Good morning everyone. First post here, but I have been following this thread since it began and finally registered.
This case has had several twist and turns.
I would like to comment on a few things and these are my opinion only.
MJ, biodad. I believe I read on his FB page that he made mistakes, but loves the girls. I take this at face value. Like others have stated, he did not foresee bad things happening, he let GB adopt the girls for reasons unknown, but we speculate that it was to give the girls a better life. When JB, AB, AB and KB went missing and JB and AB were found deceased this had to be something unforeseeable to him and was quite a shock to him. I would imagine a sense of panic set in. I did see him posting pictures ( FBI wanted posters) of all the girls and his ex wife. Never saw a disparaging word about any of them. (had this been myself missing, my ex would be posting things as the wench did this, hope she dies, but find my child). When AB and KB were found, I think he felt a great sense of relief and guilt on his part that he was helpless in all of this. He lost a daughter and never wanted to come close again to losing the other and reacted with the wanting custody declaration. I do not think he thought it out, it was a decision made out of fear, relief, guilt, panic,grief, sadness, elation for the two girls being found safe and shock. Yes he made a rash decision, but I do not think he made it with malice.
As for GB, we have heard nothing about him via the media, friends or relatives. I do not recall seeing anything negative about him directly by JB on her FB page. The venting statement she made could mean anything. As does the stupid people statement. Unfortunately they were made prior to the disappearance, hence speculation as to what they refer to. Granted he is 60 and like others wonder why a woman in her early 30's would marry a man 30 years older. I can only speculate, but that does not make it fact. I do believe he has and still is being investigated by LE and CPS, not as a suspect, but to determine that the girls should remain with him. Right now I think they should.
As for CPS allegations, yes it raises a red flag, but I also know that people make false allegations all the time and CPS has to investigate them. CPS are relentless as well. How do I know? My ex wanted custody of our child and instead of petitioning the courts, he decided it would be faster to strip my parental rights. I had allegation after allegation of abuse to our child and each time was investigated. I had meetings, my home visited several times, photos taken of my home. CPS did not show up during normal business hours either, instead trying to catch you when least expected. When allegations started coming in from people I did not know....no they do not tell you who makes them, but in these meetings discussions take place as to family relations, acquaintances and people you associate with. My ex made a bad mistake though....CPS was not leaning his way and he threatened them by telling them he would have their jobs. My case was unfounded. That did not stop my ex from attempting to get another county CPS into investigating me though. he took our child to the doctors under the second opinion guise for a medical problem to a major city several hours away. Why? Because making allegations to a medical professional, they are obligated to report it. I hated CPS because not only did they make my life miserable, they were making the life of my child miserable as well. CPS is more than eager to remove a child and even suggested removing the child to a relative that my ex picked out. I would have agreed, but it was not going to stop the plan my ex was attempting. Happy to say that years later, my child is back in my life and slowly I get bits and pieces of things. While my experience with CPS is a bit extreme and bizarre, it does happen a lot especially in custody cases.
Another CPS case I know of is a person where I worked was different. Some people did not like her and one got mad for something she corrected them on. The girl retaliated by making allegations of abuse about her kids. Just saying people make allegations as a way to hurt and for revenge.
I agree the appearance of AM is something that makes people be on guard. I think this is conditioning that people like him are no good. Well I was like that and still am to some degree, but I learned years ago that judging by appearances, money, job, etc don;t always result in the first impression. My best friend introduced me to her boyfriend at the time, years ago. He was scary looking to me and my first impression was he did drugs or dealt drugs and possibly ignored the law more than once. he came from a broken home, no family contact, did not hold a good paying job, but had enough money for him and for dates with her. It took some time and sleuthing on my part, but this guy was not the person I thought he was. As for the drugs, he was adamantly opposed to anyone doing drugs and refused to have any contact with anyone even with a suspicion of drug use. I would have never guessed that. He was protective of her, never laid a hand on her and was happy. They eventually parted ways because he did not feel he could provide enough and in a way he felt she deserved. They remain friends to this day, but she eventually married and her husband appears as the nicest guy (clean cut, professional looking, etc) there is. Bad part, my red flag meter is on high alert with this guy. Yes I was correct about the red flag meter about him as well. Point being made is you can't judge by appearances.
This is an extremely disturbing case and several lives have been changed forever. The important part is that AB and KB feel and are safe, loved and protected. I believe that all the agencies are working in concert to make this happen.
