The last sentence definitely piqued my interest also because if that's true, then who's to say she didn't fabricate her claim of animal abuse on the part of her ex-husband, or for that matter, anything she writes, including existence of an ex named Lyle? I believe that Tricia is quite a troubled soul, and I think it is entirely possible that there is no one involved in her disappearance but herself. Still, I find it improbable that the ex-husband went to put gas in her car simply because it was low on gas, so I'm still on the fence ....