Instead of answeringonline listings, she put together a letter describing her interest, and sent it to PR professionals at 40 colleges and universities in her area.
After answering an online ad for work on a 688-acre property in eastern Ohio, the South Carolinian in November 2011 told a deputy sheriff how he'd met with two males, then drove toward Stock Township.
Mr Wills was answering queries from BBC News Online users, a number of whom had e-mailed in their concerns about future funding for technology in schools.