I'm wondering what newspaper articles could have helped with the mystery that night. It hadn't hit the papers yet. That really makes me wonder. This is a quote to back up my statement from Binnie Fisher, who was a reporter at the time. I wonder if there were suspects they had immediately to look for, if that's the case.
Binnie Fisher to Missing Ft. Worth Trio
October 13, 2018 ·
I am amazed to see what is happening. On Christmas Eve 1974, I was police reporter for the Fort Worth Press. When the report on the three girls came into the Press room, I checked with detectives and learned the case had already been sent to Missing Persons because it was considered to be a case of three runaway girls. I called my editor and told her that cops considered the girls to be runaways. She asked my opinion. I said, "What three girls run away two days before Christmas?" She said, "OK, give us what you have. We'll run with it." The Star-Telegram chose not to run a story that day.