Thank you everyone for your insight into McCleary, the people in it and LE activities.
I cannot express my appreciation since news is so slow. This is the only place that I can't get a sense that something is finally happening.
FBI takes behavior very seriously. I know, personally, read on.
I am a thousand miles away but can't get the thought of Lindsey out of my mind.
I came to know Lindsey's plight in January. I was in a hwy restaurant outside Houston with my wife and saw a little girl and this strange man come in. She wouldn't look at this man or talk - very strange. I pointed them out to my wife and she agreed. We waited outside to get his license plate and the direction he headed (turned out to be local).
Mind you, I have never done this type of thing in my life, and I am over 50.
We raced home looked up the FBI missing persons and the National Center for missing and exploited Children. The girl was a match to Lindsey.
We tried to phone GH LE at 3:30 am but was closed. We forwarded our information and pics of the girl to LB Search Center. Got a reply from KK a little over 24 hours later. Having several days to look at the pics I was sure it was her. So, contacted Houston FBI, they were particularly concerned with behavior.
FBI jumped on it but called that evening and stated that, wow, what a match, but was not her - apparently the family had an alibi, but took DNA to be sure.
Why would the FBI care about calling me back to tell me that?
Way out there theory (but this entire case is way out there)
Not to be weird here but suppose if it was Lindsey? Placed in safe location (with family)
Did she really see who took her (incapacitated some how) so that she couldn't describe the person(s) (as in ring - and God have we got those down here! - right to Mexico)? So LE have to break these people down to get the whole truth and procecute?
There was a great line in Batman - the dark knight: when Alfred was telling Wayne about his days as a mercenary in Burma - and they were trying to track down a terrorist who hid in the mountainous jungle. They tried everything to catch this guy but nothing worked. Wayne asked Alfred, did you ever finally catch him? Alfred's response: yes, we burned down the jungle.
Where am I going with this, you might ask?
Jan 15 - see strange man and little girl in Houston, TX.
Jan 20 - FBI tracks down these people
Jan 27 - FBI doubles reward and intensifies search in McCleary - attention to behavior
Feb - MB moves out of town
Mar 2 - FBI beginning to burn down the jungle
Has anyone ever heard of a situation where LE did not publicly disclose a located child?
Recent case in point: NY 13 y.o. girl located, held hostage 7 months (termed run-a-way) by drug dealer. Her name was never released to public. Never hear anymore about it - no tearful reunion with mom...doesn't make sense.
