While she may, sadly, have been abducted, sexually assaulted and killed, the likelihood that Kiely was abducted for human trafficking is almost zero. While anything remains possible until we know what happened, Kiely fits absolutely no part of the profile of a likely victim of trafficking. Traffickers do not generally just snatch someone. They target at-risk people, build up a relationship and groom them over time, with false promises of a better life. They do not just grab someone at a party of 200-300 people, someone with friends there, someone that lives at home with loving parents, someone that will have an entire town looking for them, and draw national media coverage. JMO
Bringing this over from my post in the last thread...
Although there is no defining characteristic that all human trafficking victims share, traffickers around the world frequently prey on individuals who are poor, vulnerable, living in an unsafe or unstable situation, or are in search of a better life. Trafficking victims are deceived by false promises of love, a good job, or a stable life and are lured or forced into situations where they are made to work under deplorable conditions with little or no pay. In the United States, trafficking victims can be American or foreign citizens. Some of the most vulnerable populations for trafficking in the United States include American Indian/Alaska Native communities, lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-questioning individuals, individuals with disabilities, undocumented migrants, runaway and homeless youth, temporary guest-workers and low-income individuals.