Thanks for sharing. Good point you make. The article definitely helps explain the events leading up to MR's disappearance. I know there have been questions from fellow sleuthers if the previous information provided was from texts, calls and/or in-person interaction with MR and the husband / daughter the day she left.I hadn't seen this detail before: "That day, according to [Michelle's daughter], her mother came into her bedroom, sat on her bed, and told her she was going to pick up something to eat, and asked if she would like to go with her."
From this article: Search continues for missing Alvin teacher
It seems like if Michelle was planning this departure in advance, she wouldn't have invited the daughter to come along with her.
Below is the sequence of events from the article in case anyone can't access the link.
That day, according to Lila Grace, her mother came into her bedroom, sat on her bed, and told her she was going to pick up something to eat, and asked if she would like to go with her.
Lila Grace asked which restaurant she was going to and Michelle said she had not decided yet.
Lila Grace said she was tired from attending a college psychology class, then working a late shift the night before and just wanted to sleep.
A short time later, the 18-year-old changed her mind and decided she would ask her mother to pick something up for her. However, when she called, her mother did not answer her phone.
At 3:30 p.m., Lila Grace awoke, dressed for work, and at about 5 p.m. her dad called to ask if she had seen her mother.
Her 13-year-old brother had called their father asking if someone was going to pick him up from school at 4 p.m. Her youngest brother, age 11, was with a friend.
At 8:30 p.m., Lila Grace’s dad called her at work saying he had still not heard from Michelle.