This case has puzzled me for a long time but I've always felt that the mountain lion was the most probable scenario. If he was grabbed by a ml, I don't think a 3 year old would be able to fight back much and that could explain the lack of blood/disturbances in the area he was taken. I've heard a lot of people say that his shoes should of been scratched when being dragged up the mountain but if his pants were a little too long on him they could of covered the shoes until they were pulled off going over the rocks. If he was dragged, the waist of his pants could of been caught on a rock and turned inside out when he was being pulled. The only theory I can guess about the sweatshirt was maybe he had taken it off and tied around his waist because he was hot while running around.
It angers me that dogs and searchers pointed to the area that his items were eventually found but was never searched immediately after he was missing. The groups stories did seem inconsistent. I think that unfortunately they had made errors in judgement and were scared and that's why they stated different things (like Janet taking a nap but not writing that in the police report). I think it would be interesting to have them all interviewed again today. It is frustrating to me how law enforcement handled this situation and how his father was treated.
I know that there were hairs found but Allyn stated they were not from a mountain lion. Are those hairs still in evidence today?
It angers me that dogs and searchers pointed to the area that his items were eventually found but was never searched immediately after he was missing. The groups stories did seem inconsistent. I think that unfortunately they had made errors in judgement and were scared and that's why they stated different things (like Janet taking a nap but not writing that in the police report). I think it would be interesting to have them all interviewed again today. It is frustrating to me how law enforcement handled this situation and how his father was treated.
I know that there were hairs found but Allyn stated they were not from a mountain lion. Are those hairs still in evidence today?