TR you asked if Lauren's disappearance is evil in itself. I have several theories
Thank you. You are too kind.
The OD rumors have been around from the beginning and persist today.
The parents acknowledged the possibility and made plea after plea to friends to come forward with that info...nothing.
Of course the boyfriend theory has and probably will continue to be explored and stranger abduction possibilities have been explored.
I agree it is difficult to see the Spierer's on t.v. and read the painful words of CS.
I've never been so disturbed as the first time I saw Charlene walking through a field with a long stick searching for her daughter in weeds over three feet tall.
I get the sense that the Spierer's thoughts as to what happened to their daughter has changed and evolved with the investigation. I trust a mother's intuition and that's why I'm paying close attention to the letter that CS wrote.
Take a close look at the first and last sentences.
(excerpt from letter) "I've learned there lurks an evil, a cruel, heartless element that cares more about themselves than the life of my daughter. That this element of humanity exists in the world is beyond comprehension. Your silence is deafening. Your lack of compassion is irreprehensible. Your lack of respect for another human being which allows you to go day, by day, watching is unimaginable. Everyone is put on this earth for a purpose. Everyone has a defining moment. In the blink of an eye Lauren disappeared. Do not let this be your defining moment. You have no idea what you have taken from us. "
Do you see?
"..that cares more about themselves than
the life of my daughter."
This sounds to me as though she feels like LS was either murdered or at best is being held somewhere.
This is not an appeal to someone with knowledge of an OD.
So thinking along those lines what kind of scenario do you think fits the facts?