So would I. But according to the article:
“”So, I called the local sheriff’s department, said ‘Hey, there’s this lady living at this address. Do you guys have somebody, you can just go pop in?’ ... Ten minutes later, she called me, and we talked for 45 minutes,” he said.
Backeberg may have originally left home due to an abusive husband but it’s unclear why she stayed away and out of touch for all these years, Hanson explained.
He would not reveal what exactly they discussed during that 45-minute call, saying, “I told Audrey I’d keep it private. She had her reasons for leaving.”
I know we will never know, but I would still love to hear what Audrey’s story was/is.
I can somewhat imagine what her reasons for such a drastic step must have been.