▁ple as ▁for ▁help ▁was ▁not ▁like ▁her ▁son , ▁if ▁indeed ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁present . ▁She ▁re called ▁how ▁he ▁and ▁Ster ling ▁had ▁helped ▁someone ▁they ▁knew ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁after ▁over d osing ▁on ▁Val ium . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁notable ▁report ▁was ▁from ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁ham let ▁of ▁Brow ns ville , ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁spot ▁where ▁the ▁car ▁had ▁been ▁abandoned , ▁which ▁they ▁could ▁have ▁reached ▁had ▁they ▁continued ▁down ▁the ▁road ▁from ▁where ▁they ▁left ▁the ▁car . ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁the ▁woman , ▁who ▁saw ▁f liers ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁distributed ▁with ▁the ▁men ' s ▁picture ▁and ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁$ 1 , 2 1 5 ▁($ ▁in ▁modern ▁dollars ) ▁reward ▁the ▁families ▁had ▁put ▁up ▁told ▁deput ies ▁that ▁four ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁stopped ▁at ▁the ▁store ▁in ▁a ▁red ▁pick up ▁tr uck , ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁disapp earance . ▁The ▁store ▁owner ▁cor ro bor ated ▁her ▁account . ▁ ▁The ▁woman ▁said ▁she ▁identified ▁the ▁men ▁immediately ▁as ▁from ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁" big ▁eyes ▁and ▁fa cial ▁expressions ". ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁men , ▁whom ▁she ▁identified ▁as ▁Hu ett ▁and ▁Ster ling , ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁phone ▁bo oth ▁outside ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁went ▁inside . ▁Police ▁said ▁she ▁was ▁" a ▁cred ible ▁witness " ▁and ▁they ▁took ▁her ▁account ▁seriously . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁detail ▁came ▁from