If I read the story correctly, the only relationship between the two is that they happened to enter a bar at the same time. Is that true? That they were both alone, coming from different directions, but just happened to enter the front door at about the same time?
” the only relationship between the two is that they happened to enter a bar at the same time.”
More to it than that... He bought her a drink. He followed her out and was seen behind her as she wandered. She called friends saying she was lost but she lives there. My guess is he slipped her a roofie in the bar and followed her until she couldn’t stand.
When police asked for help from the public in naming the person of interest seen following her in the various public and private video cams, people began naming him. He went to the police station but got spooked and left, saying he wanted to talk to a lawyer. The police didn’t have enough to hold him but had him tailed. When he saw the tail, he raced away, not to home but left the state.
This does not look good for the young lady....