If she'd had no contact with her biological family, there would have been no way for the sister to know that Audrey didn't want to be located. Most likely, the sister wanted the case resolved before she died herself, and knew that with all the resources available today, it could be.
Yeah, no way for the sister to know but it's not told from her sister's perspective in the articles, it's more like stating series of facts and (at least for me) it sounds like the person/people who were investigating her disappearance back then knew.
Last linked article says that Audrey
"considered her case closed over 60 years ago".
Other article says "
At one point in 1964, investigators determined Audrey left on her own free will and did not want to be found."
I'm not insinuating that her sister knew Audrey is somewhere out there, but waited over 60 years to ask police to locate Audrey now, cause suddenly she feels like it.
I'm insinuating that it sounds like "
At one point in 1964, investigators determined Audrey left on her own free will and did not want to be found." but never passed that info to her family.
And that they did it only recently, cause her sister wished to know what happened to Audrey. And the threat that was or could be still there in 1964 is gone by now, or that cop who worked it now didn't even knew much about it (what sounds pretty likely).
But with that i see three possible explanations:
1. It doesnt mean anything, its just weirdly phrased and then, in the early 1960s investigators didnt do much, just figured that oh, no new leads, no body, lets assume she left by her own accord then.
2. It means that investigators did much then and concluded that Audrey left but somehow, maybe by accident, with some lost files, maybe with main investigator retiring or moving elsewhere they unfortunately ended up not passing that info to the family.
3. OR MAYBE the investigators confirmed that Audrey is safe elsewhere, wont be coming back but never told her family cause they figured that going public with thst knowledge will put Audrey back in danger she just ran from.
Third option sounds cruel but even apart from this case... what the hell are you supposed to do in that situation?
Someone ran away from their life cause they feared for their safety. You invesigated. So you know that they ran away and live elsewhere. You know that there are people missing that person, worrying sick that they may be dead. But you also know that threat is still there, or may be there and that giving the information to those who are so worried may also give that to the person who may go and try to locate that "missing" person to hurt her. What do you do? Do you stop at least some of the pain of those worried? Or you don't say anything to not risk that info may somehow lead to their fears coming true eventually?
What police is doing in such cases? When they have missing person's report, they have close ones looking, maybe they have the info that person is safe but dont want to be found. When there is no threat they know of, then surely they can just say locsted, safe, doesnt want to go back or get into any contact. But what if there is a stalker or abusive spouse who seems to believe that missing person is dead and proving that wrong may end up as call to action for them?
The missing person is the victim of that situation but those who miss them are victims too... so what? Youre supposed to just guess whats the least bad scenario? Cause even if they weren't very close that doesnt mean they dont suffer and wont suffer much more not knowing.
Sorry, Im overthinking a lot but thats.. thats a nightmare.
