The above quote is from the Cooke family in speaking of who is responsible for Rachel's disappearance.. They say that they do not believe that Michael Moore is responsible or involved, but rather that it was someone that Rachel knew who is responsible.
Tho, this is not one of the newest articles about Rachel, I must say that I was immediately struck by this above quoted statement.. It hit me like a ton of bricks in thinking of the scenario being that of Rachel having been abducted by someone she knew, rather than the stranger abduction scenario that is most often associated with Rachel's case.
I guess that's why it struck me so hard as it puts an entirely different spin on the way that I have always looked at Rachel's case from the POV of her abduction most likely being a stranger abduction(further emphasized by the bs that Michael Moore threw into the case).. So, to have the Cooke family publicly making the statement about their believing it possibly someone known to Rachel that is responsible for her abduction really has me looking back at the not very often mentioned, ex boyfriend that on several occasions(just during Rachel's trip home for Christmas 2001) made repeated threatening remarks, even showing up at her parents home at 3am causing a scene.. This all just within literal days of when Rachel disappears makes it IMO impossible NOT to have him back on the radar... Jmo.
I will say that in my just now reading or noticing this particular above quote about the culprit being someone known to Rachel..well, IMO it certainly does make sense as far as explaining why no one saw any ruckus whatsoever when the abduction occurred..whereas with a stranger abduction IMO quite obviously the chances would be much greater that Rachel would have fought like hell, kicking up a ruckus, and bringing about attention.. The perp being someone known to Rachel really makes it quite likely that Rachel could have been very easily swayed or in some way easily manipulated into getting into someone she knew's vehicle(yes, maybe even her ex).
Anyhow all jmo, tho.. As always my prayers for this precious family to receive the answers that they've so desperately sought for now more than a decade. God bless them.
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*ETA: corrected year
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