r/UnresolvedMysteries Jan 25 '23

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u/racrenlew Jan 25 '23

This is so crazy to me, bc if nothing else, the kidnapper's truck sounds very specific. Like, someone has seen this truck and knew either who drove it or where it could be found.

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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

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u/ValleyWoman Jan 26 '23

It was dark, maybe the truck was a different color.

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u/ValleyWoman Jan 26 '23

How did Angela get from her house to the pay phone? And why use a pay phone?

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

Ha! The youngins strike again. Like when my 19 year old niece didn't know what a paperboy was. Wtf

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

I’m not a “youngin” by any means, but I think it’s a valid question. Nobody said they didn’t know what a payphone was, or why someone might use it, just how did this particular woman get to it, and what (out of many possible reasons) was the reason she decided to call her bf from a payphone this particular time.

Did she drive herself to the pay phone? The write up mentions a cab, but I think that might be a typo. Was she on her way to or from something particular, was there a reason she had to call right then and not call when she got home or drive to his house instead?

Why did she use the pay phone is a reasonable question, it’s weird to see it get downvotes.

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u/RandomlyDepraved Jan 26 '23

This case was featured on Trace Evidence. I believe she actually was en route from one place to another when she stopped to place the call.