CRIME, where Nowakowski disappeared from [M]

I suspect there's a significant story behind the disappearance of Christina Nowakowski, aka Christina Esparza, the wife of Paul Esparza.

I talked to one Maywood official that has dealt with Nowakowski over the years. This official spoke highly of Nowakowski's intellect and industry. The source considered it improbable Nowakowski wandered off because of a mental health condition.

The source also dismissed the idea Paul Esparza had Nowakowski killed. The source further said it was 99.99% likely Nowakowski engineered her disappearance.

I've done some research on Knox, Indiana. The KKK is active there. But the history of Bass Lake may be more relevant. Bass Lake is a community 7-8 miles to the south of Knox.

In the past Bass Lake was mostly a summer community for Chicagoans. In addition to recreation focused on the lake, there was gambling run by the mafia. Surrounding communities turned a blind eye to the mafia activities because Bass Lake had the best fireworks show in the region.

One source said it would be easy to "lay low" in a lake cabin, especially if the neighbors were only there in the summer. If organized crime were helping Nowakowksi hide, it probably retains the infrastructure in Bass Lake.

Also, if the motive for the crime is connected to Nowakowski's life in Maywood and the Chicago area, it would be hard for the relatively small Knox Police Department to dispatch the manpower to do a bunch of investigating in the Chicago area.