I live about 10 minutes from Fox Lake, and have been following the case since it happened. It has been a scary week around here. Just wanted to share my thoughts.
The local high school in Fox Lake is Grant Community. They start their school day at 7:40am. It is about 1/2 mile from the crime scene.
Officer Gliniewicz worked with the Grant High School Police Explorers. It was common for the officer to be seen at the school. He knew many of the students.
If he were on his way into work and saw three high school boys walking when they should have been in school, I have no doubt he would stop to ask them what they were doing and why they weren't in school. He might do this without backup because he had seen the boys before and was unafraid of them.
On September 1st, there were at least two high school students who didn't show up for classes that morning. One of the boys has a sister who went on FB later in the day and posted, "has anyone seen my brother?" The boy didn't turn up at home until Wednesday evening. I'm not sure if the other boy went home.
If it is high school students who are the suspects here, it makes sense that the police would keep descriptions quiet. It also makes sense that they would say in their press conference that they are confident the perps are still in the area.
I have contacted the PD and sent them screenshots of the sister asking for help in locating her brother on Facebook. I hope my theory is completely off-base.
Kristen