SteveP
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Before the Internet, there was a "ride board" at the college, everyone put where they were going for Christmas break, if you needed a ride, or could provide transportation. This was even before Cellphones! (B.C.)...
A guy put that he could provide rides, so I called him. He was not a college student. I asked if we had friends in common...none. It seemed super creepy to me that some random dude put his information on the "college ride board", when he was not even a student.
The whole thing was strange, I told the RA (Resident Advisor) about it. She took down his card, and banned everyone who was not a student from posting, it needed her signature and date prior to posting.
I always wondered about that. Just creepy. That is what I thought this was, that the victim was getting a ride home for the holidays.
You clearly had the makings for a websleuth even then! I think you were smart to go with your gut, and your actions may have saved some other student from a potentially dangerous situation.