[hsmomx3]

I'm seeing a trend in these reports. Seems that many of these kids come from broken homes. Parents divorced, etc. Do you notice this?

[RMDupree]

I believe that is just a coincidence being that over 50% of kids today are raised in divorced households.

Elizabeth Smart's parents are married and so are Danielle Van Dam's.

Samantha Runnion's parents are divorced and so, it appears, are the parents of this latest missing child.

50/50.

[mombonn]

Seems that many of these kids come from broken homes.

Van Dams, Smarts are married. The ratio of children recently kidnapped from intact families seems to be proportional to society as a whole.

[stlnative]

The Meramec River is 3 to 4 blocks from the home where she was last seen. The little girl does not wander any farther that 1/2 block from the home. Cops are talking to a guy in a "Jeep" on the Meramec River now. Cops are not asking for any volunteer searchers right now. The Chrysler Plant is right near there, but is on the otherside of the river. Also people float this river all the time. It is a slow river and very muddy.

Ok... It sounds like the house where they family slept is where the father is living and this red headed guy must know the father and the father let him sleep on the couch. The mother and children who live across the street also slept at the fathers home (parents are working on getting back together). Casey asked her Daddy for some cereal at about 7:20am, the Dad went to go to the bathroom and return and Casey was gone and so was the guy sleeping on the couch. The father thinks that Casey went across the street to where she normally sleeps & lives (mother's home) to get cereal. The Dad goes across the street to find her, but cannot. They start looking for Casey and the guy who was sleeping on the couch shows back up soaking wet and says he went swimming in the Meramec River which is 3 to 4 blocks from both homes. Casey was last seen about 7:20am this morning