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I hear ya. I think most of us here have shown that we care.
During our discussions, we talk about painful things - and that's kinda what brought Naegle over here in the first place, to set the record straight from the family's perspective.
But there's also been times where derogatory comments stepped over the line (things like "I'd run away from that family, too" by people who don't even know the family! AND/OR mocking the efforts of the PI and the search itself).
Since then, we've had little input from the family. Maybe it's hard for them to understand why strangers want to focus on their missing loved one to this extent. It'd be hard to read all the speculation, receive probing questions about his finances that have little to do with the case (other than "was he in debt?" - which we already knew).
After the last few sets of questions went unanswered, I figured we needed a cooling-off period.
I'm hoping, if the family does peek in occasionally, they'll see that we do have good intentions.
Myself, I'm only here for Steven's case. I think the key to the case is external to the family, which explains why they're as much at a loss as we are -- and it began in St George.
If we were dealing with unintelligent backwoods people I might have a tendency to trust your instincts on why the family chooses not to be more involved on here or anywhere for that matter. But they are not. They are educated, socialized, involved members of society. Probably more than the average person in fact given their business ventures and educational backgrounds. If someone is missing it seems like any press (even negative) is often welcome. I see families all the time on Nancy Grace or multiple other shows stating this exact theory. They'll answer questions or dispel theories just to get their family member in the news.
This is very telling to me. I am not bad mouthing or suggesting that they didn't love Steven or anything negative. I am suggesting that in their heart of hearts they know or feel something. I realize people must go on with their lives, but even if there is an open investigation (aren't they open until they are solved) it doesn't seem irrational that providing details to the public would aid in their search. 6 months to cool off is a VERY long time when a family member is missing. His family would certainly know our intentions are sincere...6 months is a long time for many of the people on here to follow the case. If they were so turned off by us, wouldn't it make sense to say...and they haven't because they are not turned off...they are tuned in to something else?????
And this is not suggesting that I have wasted my time or any of you have. I am more suggesting that we are not reading the silence correctly. Maybe they realize something through all the research and investigations that we don't.