mumkinton
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What seems so strange is that she seems to have vanished within such a defined area. You could understand if they had tracked her on CCTV for a while and then lost her somewhere remote. But she went missing at a busy time, in an area said to be busy. There is CCTV which captures her in previous days on her normal route(s), suggesting that LE even know the specific points (with certain variables) between which she may have disappeared on the Friday.
Without evidence that she has left that area, I would just be searching that area and houses in that area. I'd probably be watching that area covertly to see if anyone is acting strangely, in case she is being held. This could be partly what the reward hopes to achieve, perhaps a neighbour will sit up and take notice, phone in some odd behaviour that otherwise they might think nothing of.
I would also be running plates of vehicles caught on CCTV going in and out of the area between the relevant times, and run those plates against databases of known offenders, and people known to Leah. I hope this would include any vehicles that anyone known to Leah would have had access to during that time, not just vehicles they own but also vehicles in their temporary possession for work or other purposes.
What else? Feels like there must be so much they are doing that they aren't sharing.
With such narrow search parameters, it's hard to believe we haven't had ANY kind of update, clue, or subsequent information.
These are my thoughts entirely. The window of opportunity to take Leah must have been tiny. Had someone been watching her over time to get a picture of her routine and planned it? This would suggest to me anyway, someone local, or who took a similar route each day. Or, like the previous abduction, a chanced opportunity. Who didn’t turn up for work that morning, seemed flustered or acting out of character?
This case reminded me of Alice Gross Murder of Alice Gross - Wikipedia
For some time they were unable to find her because he had hidden her so well. In fact I think it was the fire service that eventually discovered her as the police had missed her in their search so hope they have truly searched the area well that Leah seems to have disappeared from. I hope there is news very soon and my heart goes out to the family. IMO