I have a lot of empathy for this family. I tend to look at things more realistically. I can see this woman disintegrating before our eyes. She's going to drive herself into her own grave. There is going to be a time when she will have to move on. I think it's close.
A terrible crime was committed by someone. They were able to cover their tracks very, very well. Unless some physical evidence or unimpeachable eyewitness comes forward, there is no way to convict anyone of the crime. That's just the cold, hard fact. If some can't come to grips with it, then so be it.
"I tend to look at things more realistically."
This is your opinion and, yes, opinions can be stated. Others can also refute. I must say, in my opinion, that being realistic is as fluid as this case. What seems realistic to you may be different to someone else. Realistically, I would want to be able to do for my child the same as Beth is doing for her child. I consider that a realistic stance. You may think that makes me unrealistic, but I really would not care if you did. If it comes down to being concerned about someone else's impression of my actions or getting answers about my child...well I think you know which one would be more important to me. If it's not for you, that's fine...for you.
You have stated your opinion here many times and many time others have stated theirs.
What haunts me the most is that there is a modest possibility that someone totally unconnected to VDS has committed this crime. The family has been so understandably eager to keep the investigation going that they have expounded on and built a case that only leads them in one direction. The Twittys took this case and island over within the first three days of their arrival. Their actions and words were clear, "stand back, we don't trust you and you are not smart enough to find our daughter."
TBV,
Who do you mean by,"You People"????????????????????
Oh Stormy,
NSNR-LTW
and sam shepherd murdered his wife...don't all doctors/ but his son never quit even after his father died and eventually the actual perp and the details of the crime exonerated his father long after F. Lee Bailey won him his freedom from prison...i have respect for your opinion, but not your endurance...respecting your opinion doesn't make you either correct or more realistic than the rest, it just allows you to speak, as the family is, and should they ever follow your advice one thing is absolute: you will be correct because then nothing will ever be solved, and its just another Amy Bradlee story