One would think a spouse might enlist every friend he could think of to scour the countryside within a large radius.......basically every place that LE didn't look.
Oh, wait.......could that be the 200 mile radius thing he was babbling about?
IMO
Yes, and one would also be begging the public to call LE or even them if they happened to be anywhere near the area and saw anything at all. An innocent person that cared would be very desperate for any help and information.