*... swallows. He doesn't really want to think about that.*

Well, it's probably why reports like this are going under the radar, huh? Cause no one wants to think it might be due to stuff like organized crime, and that's at minimum.

I don't think it's "faking it and running off to another life" though. One of them was last seen at a convenience store before vanishing, and according to the article, all they bought was one of those heat-up dinners and a drink.