Hi all, I'm pretty new to WS but I have read a little about this case as well as Shantina Smiley as I found it coincidental they are both in the Olympia area. Just wanted to share some insight about the Olympia area...it is rampant with meth and the outlying towns such as Tenino are where many of the Meth cooks live and many dealers go out to these little towns to get their supply. I also think there are some similarities in their appearances, they both look more ethnic than caucasion IMO and both have dark hair and dark eyes.
I can also say living in that area for several years and being very close to the meth scene that there are some very bizarre things these people do and weird almost cultish groups they are part of, there were many meth people that followed this person I believe the name was Ramtha or something like that and they would all meet at that property and have gatherings and I believe she would go into trances and other things, I do not know if she is still around. It does not appear that there are any indications of drug use by either Nancy or Smiley, however in an area like that trust me it is not hard to get sucked into. Even if there is no drug use just the sheer fact of where they disappeared from does not make me doubt for a second that drugs could have been a factor even if it just involved the perp.
I knew several women who had good, stable jobs and children and started dabbling in meth here and there with men and the next thing you know they are quitting there jobs and cashing out their 401k's to blow it all on meth. That area is horrible, I'm sure other towns/cities have the same problem but I can honestly say that the Olympia area and out of all the places I have lived that area struck me as the worst for sucking good, decent, nice people into meth and loosing everything they had in such a short time.
Shantina's case "appears" to be a drowning at least with her son but she is yet to be found.
Just thought I would shed some background on that area, also McCleary where the little girl is missing from and I apologize I do not remember her name at the moment and tried to find it but must be far down on the threads, anyway this town is in that area as well and when I saw the pictures someone had posted of the town it screamed METH COOK central to me. Sorry for the long post just noticed some people pointing out the vicinity of the missing women and thought I would give you a little background on the shadiness that goes on there.