A nearby hotel. Not the one where she was staying.
Yup, my error, just caught that on rereading the article. But common sense says her appearance...she's stunning, blonde, blue-eyed...made her a tempting target. Undeniable. There was a case a few years back here in MA....a lovely young woman, similar appearance to this missing teen, was driving home late at night and stopped at a convenience store. Two louts already in the store noticed her, and the clerk spotted them staring, whispering, and asked the young woman if she wanted him to walk her to her car...or call a friend or her family to come get her. He was worried the two men would accost her in the parking lot. She said no, she was fine, and left. The louts followed her home, and when she parked in front of her condo, raped and murdered her.
And there was that case not long ago, oddly named young woman in the Minnesota? Attacked and murdered in broad daylight by a sex fiend -- on parole, maybe? (Her kidnapping was caught on a mall parking lot security camera.)