[Inkie]

Does anyone think this might have had a copycat element in it with all the publicity given the Samantha Runnion murder, manhunt, funeral, etc.?

[sweetliberty]

"Does anyone think this might have had a copycat element in it"

I don't know about copycat, but it did occur to me that this pervert got excited by the story of Samantha.

[alisasny]

NOPE, in fact child abductions by strangers are down from 10 years ago.

Maybe we can thank John Walsh for that.

A proactive society is the best protection for our children.