Catching up on the posts and new articles from late last night has been depressing and full of more confusing information. I want to scream and kick and throw an adult temper-tantrum but I don't think my neighbors would appreciate that so I'll take it out in a verbal form here instead!:furious:
As for ending the lake search, Rougelatete brought up a case in Boston on some of the later posts in the last thread about a young man whose body was detected by equipment but not able to be located or recovered; eventually several weeks later a jogger w/his dog found the body floating in the same body of water (lake, river?). Rougelatete described the conditions of that body of water vs Vallecito so if anyone is interested you might want to check that out, what stuck out for me was that Vallecito is 3 or 4 times deeper than the body of water that the Boston victim was drowned and later found in. So there's always a good chance that he is sadly still there and this search hasn't been fully exhausted, for whatever reason (manpower, funding, time constraints, etc).
I'm confused by the fb posts on Bayfield Middle School on and around Nov. 23rd. Thank you for that link and post, whoever posted it. Mainly the post that lists several rumors, the "#1 Rumor" which is listed as "NOT TRUE" is one of a few possibilities LE is explicitly investigating as what may have happened. Am I misreading that?
Dylan was mentioned at the top of the hour (briefly albeit) on HLN in the last hour or two. It was a brief 30-45 second video package, no new information or insight but at least his name and face are out there, hopefully someone will see him if he's out there.
From the kdvr article many of you have posted - thank you - ... it begins with
Weve received word that there will be no search today for missing 13-year-old Dylan Redwine. But the investigation continues
... Are they just done searching the lake or are there searches going on elsewhere? I haven't read anything anywhere yet about search efforts in other areas though last night on one of the Find Dylan fb pages I think his family/friends were organizing their own.
So the investigation continues.... what does this mean? That's a silly and ridiculous question, I know, but really... what specifically are they doing? I'm not being snarky or critical, I am trying to picture their war room and their investigators and FBI team and imagining what leads they might be following up or what forensics they're examining or who they may be questioning, but I have nothing to base anything on.
They're either holding whatever they have very close to the vest or they have nothing at all or what they do have, limited as it is, is being held for strategic reasons. Have we had
any pressers? Does anyone think a presser would be beneficial? Even if they don't have much to say or answers to give, to put out a PIO and get in front of this story and appear organized, to give the local community and the broader community and general public confirmed facts to work with so they (we) can help in the most productive way. I feel like my hands are tied. I feel like there are so many rumors and speculations, many of which could be quelled if LE at least opened a line of communication with the public so there can be a partnership in finding this child!!!!
I know the two cases are nothing alike - Colorado connection aside -- but Jessica's case was run so well, imo... and I really do understand how different hers was... but Westminster PD having their facebook page as a forum to communicate, even their presence and willingness to say "no comment for this reason or that reason" .
I'll wrap up... I have my strong suspicions in this case but I hope I'm wrong. I'll be thrilled to be wrong in this case. I'm gonna be a good WS'er and play by the rules and I'll say I'm very very sad that Dylan's father is not able to bring himself to grieve and plead publicly for his son's safe return and use the media and a very willing public to keep his son's face, name and story in the news. Perhaps he is so grief stricken he doesn't know what to do with himself. I would like to trust LE that cooperation is full and completely honest and no harm has come to this child. This requires me supressing my logic and gut instinct but for now it's another reason to be upset that everyone isn't mobilized on behalf of this sweet child.
This last quote from Dylan's mom which shattered my heart,
"The panic is just, you know, Where is he? Is he hurt? Was he able to have turkey at Thanksgiving? You know, just, all the things you want for your children. And the panic sets in because I can't do anything," the mother added.