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Central Texas Editor En Route Back Home
The Central Texas newspaper editor whose disappearance triggered a three-county search was on her way back home Wednesday from Wyoming, accompanied by family members.
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(June 4, 2008)—Bosque County News Managing Editor La Dawn Garland, 42, was on her way back Wednesday to her home in Hamilton County, two days after she was found parked at a rest stop outside of Lander, Wyo, about 1,300 miles away from the Waco Best Buy Store where she said she was going last week to buy a cell phone battery.
Garland’s husband and granddaughter are accompanying her on the drive back to Hamilton County.
Garland left the Fremont County, Wyo. Detention Center Tuesday in the company of family members after an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle charge was dropped.
Garland told the deputy who found her Monday that she had been parked at the rest stop since Friday and that she hadn’t eaten or had anything to drink since pulling off the highway.
She was in the Dodge pickup truck in which she left Meridian Wednesday.
The truck is registered to the newspaper’s publisher.
Still unanswered, at least publicly, is the question of why she ended up in Wyoming after setting off a week ago ostensibly to buy a battery.
Investigators in Wyoming asked her about the reason for the disappearance, but would not comment on what she told them except to say, “That’s best left to the family to discuss.”
Garland lived in Wyoming for two years between 1979 and 1982 and graduated from high school in Evanston, which is in the southwest corner of the state near the Utah-Wyoming state line.
Lander, a community of about 7,000 residents is in the foothills of Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains in the center of the state.
(Dallas Cook contributed to this story)
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In that some of you are well intentioned and genuinely interested, this is directed to you. LaDawn left/ran of her own accord. Nothing has been published in the paper regarding all of the issues that have come to light, as it is all still under investigation. As soon as law enforcement frees us to disclose the facts, we will do so, including to this station and all other members of the media who assisted in getting the word out to help find her when she disappeared. In the meantime, all concerned would greatly appreciate it that the inuendos and gossip come to a halt. You are doing serious harm to innocent people. LaDawn was not a reporter, no one made her run or influenced her to run. As we always do, we will talk to all sides (including her)and fully dislcose it when free to do so. Again, we would sincerely appreciate it if you would stop the posts altogether and let law enforcement take it from here. If you feel we are just trying to sell papers and disagree with us-don't buy it. ty
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lol Jerry, I think you're so right! I posted before that small town papers were full of gossip! This story has gone from Bosque news editor having a breakdown.. to her boss involved.. to something printed that's made Gap people mad at each other.. to Clifton paper and Leon paper printing all lies! Wow, don't you dare say anything about my cousin Jethro or granny! LOL You small town "rural" people are a riot!lol And btw, it wouldn't hurt for alot of you "good folk" to go back to school and learn to spell. lol
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You know, I think that "Debbie M.", "Dan" and "Me" are the same person. The writing seems to be the same and they are all venting about the same thing. KWTX needs to check the IP addresses on those to see if they are coming from the same place!
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