Finally caught up on reading Jonathan's threads. He first caught my attention because I couldn't imagine why I hadn't heard of child who went missing on Christmas Eve earlier. Like many of you, I've followed enough cases on WS to know the family would be looked at first. It's hard enough to imagine parents (or step-parents) harming a child but at Christmas? So I kept reading despite my reservations. Then I saw his pictures. He looked so like my son at that age, I just couldn't walk away from him. Even as the heartbreaking & horrific details came out, I felt I had to stay with it, if only to give him my prayers & support.
I live in small town Iowa. While murders aren't unheard of, we don't have several every day either. LE officials who deal with murder on a daily basis, were shocked by the evidence they found. It led them to one person & I think they got it right. I understand the comments about LE wanting to CYA by not issuing the AA or seeming to initially ignore Jonathan's disappearance. Maybe there will be some of that by the higher ups in days to come. I don't know.
Honestly though, I doubt that was in the minds of LE officials or detectives who discovered Jonathan's remains or all the evidence they found implicating MN. I believe they want justice for this innocent little boy as much as we do.
As for MN, I do believe she's committed enough other crimes & been thru the system enough times, she figured she was smart enough to get away with this one too. I agree with those who said she was relishing her time with the family, all the while knowing what she had done. She's already working it with her lame "container" story, comments to a reporter & meeting with Q (sorry don't recall his full name). Everything about it suggests someone who is cold, calculating and only looking out for their own benefit ... to he!! with everyone else.
I don't know what creates this kind of monster. Maybe she has horrible abuse in her past, maybe she even has a mental disorder. But there is nothing which excuses what she did. And she is obviously mentally competant. Enough so that she is the one who is really playing the CYA game here. Thank goodness for that videotape and her arrogant over-confidence at leaving so much evidence for LE to find. The DP is too good for her though I certainly support the DA seeking it. There is no earthly punishment severe enough but I have faith she will pay for what she's done.
Jonathan is happy & safe with the angels now. My prayers go out to his family & friends. He was such a beautiful little boy. I will keep reading & following his case because there's nothing else I can do for him. Perhaps something can come out of this horror which will save another child some day.
All JMHO
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