I just received this on my phone. Sorry if it has already been posted. I'm working ridiculous hours and am soooo far behind, only halfway through thread #2, It's evident how much pain her family is in.
Mary Catherine Elizabeth Thomas PLEASE COME HOME!
http://fox17.com/news/local/family-of-elizabeth-thomas-issues-new-statement-on-disappearance
"It is important to the Thomas family to emphasize that none of the reports about possible mistakes made regarding Tad Cummins prior to Elizabeth's disappearance are relevant to what we are doing now. Our focus should be on finding Elizabeth. Period," the statement reads.
The family says they and the school district are "unified," and says "whatever questions about how issues were handled" are "distant and secondary," and "distracting."
The family also states their thanks to the press for coverage of her "abduction" along with the continued efforts of law enforcement agencies working to find Elizabeth. The family is asking the public "stay vigilant and provide law enforcement with any information, no matter how insignificant" both before and after her disappearance."