So, in looking at the map that was provided, this camp site wasn't as remote as I first thought. We have 172B, 172A and 172 running quite close to it. Makes me wonder how close someone on an ATV would need to get to see a child wandering around alone, quickly devise a plan to kidnap them, carry out that plan within the window of opportunity they had. Which doesn't seem like much time.
4 minutes according to some statments. Possibly as long as 10-15 minutes. That would be a very quick planning and execution period. Which is why I personally cannot get on board with the abduction by Stanger theory.
I agree, it's hard to imagine a scenario based on what we know that would allow for an abduction by stranger to have occurred. For a stranger to have abducted DeOrr, he would have had to have known DeOrr was there in the first place. If they arrived Thursday night, it's unlikely someone would have noticed DeOrr UNLESS they made a stop on the way into the campground that evening. Thus far, nothing of the sort has been reported. It is more likely that someone would have noticed him Friday playing around the campsite, or at the Stage Stop when they went into town. If they arrived Friday late morning as has also been suggested, that leaves even less time for someone to have spotted him.
Though campers can come and go anytime, in my experience Fri, Sat, & Sun seem to be the busier days. Abducting a child on a Friday afternoon in broad daylight adds a lot of risk of being seen either by someone camping with DeOrr, or by someone traveling in/out of the campground area. Which leads us to the number of people in the camping party. Not only would a stranger abductor have to have spotted and kept an eye on DeOrr, waiting for the right opportunity, he would have also had to keep an eye on the four adults that were there as well. If we believe the story that was told, GGP was there at the campsite, JM & DK were off exploring...they could have been anywhere; IR was either with GGP, which adds another set of eyes in the vicinity of DeOrr, or he was off fishing, off somewhere where again, the abductor would have had to know exactly where all of these people were in order to feel comfortable snatching the child without being seen or heard. The abductor would have also had to feel confident that nobody else was present that he wasn't aware of (another adult sleeping in the camper, for example), or that another vehicle of campers wouldn't be joining the group at any time. This would make for a very stealthy, gutsy, and ultimately LUCKY abductor imo. Not that it's impossible, just improbable imo.
From what we've been told, at least part of the camping party went into town and stopped at the State Stop. If we go off of the PI's story, there was a creepy old man staring at DeOrr. Did this occur INSIDE the Stage Stop, or OUTSIDE? Did DeOrr actually enter the store at any time? It is not unusual for people working at rural stores such as the Stage Stop to be familiar with any locals or regular travelers that come to the store, and to also take notice of travelers that they aren't familiar with. Seeing as LE would have likely spoken to any employees of the Stage Stop within the first 48 hours after his disappearance, I am confident that if they were at the Stage Stop at any time, someone would have remembered them. I am wondering, regarding the secrecy of the timeline, could it be that LE themselves aren't even sure of the correct timeline? Maybe there are inconsistencies among the campers and possible "witnesses"? I don't have nearly the experience of sleuthing cases that most here do, but I don't remember a case where after a month there still wasn't a basic timeline to work off of. IMO. :banghead: