[Hildy]

I know. Can you imagine what this poor girl went through? Can't believe there are people here at FR that believe she went willingly. Yea, like it's every young girl's dream to run away with two middle-aged crazy people, trudge around the country and wear veils on their face!

[veronica]

I don't understand the hostility and cynicism.

[Deb]

One of the reporters at the press conference said the Mitchells were Bahai. Has anyone else heard anything about that?

[FITZ]

Maybe she didn't go willingly but it seems she stayed willingly ---I don't see anyone holding a gun to her head in those pictures ---if she's in those pictures. I would hope my own kids would have found an opportunity in that city to cry out for help ---or run into that open door. Or if stopped by the police to get help. There was a little girl recently who escaped a kidnapping that had far less opportunity to get a way ---but she took her chance when she could.

I saw a weird family ---more clean shaven, more kids and younger kids several months ago ---dressed a lot like this ---in some weird white hooded robes walking along the interstate ---and here that is weird. I figured they were some weird cult but didn't pay any more attention to them.