Hello!
I've been lurking on here since Friday reading all of your theories. This case hits a little close to home for me, YS is actually my hairdresser. She's awesome - always upbeat, with a big smile, generous, super sweet. I don't believe I ever met Michelle, but I have met LE(sister) a few times. I can't really believe this is happening... I feel sick to my stomach and can't hardly enjoy life knowing Michelle is out there somewhere.
I definitely agree with you guys about the carjacking - it doesn't seem feasible to me. People just don't carjack in the middle of the day and leave the car in an apartment complex parking lot. They don't answer texts.
I think their strategy is to not point any fingers right now. They need more information. They don't want the investigation hindered. They don't want any potential suspects feeling anxious. They don't want too much information out there. I can respect that.
Now, I have a hard time believing that she would willingly leave her 11yo alone, she seems like a very responsible person. But the only other scenario other than foul play from the start is that perhaps she went willingly, and didn't want her family to know where she was, so she sent a decoy. Then perhaps she had a liaison with someone and it turned foul??? Again, this is the only other theory I can come up with, but I doubt that Michelle would be irresponsible enough to leave one of her children unaccounted for while she goes out, she just doesn't seem like that kind of person. I just can't think of a stranger doing something like this. I mean, if they were going to rob her then wouldn't they take the car? Or perhaps she was away from her car when it happened? I just dont know. It's very puzzling.