The crime listing someone posted was from 2016. Almost 3 years ago. In 2014 , Lumberton created a task force. In the article , I read the gang activity largely focused on money for drugs and were young adults. They did state that the task force was successful in reducing crimes. I could not find any crime statistics for 2017. The murders were usually sex workers who were on drugs or drug related. I didn't see anything about abductions.
None of us know what happened. We are all speculating, but the fact is this was much better prepared "job" than it appeared at first - no real leads, no DNA, no fingerprints, nothing in real value was left behind. Only professional criminal comes to my mind.
When I first mentioned gangs (due to yellow bandana), nobody really wanted to believe me. Yes, of course there is a chance I am wrong, but more and more I am leaning towards organized event by multiple criminals.
Robeson County, where Lumberton is located, is listed as one of the most danger places in NC. The cartels are using these small rural places to bring in drugs and smuggle people to, because their police force is smaller than metro areas.
Now that does not mean she was kidnapped by a gang, but there is definitely a possibility. Look at the Virginia, New Jersey, New York recent cases of Latin American teens going missing, just to find out later it was done by gang members who thought the kids were snitching, or belonged to another gang. The world is getting to be a scary place for children.
