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Of course, theories abound as to what may have become of the high schooler.
Others think she may have gotten injured on the trail.
The familys day care provider sounded the alarm when the Powell boys failed to arrive at her home.
Their parents, Josh and Susan, didnt show up for work that day.
Both their cell phones went straight to voice-mail.
Officers feared the family may have died from carbon-monoxide gas, so they broke into the house.
From there, things only got weirder.
No one was home and the family car was missing.
Susans purse was still at home, undisturbed.
Two box fans were blowing air at a damp spot on the couch.
Around 5 p.m., Josh returned home with the two boys, but no Susan.
And Susan has never been seen since.
I wastherefor Y2K, I thought.
What is Dan Taberski trying to talk me into?
Needless to say, Im all in, and will never doubt this feed again.
(I do love that Stedman and Lindsey come to Kristals defense over and over again.)
Hopefully, someone will stop pussyfooting around and come forward with details about what really happened to Kristal.
It broke my heart: The 17-year-old walked out of school in 2017 and hasnt been seen since.
So what happened to Nathaniel?
Why didnt the school inform the family that he didnt show up for class?
And why did the police shrug off their concerns?
Was it a simple burglary that got out of control because they were all super high?
What about Venegass on-again-off-again dabbling in Satanism?
But one things for sure this case is messy in more ways than one.
Rebecca Lavoie
This weeks reviewers:Rebecca Lavoie,Jenni Miller,Hillary Nelson, andAmy Wilkinson.
