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I do live in a neighborhood with kids. Some that are in and out of my house! If God forbid one was missing I would be able to account for any forensic evidence that could be found. I would think it possible that hair could be found, for instance. Same for blood, possibly, if I had patched up a scraped knee. I certainly can say that a child was not in my car or home without my permission. I keep it locked and the garage door closed. I really think the hypothetical that "what if that kind of evidence turned up anyway" is not realistic. I would be under scrutiny, and rightly so, by the police. If I was gone from my home at the same time the child disappeared, again the police would look carefully. This after they look at the parents first as they always do, and did (contrary to some assertions) in the van Dam case.

This after they look at the parents first as they always do, and did (contrary to some assertions) in the van Dam case.

This they did to a certain degree. But, answer this. After it was clear that the parents were lying, about drugs, etc. WHY DIDN'T THE POLICE INVESTIGATE FURTHER?

Can you compare the investigations done to the Jahi Turner case, where the boy disappeared from a park, but the police turned the residence of the parents into a POLICE INVESTIGATION SITE,and wouldn't allow ANYONE INSIDE?

At the Van Dam's, they allowed neighbors,friends, strangers to come in and cross contaminate,clean up, have parties, etc. while investigations were going on. (I have embellished only slightly, but I will admit some)

I would be able to account for any forensic evidence that could be found.

You'd better pray you don't have someone with a political agenda on the jury at your trial, should you have one. It'd be pucker time for you if one on your jury didn't start by PRESUMING YOUR INNOCENCE. Its interesting that your pronouncements which seem to amount to, "I have nothing to hide", essentially advocate against PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE. (For me, gutting the Constitution is just, not an option.)

I'll state it again for the benefit of others, there have been people on these threads who have pretty much convinced me that should something terrible befall a child in my neighborhood, I may indeed have second thoughs of offering help.

"I certainly can say that a child was not in my car or home without my permission."

No offense - but I remember when I said that I would certainly be able to acct. for all the people who had ever been in my house - you didn't seem to agree with that - but now you could be certain that somebody was never in your stuff? What I got out of what you said to me then was - "You may find prints (or fibers or whatever) from people you don't know have been in there at one time (i.e. construction workers)" - but now it would seem like you are saying - "No one could have been in my house (or car or whatever) without my knowledge."