*my apologies as I'm once again in catch up mode so this post will very likely land randomly amidst very different discussion/topics*
I must say IMO you are not alone in your comparing these two cases.. and IMO dependant upon what one's opinion is on the most likeliest scenarios or theories in this case that led to Dylan's no longer being here, that THE COMPARISON MAY IN FACT BE WARRANTED WITH THE TWO CASES BEING MORE SIMILAR, THAN NOT..
What I mean is that IMO those whose view is dad NOT being responsible or involved in Dylan's disappearance, but rather believe that something happened to Dylan when he had left his father's home that morning while dad was gone.(and the reasons for his leaving have been numerous, as in setting off to hitchhike to friends, setting off to walk to go fishing, or setting off to walk to any number of places that are unbeknownst at this time)
So, in looking at this common theory in this case of Dylan being abducted while NOT in his dad's presence(ie.while MR was gone running morning errands/appts 7:30-11:30am).. IMO this theory or thought is in fact EXTREMELY SIMILAR in its dynamics as the Jessica Ridgeway case.. in fact much more alike than not alike and for example below I'll list a few of those extreme similarities that immediately come to mind:
-child is alone and not under the supervision of an adult.
-child is on foot.
-child leaves from a parents home.
-child is walking along road near parents home.
-large window of time passes from point of abduction to point of being discovered as missing.
Again those are JUST the ones that IMMEDIATELY came to mind, as IMO there actually are several other similarities valid for comparison IF YOUR OF THE OPINION THAT MR IS IN NO WAY INVOLVED OR RESPONSIBLE..I am always reevaluating the case and running all theories of possibilities thru my mind in seeing if there is anything that clicks or becomes apparent that I may have missed or overlooked previously..and in recently doing so while running through the scenarios that do not in any way involve MR I kept coming to some of the constant variables that were present in the vast majority of the "dad in no way involved scenarios"(example the several above bulletpoint listed) and then it clicking that IMO ALL OF THESE CONSTANT VARIABLES&SCENARIOS HAVE MUCH MORE SIMILARITIES THAN NOT, TO THE JESSICA RIDGEWAY CASE!
and then IMO what further clicked for me was the fact that this IMO in the end only further IMO solidified that in all likelihood that these particular scenarios are not at play here in Dylan's case... that IMO in all likelihood that even when continuing to thoroughly look at and reevaluate ALL OF THESE OTHER THEORIES that do NOT involve MR, that I always come full circle leading to the most likely scenario DOES unfortunately involve dad, MR<--obviously this conclusion is a personal opinion but want to make sure and reiterate that its MOO.
This IMO leading me back to what Lotus touches on in her post above, the comparison to Jessica Ridgeway's case and IMO the fact that when looking at Dylan's case from the perspective of non-familial abduction THE SIMILARITIES ARE STRIKING IMO..I mean to a point that not only elevates the case to be warranted to a comparison with the Ridgeway case, but in doing so IMO what becomes IMO quite apparent are the drastic, huge differences that are present in the way in which all LE agencies(local, state, and FBI<*including having agents that are working BOTH CASES*>) have handled the two cases..
Both cases rightfully have a huge amount of LE agencies used and at their disposal(local, state, FBI).. and IMO the fact that when looking at Dylan's case, thoroughly evaluating the scenarios that do not involve MR WHAT EMERGES ARE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR POINT FOR POINT DETAILS PRESENT IN JESS'S CASE..
Again to emphasize this issue is IMO imperative due to the fact that IMO when I repeatedly, time and time again go over the dynamics of the non-familial abduction scenarios(ie. MR not involved scenarios/theories), ALL OF THESE THEORIES HAVE THESE SAME, CONSTANT VARIABLES THAT ARE PRESENT IN JESS'S CASE..
IMO THE IMPERATIVE ISSUE IS clearly seeing and recognizing just how glaringly apparent it is that these LE agencies(local, state, FBI) could not be handling this case, Dylan's case ANY MORE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT AND/OR OPPOSITE THAN THE RIDGEWAY CASE.. <-- IMO this NEEDS NO long, further droning on by me in explaining WHAT/WHY THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE WELL WORTH NOTING AND IMO "TELLING"..
As always tho, this is nothing more than jmo..