L Is for Leah Roberts
This month I'm participating in the A to Z Challenge. My theme this year is Unsolved Mysteries. Today's letter is:
Like Maura Murray, Leah Roberts was a college student on a road trip when she disappeared. She told no one where she was going.
Leah left her home in Durham, North Carolina on March 9, 2000. Her sister found a note she'd left for her roommate, which included a doodle of a cheshire cat.
Inside the letter, there was a stack of cash, stating that the money was to cover bills while she was gone. There was enough money to last a month. The note had several strange, cryptic messages in it, including one referencing Jack Kerouac and his well-known book On the Road.
Friends took this as a sign she wanted to do like Jack Kerouac did--hit the open road in search of enlightenment. She stressed in the letter she was not suicidal.
Photo credit: Disappeared, Discovery ID
On March 10, Leah checked into a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. After that, she only used her card to buy gas. The last transaction was March 13 in Brooks, Oregon.
On March 18, Leah's Jeep Cherokee was discovered down an embankment in Bellingham, Washington. The blown-out windows were covered with sheets and blankets.
Photo credit: Disappeared, Discovery ID
Leah Roberts was never found.
In the car was a ticket stub for the March 13th showing of American Beauty at a nearby mall. Police traced her activities to a nearby restaurant, where two men said they'd sat at a counter with her, discussing her plans.
One of the men said she left with a man named Barry. This was the police sketch of Barry.
Photo credit: Disappeared, Discovery ID
Perhaps spookiest of all was footage from the convenience store in Oregon where Leah had last used her card to buy gas. The footage showed Leah alone, waiting for the clerk to ring her up. She repeatedly walks to the door to look out. Could she have been nervously checking on someone waiting for her outside?
What do you think happened to Leah Roberts?
⬅️ K Is for Korrina Sagers Malinoski
Like Maura Murray, Leah Roberts was a college student on a road trip when she disappeared. She told no one where she was going.
Leah left her home in Durham, North Carolina on March 9, 2000. Her sister found a note she'd left for her roommate, which included a doodle of a cheshire cat.
Inside the letter, there was a stack of cash, stating that the money was to cover bills while she was gone. There was enough money to last a month. The note had several strange, cryptic messages in it, including one referencing Jack Kerouac and his well-known book On the Road.
Friends took this as a sign she wanted to do like Jack Kerouac did--hit the open road in search of enlightenment. She stressed in the letter she was not suicidal.
Photo credit: Disappeared, Discovery IDOn March 10, Leah checked into a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. After that, she only used her card to buy gas. The last transaction was March 13 in Brooks, Oregon.
On March 18, Leah's Jeep Cherokee was discovered down an embankment in Bellingham, Washington. The blown-out windows were covered with sheets and blankets.
Photo credit: Disappeared, Discovery IDLeah Roberts was never found.
In the car was a ticket stub for the March 13th showing of American Beauty at a nearby mall. Police traced her activities to a nearby restaurant, where two men said they'd sat at a counter with her, discussing her plans.
One of the men said she left with a man named Barry. This was the police sketch of Barry.
Photo credit: Disappeared, Discovery IDPerhaps spookiest of all was footage from the convenience store in Oregon where Leah had last used her card to buy gas. The footage showed Leah alone, waiting for the clerk to ring her up. She repeatedly walks to the door to look out. Could she have been nervously checking on someone waiting for her outside?
What do you think happened to Leah Roberts?
⬅️ K Is for Korrina Sagers Malinoski
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