I saw the parents when they were on Wife Swap...it's just as likely that they were in on the hoax. Pops is a nutcase.
I’m thankful the little boy has been found, and that he is safe and unharmed. I’ve been praying for that since I heard about this incident, but I haven’t followed it closely other than to read parts of this thread.
If this was a hoax, and the parents knew about it, they should have to pay for the search operations out of any money they make off the story.
Since they were on a reality show, as mentioned here, they may have gotten the idea for getting their own reality show.
Hope not, but you never know about people in this topsy turvy society these days.