- County investigators said the wife told them he was gone when she woke up. This is probably where the 4 am thing comes from.
- Her parents spilled the beans on CBS news that she had tried to talk him out of leaving.
- The neighbor said he wasn’t gone at 6:30 am. He probably noticed his truck.
The only thing I can come up with is she got caught with a lousy cover story. The authorities were supposed to believe she didn’t know anything until she woke up and found his letter. By the parents saying she tried to talk him out of it, and then the neighbor saying he was there at 6:30 - those 2 pieces fit together.
I don’t believe for a minute that she ‘tried to talk him out of it.’ I think she probably helped him plan and construct the note. He’s probably sporting a beard and mustache by now. Interesting that the truck hasn’t been found.