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Maybe Lacy was pregnant with some other dude's kid? Maybe she just hit the road and went off with the other dude?

And not take her purse? Or medications? Or any clothes? Or money? Or leave a 'Dear John' letter? That thought passed through my head as well, but the evidence just doesn't point that way.

And as to your questions about WHY people care about her, it's the whole story: A young, beautiful, happy woman on the verge of having her first child vanishes off the face of the earth on Christmas Eve...it's a story that naturally attracts peoples attention. Lately, our area seems to be pretty good at coming up with stories like these, but I assure you that it's an infamy we'd rather live without.

I also thought all of you might be interested to hear another bit of information to weigh into your discussion. I stopped by the search command center at the Red Lion this morning to pick up some fingerprint kits for my children, and I had the opportunity to offer my prayers to a couple of Laci's family members and Scott Petersons sister (I was also involved in the park search early on, because my own sister lives just down the street from Scott and Laci). As I was departing, I mentioned that I honestly hoped that the object in the water wasn't her. At that point, all of their faces hardened and several of them stated quite emphatically that it "absolutely cannot be her because Scott is NOT involved in this". I guess you had to be there, but this reaction from her family struck me as bizarre. It was almost like they were trying to convince themselves that he couldn't have done it. Their whole tone was just wrong, like they had to say it, but they weren't totally positive they believed it.

This whole thing is just so sad...

It is sad. They are trying to convince themselves that their loved one, one with whom they entrusted their daughter, sister, granddaughter could be responsible for her disappearance. By denying that her husband possibly could have done anything to harm her relieves the relatives of responsibility of not seeing what was really going on between Laci and her husband. Perhaps in their grief stricken minds they are not ready for this. Which is understandable considering the harsh circumstances. I knew an abused victim. She in no way would let on to her family what was really taking place. Her husband was so wonderful to others outside their home, she did not feel her family or friends would or could digest the truth. In her sick abused mind she had the idea that her 'situation' would get better. Perhaps this is one of the reasons Laci liked being surrounded by her family. They in a way gave her safe guard.
All speculation of course.