There is something else I want to comment on regarding PrivateEye006's post.
I know some here are leaning towards this possibility, myself included, but others not so much. Personally, I'm never one to jump on that whole pedo ring/




ring/trafficking theory. I know it does exist, and unfortunately a lot of kids do go missing under these circumstances. But that is never one of my first thoughts whenever a child goes missing. I tend to think of it more of an issue that you see in other countries, not here. But after sleuthing Tatum and some of his contacts on SM early on in this case, I started getting an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. Then we saw the video from the Holiday Inn and I just knew there was something more going on.
So I started researching the human trafficking problem to see what I could find. And that led me to research the issue in the DC area alone. Then that led to me checking into other kids that have gone missing within the last couple years, all within an hour distance of DC. After that I started thinking that is exactly what is going on here with Relisha, and even quite possibly a few other missing kids in the area. The things I discovered is what pushed me in this direction.
One of the most important things I discovered is that DC has a SERIOUS human trafficking problem! I wasn't aware of that until this case. I posted some info on another missing thread here in the missing forum. I'm going to post it here on Relisha's thread as well. I am not trying to persuade anyone. That's not my intentions at all. I just think it's something that everyone needs to be aware of. Not just in this case, but possibly other missing kids, from DC especially. Because this problem seems to be rapidly growing in our nation.
And another article here which talks about a non profit group that is educating young girls in the DC area, in the high schools and middle schools, as well as foster homes and homeless shelters. That seems to imply that this is indeed a very serious issue in this area!
Here is info from the FBI's website that a task force was formed within the Washington Field Office in 2004 for this reason.