I have to say I agree with everything you just wrote above. This was, indeed, an extremely emotional case. Many of us never met little Lucas or heard of him until he went missing. Yet, he became a part of our daily lives, and one of his wonderful family members became one of us because of Lucas.
This was heartbreaking in a way I can't describe, the ups and downs emotionally took a toll on a lot of people on here- especially the wonderful locals who searched for him daily. People gave their love, their hearts, and their time to try and help find him, whether it was searching, posting on the internet his missing poster, or just posting here.
I love Nancy, but this time, I feel like my trust went down a few notches. Such information given out about the second autopsy, the bathroom, and other things should not have been presented until they were confirmed facts.
Even on here, there was misinformation about Emily being pregnant again, to which sent many a poster over the edge, due to Lucas being missing and Emily not having custody of her own boys. Turns out, Jonathan was right- she wasn't pregnant at all.
I had to take a break from here- the inconclusive autopsy report upset me so damn much, I feel like I don't want to be here again. Then I think of how there might be a person locally who might need help being searched for or their families needing help, and I feel guilty and wrong for staying away. It just sucked the life right out of me. My heart goes out to his loved ones who got no answers as to what truly happened to Lucas that night or early morning, to cause Emily to dump him like bag of empty containers from McDonald's and never told at least Lucas' father what truly happened. It's like a punch to the stomach.
Rest in peace, darling Lucas. You are always in my heart and I think of you daily. Praying his siblings and step siblings are doing ok- I can't imagine how scary and upsetting this is to all of them.