Groan. That seems a long time away - though I understand why these things take time. I just can't help hoping someone will trip themselves up during the trial, and we'll get some information about Brittney.
After listening to the radio interview with Steph, I think;
1) If Brittney had been Steph's child, she would not be missing now. She'd probably be in college.
2) What Steph said in the interview really throws into stark contrast what Mom last said about Brittney - which boiled down to; I wish my daughter wasn't missing because she could help clear me.
I also listened to Mark Klaas'es comments about Brittney's family being uneducated and poverty-stricken. I didn't mention it at the time because being poor and not getting a good education is no crime.
However....There are plenty of people who have those obstacles in their childhood who overcome them. Lack of education doesn't have to equal stupid. They get low-grade jobs when they're older and pay for their education. They struggle, but then they get a better one. And then a better one. With a loving, supportive family behind them, they sometimes do so well they're able to turn around and lift other family members out of poverty, or ease Mom and Dad's later years.
Brittney never had a chance of doing that. And it wasn't poverty or lack of education. It was being surrounded by sexual abuse and deviance, drugs and violence, and lack of care and support and supervision. The least those who were charged with her care could do now, is help bring her home.
It looks like this terrible circle has been broken at last. But it's taken the bravery of children to do it.