Anyway, I have not posted anything for a few days because I just do not know what the heck to believe from any player in this saga.
I am inclined to stick with the simplest theory - a sad, intellectually challenged, financially compromised, dysfunctional homeless family allowing an innocent 8 year old to be used by a predator whom was taking advantage of the situation.
Either Tatum used Relisha for his own perversion or sold her out, possibly both.
His wife found out/was going to tell.
I don't care how wonderful the nephew says his uncle was - people are capable of ANYTHING, and a pervert isn't usually the creepy crawler in the long raincoat exposing himself in dark alleys. Many are quite upstanding citizens (and Tatum didn't even fit that category with his criminal background).
Tatum knew the was going to be caught - suicide.
The question is - what did he do with the child? The main reason for me to keep going here is because if she was sold out she could be alive. I keep reading to see if this gang will accidentally reveal something in all their insane rhetoric that may be a clue to her whereabouts.
Although, sadly, the simplest answer is that he disposed of her before killing himself.