Whisper2112
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Is it really a fresh look if they are just looking the same places they've looked before?
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She was supposedly reported as a runaway in 1989 - however, that's not the word the parents used. So there seems to be a difference between definitions of "runaway". To the family, they simply couldn't find their child. Since a child is considered "missing" if their custodial parents don't know where they are, Amy went missing in 1989. Anyone can say she was a runaway, but until she is found and the circumstances are established, why insist that she's a runaway? And even if she were a runaway, even a repeat runaway, why would that mean she should not be found, or that her parents need to answer questions about it? There are lots of reasons kids run from good homes, and the parents don'[t know why until later. One common reason that kids will leave home is to accompany a troubled friend because they are worried about them. It is not unusual for the kids who accompany friends on the run to be good kids with good hearts who are from loving, nurturing homes, actually.
this constant obsession folks on this thread have with the character of Amy and her family is very strange. If you want to know what kind of people they are, maybe start with the fact that they have never given up looking for their daughter, and never given up advocating for other missing kids this whole time. They have endured harassment, vandalism, name-calling, and other indignities by staying in their home so that she will know exactly where to find them. They have willingly given up massive amounts of memorabilia of their daughter in the hopes that it will bring the investigation along, when it is painful to lose those things when they are all that you have left of your child.
Whisper2112--Are you a family member? Do you know the family?
Or are you just a concerned poster, a stranger, who, like everyone else on this board hopes Amy will be found?
Isn't what I said all public knowledge? It's all available from sources in the media and on social media. It's not as though it requires any validation of my identity to test it. Anyone else can find the information I cited out there if they are interested. Reading this thread from the beginning is very educational, for instance.
Wow. I was just avoiding studying for an exam and decided to take a look at websleuths as I saw the Jacob Wetterling case was on The Hunt again last night. I saw this case listed underneath his on the site and I cannot believe this is the first I'm ever hearing about Amy. I grew up in a neighboring suburb of Maple Grove/Osseo and am the same age as Amy, we were in the same grade, but different schools. My entire family has now moved up to the Maple Grove/Champlin area and I was just there the entire month of July visiting. I have lived in AZ for the past 10 years. My son and I even stopped at the Holiday gas station in Osseo for drinks while I was there.
Such a sad case. I'm just shocked that I don't recall ever hearing anything about it as a kid. I of course, remember the Jacob Wetterling case like it was yesterday. Did Amy's case not get much coverage at the time or was I just a typical 13 year old kid and not paying much attention?
The reference to The Bridge brought back a lot of memories too. I never went there myself, but had a few friends that ended up there after having problems at home. This is all so sad. I so hope that they find Amy.
I am still wondering that when Amy was said to be an underage stripper, what was done to find her? Interviews with coworkers? Interviews with the people wherever she was living?
I am still confused about the earlier reports of the missing Amy. Where was she the other times?
I also am confused about leaving Amy alone , missing, while the parents are off on a medical trip?