The original story they both gave was the sliding glass door was silent, they must have gone out back and were playing in the backyard and then went out the back fence.
That was the first statement that came out.
Then they both started talking about abduction, how the kids will talk to and go with anyone, mom talking about amber alert, stepdad talking about closing borders and checking airports.
But with all of that they mixed in messages of the kids being cold, wet, and dirty, checking culverts etc as if they had wandered off.
And neither one of them sent a message in case their abducted children were watching or made a plea for their safe return.
Moo