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hockeymom, you are putting a lot of thought into this. Thank you for that. We may have to go all the way back to the first thread for some of the info you questioned. Was it not the "sketch guy" Chelsea was talking to near the bonfire? I am not sure about that, and do not have time to go back through right now. I do know a lot of tips have been called in about possible matches to the sketch, and none have apparently panned out (at least that LE has let the public know). One young man even went to LE and said -- people thought it was him. It wasn't.
We get so little that LE may know, so it is hard to say if they actually have suspicions or evidence, even if very small. I do wish they shared something, anything, to keep this going.
As as for no one seeing the, together, it is possible others did. Unfortunately, if they did it was at a time when there was no reason to be vigilant about collecting evidence, so they had no reason to pay attwntion to specific details. A quick glance, she was with a guy, she spoke to a guy, no idea of what he looked like. I have been to gatherings (dinners, reunions, etc) where there was no drinking or loud distracting music and the next morning I still cannot tell you what my best friend or closest cousin was wearing. I would not be able to say if Sue was taller than John (not real people!) or if Carol has blue or green eyes. If there was no reason to be paying close attention to this individual, nothing to draw attention to him specifically, then he could blend in very well without anyone remembering much about him that would be helpful.
One other thing .... not knowing where the POI could be from, what if this person has committed suicide afterward, for whatever reason? Very little would draw attention to the Monroe area if he was actually somewhere else. Then we might never know what has happend. Just another possibility that mulls through my head at times.
JMO, of course.
ETA:
I cannot find info about whether sketch guy was around the campfire, particularly when Chelsea was talking to a school friend and used that girl's phone. Thus, I could be wrong about him being there. possible, wither way, I suppose.
We had a touch more snow overnight, and expect a few days with snow during the week. It is going to be a late season for the farmers to get out into their fields this year.
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There are so many cases out there where people are "missing" but never officially reported. Maybe he didn't have family to report him missing. Maybe he is already missing from another area and there hasn't been a connection made. Also, I know of a lot of young adults around my age who are simply not settling down in any one place. They kinda couch surf around the country, one friend to anothers, sometimes following a scene, others are just following their hearts desire. My point here is not everyone who isn't around would be considered missing.