I have finally caught up again. Whew!
One fact we do have is one we have all seen with our own eyes, and that is still pics of Mario at the hotel with Shaniya.
I have no idea what has happened here and don't pretend to. However; I do wish that the night auditor had been more suspicious of a man coming in at that hour of the morning carrying a young child. I know I would have been, and especially if the child had a t-shirt and no shoes. Both Mario and Shaniya's hair was desheveled. That is a nice hotel and I would think that very few guests would come in looking like that. JMO.
One thing is for sure, and that is the night auditor would know exactly what room Mario and Shaniya went to. LE would have been at a disadvantage forensically when getting into that room later on because it was (IMO) cleaned at that point and maybe even assigned to another guest. Something happened in that room for an hour. What?
I am leaning toward Shaniya being handed off to someone. I get a whole 'nother vibe from Mario than some do. I do not see a guy close to tears in the courtroom appearance. I see a sullen ex-con that looks like he is thinking "Okay, you got me for having taken Shaniya and I am not saying another word. I turned myself in." Evidently Mario has money because he does not have a court appointed lawyer. Did he sell Shaniya?
Finally; we know that LE always knows more than we do. If there is a video of Mario and Shaniya going into the hotel, then is there one of Mario going out alone or at all? I think the so-called Mom knows exactly what happened with Shaniya. I am disgusted with the Mom and Aunt surrounding these children with ex-cons, as well as with the living conditions.
The longer this situation with Shaniya goes on, the less likely she is alive, IMO. Sorry for the long post! Absolutely nothing makes sense in this case! I just finally had to comment!