OH OH - Brian Shaffer, 27, Columbus, 1 Apr 2006 #6

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He didn’t go down the escalators — the footage is available and I’ve watched it. It was a different camera that was manually adjusted by the security person, not by the escalators.

I also never indicated he didn’t make it out of the bar. I’m just stating the odds show he used the kitchen to get to the back hallway. I think there is a reason he did this outside of trying to avoid his friends which could hold a big piece of the puzzle.

What do you think were his reasons for heading for the back hallway?

Again, just my own view, but avoiding his friends seems logical to me, given that he also wasn't taking their calls or messaging them to meet up and leave together.

Maybe he'd arranged to meet someone outside, maybe a girl, and he didn't want his friends to see; maybe he was meeting someone to buy drugs and again, didn't want any witnesses.

 

[AAApopo]

What do you think were his reasons for heading for the back hallway?

Again, just my own view, but avoiding his friends seems logical to me, given that he also wasn't taking their calls or messaging them to meet up and leave together.

Maybe he'd arranged to meet someone outside, maybe a girl, and he didn't want his friends to see; maybe he was meeting someone to buy drugs and again, didn't want any witnesses.

It easily could have been to just ditch his friends and meet up with someone (most plausible reason) — I was just presenting another pov. You’d think phone records would show who he was meeting or would be nice to see who they were talking to at other bars that night. We know the med students spoke with him earlier that night and A & B right before he goes missing.