instead of being an actual fact. With something this old, it is impossible to be sure of anything without scientific evidence. I just find the similarity of Beverly Rose to Annita (spelled like Beverly's sister's name) Price who went missing years later from Moundsville, WVA, following a custody dispute involving family-members in NJ. I had read somewhere--TOTALLY UNVERIFIED--that the sister had settled in NJ after her parents passed. Nowhere is the name of Annita Price's husband with whom she was involved in a custody fight identified. A 10-year old involved in a case like Beverly Rose's could feel she had leverage to use in something like a custody case years later. AGAIN, THIS IS A POSSIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION, NOT A FACT. I have no idea if LE has any way to compare DNA from Annita's children to Beverly Rose, but such a comparison could be used to rule some things in or out, if it is possible. At the very least, I hope Cleveland Ohio and Moundsville, WVA Cold Case Units will touch base on this possibility for consideration. In the book, Twilight of Innocence, I believe the author was able to contact Beverly's sister and may know where to locate her and whether or not she does(did) have ties to NJ. Too many of these cases have remained unsolved for too many years IMO.