In every case of an abducted child like this crime scene tape is always put up around their home since it is the location where they went missing. That is the starting point and since she is missing from that home it becomes the first crime scene. I don't think it necessarily means they found anything. They always get a SW to search the location where the victim lived and is now missing from that home. They would be looking for evidence of an open window where the perp could have come in or maybe a screen off a window. Of course they will be taking fingerprint evidence in Diana's bedroom or blood.etc. etc.
Just jumping off your post to say this Amanda.
At this time I am not ready to suspect the parents. It is SOP for police to separate them to question them and often they do ask the parent/s not to discuss anything among other family and friends since they do not know who the suspect is now.
Its also SOP to start with those who are closest to Diana and widen out the investigation. I remember in the Jessica Lunsford's case LE in that case was so busy accusing Mark, and his parents of being involved they didn't even realize that John Couey was right across the street raping Jessica repeatedly for three days before he murdered her.
So many young children have gone missing from trailer parks and most of those cases didn't end well. Many of them were done by complete strangers who were able to access the home and no one heard a thing. Some of the victims even had dogs inside the home when they were abducted and the dogs never alerted to the stranger abductor.
It may be someone who had befriended her in the trailer park and had gained her trust. Sort of like Melissa Huckaby was able to do with her victim when she kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and murdered little Sandra Cantu.
We have seen so many tragic cases of children being abducted. I hope and pray this one doesn't end like so many others have.
As far as not alerting the community concerning them being in danger that rarely ever happens even when it became known the kidnapper and murderer was a complete stranger to the victim/s, Not once did they do that in Jessica's community even though John Couey was a known registered pedophile who was on the loose and in most other cases of this nature LE in those jurisdictions didn't do it either.
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