Hi -
I dont know if i can add anything of substance, since it has been decades. The Reedys were our neighbors in Beckley, their daughter and my sister were best friends (I was about four at this time). We moved south about two years before Juanita’s disappearance.
We had heard of the disappearance and its curious nature; my sister kept in touch with her daughter, Kim, until as recently as the mid 2010’s (through social media). Kim, I believe, has changed her name.
The only thing i can add as to Juanita’s case is that I dont think Juanita had the know-how to strip a vehicle the way it had been done. I also seem to recall that the marriage was under some stress while we knew them or after we left, although I dont recall the specific occasion under which I discovered this - but Im sure that very old hearsay from a kid is barely a usable clue.
All this to say, the circumstances, to me, point to someone else staging the crime scene, but with her knowledge and approval. But I dont think she survived the days between her disappearance and the discovery of the car.
Another thing to note is the region itself. That area of geography is very mountainous, with several rivers and tributaries, not to mention the New River Gorge itself, and dense forests. With nine days time, should that disappearance have turned fatal, evidence could have so easily been disposed of and never seen again.
I wish I had more to add.
