Heard that, too. Though I thought he said 'may' have been tied up.
Some had mentioned in other threads about the cave in Luray. Lime cave/deposit. Was this near where the watch box was thrown away?
If she had been tied up, could she have been in the closet that Ann Marie Smith was not allowed to open? Could she have been tied up with neckties, like those Ann Marie said were under Condit's bed?