A woman claiming to have known the man responsible for Hailey Buzbee’s disappearance is speaking out, stating he stayed at her house for a week not realizing he was running from police.
She disclosed they also met through online gaming years ago, where she says Thomas lied to her about his age and name, going by the name of James.
She says she briefly dated him last year and says he showed up at her door 2 weeks ago asking for a place to crash. She was unaware he was running from police at the time.
She also refers to a notebook he had, where he allegedly wrote about Hailey and issues she was having with her parents.
She passed all info along to the police and is posting for awareness in case any other young women may have interacted with him.
BACKSTORY:
Hailey Buzbee was a 17 year old girl who went missing after leaving her home on January 5th at 10:00 pm.
It was later discovered Thomas picked her up and lied about dropping her off on the side of the road. After investigators closed in on him weeks later, he led the FBI to her remains late last night.
Thomas is currently being charged in Franklin County Municipal Court with pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor and tampering with evidence.
His attorney says he is likely to be charged with murder.