May I ask why you dont think it was random or an opportunity to kidnap Cupcake by a stranger predator or predators, especially when abducted, and murdered children their offender was a total stranger 44% of the time.
The reason I ask is LE has said they haven't found any link between the prepetrators, and any of Cupcake's family. Imo, by this time LE has had ample time to do so.
Or do you mean they selected Cupcake as a specific target beforehand?
Often stranger predators will chose their targeted victim based on the opportunity to do so.
Or some will surveil the child, and family...stalking their home, and surroundings, but these are stranger pedophiles who go into the victim's home during the night when the victim,and family are all asleep.
Personally, I believe this is another case of stranger pedophiles kidnapping little Cupcake. Jmo.
I think both offenders had gotten together beforehand, and premeditated a plan to kidnap a very young child. The opportunity arose, and they took full advantage of it.
Jmhoo