I know we're all feeling frustrated. Like others, I check the board daily and hope to see that she's been found only to be disappointed. But I want to address a few things. IMO, she didn't run but I don't believe it does any good to shut that out as a theory. Even LE has said nothing is off the table and that they are considering all possibilities, including potentially running away. They have also said there is no history of running away. If there had been no letter from Abby, I highly doubt anyone would have concluded she ran away. Thing is, even if she ran away she's not safe. The premise that if a teen runs away she doesn't want to be found and therefore people should just let her do what she wants is wrong. Teens also want to stay up all night, eat ice cream and candy all day, not do their homework and date the wrong people, but just because they want to do these things doesn't mean they are making good decisions, healthy or even safe. I don't mean to offend, but this girl doesn't appear very sophisticated and street smart, which is why I don't believe she ran away or didn't intend to be home that night.
As for LE not releasing everything? At the beginning I felt they should release everything, to heck with protecting the evidence I wanted this child found and home. But if Abby isn't alive I agree with protecting evidence so they can fully prosecute the person who hurt her since that may be the only justice in that scenario. We all operate with the assumption that she is still alive, but just as it's possible she ran away it's equally possible someone took her life that day and the only way to achieve any justice for her would be to put that person behind bars, so I say protect that evidence. I'm sorry to have to put that out there, since I do know that the people from BAH read, but it is a possibility and one that needs to be considered so we can understand why it's important to protect a potential investigation and prosecution.