First time poster, following this case closely. I'd like to mention my initial thought and get other opinions on it. Almost immediately, MetLife offered a $50k reward, before any of the initial facts were released. Anyone who works for a large corporation, knows how much red tape is involved in getting $$ approved for pretty much anything. I work for a similar national insurance company, and we're talking 6 weeks to get funding approved for a new chair. The point I'm trying to make is that it just seems very difficult to believe that $50k was approved and released, literally overnight, before any facts were known. MetLife is a public company, that dollar amount would have to be approved by a board, justification given, facts presented, i's dotted and t's crossed, etc. before they're offering $50k. It literally would have had to all happen overnight and that's just not realistic, especially when at that point, MetLife would have had no real justification. Now include the FBI, DEA, Secret Service involvement in this case. My first thought was, the FBI put up that $50k and they're saying it's from MetLife. Same exact thought regarding the other $50k that the apartment complex offered. The apartment complex is owned by a large corporation, not a person. They also immediately released $50k, before any facts were released. It just doesn't happen like that when dealing with large dollar amounts and getting through all the red corporate tape that quickly and also before LE even confirmed that foul play was suspected. There's more going on here. I believe that the FBI put up that $100k. There's a reason why FBI, DEA, Secret Service are all involved and it's not because business is slow right now. There's also a reason why there has been no ground searches and search assistance from the public unwanted. Somehow, the reward money, the agency involvement and lack of searching is tied together. IMO.
