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:eek: He also accuses his ex-wife of trying to get more money from the state with a false diagnosis of autism. “I think she was trying to up the ante. I’m not trying to be hateful or mean or nasty to Shawna,” he told Branson, “but that is my true belief and I don’t care who knows it.”

Thanks for clarifying. That sounds correct from what I have read. Maybe the "step" error occurred after interviews with Terry's father. He stated the half siblings were his stepchildren.

I thought there was something fishy from the beginning because of the mom supposedly not checking in on the little boy and because of the length of time it took to report him missing. It just never occurred to me that someone would say that their "missing" child was autistic in an attempt to aid...

I am the first to admit that I am somewhat naive. I consider myself an honest person, but if my furbaby (I don't have kids) went missing, I would consider saying he needs medication in an attempt to make his case more urgent. I would probably feel super guilty for the lie, but it does seem to...

Wow. This is rather telling imo. Thanks for posting.

When I read the report about the dad and 2 teachers refuting the autism claim, I had thought it may have been made up to get more people involved in the search. It hadn't occurred to me that it would be used the way you are suggesting. That would be really low. I am going to defer my opinion.

I felt from the beginning that this one would probably have a sad ending with family involvement. I don't know of many mothers that would not check on a child that young when they returned home from a night out. Even so, I tried to hold onto some hope and shared the missing poster on fb. I had...

I thought that at first, too. Maybe someone with twitter should tweet at him to clarify. The situation is going to be hard enough for the dad without the media mucking it up.

WRONG. Please do your research.

Thanks for the info on the hatch lock. A lot of your issues with this scenario have been covered in earlier posts. The opening of the hatch would easily have accommodated her size. Ladders and other structures would have made it easy to climb on top of the cistern. Keeping in mind the length of...

How do we know YOU have some background in psychology? The fact that you don't think someone in a manic state could end up in this scenario, makes me question the depth of it. Websleuths has a forum regarding how they verify experts. The mental health professionals that you are blindly attacking...

I have not seen clarification of what kind of drugs were tested.

Possibly. Sorry for the misunderstanding re the armchair expert comment. My opinion: I did not find LE's behavior to be "cagey". They investigated a possible missing person's case. They released surveillance video of her last known movements. They had the family at the press conference. This...

I have never claimed to be an expert on mental health ("armchair" or otherwise). I minored in Psych at University. I've had friends that work in that field, as well as having known people diagnosed as bipolar. I know enough to know that I am not an expert but I also know that bath salts or...

It seems like too many people are complacent in their ignorance. There are loads of good websites with information regarding mental health issues. I bet a quick Google search would yield quite a few more reputable sources about bipolar than about bath salts, haunted hotels or invisible people...

How is accepting verifiable information equivalent to a blind acceptance. Sorry but I get so tired of the tin foil hat society trying to invent things that are purely speculative and based on nothing related or tangible. I have been to that area for art openings. I have walked by myself at...

I am curious why people are finding it so hard to accept the findings of law enforcement and the medical examiner. From what is known, Elisa does not have a history of experimenting with drugs. Bath salts are pretty obscure and one would need to be on a quest or have existing connections in...

Apples and Oranges. In that case, there were undeniably other people present on the boat.

I am guilty of climbing onto roofs and on top of water tanks (never in) when I was in my teens through mid twenties. I always found it to be peaceful-especially at night. LE never stated that she "accidentally climbed into a water tank"-LOL. We don't know why she climbed in and can't apply...

I disagree completely. If it wasn't suicide, murder/manslaughter or natural causes then the only option left is accidental. She had posted rooftop pics before so it is not a stretch to believe that she would make her way up there. When a person is in a manic, delusional or psychotic state it is...