I just want to point something out..
There are numerous complaints about the police not doing their job. First, I am not affiliated with any law enforcement agency anywhere in the world at all. I'm an IT Manager by trade.. but.. We don't know, with certainty, that the police have given up. We don't know what they have or haven't done in this case. We know that they haven't talked to Paul.. but they have talked to the family, hairdresser and her husband. Something WE haven't done. We have no idea if they have investigators out there doing more work or not. However.. we criticize them for not solving this thing fast enough, and the various theories that exist here alone should point out how difficult of a job they have. We can banter back and forth all day. THEY have to investigate ALL theories that make sense... and some that don't.. They HAVE to have evidence. The world revolves around that for them. They can suspect all they want, but cannot act without direct evidence. That isn't always immediately available.. so let's give them a break. Call and ask about the case, sure.. keep them on it.. but I don't think trashing them is necessary until we can step into their shoes.
As far as the case goes.. thank you Exile for discussing my questions/statements. I still have to go back to the small details, though.. It is very tempting to compare Bob to myself, though, I know that Bob very likely did things differently. I can concede that perhaps one might answer the door after waking, however, if the glasses were on the table next to me, I think the more natural thing to do would be to grab them and put them on on your way to the door in one full motion. Adding the small details of the wallet and keys being missing, I can understand a wallet.. it's always in your pocket (for many people.. not all) and the same for the keys. That said, I am thinking that the most prominent thing to do if laying in a chair and taking a nap is to remove your keys from your pocket so they don't rub/dig you the wrong way. If the glasses were removed, then the nap wasn't a surprise, probably, and thus, the keys may have been removed from one's pocket, too, to further facilitate sleep. However, as Exile said, without knowing the man that closely (i.e. living with him) those are the kind of things you NEVER think about. I couldn't tell you if my best friend for 25 years carries his keys all the time or not.. and I know him well!
I still think the hairdresser is the likely suspect.. but.. there is always the chance that the hairdresser is also a likely patsy... and someone is trying to take advantage of how bad that relationship looks...
I agree.. find the wallet/keys, you will find Bob nearby (figuratively or literally).
I think that 5 miles to Chino State Park, 15-20 miles to the mountains, and 50-60 miles or so to the desert mean there are many options for hiding someone. My first instinct, however, says that Chino State Park is the likely focal point, or the desert, if the park is heavily trafficked (I don't know.. anyone?)
Did Bob have a cell phone? Anyone know where it ended up if he did?
