Hi guys I haven't posted in a while as, well, had nothing to input lol, just catching up and seeing the discussion about her tae kwando and so she would be able to defend herself etc. So can I ask the people who believe she could defend herself what their take on this is? What do you think happened? I'm so stumped.
There is still the possibility that Leah has gone off grid for her own reasons, but the lack of activity in her bank account worries me.
Firstly, let me stress that "could" defend herself is not the same as "did". Leah is 5'2" and looks young so I think I would be more likely to notice someone like her if there was a commotion, as she would seem vulnerable. No-one has reported anything like that, so it makes me wonder if some other means was used.
There was a case years ago where a young man rushed up to a woman saying his girlfriend was in labour and needed help. She followed him into the building whereupon he attacked her and left her for dead. This was before everyone had a mobile phone, so I'm not sure whether that trick would work these days. My initial thought was that someone had managed to restrain her and dragged her into their backyard/house.
However, the searches with dogs seem to have taken place fairly quickly, so they would have tracked her to a specific location if that is what happened to her.
As others have said, a sucker punch, taser, rock etc. could have been used, but that doesn't always render a person unconscious and there is still the problem of moving her quickly. There will almost certainly be a vehicle involved in this scenario but again, no-one saw anything. It is around 8.20 am, the middle of the morning commute, which frustrates me with any abduction theory.
Another possibility is Leah either met someone or accepted a lift. If so, bearing in mind she was on her way to work, it wouldn't have been long before she realized the driver was not heading in the right direction. Would she have tried to make the driver stop? I don't know.
I have not looked into the possibility of her doing herself harm because there hasn't been any suggestion of her being depressed or worried about anything, although I know people don't always show what's going on inside. Again, if this is the case, wouldn't there have been further sightings and why haven't the dogs found her?
This is a really odd case.