There is something else that strikes me at times. For such a brief relationship, there appears to be much unity or solidarity between dad and gf--since initial appearance of anger during 911 calls, we've seen no further questioning at any time by dad of gf's story. What do others here think of possibility of co-complicity on perhaps some indirect level by dad and gf? Wish we knew dad's exact hours he reported to work because I continue wondering whether earlier in the day, either that afternoon or before dad actually left for work, could they possibly have both left children thus feel they share culpability for some sort of accident or abduction? We need to know exactly when dad left... and exactly when gf arrived! Was there perhaps a "grey area" of responsibility (ie such as changing of the guards between mom and dad when dad was supposed to be watching but mom discovered Haleigh face down in canal?) I'm not implicating either directly, only asking whether it's possible he may have been still trying to round up his babysitter while running late for work (and why was he there to get Haleigh off bus at 3:20 eg if his shift reportedly began at 3:00?), maybe puts in movies for the kids and tells them, "Misty will be here in a minute" but that "minute" turns into 45... or a few hours... ? And maybe this is why he asked someone to stop by and check on them a while later at some point? Of course a parent who took such a chance would indeed bear full responsibility, but if she failed to show up on time and whether or not she ever admitted to dad, neither would want this to jeopardize dad's custody and it may just be a case of unspoken but implicit shared blame. JMO
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ITA, with the strange solidarity between these two (just posted the same observation on a different thread) Where I run into trouble with this "changing of the guards" scenario is when considering that to tell the truth was to possibly find Haleigh. To delay and lie might mean a death sentence for her.
When Ron and Misty weighed these two outcomes, Haleigh's life should have mattered more to them than custody of the children. If not...well that's another theory.