Only hope: somebody nearby would be willing to be her Grandpa...but Dave was still too much sexually active, and too busy with his work, to fill that role. Still, she might have tried to attract him.
We have most of us, known an older man or woman who has helped where these modern children are not loved, and an old couple live near by.
Definately, especially if Avila 1) Had a dog with him and lured DVD with it. 2) Was sitting at the park or drove by and saw her alone.
Let's face it, as I tried to point out before, Danielle as a victim was in an extremely HIGH risk catagory.
Now before we start with the "well it's just a really nice safe neighborhood" and "we just wouldn't ever think that something like this could happen here."
Because I'll tell you thats EXACTLY why it did.
Avila was smart, fast, and he plotted out his potential abduction area well. In Samantha's case alone I have alredy heard two interveiws with people that live on that street or block who have said that "lots of kids play unsupervised around here."
In DVD's case the park is not only down the street (prime spot for child abductions) but neighbors have said that children run around unsupervised. There is also court testimony that specifically points out that the VD children played outside their yard without adult supervision.
It's possible that Avila became stuck in frustration mode because he wasn't able maybe, with all the attention the case got early on, to "dispose"(display) of the body the way he wished(fantasized) about. This alone would have ruined or at least damaged the fantasy reenactment value of what, up to the media frenzy part, was a perfect abduction.
I belive that this frustration, coupled with the recent act and the possibility his 2 phone tips were ignored is what caused him to become careless or to not even care or consider being caught. Not to mention, I sorry if graphic, in Samantha's case he was going to make REAL sure they knew she was sexually assaulted and get the glory for it.