Also described as a shy quiet close family with a shy quiet daughter....
IMO
The the more I look back at the Short case the more eerily similar they seem. Especially the fact that the home phone line of the Short’s was physically cut. It hasn’t been made clear yet though whether the Closs’ home phone line was physically “disconnected” or disconnected in that they had a home phone but canceled their service. I’m curious to know which option is the case.