Found this blog, with a post about August.
http://killingkillers.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-august.html
I find the reader comments absolutely fascinating. There is one in particular that talks about the evidence in this case- or rather, lack thereof. What little evidence does exist seems to contradict itself. No sign of a struggle, but no sign of a natural accident, no footprints to suggest a fast getaway, no reports of screams, nothing. The suggestion is that some sort of evidence- something of value to the investigation- has probably been missed. I tend to agree. The challenge would be in collecting whatever that may be this late in the game. Whatever may have been there at first, is likely no longer there, having been exposed to the elements and such.
I remain unconvinced he didn't leave on his own. I realize he left money in his hotel room, but he could have done that on purpose. How can his parents be sure that what was left behind was all he had? He could have had much more on him that his parents never even knew about.
Then again, who knows? He was 18 years old. He could have left on his own at any time, in any place and no one could have stopped him. By all accounts he's a sweet, kind, considerate kid. If he left voluntarily, under these circumstances, it was a cruel thing to do. That seems so completely opposite of what little we know of him. It's hard to imagine, frankly. There's something deep running inside of him if he did this on purpose, and on Father's Day, no less.
At this point, a voluntary disappearance is the best case scenario, so a lot of it for me is just hoping that's what's happened.
