Check your timeline. It's my understanding Noel didn't call the police to report Evey missing until almost 7:00 that day. 40 minutes of time is unaccounted for. Whatever could she have done during that time? The Cedar River was only 2-3 minutes from her apartment.
I Agree with you...I was looking at it a little different as she was soooo quick to say evelyn was abducted..but the timeline I posted wouldnt have allowed any time for a search. I know I would have been all over that apartment building knocking on doors, out on the playground BEFORE CALLING POLICE. every account I read said she had called the cops by 6:30.
FYI...police at her house with flashing lights at 10 o'clock tonight(monday). I only live a few houses away.