That's an understatement.
I think that the media frenzy has certainly contributed but more confusion has come from the tightness with which LE has held information in this investigation.
I agree with the media frenzy, but the tightness of LE is debateable.
I just don't think MK really got that good of a look at the guy.
I don't know about that..maybe, maybe not. How were they able to get a COMPLETE description of the perp, including; hat, shirt style, pants, shoes, hair on hands, hand on arms, but no facial features, at all? I have to assume that this guy had no mustache. Can you point me to any verifiable sources that the perp had a mask on? I know that I read it on one of the threads, but was it in print anywhere?
If everyone had been looking for guys driving cars that morning wearing a golf hat rather than a baseball hat then maybe they could have got a break. They should have corrected that as soon as they realized they were in error but for all we know maybe they didn’t recognize their mistake until several days had passed.
I couldn't agree with you more.
I might also add that I do not believe that they are trying to railroad Ricci.
I'm not sure about this one...at least, not yet.
If they were, there would be a lot more heat on him right now. Why, for the life of me, weren't they watching Ricci from the 5th, when they first "interviewed" him? If they had been watching him from that day, they would have seen whether or not he dropped that Jeep off, and also, they would have seen the person that supposedly picked him up. They messed up on this on. IMO
They can take their time building a very strong case and at the same time go after anyone else who may be involved.
Yes, they can, but in the meantime, Elizabeth is still missing because of mistakes. And I do think that they made mistakes.
:) I'll take a letter E
The perps had at least a two hour head start on LE. That gave them plenty of time to secure Elizabeth away before the alarm was sounded. If MK had waited a few minutes more before making her first attempt to wake her parents then maybe she wouldn't have seen the abductor the second time and the authorities would have gotten on the case sooner. The bottom line though is that it was the middle of the night, without a vehicle description to go on LE would have been severly hampered. Elizabeth should never have gone quietly and that is the lesson that we can all teach our children. My point in all of this is that even if LE had done everything perfectly, Elizabeth would probably still be gone.
That isn't debatable. LE has clamped a lid on this investigation following leaks early in the case.