[ewing]

Correct, the tabloids (the only ones still following this story) said that Elizabeth met with the Mitchells alone at least 4 times before the abduction.

[Eva]

It is exactly the scenario that I predicted. It is the only explanation for why she didn't scream for her father. She didn't think that he would hurt her. She thought that she could talk him out of whatever he was going to do. It is also the only explanation for how the little sister remembered the name of some homeless guy who worked for a few hours on the roof of their house six months after the incident. What is not explained by the meetings is why the parents didn't suspect him in the first place.