This case has bothered me because it appeared to defy explaination. Last week I happened to drive over Sonora Pass so I stopped and took a look at the Donnel Overlook, where Nita's car was found. This spot is truley remote. There is nowhere near it that anyone whold reasonably attempted to walk to from there. The nearest structure is Strawberry that is at least 5 miles away. There are no trails or landmarks of any kind anywhere near. There is a small area of semi-flat land between the highway and the cliff like drop-off to the north and west. There is no way she could have just walked into the forest and gotten lost. In every direction, a five minute walk would have put in steep, rugged terrain that no 64 year novice hiker would ever attempt. There are only two possible explainations: 1) She went out a little too far to take a photo and slipped and fell (or more likely slid) down one of the slopes. Has the steep area been thouroghly searched? 2) She left the outlook with someone else in a vehicle. I assume that she did know how to use her keypad (so she wasn't locked out of her car) and the care was driveable. What possble motive would someone have for abducting, killing and concealing the body of a 64 year old woman? There was some speculation regarding a woman in the vicinity with a stuck car asking for help; but again, How would this fit in? There is the possiblity she was abducted elsewhere and the vehicle was just abandoned there. This would require a second driver and vehicle and, and the very least, the cash in her purse would have been taken. Again, what possible motive? I considered suicide but the "cliffs" just aren't high and steep enough to be a "sure thing" . In any event a good search should have yield the body.
One reason people who are lost in the wilds are never found is that when you are weakend, cold, injured or dying, it is natural to seek out any kind of shelter you can find. Perhaps between rocks, in brush or under a downed tree. This shelter can make it difficlt for a body to be found. I think she is there somewhere and her skeleten will show signs of serious injury.
One reason people who are lost in the wilds are never found is that when you are weakend, cold, injured or dying, it is natural to seek out any kind of shelter you can find. Perhaps between rocks, in brush or under a downed tree. This shelter can make it difficlt for a body to be found. I think she is there somewhere and her skeleten will show signs of serious injury.
