She says, “I don’t remember much about him except that he was taller and leaner than most truckers and didn’t wear jeans or T-shirts. He wore a cotton button-down with the sleeves rolled neatly up over his biceps and had the cleanest cab I ever saw. He must seemed okay or I wouldn’t have gotten in the truck with him” (Veselka 38). Veselka’s detailed descriptions, proves how deceptive Rhoades can be. A man whose appearance masked his lack of credibility, purposely victimize women whose appearance lack credibility.

Veselka’s raises awareness of the combined social neglect of the countless girls who vanished and gone unnoticed. She says, “This investigation of mine was a ghost story. The prism of Regina Walters, Shana Holts, and Lisa Pennal refracted into a set of icons-one with the shorn red-gold hair and an expression of resilience, and slightly crazy and ready to fight – each casting her own light, each hologram of girlhood” (53). By acknowledging them, Veselka also validates herself since they all share the same story. …show more content…
Veselka’s essay reveals the defenselessness of all the women who fall victim to the preying men. In contrasting the appearance of the victims and crooks, she shows how susceptible our society in making wrongful judgments. Her essay also perfectly shows the difficulty of invisible girls that were victimized and lost their lives to the hands of the serial killer Robert