I think it makes sense, possibly they both agreed to keep it quiet for fear of ridicule? I just think that with the specific genre of all of his social media, and takeaway owner saying he was mostly in with the same American guy, this should be explored
I posted this right at the outset but not on this site. It's funny how we end up going back to the more simple explanations.
To me, with the limited, but probably factual information, this was my conclusion after the first week:
Facts- Corrie drives into town for a night out. He is last seen eating fast food having bought it from Mama Mia's. The guy who serves him says he was acting normally but is usually with his American friend. Corrie's phone ends up in the Barton Mills area.
Now, if I wanted to disappear, it would be in similar circumstances. As proved, so many people feel that he would not disappear after a night out. It can't have been planned surely? Everything was normal apart from the fact that his American friend was missing! I'm not saying that's abnormal but Corrie going missing is. What perfect circumstances to disappear!
My guess is that it was Corrie's American friend that picked him up, he wasn't a suspect as he wasn't around that night. What I believed at the time is that he worked for USAF which would explain the Barton Mills link.
With the exception of Purplewitch, can anyone else confirm that his American friend is actually from Honington and not Mildenhall or Lakenheath?