The phone book listings were a list of licensed caregivers such as halfway houses in 2014 in St. Joe, then suggested finding a similar list in 1989.
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Let's work with the theory that there was a child sex offender in this nearby halfway house at the time of abduction, there would be a caregiver on staff for 24 hours and there are rules for coming and going in the home. That being said, the caregiver would likely have come forward after hearing of a child abducted up the street if they had any information regarding an offender who was not present at the time of abduction or was not in their room for a head count.
And then we go to why they would be on DR driveway. The abductor would have had to dispose of Jacob immediately as he had nowhere to safely take him except the woods. The abductor is taking a HUGE risk knowing that he just released 2 boys who are most certainly going to inform a nearby parent and then cops. This abductor was not a risk taker, he used a mask and bulky jacket and likely disguised his voice...Why risk stealing 1 boy out of 3 when you know that those boys will be bringing people immediately to the scene of the abduction. If this is the case, Jacob's body would still be in those woods even after cadaver dogs were sent to search and found nothing. And the multiple search parties also found nothing.
And then you ask WHY WOULD DR RISK BRINGING COPS TO SCENE OF ABDUCTION? His own home? He knows his family is known as good, church going people in the community. He himself is a teacher with no criminal record or known history of child molestation, etc. He knows if he plays his cards right, cops will look elsewhere for their perp...especially since Jared's abduction was all over the news not long before this night. It played out exactly like he thought with cops putting Jared's sketch out there for the public to see even though the boys did not see a face. This was a long played out fantasy of his, to grab a boy off the street and take him away in the now empty home for his own fantasies to be played out. I believe he had been watching these boys from a distance when they out and about during the day. This time with his parents away, and the boys alone in the dark of night he could actually carry it out. I also think that because he acted impulsively, he may have gotten rid of Jacob sooner than he had wanted...don't think his plan included the end game of what to do with him once he was done.
He was smart enough to call 911 to bring attention to the fact that he is trying to actively communicate with cops (would a real abductor be so bold?) And by going out to cops that night and offering to search his own buildings, he effectively deflected the focus on someone else (again, would the real perp go face to face with cops?) DR is a smart man and his techniques worked initially, buying him more time. When the cops went to his job the next day, he was caught off guard and came up with the strange car story to throw them off even more. If there really was a strange car that drove up DR's driveway at the time of abduction, you could be darn sure he would have mentioned it to the 911 operator that night or directly to the cops in the driveway. And he certainly would not have searched his own buildings as it would be obvious that the car that drove up with the small child in the passenger seat that he said he saw the next day was long gone.
I think his long pent up compulsion brought him to commit this act after years of being abused by a trusted priest. This is how pedophiles are made and this area had many pedophile-makers in the area.
