I don’t really care what his reason was. I disapprove of him not reporting it and am not sure why so many people are making excuses for him.
Then it's not wise to open up threads about unsolved crimes, because much of the online discussion about these cases is posters offering multiple reasons to explain what are occassionally extraordinary behaviors. Possible REASONS, not excuses.
The Websleuths website is a good example of this.
There are probably dozens of possible reasons why someone is afraid of approaching the police, and just because someone offers a possible interpretation of that behavior does NOT mean that the poster CONDONES it.