It was mentioned in one of the earlier articles.
Hopefully that will be the intent and she will be unharmed. If it is Edmunds, maybe he is just trying to get far enough away, to feel 'safe', then find some sort of living space, and will then ask for the ransom. But, just how he figures to get away with it all is beyond me. As this case plays out Edmunds just seems more and more like the culprit. jmo