I live in SLC. He lives in a less than desirable neighborhood (Fairpark/Rosepark). She lived in a nice upscale downtown neighborhood - Trolley Square. Think of it as she could walk to the Whole Foods or Trader Joes. His closest store would be one where most do not speak English as a first language.
His job at Dell is the type that pays $15 an hour. Her job in a lab is the type that pays $20 per hour.
I don't know either AA or ML. However, I do know people that know them and they went to bars in downtown SLC. There are a lot of people in Utah who may not be active in the church but remain connected through singles wards and LDS relating dating apps.
Hard to say how long she knew him other than she was comfortable meeting him at 3 AM. Agreed he certainly deceived her.
I don't think there is anything like universities giving out "menus" of students. LDS/Mormon Singles wards do but others here have stated you can opt-in or opt-out of providing numbers. Dating apps do not permit someone to put their telephone number in a profile. Of course, people can exchange numbers in private messages if they choose. However, in my experience, many people have texting apps with fake numbers that make it really easy to block people. You wouldn't be able to easily get those messages since they wouldn't be apparent to the cell phone company. They obviously were texting each other from real phone numbers. In my experience, women don't give out their real phone number unless they are comfortable.
