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It should be pointed out that in this article, it mentions people who, if he had been handed off to them, would find out that the child was missed and would return him. But what if, again following the Amish/other Plain People angle, they do not watch television or read our newspapers? What if...

The facial resemblances on most of these is startling. I would be curious to have them compared using facial software...I have read that people subconsciously seek out certain facial characteristic types that they prefer. I would be curious to see what a computer could determine, how much they...

A closing thought for the night: reading what I have read, especially the suicide note, I personally am not convinced this child is dead. The question of why the toys, why the trips, etc...besides wanting her son to have a good time and good memories of her, if...and I say IF...she did in fact...

A sidenote: not all hayfields are cut all the time. Some people only harvest what they need and then let it grow out. They are sometimes not planted very often either, depends on what type of animals are being fed. I have known people to cut from fields not planted in ten years or more...

She also graduated from Iowa State. Iowa is LOADED with not only Amish and Mennonite, but also various other religious sects. Not all follow all usual traditions and some do in fact attend schools outside of their communities. She could have had ties there.

Stillman Valley is located between 78, where the phone was found, and I-39, which is the main interstate to take toward the Dells. Revisiting the Amish angle without trying to beat it to death here, just because there is an Amish community there does NOT mean that even if the police checked...

Also one by Stillman Valley, IL. I have not been there but I do know someone who has. Also, the Villages of Van Buren in Iowa have many, many Amish and Mennonite communities. I mention this because this woman seems to have covered quite a bit of territory, and contrary to popular belief, Amish...

Not necessarily true, depends on the community of Amish. Some communities have public telephones for all to use, some communities allow telephones in businesses owned by Amish; sometimes they have certain phone times to be called on public phones. This practice is allowed in a sect right here in...

Lurker and first time poster here...this story being cross-posted to COTH is what brought me over. Amazing site, even more amazing are the ladies HippyHippy and LumberJill. But forgive me if I am skeptical that the police will be getting it right after all that has transpired. Seems to this...