Myra lived in a rural community, Camden, located within Madison County, MS. Madison Co. is well-known for it's No Nonsense - No Tolerance attitude toward crime. Criminals know not to commit offenses in that county because the judge may truly hold you in jail on a million dollar bail.
Ironically, many of Mississippi's wealthiest citizens live within Madison, County. For instance, the wealthiest citizen of the state resides on an immense estate including a multi-million dollar, state of the art, French Chateau with world-class horse farms and barns across the street in Madison County. At one time, and may still be, the state's wealthiest female also resides in Madison County on an impressive horse ranch with several air conditioned barns. Think Horse Whisperer.
My point being that if the parents had been more forthcoming, the MSD would turn over every rock and stone from here to France to find Myra. These parents were not all that cooperative with the investigation. If the parents had been more insistent upon the investigators finding their dear daughter, there would still be searches being conducted today.
In the end, the mother served time in jail for possession of firearms in the home. Maybe it's time for me to let this little girl go.
That the parents have moved away from the area is very telling. :rose: #NotWithoutMyDaughter
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I've read books and magazine articles related to the profitable tobacco/ FenFen lawsuits filed in MS courts 20 years ago. Many of the benefiting attorneys resided in Madison County at the time. Some went to prison.