Respectfully snipped by me for space.
I'm just catching up this morning and am bumping this because it is something that I keep coming back to as well. Every time I try to hypothesize this, I come to the same conclusion. I get stuck trying to put myself in any perp's shoes (stranger, acquaintance, parent).
1) Stranger: I'm a really bad person who knows a lot of other really bad people and all of the circumstances are favorable for me to be able to sell a baby. All I need is a bunch of random coincidences like knowing where a baby is, having an irresponsible, drunk mom, hard of hearing dog, heavy sleeping kids, dad on the night shift, doors unlocked, etc. I'll just wander in and wander back out with a quiet child (who at nearly 11 months old can probably crawl, stand up, yell pretty loud, say a few words) will know that I'm a stranger but surely wont mind me carrying her around even with a bunch of cell phones in my pocket. All this magically and mysteriously happens and then? See indepmo's comments above!
2) Acquaintance: I might be a bad person with similar nefarious contacts to be able to sell a baby (like the stranger). I'm just waiting for the right opportunity. I don't have to be as lucky as the stranger because I happen to know a really irresponsible mom and sooner or later I'll get my chance. When chance comes - all stars align so that the random coincidences above present a known opportunity, I kidnap the baby and get all baby-selling contacts in place to take care of transaction then? See indepmo's comments above AND wait for LE to interview me because I know the family and I might be on the list of 20 or so people they know who could have done this. (and hope my nefarious baby-selling contacts trust me not to rat them out)
3) Parents: Hmm - I think I'll sell my baby. Look on Craigslist. Set up sale and transfer. Carry out contrived kidnapping setup. Get drunk and then? See indepmo's comments above, become THE focus for LE and hope my new craigslist buddy trusts me not to rat them out.
Obviously I cannot get there on the baby-selling theory either. :sheesh: