For those of you who may wonder what LE is doing behind the scenes, I can tell you a little bit about a case going on here in my town. The girl went missing almost a year ago, and right from the start, it seemed apparent something horrible happened. Her vacant car was found at WalMart. However, LE said no foul play. After a month or so, they would give out another little tidbit of info, here and there. I was handing out flyers a few months later, and a gentleman I gave one to told me his kids babysitter lived by the suspect, and LE reviewed all their security footage. I brought flyers into a 7-11 about 5 miles away and the workers said, "Oh, the cops came in and asked us about her months ago." The family and community got together for a search, and there was an apparent grave that smelled really bad. They called 9-11 and when the cop came, he said something along the lines that they had already searched that field with cadaver dogs. (Grave was a deer btw) The family had no idea this had been done. I spoke with the mother and she said LE told them basically nothing. I get it. They don't want the family spilling the beans and tipping off suspects. But, with what little I learned from handing out flyers was that the police were so thorough! Unfortunately, the girl has yet to be found. I'm not happy with the way the police have handled this, but I have the idea they do know more than we do, and they don't tell the public much. So when people wonder if HE's car or apartment has been processed, I'd have to say that of course they were. I'll bet they've spoken to every store clerk within 20 miles. They've checked with airlines, trains, buses, financial institutions and her social security number. Do they know more than they're saying? Yes. Do they make mistakes? Yes, and sometimes it's on purpose to achieve results we cannot comprehend because we know so little facts. Do I think that if I were a parent of a missing person, LE should be sharing details with me about my child's case? Yep. And I'd be enraged when I found out they don't do this. There's so much we don't know, but I'm gonna bet LE knows so much more than we do.
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