In light of a complete lack of new information in this case the last several days, I decided to go back to the very beginning to read it all again. On June 5th the MCSO released this statement:
"A decision was made to upgrade the search to a Major Crimes Team investigation. This allows for more resources to be deployed, which included resources from Portland Police Bureau, Gresham Police Department, Fairview Police Department, Oregon State Patrol and the FBI."
http://www.mcso.us/public/newsroom.htm
That decision was apparently made on the evening of the 4th. I do not know which specific Major Crimes Team was activated (the press release does not say), but I found the mission statement of Washington County's Major Crimes Team and it says:
"The Major Crimes Team consists of 14 detectives and 7 detective supervisors from police agencies throughout Washington County. The district attorney and two senior deputy district attorneys oversee the team and their investigations.
The team's function is to
investigate murders, officer involved shootings, in-custody deaths and other major crime occurring within Washington County, that the district attorney deems necessary. The goals of the team are to:
•Maintain a roster of advanced detectives capable of responding to and effectively investigating
major homicides and
other complex criminal cases.
•Respond in appropriate numbers to facilitate these investigations.
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Provide smaller agencies the personnel and resources that they would not necessarily have for complex investigations.
•Provide advanced training and information sharing to its members through monthly team meetings."
BBM
http://www.beavertonpolice.org/divisions/major_crimes_team.aspx
I ask myself, "Why would this team have been activated within hours of this child's disappearance?" It certainly doesn't seem appropriate if you're looking for someone lost in the woods.
Several times I'd read that a stepdad was a police officer. When I realized yesterday that it was the Bio-mom - Desiree's husband, the way this case has been investigated from early on made more sense to me. As did the family's silent, closed rank behavior.
(I don't know why it took me so long to know this - too many possible extended family step relative combos, perhaps.)
A neighbor of Tony & Desiree posted here last night that Tony is is a major crimes detective from Medford. Homicides, kidnappings, etc. Assuming this is real information, then, for me, that explains so many things.
Many of us felt this family's had an advocate - legal counsel or even Intel (and perhaps they do), but yesterday's Press Conference confirmed for me that Tony, the family's own detective, is 100% there for this family too.
With knowledge of LE investigative resources and options available, he could have campaigned for the dual-armed simultaneous approach we have seen on this case that has confused us all. FBI/CARD for criminal abduction type invesetigation, plus SAR for endangered/missing type investigation.
Its interesting to see a case where they run both of these investigations together at the same intensity. Could this be why this case is characterized as so "isolated" or "unique" by LE?
Tony's experience & presence might also explain the quickly respectful relationship with LE and the abrupt and immediate strategy by the family (Kaine's e-mail) NOT to talk to media.
If Terri has volunteered at the school, and she's a former teacher, I'm sure there good school relationships as well. The school would respect the family's wishes - and the same attitude could trickle down to the school community.
And of course, there's the generosity of Kaine's employer...and cooperation from that organization...
Basically, after the parents' Press Conference yesterday, lots of the mixed messages sent by this investigation were explained away for me.
Sadly, I think this investigation(s) has them no further along than they were Day 1. Their efforts are becoming refined and in general they are more highly organized. I fervently hope they will soon benefit from all the resources that have been deployed.
I fear Kyron's been kidnapped out from everyone's noses & is no longer with us. The special, hectic day at the school with lots of visitors in and out ... with lots of projects walking in and out ... perfect timing for scooping up a small boy unnoticed. So many possibilities - all he needed to do, as posters here have pointed out, is to run back out into the parking lot after Terri's car because they forgot to bring something in.
But, it's also clear that they've profiled Kyron and the family with brutal honesty and are also following a hunch that something that might have upset him enough to decide to leave school that day - whether it was something that had to do with school, the fair, school friends/foes, family friends/foes, a family dynamic, etc.. Something might not have been quite right in Kyron's world, from his 7 year old point of view. We're not privvy. Was it something to do with the older brother or someone else he thought he'd made a plan with? Was it something he needed from the woods for science day or for his talent? The family & profile may have many good hunches that are ruling the search locations and the S&R in general.
All we can do is wait. What a good strong team we have on the ground behind Kyron. If anyone can figure out what happened to him, they can. And man, they are motivated.
JMHO
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Tony & Desiree's neighbor's post:
<snipped> Tony's a detective with experience working some pretty ugly cases,
