In 1989, This Arizona Woman Vanished After Allegedly Leaving A Letter Behind Claiming She Was Leaving Her Husband: Her Husband Later Admitted To Signing The Letter Himself And Landed On The Suspect List

Three weeks after Pam disappeared, the letter she allegedly wrote was also sent to the Arizona state crime lab for analysis. There, it was determined with near certainty that the signature on the letter had not been signed by Pam herself.

Detective Sergeant Doug Hildebrandt ultimately questioned Rob regarding this finding.

“Mr. Page refused to believe me and was adamant that his wife had, in fact, signed the letter. After continuing to question Mr. Page about the signature on the letter, he admitted to me that he, in fact, did sign that letter,” Det. Sgt. Hildebrant said.

This admittance was enough to land Rob on the suspect list. And afterward, he began to tell a very different story about what happened.

At that point, Rob claimed to have discovered the letter– which stated that Pam would be leaving him– on the family computer a couple of days before Pam vanished. He also alleged that he confronted his wife about the letter upon finding it.

Then, according to Rob’s tale, he went home a few days after discovering the letter and found the house to be a mess. He said that most of Pam’s clothing was gone, as well as one of their dogs and some family photos.

Pam’s house keys and credit cards were reportedly left on the kitchen table. However, Rob was reportedly unable to find his wife’s driver’s license.

Afterward, Rob claimed that he launched into action– reportedly going downstairs, adding four sentences to the letter he found on the computer, and printing it out. Then, he signed his wife’s name before driving the Corvette to the doughnut shop and calling a taxi using a payphone across the street.

“Mr. Page stated that he fabricated some of the things he did because no one would ever believe him that his wife had, in fact, left him had he not done this,” Det. Sgt. Hildebrant explained.

“Due to Mr. Page’s inconsistent statements and the suspicious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of his wife, he was offered a polygraph examination on several occasions to eliminate him as a suspect in his wife’s disappearance.”

Although, Rob ultimately declined to undergo a polygraph test every single time the examination was offered.