I'm still boggled by the lack of support from the family and friends - no massive push to get her info out there, no vigil, no reward, no plea for her return, no plea for information from anyone that might know what happened....
I just ran across the Vicky Moon Erickson thread and then looked at the Find Victoria Moon fb page that was set up by friends....she's only been missing DAYS and their action is massive compared to what's been done for Jennifer.
Well said. The division I've seen in the past regarding missing persons, where one person seemingly has the power as next of kin (husband or wife) has the upper hand and control. This division, as evidenced by hiring different PR folks, signing on with different agencies, one hiring a PR and one not, among many other things, leads me to believe that power and control are two
very important factors at play here.
In this case we have two grandparents and a sister who were on board with a search for Jennifer, as long as LE was aware, and the rules were followed, and a husband who was very public with NOT wanting any searching to take place at all, claiming that he wanted community members to allow LE "do do their job." Which also begs the question other people asked, "If she left willingly, perhaps to meet someone she met online, why the snit fits about public searches, as there would be no evidence to tamper with" (which is apparently LE's concern as stated in the newspaper)? Doesn't add up.
So, it seems to me that any family members who act against the wishes of that
one person who holds the most control, could suffer the most consequences, and have the most to lose. I'm thinking that the person who has control over access to the children, with whom I'm sure parents, aunts, etc. would wish to remain in contact with, could easily and likely pull that one specific control card with anyone who dares to disagree, if this hasn't happened already.