Common Occurrence
Quickly, the local authorities came to the conclusion that Crystal left the home willingly and they officially called her a runaway. This was rather convenient for the police as these cases were very common at the time. Around one million young people ran away from home each year.
Common Occurrence
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Runaway
Writing off Crystal as a runaway turned out to be a big mistake. This took away her family’s best chance of finding her – especially in the 48 hours. Several months later, Crystal’s status was changed to “Endangered Missing”. Then, the case went cold.
Runaway
