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Disappearance Mistaken For Voluntary Trip
- Johnny Altinger disappeared after answering an almost identical online profile and his friends later found his apartment untouched.
- They discovered an emailed message claiming he'd gone to Costa Rica, which turned out to be false and triggered a homicide investigation.
Tell Someone Where You're Going
- Share location details or a trusted contact when meeting someone from online dating and alert friends to unusual plans.
- Save and forward messages with addresses as evidence if anything later seems wrong.
Cooperation Can Heighten Suspicion
- Police traced the garage to Mark Twitchell and found blood on the walls which he claimed was from a movie.
- His cooperative, boastful behaviour and eagerness to show investigators actually drew suspicion onto him.