[Responsibility2nd]

I agree. It still smells fishy.

I keep reading this....”
They believed the family — which ran a successful commercial cleaning business — left the area by choice, but left behind sizable amounts of food, toiletries and other everyday items.”

And also every article says there were very private people.

I wonder if these people were Preppers. I’m not saying preppers are kooks, but they have to have a stronger sense of paranoia than most of us.

[nandrew]

What’s a Prepper?

[cripplecreek]

I wouldn’t expect preppers to run away from Petoskey. It ain’t exactly Detroit up there.

[nuconvert]

I hope the family has had contact with the wife & not just him.
The family seems to be tight-lipped about this too.
It’s just weird

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

I wonder if these people were Preppers.

Well, that's one more idea to add to the list.

So far, we have:
a) Their mortgage is underwater and they walked away from the house.
b) Since they "ran a successful commercial cleaning business", maybe they saw, read, found out about something they shouldn't have and have been squirreled away in witness protection, by the FBI.
c) they are just plain kooks and have basically said, "I've had enough of this rat race" and just decided to "start over".
d) and now we have Preppers.

I'm pulling for witness protection myself.
But then again, I've been told I'm a little off kilter.