Very interesting indeed.....That comment is literally the FIRST thing I've seen anywhere that speaks to more going on behind the scenes. Family and friends have done a great job of keeping details from leaking. Husband hasn't said a WORD since she disappeared. Not one word. It may not even be that he had anything to do with her disappearance, but perhaps he's angry with her (and possibly embarrassed) if he thinks she actually left on her own. There may be reason to believe that she was having an affair and he's pissed. All I know is, it's extremely tough for one parent to win full custody of the children, and even more difficult for the father to win full custody. Judges almost always prefer to grant primary custody to the mother (unless she doesn't want it) with visitation for the father. Or, they grant 50/50 custody. But granting full custody to the father is not typical. The father would have to present A TON of verified factual evidence that would convince the judge that the children would absolutely be better off with him than they would with their mother. I've seen custody cases, firsthand, that absolutely blew my mind because the amount of evidence showing that the children would be better off with one parent over the other, yet the judges just wouldn't be swayed in either parent 's favor. It's extremely distressing to see the situations that children are stuck in because the courts are so extremely hesitant to cut one of the parents out of the custody agreement. Point being, there must have been a very very good reason (or reasons) that those boys were removed from her custody and given to their father.