Very much so. The parents let their children be adults in making this trip. GP’s parents respected a long period of silence before getting concerned. BL’s parents likely just did not press their son on what happened that he came back early and alone. It’s not at all unusual to refrain from questions when you adult child has a break up with SO. Who would have suspected even an inkling of what BL did? It would not have entered my mind.
When BL’s parents got the calls, emails and texts, they likely insisted on info. The texts would have made it clear that there had been nothing from Gabby in all of that time. Whatever BL said or not, the parents immediately knew they were over their heads and called an attorney they knew. At that point, they followed professional advice.
There really was no good news to give Gabby’s parents. They would not have felt one iota better to have heard the Laundtues say they had no idea where Gabby was. It would have been deceptive to make it sound like BL was also missing and made things worse to say he returned alone. The attorney likely told them that there was nothing good to be said and a lot of harm. So they did as told.
I do not blame the parents. BL, MOO is the crud. The instant he heard that Gabby was missing, he should have given info on where he last saw her, where the camper was, if he truly left her alive , had nothing to do with her death. That he didn’t give any such info is telling as to what likely happened
