They preferred to wait til the BF was found but as time went on they decided they couldn’t wait forever?
He'll probably surface in a few months if it appears they have no evidence linking him to the homicide. I think the parents know this and so does his lawyer. Another Van Der Sloot case. Where's Greta? :)
This isn’t yet a cold case by any means but there probably is public pressure to catch Laundrie and this would focus even more eyes on him.