Has anyone considered the thought that perhaps Clint witnessed the abduction- the abductor(s) saw Clint- and visably held a weapon up to Holly in such a fashion as to imply "you move, and I'll kill her?" And then took off?
I realize that doesn't match with the ever changing media reports- but it sure would explain a few things, imvho.
It certainly would make sense given the time frame of the abduction and it would also fit in line with some quotes from the family about people blaming CB and not knowing the whole story.
At this time, I feel that CB accounts do paint the picture of somebody who was frightened, showing enough concern to do everything but go and talk to HB, more so than being oblivious to the potential danger of the situation. Some examples could include CB calling his mother at work to ask who was at the house when he was close enough to notice silhouettes in the garage and also trying to call HB after he had seen her walking with camo man.
This line of thinking is a tough one, but IMO is possible. This would mean that LE AND/OR the Bobo's are committed to a constantly evolving story (lie) from the beginning. It is possible to fit what we think we know as fact, or have been told as such.
If we are to assume a cover story is in play over the possible truth of this abduction being more violent than we have been led to believe, IMO a narrative can be developed.
After the abduction occurred, LE quickly realized there was little danger to the community at large (a speciic threat or because it was a targeted abduction, among other ideas), so there was no need to alarm people more than they would naturally be in this situation. It did not take LE very long to point the finger at the community and say the abductor is possibly among you (although this really does shape my ideas on this case, it is one of the few point blank things that LE has said to the public and have said for 7 months now). This would play into the fact that this case is very silent with conflicting stories and rumors, why the Bobo's were seemingly invisible the first three months, why the TBI stayed at the residence for weeks after the abduction and why LE has seemed confident that the abductor is a local.
If we try to fit the tidbits of info that we know with the actual story that has been presented, it becomes much harder to fit those elements into a narrative. If we assume that CB was oblivious and was the buffoon he has sometimes been portrayed as, then why would he say things like he did not think she would be coming back anytime soon or that he felt the need to preserve a possible crime scene if he had no idea what had just happened. If the person that took HB was KNOWN to be carrying a weapon and possibly threatening to use it, that would certainly play into the initial handling by LE and the hesitation to enter those woods with so many people gathering around. I still ask if this abductor was trying to cover themselves, if they were spotted, by saying they were hunting, wouldn't one need a gun for turkey hunting?
The bottom line is whatever type of strategy is at play in this case, it's results are not apparent 7 months later. I have always felt this case was more like an inside job than a random act of violence. The knowledge of the family's schedules combined with the ability to make someone disappear using a forest as cover, whether or not they actually trekked through the woods is another debate but it did create infinite more possibilities for direction of travel.
It would not take Sherlock Holmes to figure this abductor would not want anybody else at the home except for HB, but this does make me wonder why the need to move her towards the woods if nobody else would be home, he could just pull up the driveway and block it. Seems to me those logging and backwoods trails were part of the plan regardless, whether they were used for 3 minutes or 3 hours. IMO either somebody was spending time in the backwoods areas around the home planning out this crime, or somebody already planned out this crime and used their knowledge of the woods to get away with it.
