I have not posted today, due to my overwhelming sadness on this case. The apartments he lived at last seen is four miles give or take from my home. When I first heard of him missing this AM, I dropped my youngest (11) off at school, then headed southwest toward the location of the apts. where he disappeared from (13 year old attends school not far from there)
I had hope this little man really did wander off, based on other missing (wandering) cases here historically...I thought maybe he had traveled a little further than anticipated (hopefully) and was hiding in a field (still some left in that area) or on the roadside.... little kids tend to hide when they have wandered and think they are in trouble.
Being a mother of 6 and now a grandmommy of 1 beautiful 6 month old boy), I always hold out on suspecting the parents of missing children as the culprits (think of Elizabeth Smart) mostly because I cannot get my brain wrapped around an adult hurting, a child.
I run three businesses so I could not stay out long, as the day went on, I snapped to reality and re-read the mother's claim...and 2+2 just did not =4.
Still, I held out that he was hiding or wandering till the police moved to Powder Mountain area....no child can travel that far without being seen / discovered / rescued.
At this point....I just don't know what to think of people.
I am devastated for this little man..and I never met / hugged him. I am beyond sadness for his family that cared for and protected him. I guess I am beyond belief that this would happen so close, and there was nothing anyone could do to save this little soul from the monster that took his life.
I will put this out there....anyone within 1000 miles of me (anywhere for that matter), feels they cannot cope with a little person...bring them to me!!!!! STOP for a second with the anger, the rage, what the h3ll ever is the problem that makes one want to cause harm...and think. I will make sure, for the rest of my life, they are safe.
No posting member would be capable of doing such a thing I hope, but there are lots of guests...sign up, PM me...I am serious with this offer. This does not need to happen!