I've been thinking more about this, and watched the press conference again.
To review:
--Shannon was last seen at about 12:30am at home on Thursday November 27th
--her family reported her missing on Monday December 1st after she missed a meeting she'd planned (on Tuesday November 26th), to go to Stage West on Sunday November 30th
--on Monday, when they realized she'd missed the meeting on Sunday, they discovered she'd missed a a lot of other plans on the weekend
--the press conference was on Friday December 5th
--LE made limited comments on bank activity, stating that they haven't seen any activity since she left, but are looking into activity prior to that:"if someone is going off the grid, they have to make plans, so we're definitely looking at that."
--EM stated at one point that SB had been in contact "with my brother
the day before she left"
--both LE and the family repeated "she's not in trouble; you're not in trouble"
--on December 13th it was announced that LE was looking for her in Toronto or Vancouver, as they "
have received information suggesting she may be in one of those two cities."
Does anyone think that:
--SB's common ground with VH may have been connected to Toronto or Vancouver?
--there is evidence that she had been preparing to leave (bank info suggesting she'd prepared)?
--LE and her family think that she may have left intentionally (EM: "the day before she left"; LE looking for her in Toronto or Vancouver)?
--SB could have had substantial time to travel quietly in the 4 days between her last seen date and being reported missing?
--she could have left voluntarily (and maybe planning just a short time, to meet her brother on Sunday), but then encountered trouble afterwards (maybe even with the person she had plans with--the person that picked her up at home or she met with)?
--LE and family repeat "you're not in trouble" as they are aware of her possible links to BDSM?