I just read the article above and I am a little confused.. there are a couple of this that stand out and seem a bit off to me.
He vanished during his family's vacation. They had all spent a couple days camping in the Florida Everglades, roasting hot dogs, hiking paths and fishing.
They returned home late on July 26, about 10 p.m., planning to drive to Disney World the next day.
This makes me wonder if this is what really happened and the parents made it seem like he ran away so they would not get in trouble.
Thirty-years later, the details are fuzzy. Scott, then 29 years old, recalled she was sleeping when Lanny nudged her and asked to go to Barry to play. Yes, she replied. Lanny left the house. She never saw him again.
The mom was 29 which means she was 16 when she had him.. maybe she no longer wanted or could handle him. The article mentions of Lanny blowing up, not doing chores and his behavior beginning to worsen.
Scott admits not calling authorities right away. Lanny usually returned quickly. A day or two passed before she dialed Miami Shores police.
Could they let a couple of days pass to figure out what to say. Yes, I know it was the 1970s.. but the vanishing at the everglades vacation.. just keeps popping up in my head.
Officers found some of his belongings in the hedges of a near-by house. They speculated he was meeting somebody.
What did they find that made it seem like he was going to meet someone?? Because my mind is someplace else. It makes me wonder if things were planted to make it look like he was going to meet someone.
She is still married to Michael Scott, who took his wife's maiden name.
I am assuming this was the father of Lanny? Since Lanny had a different last name than the mother and the kids born after. Why would he take her name if he was the dad.. why try and disassociate yourself from your missing son?
Everything here is totally My Opinion of things that just stood out to me while I read the article..