Bill this is how I see this. The family's representative said:
"Abby was violently abducted by a stranger. For many months, she suffered numerous acts of unspeakable violence. "
(in many places in MSM, can reference on http://www.bringabbyhome.com/
To me, unless I hear something different from official sources this "is" the current state of the investigation. Abby was kidnapped by a stranger and suffered violence. In light of this, I see any talk that Abby somehow had a hand in her own disappearance as misguided victim blaming. MOO.
While this may be completely true, LE hasn't said such, and at this point, the perp hasn't been charged with such.
We sure didn't take everything Jose Baez said in the Casey Anthony case, nor the attorney for the Parsons in the Erica Parson case as the gospel, be all, end all. Instead, the statements were put up against what was in MSM and what LE had said. So I'm not sure why this spokesman gets more lead way than in other cases. And those were just the two cases that came to mind immediately but there are more.
Media wants ratings, attorneys want to taint a jury and put their client in the best light, LE has a case to solve....each has their own agenda. What this spokesman's agenda is hasn't been determined. Some have stated perhaps to extinguish some of the online and perhaps in the community rumors that abound. I don't know. Time will tell. Charges will be added if what he said is true, IMO.
No doubt in my mind at all that being away from her family for 9 months wasn't horrendous enough. Yes I believe the perp has a motive, and what will come out later won't be good. I don't doubt that. While it hasn't been stated by LE what happened, as they repeatedly have stated they just don't know yet!!! They haven't said where she was held, if it was the same place the entire time, if she was moved around, how she was abducted, how she was returned, etc. So much is not known at this point. LE may have gotten additional statements and evidence since their last release, but we don't know what yet.
Again, yes I believe Abby is a victim of being kept from her family. Any emotional, physical, or sexual abuse has not been verified at this point. I know what I believe, and again, I don't think it will be good, but we don't have those facts.
As for closing this thread....why? Because people still have unanswered questions? Well that happens in every case. Sometimes even after the trial there is still unanswered questions. Some cases remain open even after the trial. Let's be honest, this thread didn't bring Abby home. The mass media coverage didn't bring Abby home. The mass social coverage didn't bring Abby home. Beyond all odds. Beyond all statistics, Abby is HOME!!! I don't think a single poster here isn't elated that she was returned!! We don't see that often, thus we wonder WHY? Not to put Abby down. NO! Not at all. Not to blame Abby. NO! Not at all!! But in my mind, I want to know what made her release possible. She has been with him 9 months, so even if he used a fake name the whole time, he had to think she would be able to identify him. Maybe even know where she had been held. So it was a great risk in returning her. What was his mindset? Was it because he was possibly facing jail time for other crimes? If so, he didn't do as many perps and murder her (THANKFULLY!!), he opted to return her to home. Whether that was at the mall, the exact place he abducted her from, from the NS road, or right at her driveway, we don't know. But HOME was the destination!!! Miracle indeed!!!
Now we await the criminal trial aspect, and hope to learn what we can to get into the mind of these criminals, and arm ourselves with that knowledge to either help prevent us or a family member from becoming a part of the same crime, or to help solve other cases. Knowing how the criminal thinks, and their motives, etc puts us one step closer to looking for those same traits in other unsolved cases, or currently missing cases. If we can profile that aspect, while we may never understand it, it's possible it can be useful in determining the outcome in other cases.