I read the article (thank you Bessie for posting it, and Jeannie for bringing it over to this page).
The theory of Aliayah being taken to "protect her" makes sense to me, although I still question why someone would only take Aliayah if the home is full of several other children. Why would Aliayah have been singled out?
I will say though, despite the fact that I'm rather suspicious of both the stepfather and the mother, after reading numerous articles on the case and watching the press conferences, I just don't get the feeling that LE is. I really think LE is leaning towards baby Aliayah being taken by someone "from the outside" and while it still may be a relative or family member, it just seems to me like they aren't zeroing in on the family as much as I am.
Regardless, I just hope she is safe. It's 3:42am here and I'm awake thinking about her.
Just my 2 cents, for what it's worth.