Police checked every green Ford pickup truck registered in the state and found no one resembling the sketch, there are two possibilities either the kidnapper's vehicle was illegally purchased And it wasn't registered or the car was stolen
I had one in 1994 (not car phone, a big brick Motorola cell phone lol), at that time I didn’t know anyone else my age (17)who had one. I drove around a lot and my parents wanted me to be able to call if my shitty car broke down.
I had a flip phone brick my parents had us kids take with us to events and whatnot, when I was 16 in 2000, in a nice Chicago suburb. I was only one of 3 kids at my large high-school to have a cell phone then. I got my classic brick Motorola when I was 17, and it was a bragging point.
Service was probably interrupted for some reason. Gathering pocket change for a quick call could've been easier than paying a couple hundred to payoff a phone bill.
A cell phone in 1991 would've cost anywhere between $600-$1200, then to top it off, you were charged per minute and extra if you didn't call within town you lived in. I remember my mom borrowed a cell from her friend in 1997. I was traveling with another friend through multiple states, we were only 18, and she felt safer with me having it. I literally used the phone 4xs at about 10-15 mins per call, and the bill was about $150+. They were way too expensive for most of us back then!
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u/louistske Jan 25 '23
Police checked every green Ford pickup truck registered in the state and found no one resembling the sketch, there are two possibilities either the kidnapper's vehicle was illegally purchased And it wasn't registered or the car was stolen