Alleykins
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This is a tough one. It's possible it's a combination of all 3. Like, they were planning to leave the kids, and met with foul play or an accident. Maybe they only wanted to get away for a day or two, or a week or two, and then met with an accident or foul play. How it appears to me is they left the house voluntarily, but whatever happened after may have kept them away involuntarily. Not sure if that makes sense.I don't know what to think,
But this new information with the correct date and information from the kids needs to be published by LE and socials as their theory into the disappearance:
My take is the following:
1.) If Claude and Sue stopped to help a stranded motorist, they were probably killed by this person. Person prepped the car in some way and pushed it into a lake. I like the You Tube video, but saying twice "three daughters" when it was "two daughters and one son is sloppy preparation." Check your facts.
2.) If Claude and Sue abandoned their kids as the writer of the article claims their children say, how did the children come to this conclusion over the couple being killed. Wouldn't there be a search by LE for Claude and Sue? They broke the law if they abandoned their kids! Where would they go as to never ever be seen again? Why did they do this?
3.) If they had an accident, even if it's 1, 2, or 3, the couple or their remains could be anywhere! What do you think?
Satch
I didn't pick up on any particular reason why the children thought they were abandoned. Did I miss it?
I'm also wondering if it's possible it was originally only Claude who wanted to leave. After all, what better position to leave your wife and kids in than with a couple of paychecks she could pick up at his work and a paid off trailer to help her get back on her feet? Only Martha may have caught on, and he gave her the option to come along. Or she insisted. Again, even though he didn't pick up his checks, he may have had some cash stashed for a getaway, and figured someone else could pick up the checks at his work to help pay for the kids' care.
Something similar happened to me and my sisters when we were toddlers, except without the nearly paid off trailer and paychecks waiting at my father's work. We were dumped off at our paternal grandparents' house for months until my mother came and got us. That's why I posit this.
Also, it's possible one or both of them are still out there, living their best lives. Or they lived their best lives and passed away years/decades later due to natural causes, and are buried in a cemetery somewhere under different names. So there would be remains, but identified ones. If they haven't done so already, maybe the remaining Shelton children could put their DNA out there on family DNA sites and see what shakes out. I hope their kids get the truth someday.