I want to throw this idea out there for a couple of reasons: Elaina is alive.
1) To my knowledge no cadaver dog has had an "indicator" at several locations on Federal Street where she vanished from (supposedly) and other locations. To me this is good news.
2) I heard from T.J.'s side of the family and then confirmed with a King family member that RS took MS and AS for 6 months over a custody dispute years ago with their mother.
If I consider that and the fact that AS & RS are so trying to make us think little Elaina is 100% in the 0% visibility Maumee River....I have to consider the previous behavior and rethink.
I wish the police could get the stroller RS has at his house supposedly.
Boy, I hope this story plays out with Baby Elaina in hiding!
Are you sure the cadaver dogs haven't had a hit? Have police confirmed that? If so, there may be hope, right?
Isn't it hard to imagine that anyone would do AS such a huge favor by hiding and caring for the baby. Why risk trouble with the law? Who would be motivated to help her that LE hasn't already checked out by now? Is AS really that bright to plan such a thing? She strikes me as impulsive and disorganized.
But if I'm wrong, and I hope I am, then why would AS mention that the baby had injuries? Why not just say, "She has disappeared", which is the story SK is sticking to?
I think AS is ambivalent. Part of her wants Baby Elaina to be found and mourned. AS has a loving, maternal side to her psyche. It was the disordered wounded aspect of her personality, which self-destructed and made dozens of poor choices, ultimately leaving Baby Elaina unprotected and at risk.
I agree that AS finding the diaper by the water is fishy. Either she knew it was there because she took it off Baby Elaina before throwing her in or she planted it after the fact.
My prayer is that if they did throw her in the water, it was after she had passed. It causes me unbearable anguish to imagine sweet Baby Elaina having to suffer a drowning on top of severe beating(s). Could AS and SK be so heartless to actually murder her in order to hide her injuries?
In AS's first story, Baby Elaina was alive when she last saw her. That frightens me. Did she last see her at the lake after removing her diaper and throwing her in? Oh, please no...
I pray she is found alive, injury-free, and well-cared for. It's that flicker of hope that keeps me following along.