If it's true that their relationship was primarily online and the Mariners game was their first actual, face-to-face date, these are my thoughts:
* If he was utilizing his cell phone to chat with her via text or dating app (I would assume he did not have regular access to a computer), who was paying his bill, and if he was paying his own bill, how was he doing so, being homeless/virtually homeless? Don't cell phone companies check your credit before allowing you to open an account? Was his cell phone account linked to a credit card?
* Even if Ingrid was extremely careful in her online dating profile about not giving away too much personal information, her IG account was public. If JC was at all savvy, he could have figured it out and seen how gorgeous she was, her interests, friends, family, etc. I am not IN ANY WAY assigning blame to Ingrid - I'm simply pointing out how easy it can be for creepers to get personal info online if they are motivated enough.
* If they'd been chatting online for a few weeks before meeting, JC could have told her anything about himself and she would not have had the verbal and nonverbal "tells" to get the feeling that something was off about him. The online chatting component of this may have provided her with a false sense of security.
* If the Mariners game was their first real date, I highly doubt that it would have seemed odd to her to pick him up or meet him somewhere prior to the game. That's just smart. If he was a day laborer, it would have been relatively easy for him to clean up somewhere and change (friend's house, YMCA, even a public bathroom) and she would have been none the wiser. Maybe he didn't even work that day.
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