Leaving that house was probably at least one piece of good advice the parents have gotten.. I think it was creating a dangerous situation for all involved (regardless of their guilt or innocence) Their boys shouldn't be subjected to that nor the extended family or the neighborhood...Let's just hope they informed LE about their plans...
Before the national media became involved, the family gave public comments from public places...the command center and then the, IIRC, hotel/motel conference room and private interviews that did not disclose their location. At first, it was reported that the boys were staying with neighbors and then with family...again no location disclosed. Even the two family spokespeople, AI and ML, would give statements in public. But then, BS enters the picture and they gave that series of bizarre sideshow comments from the lawn of the home where they were staying. Then the same when JT entered the picture.
My first thought on the whole ML ("thank the academy"-type) speech and posters taped to the family tree was, "What, why are they exposing the home to the cameras?" I know that they wanted the community to see that even after two weeks that they were trying to find Lisa. Still, I thought, now that is a bad move to let media know where they and especially the boys are residing.
No one had to be privy (although, I'm sure the locals would have leaked their location at some point) to where they were staying if these two outsiders hadn't come to town.
Hopefully, the boys can be shielded from further exposure. Advice to the "TEAM," please do not disclose their current or next residence.