I completely agree. I do not think they are far. After a week, if they had been driving very far, they would have been spotted and seen, for real. Unless he is completely batty, he is not going to take that chance. If he still had access to her even after her dad was given custody, and he STILL took her...that is the most alarming thing. That means he wanted not only to see her and maintain a relationship, but wanted something more...unlimited access, access in privacy, and uninterrupted for as long as he wished. And wanted her away from anyone she could tell or anyone who might discover what is going on. In my opinion, that is the ONLY reason he has taken her, after hearing the latest statement from the father. I am terrified for this little girl. I think his motive is along the lines of what happened with JC Duggard, Elizabeth Smart, and the three girls (whose names escape me) who escaped from the attic of the man who had been holding them for years (10?)....The thing that GS has against him right off the bat is that everyone knows he has her. He can hide her forever, but he cant hide forever. He will have to come out for supplies at some point and he WILL be found. IF his intention is long term. If it isn't long term because he KNOWS he will be seen because he HAS to come out, I am afraid this will end very badly for Carlie.....it looked like he had enough supplies for two weeks or a month....and not beyond that. That is terrifying.
I hope somehow, someway, someone stumbles upon something in the Smokey Mountains that looks suspicious....like something is in the ground....or a van parked barely visible in the brush...and that this happens SOON. I think that is the only way this thing is going to be ok.