It's extremely strange that Corrie's family didn't reveal this information about the hooded man from the start. Perhaps they themselves suspect it could've been a gay encounter gone wrong and Corrie has taken off somewhere...maybe they think if they disclose this information about this man in dark clothing and Corrie is hiding away, then the embarrassment (if he is secretly gay) may keep him from returning...
But it speaks VOLUMES that Nicola and Uncle Tony have been so pro-active with all other info, from the man in the take-away etc, that you have to wonder why they haven't mentioned this crucial information before. And they MUST have known about it - even strangers viewed it at the police hub.
I also still maintain that it isn't normal for young men to get so drunk that they have to sleep in doorways for hours at a time...I don't know ONE person who does that after clubbing...they make their way home. A few people have said it's normal, but they're in the minority. It is NOT normal in my opinion.
When you start piecing the signs together: Corrie's heavy drinking to the point of having to sleep rough in doorways as he's too drunk to get home: his apparent naivety to talk to anyone and everyone, and think nothing of taking lifts in strangers cars (Nicola said that); the being ejected from the club for whatever reason; his posturing and posing on Instagram as though he's gay....and there's possibly other things that haven't come to light....it's easy to see how the RAF could have been extremely alarmed at his behaviour.
Everyone knows that even bosses of non-important firms monitor their employees social media accounts, and the government services certainly do. They wouldn't be concerned if Corrie was gay (many gay people are in the services, their sexuality is if no relevance), but what WOULD concern them is if they thought Corrie was hiding his sexuality - which could leave him open to blackmail. And having inside knowledge of the security services in the U.K., Corrie would be a perfect target to dodgy people, whether they're terrorists, drug runners, all sorts of things. Some of Corrie's friends/followers on Instagram (most of whom he probably doesn't know in real life) seem unsavoury to say the least. The mere fact he associates with them on social media would worry the authorities. And then there's the heavy drinking issue, and we all know how easy it is to reveal secrets when under the influence....
Corrie also put some strange posts on his Instagram, which could hint at depression. He put a quote up about "It might take a year, It might take a day, but what's meant to be will always find its way". OK, it's a fairly standard quote, but a somewhat deep one from a young 23-year-old who should be having fun and not overthinking about things. His profile status mentioning '22 years on this planet' and Snapchat 669 (669 usually being a term for a gay threesome), then adding he's only a phone call away....He sounded so easily accessible. Again, worrying for the RAF.
No-one knows what private conversations he had with his Instagram friends, although one did ask him to come over to Hawaii...so they'd obviously had private chats. And the friend obviously felt Corrie may consider his invite.
SoI think there's so much more to all of this.....
i dont for a second think the RAF are responsible for Corrie's disappearance, but maybe Corrie himself was worried that they may have been watching him and he feared for his career.
Despite Nicila saying Corrie would never put her through such trauma, was she truly aware of his state of mind when he vanished?
Of course, he could've been killed by accident or a fight...but there's no body been found.....