Not to mention... it's not exactly legal to abduct and kill a child and do horrible things to them. I know we don't know for sure who this victim is yet but we know it's someone's loved one, and something very upsetting has happened to them.
I have to think someone who would do something so horrible wouldn't care much about driving without a license, or temporarily "borrowing" a vehicle (with or without permission, aka stealing but returning it before someone noticed it missing). I just don't see this coldhearted awful person thinking "oops gotta wait a few months to get my license so I can legally drive and abduct a child." That could even apply to adults with suspended licenses, never bothered to get a license, etc.
I'm not sleuthing anyone. I'm new to this thread and don't even know what minors anyone might be talking about (and no offense but don't wanna know so no one gets sidetracked sleuthing them even accidentally). Just MOO about the driver's license status and/or having access to a vehicle.
Hmmmm sparked a thought, I wonder if anyone noticed their vehicle parked "funny." As in "I swore I parked on the left side of the driveway but maybe I parked it on the right side and forgot." Or "huh, I don't remember getting that new scented air freshener but maybe my husband/wife did it to be nice"? I dunno... far fetched maybe. A small detail that could be important, though?
I think you're right about the mentality of someone who would abduct and kill a child not caring if they were of driving age or had a license.
However, when I remember learning to drive, there was a definite learning curve involved. It took practice to get good enough in the big school parking lot before my mom would let me drive down a quiet street. It took even more practice at slow speeds before I was comfortable going faster.
Now, keep in mind that I learned to drive when Dee-troit still believed in sheet metal and I was learning on a car with a 455 hp engine. In other words, bigger and heavier than any passenger car made today (and I adored that car). Maybe it is easier with today's smaller vehicles.
My point, anyway, is that whoever did this must be able to drive well enough to fit in as a driver. Doesn't arouse any suspicions from the way he's driving.
It is possible that this is some ranch kid who learned to drive his family's old beat up pickup truck when he was 12 but I think that is unlikely.
I think it has to be someone who has had enough access to a vehicle to not arouse suspicion.
