Episode 11 is very telling. I've lived life long enough to know that most places are dysfunctional. Amy Kuns probably never told her supervisor that Jodi was often late for work because she wanted to protect her from getting a reprimand and because she didn't want Jodi to dislike her. Co-worker relations are important; especially in a small venue like Mason City.

Gary or Josh; did you ever interview Amy? Did she tell you who she thought may be the person who abducted Jodi? ( as she mentioned in the video) I would think that Amy would know quite a bit since the two of them worked together all the time and they discussed the common fear of getting up early in the morning to go to work.
Jodi must have confided in her.

Yes, I did interview Amy Kuns in Mason City. She had concerns back in 1995 as she had when I interviewed her and she refused to give the names/name of the person she suspected. She did confide in me off the record some of the details leading up to the abduction and what was going on such as calls, presents, etc. She also had concerns for her own safety as indicated in the interview.

Sixties;

I think several people in that newsroom probably know more than we know. How does a person in charge of the Newsroom not know the details of what is happening in his office. We aren't talking about he said she said, we are talking police activity protecting one of your employees, I can't for the life of me think that if Jodi had concerns for her life she didn't have a meeting with the person in charge and discussed it.

Who called the police for the protective escorts? How long were they and why did they end so abruptly? What was the time frame from the end of the escorts to the abduction, could the person realize it's now or never??.

I have been an investigative reporter (print) for over 20 years. Some of my stories have put a couple of nasty people in prison. I have been threatened - even followed. I always tell someone in the newsroom or the general manager when that happens. It is the general manager's responsibility to provide security for you if you think the threat is real. That said, I can promise you that if I was being bothered at work by someone I had a PERSONAL relationship with, i.e., they were calling me, sending me letters and presents, I would not tell management because it would be considered my problem. And if the problem becomes too difficult to deal with and it starts to have an impact in some way on my job, I could get fired - in a heartbeat. I think Jodi's attacker was someone she knew very well, someone who had wanted a romantic relationship with her, which she did not want. And I think she didn't want to tell anyone in management for fear it would jeopardize her job. Just my two cents.