I am from Oregon, about 60 miles from where Annie went missing. A few things I am just really confused by. Why no description of the car was released immediately, Wednesday when they discovered she was missing? I was also confused about why no description of what she was wearing was ever released, besides the beanie, but I am assuming that the snapchat her dad got was maybe just a head shot, so that’s all they had to work with?
Also, I found in the Find Annie facebook page, that her friend posted on 10/26 (some days after this photo was released to the media), that the picture she last tweeted with the “good vibes” comment, that this photo was sent to her by friend, from a roadside in California, a couple of years ago. My first problem with this, (assuming this girl was not lying, which, why would she), is why then, did the media not retract or announce to stop trying to figure out the location of the photo, power lines, water, mountainous, etc. My second problem with this photo, is that if she were in such a beautiful place as the gorge, why would she not tweet a photo from around there? Why (assuming) dig through her library and post a picture she never even took, when she was in a place of beauty herself? Some might say, “She didn’t have her phone on the trail to do so”, but she sent her dad a snap from the trail, so that doesn’t add up.
And the whole roommate situation really has me stumped. I don’t understand how the roommate can say that “Annie hadn’t received the tent yet”, but then say that she thought the reason Annie never came home was that they had already started their camping trip. Also, the time stamp of the roommate sharing her location with missing Annie, 7ish A.M. on Wednesday morning. Was this BEFORE Annies mom got to the apartment? If so, then the whole idea of her thinking everything was fine and Annie and her mom were camping is not true. If this was before her mom got to the apartment, and she thought everything was fine, then why would she share her location in an attempt to find out where Annie was?
A last note – there are many social media groups related to hiking in the pnw. I am a member of a few of these, and when I see this on any of them, it makes me cringe, even before annie went missing. People, more often young women than anything else, post that they are planning a “solo hike to (insert location here) this Sunday”, and then ask advice about the location, any tips, etc. Why on earth would you put it out to the world that you will be alone, and oftentimes people will comment things like “will you be armed?” “no”. There is a false sense of security, it seems, among young people and social media. Anyone can see these things, and if they have malicious intent, now know your name, what you look like, and even what you drive, depending on how loose your photos and privacy settings are. A young woman returning to her car after a hike could be approached by someone, “Hey Annie, whats up!!”, and the girl is thinking, oh they must know me, I have to be polite until I figure out where it is I know them from, and by then the guard is down and it is too late.
I have tried to go through the groups I know of to see if she posted anything like this, but that is a huge task. I really hope authorities have done this, looking through her phone, and I really hope they find her. This is just so sad!!
**sorry if any of this has been answered or addressed in the last 12 hours, I am a long time guest, but new member, and had to wait until after work to post. ��**