That makes so much sense too. I was thinking at one point it could have been the boyfriend of the babysitter or even a brother or cousin of her. It could have been one of her aunt's husband or even the grandfather. It's a male influence. The list isn't that long. I think this wasn't a random abduction. things point to PC for me because he has such control over DT and her family.
US data - In 90% of the rapes of children less than 12 years old, the child knew the offender, according to police-recorded incident data.
The victim-offender relationship in child murder varies with the age of the victim: In most murders of a young child, a family member killed the child, while in most murders of an older child, age 15 to 17, the perpetrator was an acquaintance to the victim or was unknown to law enforcement authorities.
According to Statistics Canada, the Government of Canada's statistics agency, when a child is murdered in Canada, it's usually at the hands of a relative, not a stranger.
Family members were found guilty in almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of the 1,990 solved cases of children and youth homicides in Canada between 1974 and 1999, according to Statistics Canada. Twenty-seven per cent of the murders were committed by acquaintances, and only 10 per cent by strangers.
Child murder by sexual predator is very rare.