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Honestly, I feel like no matter what the response to my statement is going to be, it'll be negative:
Nobody in this family is innocent.
If the grandparents were so concerned about JJ, why were they fighting at the last minute?
If Annie was so concerned about Tylee, why not contact people sooner or even police?
I certainly feel this sometimes -- but as other posters mentioned, we don't have the whole story. (Probably never will IMHO.)
A neighbor or relative may have called the school with concerns -- schools & school personnel cannot speak publicly so we just don't know if either Tylee or JJ was asked about what was going on or asked if they needed help.
Some people are able to keep quiet when that's best. We know that Cody Ryan spoke very publicly and very emotionally about his missing sister & brother. Mr. Ryan is careful & thoughtful -- we don't know what he did privately.
Calls to LE would probably be referred to the Juvenile Office -- and if so we're not going to hear anything and may not hear from that office at trial.
The biggest hole IMHO in the social safety net for Tylee & JJ IMHO was the local police in Arizona. Today, we all know that Charles Vallow was right.
We've watched him speak to officers outside the hotel/motel, not looking for a link. I understand that officers likely followed their department's protocol here, but do you think the outcome would have been different if a different set of officers -- perhaps female, perhaps trained for avoiding manipulation, perhaps trained for mental health issues -- had spoken with Lori? Separated Tylee from Lori for a few questions?
I certainly think so.
I expect that most family members are emotionally beating themselves up -- I should have called someone, I should have done something, I should have....
At the end of the day, it is only Lori & Chad who should have done something differently.
If they wanted to live child-free, family members would have taken those lovely young humans.
Heck, most of us would have taken those lovely young humans.
Lori & Chad are responsible, AFAIC, Lori & Chad together.
JMHO YMMV LRR.