I would have done same as you..Seeing that one map I was like wow....he got that far on his own? No one around seeing a 6 year old by himself, I notice right away when I am out and about and I don't see a parent right next to a child(because honestly as a mom it seriously pisses me off people do that) ...I am sorry I would keep an eye on Maddox to see where the parent is? So strange that one person tried to talk to him and he took off, I would be looking around for a parent to catch up. Just my opinion, but my instincts are always on.
How do I send a message to someo[/QUOTE
I sure hope so. I just realized that the lady who saw Maddox said he was running towards the park office. I don't know why that didn't sink in earlier. I can't gel that with him veering off in the opposite direction towards the greenway. Sigh, just when it all starts making sense...I am "up north" on Mackinac Island and have difficulty seeing on DH's laptop. I caught up on posts from Sunday and am surprised that there has been no update on progress in the case. Perhaps LE will share more after Maddox is laid to rest.
I sure hope so. I just realized that the lady who saw Maddox said he was running towards the park office. I don't know why that didn't sink in earlier. I can't gel that with him veering off in the opposite direction towards the greenway. Sigh, just when it all starts making sense...
Woman remembers day she saw Maddox Ritch at park
O/T BDE I love that area this time of year. Enjoy the Fall colors!
I've followed diffrent cases on websleuths for years but I have never posted. I have to say it's certainly one of the most respectful and compassionate forums that I've witnessed of this nature. My comment is a bit of a side note but I feel compelled to give my prospective regarding the comments concerning the father being on the spectrum.
I am high functioning as is my father, my daughter and my son. You can't tell by just seeing or listening to someone but there are what appears to be traits in Ian Ritch. I was actually discussing this with my husband a couple of days ago and told him I was glad to see so many people on this site that were willing to accept the dad may process differently regardless of the reason. In emergency or highly emotional situations, I rarely act in typical manner but I usually mask so well that most people never know why. Masking well is helpful in every day life but could really be detrimental in emergency situations in which you don't react as expected. I always over react or under react never in the middle. I feel like I would shut down and be nonverbal myself or completely freak out and lose it if anything ever happened to one of my children but I have no idea how I would actually react. As a person on the spectrum as well as parent of children on the spectrum that is another constant worry.
This was my transcript from a few days ago: and I still can’t visualize which way?
Reporter "Ian you said he was 25, 30 ft in front of you when did you actually first lose sight of him?"
Dad "around on the other side of the lake"
Reporter "at any point did he acknowledge you or acknowledge that you were trying to catch up ?"
Dad "oh several times he would looked back and at me and he'd laugh
like he normally does, he enjoys laughing at me trying to catch up with him"
Reporter "did that not slow him down at all?"
Dad "he would slow down a little then pace himself back up"
Reporter "so Ian just so we can see that, you said as he got around the lake is that going over towards the shooting range where he was going?
Dad "no he was going back towards office where the boat landing is"
Reporter "so you guys where over, over towards that way, is that where you where? (Dad "right") Reporter "and he was coming back toward the parking lot?
Dad "right"
Go back and watch the 3 interviews. The GMA, the press conference and David B’s in a row.