I don't know if you happened to look at a map of the immediate area from where Jessica went missing. She resides in what looks like a congested area. Front yards and drive ways appear to be about a car length deep/long between the front of the house and the street/sidewalk. Sidewalks look more like a wide curb and are alongside the street without any grassy area between the street and sidewalk.
After looking at a map of her neighborhood it's really hard to imagine/envision a stranger abduction.
The homes, yards, cars, sidewalk and street are all so close together it's really appears as if a stranger abduction would have to occur under someone's nose. I could be wrong, but from a map the area she walked looked very tight and she went missing within 3 blocks of her home.
Cubby, I honor your opinion. I never underestimate the lengths/risks a child predator will undertake to meet their deviant needs & desires. How many times have we read where child predators have plucked children such as Poly Klaas, or Elizabeth Smart, from the perceived safety of their beds, while their families slept nearby in another bedroom?
With that said, I am very impressed with the professionalism and media management of the Westminister PD. Hopefully they have invited in the available resources of the US Marshals and the FBI, etc. Time is very critical in child abduction cases. I think that we are all aware of the statistics..
Imo, the location of the backpack outside the primary search radius may indicate an experienced predator with knowledge of Law Enforcement strategies & SOP's in child abduction investigations. Normally, the disposing of personal items of the victim in another LE Jurisdiction by a predator indicates the intent of jurisdictional linkage blindness. If not for the community email communication system and the aware citizen. Jessica's backpack may have never been reported to be found.
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/vc_majorthefts/cac/non-family-abductions
Non-Family Child Abductions
It’s a fearsome thought: a child snatched by a stranger. Who investigates these crimes? We do. It’s our job to handle cases of child abductions, often working closely with state and local law enforcement.
Introducing the CARD Teams
Child abductions by strangers are often complex and high-profile cases. And time is of the essence.
That’s why we’ve added
another tool in our Crimes Against Children program that helps our local field offices in these cases:
our Child Abduction Rapid Deployment, or CARD, Teams.
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