I have been feverishly trying to catch up on all the threads & news reports before posting, but have finally realized that is just not going to happen with how fast things are moving. First of all, I want to thank sarx and Oriah *so much* for their deeply informative posts. I have learned much this evening about how SAR and HDR (did I get those right?) dogs work, and I truly appreciate it. While theories and speculation are interesting, all along I have been looking for some hard facts/evidence before coming down on one side or the other. I realize that
what has been released by the media so far may not be enough at this point for an arrest/conviction, but I just don't think I can stay up on that fence any longer.
Last night I had a dream that Lisa was found safe and well, and she was so happy. This morning, I woke up convinced that everything was going to be OK. And now this news about the cadaver dogs getting a hit and the evidence that LE removed from the house. I said in another thread that I was thankful that the FBI seemed to be taking the lead in the searches, and from what I understand from the posts from sarx and Oriah this was indeed a very good thing. And yet.....I'm so sorry that now I can no longer believe Lisa is alive. I had been very doubtful about the theories that DB might have 'sold' Lisa--because how does someone without hardcore criminal connections find a baby black market? I would have no idea, and I don't know anyone who would have any idea. But now I would give anything to be able to believe that Lisa was in the hands of someone who wanted to adopt a baby of their own.
At this point I think when LE states that 'the parents are not cooperating' they are NOT trying to put pressure on DB to confess, I think they are trying to get JI to come out with anything he knows. Maybe he really was cleared by LE of any involvement, but perhaps he could still give some insight if he stops being in denial about DB's involvement. I don't know.
But I just wanted to say this: for those who are angry with posters who still can't come off the fence, please try to understand that there is no one here (as far as I can tell!) who is defending parents who kill their children. I think we (including me up until today) were just desperately clinging to any hope that Lisa was still alive. And if the parents were not involved, that was so much more likely, you know? It's not the first reaction of a compassionate person to believe that ANY parent could harm their own child and then 'dispose' of them like garbage (yes, even with CA and all the others as evidence) and those of us who haven't followed a bunch of these cases take a while to understand this. Please, don't hold it against people who don't want to believe in such evil.
My heart just hurts so much right now.