I assume this is a kidnapping for some sort of sexual assault. Ultimately the suspect could kill Holly when he was done. Could be the day she was taken or today or tomorrow. We just dont know. I am sure he didnt take her into the woods to watch Twilight DVDs or play Farmville.
"Staged" may or may not mean anything. The lunch bag got to where it was found in one of two ways. Either the suspect threw it from a car or holly threw it from a car. So either way the suspect or the two of them were at that location. Now, you could argue that he PLANTED it there, but he still had to go there to leave it so its the exact same thing. I do not think also that the suspect would, at some point, decide to put Hollys stuff in the car and drive around planting it. Thats too risky. You want to get rid of stuff FAST not drive it around town sprinkling it here and there.
The tape and bag were NOT found 8 miles into the woods they were found (at least the bag) 8 miles AWAY on a road. I posted pictures and a map earlier today. The tape and bag are said to be from the general same area. The location of the tape does not look like the exact same spot as where the bag is said to have come from. There is no river by the lunch BAG (its like a small purse). There is a creek but the bag was not found in it and it is said that the bag (with lunch) appeared to have been thrown from a car. Again there is video of the site. No mention has been made of any items Holly may have had so a purse, back pack, school items, etc. is 100% conjectural. No items of hers have been described as missing either.
I doubt the abductor parked 8 miles away "as the staged clues suggest". I assume had some vehicle on a path in or behinds the woods. Someone pointed out on a map a day or two ago that you could get to a car in a few minutes. Plus there is probably at least a 2-4 hour window of opportunity to leave the scene before LE even started to look for things.
Early on in the search scanner chatter reported finding a car parked in the woods with the engine warm, and having gloves and camo clothes inside. Some variants of the story say the clothes were in a back pack and Holly's cell phone was in the car. The original chatter DID mention a car. LE has denied that both a car was found or that anything found had anything to do with the case. So who really knows. Somehow I tend to believe IF a car were found it is not invloved since cops have been asking people to report about people suspiciously washing cars, selling cars, changing tires, etc. You wouldnt do that if you found the suspects car in the first place.
It happens more than you'd think. Someone goes missing, and everyone starts shouting "AMBER ALERT!" Doesn't mean one was "officially" issued though.
