Don't beat me up. I currently have two phones in my purse! But wait...it's cause I got a new one today, and the idiot didn't transfer my contacts over to it.
There's two phones in my daughter's possession right now because she got a new phone a week ago, and hasn't decided what to do with the other yet. (She did change her phone number, but my phones have the same number)
Soo there's innocent reasons to have two, but can't think of an innocent reason not to tell the police you have two, or if you have different numbers, to tell them all numbers. They're gonna find out anyway, so might as well tell them and clear that up front.
Police gotta clear family and close friends so they can branch out to other people. Well, that's typically the way it works, and if someone is makign themself look suspicious and police can't clear them...that's gonna make it harder to find AJ!
Frankly if I didn't know his history, and he had been living there, adopted me, etc., and then while away at college, perhaps during one of the 'watch what you put on SM, what people can google about you, etc' speeches that some places do, and she decided to google names....that would scare me enough to make me wanna hide to be honest. Especially if I was home alone, and he showed up. I would be scared! BUT, why not go to police? Or a close friend or a family member? I wouldn't wanna leave my siblings behind. I wouldn't leave my Momma behind either. I'd want them all safe.
But that's just hypothetical, but AJ probably knew at least some of his past from the custody hearings, or adoption, maybe. Maybe she wasn't in court for any of that, and therefore knew nothing. Not sure.
I grew up in a small country place. Everyone knew everyone's history, and it was shared. BUT, many communities aren't like that.
I bet many people are shocked right now, and truly don't know what to believe. Hopefully if they felt intimidated by WH for any reason, they'll feel comfortable enough to come to LE now. But if they feel WH might get out at some point, who knows??