Here is something that I have never understood. Trying to figure out best to word this in a respectful way.
BD reports Hailey missing after realizing she is not with friends as reported to her by SA
BD and SA give contradictory information (some of which stems from the quit/fired SA wherabouts during the critical time periods)
SA gives information that leaves LE with the impression that Hailey often goes off to stay with friends without notice and may not be heavily supervised.
SA gives LE information about possible pot use by Hailey (pot - kettle?) and possible nefarious friends
LE take this information and deduce "runaway"
BD is upset no one seems to be looking for Hailey. She goes on various shows (NG) to ask for more attention (not odd to me I would do the same FWIW)
My point is, it would seem that the reason LE was not taking Hailey's disappearance as seriously as they should have is based on information provided by the adults in her home - BD and SA. Which makes me wonder if SA was playing BD and LE against one another in those early days. Giving LE the impression that Hailey was a likely runaway while at the same time feeding BD the appropriate "those dang keystone cops don't even care/don't know what they're doing" things - appearing to think she IS a runaway to LE and at the same time he is supportive of BD in the notion that Hailey is NOT a runaway while around BD.
flash forward to LE starts taking things seriously and probing.
The lies come out for which there are always convenient excuses (I didn't want BD to know I had quit, wanted to line up next job first)
multiple polys are taken or attempted to be taken BD and SA
BD asks SA to leave the home
BD lies to LE re SA whereabouts and a search warrant is executed on her home and others associated with SA.




found in BD home, child




and bestiality on computer used by SA at his mom's residence in Big Springs
followed by arrest of BD for illegal prescription drug possession and hampering investigation (hiding SA whereabouts)
What I cannot wrap my head around is that with all the things that BD did to contribute to the mess surrounding the investigation it gave the appearance to some that she was not all that interested in finding Hailey.
But as many have pointed out, LE initially was not giving Hailey's case their attention because they wrote her off as a runaway and BD was the person who spurred the renewed attention from LE.
It just makes no sense. IMO a lot of the lies and deceptive things attributed to BD and SA were told in attempts to hide drug use and other activities and some of the lies told were attempts at delaying or misguiding the investigation in to Hailey's disappearance.
Sorting which lies are which and whose goal was what is where the key lies.