[hoosiermama]

If he had the dealership, he could have flown in. Left Atlanta and his family at 3:00, been in Denver by 4:00 (Denver Time) took a cab to the dealership where he had previously made arrangement to pick up the vehicle (I need to pick it up during vacation since we're closed there....other dealer accommodates)

The he'd had a vehicle to go anywhere he wanted. Drove it home and told his family he was just picking up a car for his business (which was true).

[hoosiermama]

Was Karr still in the car dealership in 1996?

[onyx]

The dealership would have been closed on Christmas Day so arrangements for keys would have had to have been made and made in advance, so perhaps nobody from the dealership ever saw him.