Okay, I've been here from the beginning and had gotten sidetracked by some other cases. I have finally caught up now.
My theory is pure speculation and not based on facts or anything in the media. I think DeOrr was passed off to someone who was to meet the parents at Leadore; not at the campsite, but at Leadore. Reason? Hoax to get or raise money, to sell DeOrr, or to keep him out of sight while he recovered from abuse or injuries that could not be explained.
In the above post I asked when that pic was taken. Does anyone know where it was taken or how long before he disappeared? The parents have been named as suspects so I feel I can say again that I do not like how JM is cutting her eyes sideways looking at DeOrr with absolutely no emotion showing on her face. IMO, it isn't like a mother looks at her child unless she is disgusted with him/her. I did say IMO.
That is my honest theory until or unless different facts come to light.
GB this precious little guy and those who love him that had nothing to do with his disappearance.
Not likely, but it could happen. My friend was handed over to her adoptive dad at a small town bar not unlike the Silver Dollar. Her single, biological father was a biker just passing through town. He stopped at a bar for a beer, with his newborn daughter strapped onto him in a sling. The mother had left them both. He struck up a conversation with one of the locals, a rancher whose wife could not have children, but really wanted them... Biker dad thought his baby daughter would be better off with this couple, and handed her right over. The adoption was made legal eventually. My friend knew her biological dad well, as he visited her often whenever he was riding in that part of the country. He told her that he felt handing her to her adoptive parents was the right thing to do, as he could not take care of her on his own.
I don't think this is what happened to DeOrr, but just wanted to throw that in there. It does happen...