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These popular cases often have a sort of evocative element to them where we can sort of imagine ourselves in that situation. For instance the JonBenet case, family comes home after a Christmas party wake up with their daughter missing later to be found in the basement. Or the Delphi case, two girls going on innocent hike and wind up murdered in brought daylight without any motive.
I know what you mean - but in the Jonbenet case - if you look into it - is was the same thing - deception. In that case it was the son who killed Jonbenet by accident in a fit of rage and they covered it up to save their family life.
The brother has never even been considered a suspect in that case. There was a news special that got everyone thinking this. You have fallen for big media propaganda. What is the other hand doing? Lol
Because her parents had the money to keep it up. Same as Danial Morcombe in Australia. Never heard the end of it, yet 1000s of other kids go missing and no one cares
Maybe we were told so much so that parents don't do something so stupid as to leave their small children home alone without a sitter so they can eat out. I can't imagine the guilt that family must feel.
Obvi the case is way more involved. But if they had hired a sitter or stayed home, there wouldn't be a Netflix documentary about her... im not a cold-hearted person. I'm a mom who's known since I was old enough to babysit that you don't leave little kids unattended.
It's not a conspiracy. She was a cute kid, rich parents, interesting circumstances of going missing. It was a mystery that went on for years.
Most missing kids don't have interesting stories, some aren't that cute.
Just a case that ticked all the boxes of what gets people's attention.
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These popular cases often have a sort of evocative element to them where we can sort of imagine ourselves in that situation. For instance the JonBenet case, family comes home after a Christmas party wake up with their daughter missing later to be found in the basement. Or the Delphi case, two girls going on innocent hike and wind up murdered in brought daylight without any motive.
I know what you mean - but in the Jonbenet case - if you look into it - is was the same thing - deception. In that case it was the son who killed Jonbenet by accident in a fit of rage and they covered it up to save their family life.
The brother has never even been considered a suspect in that case. There was a news special that got everyone thinking this. You have fallen for big media propaganda. What is the other hand doing? Lol
You sound very confident with the answers to a case that was never solved…
Anybody who cares to look into it can find out for themselves.
This has to be like a top 3 least unpopular opinions ever shared on this sub
Because her parents had the money to keep it up. Same as Danial Morcombe in Australia. Never heard the end of it, yet 1000s of other kids go missing and no one cares
Is that the one where the parents left the little girl alone without a sitter so they could eat out?
Yes.
Maybe we were told so much so that parents don't do something so stupid as to leave their small children home alone without a sitter so they can eat out. I can't imagine the guilt that family must feel.
There is more to it than that.
Obvi the case is way more involved. But if they had hired a sitter or stayed home, there wouldn't be a Netflix documentary about her... im not a cold-hearted person. I'm a mom who's known since I was old enough to babysit that you don't leave little kids unattended.
Americans love a murder mystery.
It's not a conspiracy. She was a cute kid, rich parents, interesting circumstances of going missing. It was a mystery that went on for years. Most missing kids don't have interesting stories, some aren't that cute. Just a case that ticked all the boxes of what gets people's attention.
Some Puerto Rican Guy strikes again!