ELOC - has there been any new developments in this case since 2010?
Hmmm...I think that's a really interesting question. I think the answer depends on your perspective. From the public's viewpoint, for those who have been paying close attention, I would say "yes", there has been new developments in terms of connecting the dots between bits of information. A lot of old information has come to light since 2010 (post farm search). So, for a lot of us, there is a lot more detail than was available before.
From a media standpoint, I would say "somewhat". To the extent that the media has rediscovered "forgotten" bits and recycled them, sure. To the extent that the media tends to hype and dramatize things - well, that's nothing new.
From a law enforcement standpoint, to the extent that we can see - "no." The reason I say that is because despite all the publicity in recent years, LE has not given any indication that they've changed their focus of the investigation. They have suspects, and that's more than one - but I don't think they're any more certain of what happened today than they were 5 years ago. I don't think they've ruled out anyone in the time. I'm sure they've received a lot of leads, some of them new, some recycled - but again the important thing is keeping the story fresh, because someone does have some answers - and it's just a matter of time before they come forward.
It's amazing to me how more people are talking about it than say 5 years ago. When I would bring it up in conversation back then - it's was a buzzkill, literally. Now it comes up and people are really interested in talking about it and they speak in terms of what they were doing when it happened, how it affected them, etc. Just the other day I was talking to a long time business associate about the case. Turns out he was from St. Cloud in 1989 and was at the Tom Thumb within days of the kidnapping. He said he remembers seeing a white van with a strange man, and that he often thinks he should have taken note of the license plate and reported it. There's got to be hundreds of stories like that, and it only takes one of those stories to lead to answers...