Hi. I'm new. Of course, this is obvious based on my unfamiliar username and my low post count.
I don't think I've got anything groundbreaking to say, but felt I should at least introduce myself as I've been lurking on this forum for days now. When Abby first went missing, all I could think of was poor, sweet Celina Cass. She seemingly vanished without a trace, but based on the dramatic (and probably violent) nature of her disappearance/demise, clues also emerged more quickly. Now, the news outlets are silent as I'm sure the investigation of what really happened to that charming young lady continues under all of our radars. This feels so different from that resigned silence. I fluctuate between feeling like LE has something big that they're holding onto and keeping quiet so as not to ruin their chances of pursuing the lead, and feeling like there's not even a shred of hope that dear Abby will be located.
Until last year, I had lived in New Hampshire all my life. I've since relocated to Vermont (a big change, actually, if you think of the drastically different politics of those two New England states). I've dedicated my adult life to exploring New England and knowing its terrain, villages and towns, legend and lore, and its silent secrets. There are so many areas of New Hampshire especially that are inaccessible by traditional means. It's easy to get turned around on the roads in the northern part of the state, and I would imagine that there are miles of ATV/snowmobile trails that are difficult to map. The Great North Woods are just that: great, and vast, and seemingly interminable. Since the Errol Revelation, I've found it a little easier to believe that Abby might be alive and well and comfortable hiding out in some wooded retreat.
After all, if someone snatched her maliciously, why would they take her out in public for the world to see at a well-known and loved sporting goods store not terribly far from her home? Of course, that also calls into question the alleged sighting itself in my mind, but I'm still at the place where I'd like to think positively.
Thanks for reading my babble. I'm looking forward to participating in a substantive way in these discussions.
Ms. F