I hadn't considered that possibility, how common is that vs. a hit & run where the vehicle just leaves the scene? Sort of opens the door to other things. Would anyone want to disappear him?
The thing with this though is that it would be quite the coincidence to be hit and killed by the rare vehicle that could then stow you away. You can’t fit a normal adult sized bike in many vehicles, except maybe a van or a pickup with a cab, assuming carrying no cargo. Maybe a large SUV if the person knew how to dismantle it. But you really wouldn’t also fit a full sized male body in there along with the bike. It would have to be a pretty decent sized vehicle with cargo space, pickup with hardtop cover for bed or van. It just feels really unlikely. Also unless I’m a remote area, a very visible task that would take some effort and time.
It is very rare but it's also very rare for an adult to basically vanish without a trace. Anytime a disappearance occurs with little to no clues or evidence I always assume foul play is involved. I didn't know him so no idea if he had any enemies or anything. From what I gathered he seemed like a pretty chill guy who kept to himself.
I thought the same thing but we are talking about Laramie Wyoming. Everyone and their mother seems to have a truck or large SUV. I agree it's unlikely but keep in mind a lot of those roads outside of town or trails for that matter are not super busy. So many factors would have had to line up for this to not be noticed but the possibility exists.
Someone serious enough about cycling to have a bike rack on their car while not transporting their bicycle *surely* wouldn't be the type to hit-and-run then steal his bike? It seems substantially more likely someone with a big truck hit him and they threw his bike in their truck bed and got rid of it later.
This makes a lot of sense to me. Presumably in a hit and run his bike could quite likely have been totaled as well.
It wasn't paywalled for me. Lengthy, detailed and nuanced article, thanks for linking it. At least one of the friends quoted hasn't ruled out the possibility of Nash ending things out on a ride. Near the end of the article. Reading between the lines, it doesn't sound to me as if Nash was in a totally stable phase of life.There's a profile/feature in this bicycling magazine - it's paywalled, but I did "select all" and pasted into Word to read...ahem.
Quotes from his friends and mom.
A Mountain Biker Went Missing in 22,000 Acres of Wilderness. The Case Has Authorities Stumped.
Last summer, Nash Quinn went out for a bike ride and never came back. His friends and family are still hoping for answers.www.bicycling.com
