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Fred Trujillo, a 17-year Department of Corrections veteran, noticed the car, focused a security camera on it and called police. Officers did not respond until about six hours after Elizabeth's disappearance, when a Salt Lake City police detective questioned Trujillo and retrieved the original videotape.

17yrs--what about his retirement? I find it odd that he'd want to lose this when he's still a young guy and start over at a new job at square one.

"what about his retirement?"

I have heard prison guards (correctional officers) talk about how they just finally got fed up and couldn't take it anymore. Low pay, long hours, miserable conditions, "prisoner's rights," being spat on and worse. Many just simply walk away. It's sort of like being a teacher. They feel that they play an important role if society but apparently society doesn't agree. They need to support their families and bring some safety and sanity to their lives.

That Trujillo left that line of work doesn't surprise me at all. From what I know, these officers are leaving in droves.