Wyohome - I also thought the same thing about the daughter who was supposed to pick him up. I am curious to know what time the vehicle was found and hauled to the impound as well as what time she left Casper, stopped in Lander, and arrived in Salt Lake City. It does say early morning a news article. Speaking of which, here is something else that doesn't add up from that daughter's statement in this news news media article from Jan. 19:
"Apart from the text between Layman and his daughter, there has been no further communication despite plans for them all to get together in Salt Lake City for an early Christmas celebration the weekend of Dec. 13.
The plan was for Layman to be picked up by his other daughter, McKayla Leonhardt, who lives in Casper. The two had hashed out a plan in advance, and Leonhardt had sent her father a text Dec. 11 to remind him of their plans, Tenaya said.
That text went unanswered.
When Leonhardt arrived in Lander early morning Dec. 13 to pick her father up, nobody was home. Likewise, he didn’t answer his cellphone or text her back.
After waiting for about an hour with no response, Leonhardt traveled on to Utah for the family celebration.
Though they found it odd their father was a no-show, they chalked it up to either a misunderstanding or figured he’d made other plans. They assumed he’d be in touch with them in a few days."
Jen Kocher. "Family Grows More Desperate To Find Lander Man Missing More Than A Month” Cowboy State Daily, January 19, 2025 (Family Grows More Desperate To Find Lander Man Missing More Than A Month)]
So, these are things that are also not adding up:
1. She texted her father on December 11th to confirm the plans to pick him up on December 13, which he never responded to. So two days went by and she never decided to try to text him again, let alone call him, and if still no response or answer call around to other relatives or friends to see if they had heard anything from him? But instead just think nothing of it and continue as planned?
2. She arrived in Lander early morning December 13th to pick him [Brent] up. She said that nobody was home and he didn't answer his cell phone or text her back. She waited for about an hour with no response, and then traveled to Utah for the family event. So, again, why not call around to family and to check if anyone has heard from him? Maybe even try calling his work? Speaking of which, instead of doing nothing for an hour, wouldn't it make more sense to drive the mile and half up the road to his place of work and see if he was maybe working for some reason that day? And at that point, I think I would be on the phone with police right then and there. Not sitting around for an hour doing nothing and then head on to Utah thinking "this is normal."
3. Depending on which online source (or whatever the other daughter decided to tell the different news outlets or whoever), he was last heard from on either December 1st, December 10th, December 12th, or December 13th. Just another odd thing to point out how inconsistent the story is. Wouldn't it be crucial to ensure the right information is being passed on?
4. Why wait until December 18th to report him missing? He should have been reported missing that day (on the 13th). The other daughter said that it wasn't normal behavior and the most he has ever gone "off-radar" was for about a week -- but what about the plans to travel with the one daughter being missed? What about the family event in Utah being missed? What about not showing up for work? How was any of that normal for the time-being?
5. Not one post about him missing was put on social media about him until December 27th when he was reported missing...again...which...what was going in the mean-time between the 18th to the 27th? Especially after the welfare check showed that he was still not at home? He has six children total; only two of which have posted anything about it on their Facebook, both of which live in Las Vegas (the furthest ones away).
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