I agree it doesn't make sense. Mom knows something, IMO. People who are telling the truth don't change their stories.
In one of the previous threads, I saw a post, thanked several times, (I apologize for not remembering the name of the poster) that said that MAM and Shaniya looked alike. I agree! Look at the images in this link (same images that have been shown all day today):
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/6411942/
The jawline is similar, the mouth is similar, the smile, eyes, nose...I'm wondering if this is her uncle, the mom's brother. The similarities, IMO, are striking, and Shaniya did not seem to be scared in the hotel stills. She had her hand on his shoulder. Many of us have the feeling that this kidnapping doesn't involve sex or malice. LE has declined to specify MAM's relation to Shaniya and her family so far, which to me says that there is some type of relation, and it's not a stranger abduction. What does everyone else think?