Sara,

You have to remember that Jodi yelled out a name that morning ...jon, ron or whatever.
She knew her abductor.

Welcome to site.. you posted a good theory but i don't agree that Jodi Huisentruit's disappearance was random does anyone else??? The book talked about Jodi being uneasy prior to her disappearance, her sis Joanne even said she called her mom crying about someone following her.. If someone follows you why would you cry unless you think that they might actually do harm to you?..Lt. Sterns said they even had to give her escorts.. So random wouldn't be someone sitting in a running van waiting on a specific person..
Unfortunately this person knew her schedule and was patient enough to wait just like Sterns said on the Dateline show..

I agree with you on Cornseed though.. He wouldnt risk his old neighbors where he lived when he met Jodi seeing him do that and he could've done it at his own place..A stalker or someone she knew is probably the abductor in my opinion.

Agree with Anonymous completely. No big mystery here. Jodi was a fun loving girl who fell into the web of a twisted, violent person. Tell your daughters this story. It may save their lives.

That's an excellent thought! I wonder if they still have the empty beer cans that were found in her apartment?

You would hope the police would be careful with their cigarette debris in a crime scene!

how do u know this?

Not everyone makes "real friends" at their jobs. KMIT was a small news station and at the time of day Jodi went to work to do the morning news there were few people in the studio. According to Dead Air, and elsewhere ive read, Jodi was mostly friendly with Robin Wolfram, a newscaster on the evening broadcast. Remember, Jodi had only been there a little over a year, and had come from another state. Also, it seems Jodi made many acquaintances and casual friends but had a small core of close friends from her hometown and college.
I dont find it very strange if she was never close to her co-workers. Im sure there was always some sense of competition between personalities, especially in that business.
Either way, i dont see that as a reason to suspect any of her co-workers without other evidence.

Colby....My gut feelings tell me it was somebody thru work she knew also, Not saying He/She or They done away with Jodi....BUT, Maybe had access to people that would do this kind of thing!?

I still feel Strongly that Jodi found out some Bad News going on...My guess Drug Related! As far as Jodi taking Drugs...I would think Not, but knew of some Major Big Wigs that were involved??? Just My Own Personal Opinion!

There was (is?) a lot of drug use in Mason City. Jodi was very social & spent a lot of time out on the town.