I know this thread is a little older, but I can't help but notice a similar topic that flows throughout it. I do find it odd that a co-worker coming to pick Jason up says, "Ok. You better be there." Has she picked him up before? Did she volunteer to go and get him, or did her boss ask her to go get him? I do believe the co-worker was quite a few years older than Jason, I could be wrong. I just do not understand if my co-worker was not there and I waited 30 minutes after the time they were supposed to be there, why wouldn't I drive around the area? Next to Benson High School is Monroe Middle School, why not go over there and check? If the co-worker was familiar with Benson, you would assume there would be a familiarity with the area. I don't find it the easier school to get to, especially since I did not attend there, so one would have to know the area. I have driven and been through the area from his house to Benson High many times and it does not seem like a long-distance, but the number of residential streets trees, buildings, hills, shrubs, and different routes in which he could have taken or individuals encountered could have been countless. 7 blocks do not seem like a lot of walking, but it is a lot of steep hills I mean near Benson High School is Gallagher Park, Lake James Park, Fontenelle Park, and Adams Park. Depending upon circumstances that may or may not have occurred, there are so many parks within that area, I could even venture a little farther out since he liked to go for longer walks. Benson Park, Miller Park farther South, Carter Lake, Kountze Park, Memorial Park, Dodge Park, Hummel Park, and of course Missouri River. I don't know but if I was going to get a co-worker of mine and they did not show up, which is out of character, I would be concerned. I would drive around the area a bit, before heading back to work. If this is unlike him, there should have been a sense of unease set in. Also, taking 10-days to report a 19-year-old missing is absolutely ridiculous. What 19-year-old male who has a job, a couple of jobs at that, a car, a bank account, attended IWCC, was starting a new job next week would runaway with no money, no car, and no apparent reason? 10 days is a long-time in which something could have potentially been figured out.