A vacuum of information always leads to speculation. If you manage the speculation in a productive way (time lines, post-it notes with string, white boards, etc), it leads to an organized search for clues. It's been like this for over 50 years that I have been doing this. Looks to me that due to the extreme nature of the case, the media attention and multiple agencies, someone is jumping the gun with what is released to the media, then has to retract it. I have seen all manner of family, friend and stranger abductions. Appears that LE is still not sure which it is, or is working in the background to figure it out and keeping a lid on it is proving difficult. Stranger abductions are the most difficult, followed by hired abductors from extended family/relatives. Not saying it is either, just that those potentials exist. What I find curious is that the nations leading footprint trackers are in NJ, and as far as I can tell, none of them were called in to look at the crime scene before a million people tromped all over the evidence. Opportunity lost. Happens more often then not sad to say. As occurred in the Jacob Wetterling case, the foot prints and tire prints told the entire story.
One note I will make, in internet chat rooms such as this, it is easy to misconstrue a persons comments as some folks do not translate well from thought to text. Be understanding to each other and work together. Share ideas. If possible, put boots on the ground to look the area over. Take pictures to help others understand the topography. The timeline is excellent! Now start digging into the details. Why is the report of an actor waving Dulce over just now surfacing? Was the boy not interviewed by a professional?