CANADA Canada - Jack, 4 & Lilly Sullivan, 6, Vulnerable, wandered from home 10am, Gairloch Rd, Landsdowne Station, Pictou County, NS, 2 May 2025 #5

[MistyWaters]

JMO MOO
I think he’s referring to his other two children but I don’t believe they were living at his home, perhaps he’s not allowed to see them either?? I don’t know. I’ve seen pictures of his other two kids on his Facebook page

Possibly but the way it’s written…. “the silence inside his once busy home is deafening” would suggest the family of seven lived there. Two other children have never been mentioned that I can recall.

‘I know it would be a big help’: Stepfather of missing children shares details of polygraph test

The stepfather of six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan says he was the first to volunteer for a polygraph.

www.ctvnews.ca

“At this point, there has been no major break in the case. Martell says the silence inside his once busy home is deafening.

“Going from a family of seven to just me, I have nothing but time to just think,” he said.

The emotional toll has left its mark on Martell, who has lost of custody of his daughter Meadow.

“I haven’t even got to see my own kids, not even Meadow yet, but I’m still hopeful. I have supervised visits coming up with CPS,” said Martell.”

 

[MistyWaters]

Seen as Maleyha only informed the school at 6.17am is it possible the children thought they were in school that morning and walked to the usual exit and upon seeing no bus ,tried to walk there.

Also if lilly and possibly jack were coughing so bad as to be kept home from school . Why did Daniel bring them to run errands , when Maleyha was home with meadow. If the kids were that sick surely they would have been of low energy and they would not have been a burden on her or too stressful to take care of while Daniel shopped for groceries

The news report does not say ‘Malehya was home with Meadow’. For all we know she could’ve been at the pharmacy or visited another shop while DM got groceries with Jack and Lilly.
JMO

 

[justice2962]

Possibly but the way it’s written…. “the silence inside his once busy home is deafening” would suggest the family of seven lived there. Two other children have never been mentioned that I can recall.

‘I know it would be a big help’: Stepfather of missing children shares details of polygraph test

The stepfather of six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan says he was the first to volunteer for a polygraph.

www.ctvnews.ca

“At this point, there has been no major break in the case. Martell says the silence inside his once busy home is deafening.

“Going from a family of seven to just me, I have nothing but time to just think,” he said.

The emotional toll has left its mark on Martell, who has lost of custody of his daughter Meadow.

“I haven’t even got to see my own kids, not even Meadow yet, but I’m still hopeful. I have supervised visits coming up with CPS,” said Martell.”

Yes, I see what you mean by the wording. Would be nice if they’d elaborate

 

[Muddy K]

This case is just so strange, frustrating and frightening. These adorable siblings cannot have vanished into thin air, and the amount of moving parts here, IMO, exceeds that of other missing-children cases, so what is taking so long to even settle on a directed theory?

Absolutely not knocking LE, never would.

One adult in the homestead talks all the time, and for some reason, I tend to believe him, even when his remarks sometime seem less than cogent. The other adult has gone radio silent and, I want to add, feels like AWOL too. What does she know that makes it acceptable to her to not be at the place where she last knew those children to be?

Video here, polygraphs there, every now and then a tiny revelation without context, all adding up to nothing by way of actionable intelligence, IMO.

Seems so wildly implausible that a predator just happened by that morning and abducted these children, yet nothing makes a child vanish into thin air - for a while, sometimes years - more than someone who snatches them.

Mostly, I can't believe all North American media isn't leading with this story. It's been so long for these kids. Where are they?

 

[MistyWaters]

Yes, I see what you mean by the wording. Would be nice if they’d elaborate

It annoys me about reporters when they can’t be bothered to interject with any questions. Either that or they’re not familiar to the story to begin with and their only assignment is only to record his exact words.

 

[Ontario Mom]

Seriously, dm was out mending the fence at night?

And, where did the big scary dog story come from?

Is someone making this stuff up?

This forum is literally the only place I've ever seen any speculation of a big scary dog story.

 

[Ursa Major]

It annoys me about reporters when they can’t be bothered to interject with any questions. Either that or they’re not familiar to the story to begin with and their only assignment is only to record his exact words.

I have some experience being interviewed by media here in Canada. This seems to be a common approach, when the reporter just listens & taking their notes, with very occasional questions.

 

[Ursa Major]

This forum is literally the only place I've ever seen any speculation of a big scary dog story.

I too did see a photo of the wolf dog near kids, as well a big black snake right besides them -- posted on youtube in some recent video. I am not sure though if it's along the forum's rules to post the link here.

 

[Lusitana]

What an odd situation all around. The stepfather of the missing children keeps taking to MSM after being told not to, and also has lost custody of his biological children, including the one he shares with the mother of the missing children? Has Jack and Lilly's mom lost custody of the baby she shares with him as well or just him?

 

[su5ie]

I try to refrain from using the words should ,would or could in reference to what parents of missing children are meant or could be to doing or the phrase I would do this or that But I do feel the mum could and probably should put out a new public statement to stop online speculation and rumour online about her involvement at this stage .

Maybe her focus is on finding her children and she couldn't care less about appeasing the publics desire for her to validate her innocence but I do find it weird that a step father is the face of the campaign to find them and not one maternal relative has publicly given any statement.

Does that inadvertently make her look guilty or at least make Daniel look as though she thinks he is capable of harming the children and therefore that's the reason she is having no contact with him and by not putting it in the public domain any updates she knows is keeping him in the dark about potential clues imo it certainly plants the seed of doubt and prehaps she is privy to information that Daniel has not been made aware of by either herself or LE as he is not a blood relative or legal guardian.

I'm unsure if Canada have common law in regards to living arrangements of unmarried couples and them having the same rights as married couples in regard to say inheritance etc . But I don't think common law extends to step children so it would make sense that Daniel wouldn't be as informed as Maleyha in regards to leads and direction in the investigation

And I'm aware LE don't give blow by blow accounts of what stage the investigation is at ,I feel extremely lucky to have gotten the new update from them containing so much info but I'm sure Maleyha will have been given more information than this by a family liason officer

Any opinions?

 

[FansBlowing]

Here is Malehya talking about all her animals ten years ago. Two dogs, a cat, a horse, two fish. About 2:20 she says her most favorite animal is a wolf and if she could get a few dogs that resemble wolves, then she would.

 

[AddyFinch]

Well that clarifies a few things, if you can believe him..... CPS did intervene,... he is only allowed supervised visits,... zero evidence. CTV June 12/25

 

[AddyFinch]

I try to refrain from using the words should ,would or could in reference to what parents of missing children are meant or could be to doing or the phrase I would do this or that But I do feel the mum could and probably should put out a new public statement to stop online speculation and rumour online about her involvement at this stage .

Maybe her focus is on finding her children and she couldn't care less about appeasing the publics desire for her to validate her innocence but I do find it weird that a step father is the face of the campaign to find them and not one maternal relative has publicly given any statement.

Does that inadvertently make her look guilty or at least make Daniel look as though she thinks he is capable of harming the children and therefore that's the reason she is having no contact with him and by not putting it in the public domain any updates she knows is keeping him in the dark about potential clues imo it certainly plants the seed of doubt and prehaps she is privy to information that Daniel has not been made aware of by either herself or LE as he is not a blood relative or legal guardian.

Any opinions?

This is my "could've would've should've"........I firmly believe mother should be making a statement to thank search rescues/LE and make a plea for their return. She can do this via a spokesperson, and it could be drafted by a legal team if she needs, but it shows she cares, she is interested, she is thankful (all the normal things a mother would do), but it also keeps those faces out there, it keeps the public talking and interested in finding them. It's like the huge roadside billboard with those sweet faces. It also keeps the SAR engaged.
On the flip side (aka calculating), she might assist in bringing in some financial support for the SAR volunteers, and if she spoke a little from her heart, maybe about the relationship or lack of re partner, it might push him a little onto the edge to slip up and say something??? or tip his hand???
reminder there has been a go fund me for SAR which is all a scam Scam
Maybe there is an alternative reason mother is not making a statement or hasn't been seen??

 

[su5ie]

Well that clarifies a few things, if you can believe him..... CPS did intervene,... he is only allowed supervised visits,... zero evidence. CTV June 12/25

Certainly does , he is coming across as very genuine in his concern and not being the biological father to both children hasn't seemed to put a reluctance to engage with the media

seen as its precieved/ suspected that Daniel had full custody of two children from a previous relationship. Would that mean that the courts deemed him to be a good father with no history of dv or being a bad influence in his children's lives .And a parent whom could provide stability and good upbringing to the children he was awarded custody of ?

I did see in the CTV article that it referred to an estranged wife I'm assuming it means Maleyha. Maybe a typo on behalf of the journalist ???

 

[justice2962]

N.S. missing kids: Why policing expert believes case now a criminal investigation | Globalnews.ca

A former Nova Scotia police detective says he believes the search for two missing children in Pictou County that has lasted more than a month is now a criminal investigation.

globalnews.ca

WATCH: A former police investigator in Halifax believes the disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan has become a criminal investigation. Mitchell Bailey reports.

 

[FansBlowing]

I don't think either Daniel or Malehya deliberately harmed those children. I believe it was an accident or mistake and one of them needs to confess.

 

[AddyFinch]

Well even if by accident, they are in deep now!
If not abduction, then one of them is going to be declared mentally unfit, and I think we know who that might be.

 

[Occam's Zebra]

Here is what Malehya said that morning and let's relate it to a possible dangerous dog in the backyard:

"We always make sure that we're out there with them, watching them, and they happen to just get out that sliding door, and we can't hear it when it opens,' she said.

'They were outside playing, but we weren't aware of it at the time, and the next thing we knew it was quiet.

'We get up and look outside. We're looking everywhere, yelling for them, and I instantly just called 911. I just had the instinct I needed to call.'

This part doesn't make sense to me. if they weren't aware that the kids were outside playing, how can she say that the kids were outside playing?

She never saw them outside playing, right - they were in the house, then it was quiet, then they look outside and can't find the kids.

Was the sliding door open, and that's how they knew the kids had gone outside? But that's never explicitly said.

 

[Ontario Mom]

This part doesn't make sense to me. if they weren't aware that the kids were outside playing, how can she say that the kids were outside playing?

She never saw them outside playing, right - they were in the house, then it was quiet, then they look outside and can't find the kids.

Was the sliding door open, and that's how they knew the kids had gone outside? But that's never explicitly said.

It appears many people have a problem with this statement she made. I can chalk it up to a couple of different things:
1. she merely assumed (later) they went outside to play (since they weren't in the house), without realizing at the time that they were outside
2. the statement came after they went missing, and either her or DM saw some of their toys moved or some other indication that they'd actually been outside without them (her and DM) realizing it at the time.

Either way, I have zero doubt LE probed a bit further on what that meant. I'm also fairly confident she explained to them exactly what she meant.

 

[Ontario Mom]

Well even if by accident, they are in deep now!
If not abduction, then one of them is going to be declared mentally unfit, and I think we know who that might be.

Neither parent has even been named as a POI so I'm curious what evidence leads you to believe one of them will be declared mentally unfit?