GrainneDhu
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Also, if the family was already thinking in terms of how to best "lure" the media in the early days of Kyron's disappearance, I find that very strange. I do not feel that regular PR applies to the situation of a missing child who might possibly be alive but in any case needs to be found ASAP. I am not liking the thought that any PR is involved here and personally do not feel that it is. The local media seems to be ready to print almost anything pertaining to Kyron, and have to wait for scraps.
But then again, in the early days, KOIN's survey showed that almost 50% of their readers were already tired of the story getting too much attention. So maybe I am wrong about the general public wanting fresh stories every day, maybe it is more of a sub-population who is waiting on edge of collective chairs.
The following is my speculation only.
We know that LE asked the guardian of at least one witness, Kyron's seatmate, not to talk to the press. It's not too big a leap to infer that they told other witnesses the same thing because no other witness has gone to the media. Is there any reason to think they wouldn't tell the main witness, TMH, the same thing? Which would then extend to the three people she was most likely to confide in about what she saw that morning, the three other parents.
In the first week, was there really any need to stoke media interest? I'd say not. Those endless "no comment" press conferences were well attended by the media and the story was growing steadily.
I sincerely hope that the family has someone professional to advise them who is inot emotionally invested in the situation and who only has their best interests in mind. Best would be a good lawyer. I hope that every family in such situations gets a lawyer fairly early on to protect them. No one should go through what Jaycee Dugard's stepfather or Riley Fox's father went through. Kyron's family needs someone who is definitely not running on emotion and adrenaline to help them choose their best options.
I would consider such an advisor remiss if they did not look at the possibility that the case might take months or years to resolve.
And that is the point where natural reactions from the first days of Kyron's disappearance may have changed into a public relations strategy.