Children who know they were stolen, finding themselves, but Moms not eager to find out....

  • #2
A lot of these stories are from people with mental issues leading to paranoia and delusions. They do not intend to distress the families of missing children because they believe it to be true, but inevitably they do when they contact them claiming to be them.

Most families of high profile 'famous' missing kids will have to deal with these sort of claims, often for decades after. See the woman recently prosecuted for harassment for repeatedly contacting the parents claiming to be Madeline McCann.

They are not uncovering a conspiracy, they aren't ending up in mental hospitals or prisons or being followed to silence them. The cops and these missing family are not uninterested in solving these cases.

They are just people with an unfortunate form of paranoia and delusion that leads them to reject their real families and harass the the families of missing kids.
 
  • #3
Oh i know some have!
But NOT all.

Fake people can ruin it for the honest ones....
And that is what has happened.
(and it happens in many subjects, not just missing kids cases)

So not letting the bad apple ruin the whole bunch, i believe there needs to be a place they can contact and do a DNA BEFORE even contacting any family members, before ANYTHING!! This would avoid all the unnecessary let downs, and unneeded pain! And if the people are just nut cases, they can get put in mental facilities! End of story, no one was hurt.

BTW, In the missing child's case, a uniformed policeman was involved... There are some things going on in this world, you may not be aware of. Anyways, this man, the grown child, was deemed a polite, soft spoken, and well mannered man. Not knowing exactly who he was, he told the wrong people things he remembered, thinking they would help... I believed he learned what not to say. He threw out hints that only his family would know but no one ever caught on. Things not known to anyone but his family.

Not all are fake.
As i see the Michelle Marie Newton case.... right?
 
  • #4
Always allow room for that one extra fact - especially when it challenges your theory
 
  • #5
Here's the thing..... Parents and families of missing children are often approached by fraudsters wanting attention. I still see people on FB claiming to be well known missing child and asking what to do.

Well, it's not that difficult. If someone honestly believes they are a long lost missing child contact NCMEC, the FBI or the agency handling the MP case. Take a DNA test on their own and submit it to the known online genealogy databases and give law enforcement permission to compare their DNA but cold cases. Most people won't do that because they know they're not the MP they are claiming to be and are only seeking attention.

Go through the proper channels and let the authorities get the information. If it's viable, the authorities will get in contact with the family.
 
  • #6
Here's the thing..... Parents and families of missing children are often approached by fraudsters wanting attention. I still see people on FB claiming to be well known missing child and asking what to do.

Well, it's not that difficult. If someone honestly believes they are a long lost missing child contact NCMEC, the FBI or the agency handling the MP case. Take a DNA test on their own and submit it to the known online genealogy databases and give law enforcement permission to compare their DNA but cold cases. Most people won't do that because they know they're not the MP they are claiming to be and are only seeking attention.

Go through the proper channels and let the authorities get the information. If it's viable, the authorities will get in contact with the family.

I agree. People should be contacting the proper authorities with these types of tips as the first step.

Let the authorities vet the information. Don't reach out directly to the mother. (Unless for some reason the family has specifically requested tips from the public to be sent directly to them. Otherwise, let the authorities vet the information first.)

Remember that, even if well-intentioned, contacting the families directly can cause them pain.
 

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