John Walsh, from America's Most Wanted, has advised families during a terrible tragedy like this:
1. Take Polygraph immediately.
Insist that the police give a polygraph, even if the police say it is unnecessary. Insist that it be done immediately so that the family can be quickly cleared. Disappearances like these inevitably will bring suspicion upon the family. Innocent families rarely react to the suspicion; they could care less. If the police insist on not polygraphing the family, the family needs to voice their disapproval to the press. why? Because if something comes up to lead the police to look into the family later, and the family is innocent, it will cause a delay; any delay in time may prove fatal.
2. Give Police Information
Innocent parents never say "that's all I know". Why not?
Because innocent parents are forever racking their brains for any single minute detail that might help. Give them the names of everyone; every family member, every friend, every associate: in short, give them the names of any and every person who had access to your child. Innocent family members will not be angry nor think they are being accused of anything. Desperate times call for desperate measures and this is not a time where parents care about appearance, reputation, friendships, or anything else. "And that's all I know" is another way of saying, "don't ask me any more questions..." and is something innocent parents do not do.
3. Confess anything that may hinder the investigation.
If the father is having an affair, it is time to come clean. His girlfriend needs to be interviewed. If it is online porn, gambling, or even drug purchasing, the family must now tell the police everything, even the most humiliating, as anything and everything is relevant when a child is missing. If the father owed a drug dealer $10, the police need to know about it.
When it comes to a missing child, any lie told will hinder the investigation, and bring more suspicion upon the family, and rightfully so. Parents desperate to find their missing child won't lie, but they may need a reminder: don't withhold information, either.
In a sense, a family in this circumstance doesn't need advice beyond point one, as everything else is just instinct: Instinct of parents desperate to find their child. Innocent parents don't have time to care what the public says, or rumors, or spending time on Facebook. They are desperate. Those that we have seen concerned about their reputations had reason to be concerned. The innocent do not. We've seen parents lie while their child is missing and we know what this points to. We have seen families have it out on Facebook, as they have sought their own fame rather than concern for a child.
From the moment 911 is called, all bets are off. There is no care about reputation, friendships, embarrassment or anything else:
All that matters is finding the child.
The town is doing what it can: Searching, praying, and searching. They are supportive. Breeann needs to be found. Supporting Breeann means polygraphing the family and asking tough questions. An innocent parent will appreciate tough questions; all need to be asked. As they gathered together, singing hymns, praying, and supporting one another, they are doing that which a community should do. In a community, there is a time for tearful embraces, and there is a time for eye to eye questions. No innocent parent will object.
We continue to analyze the statements from the parents and thus far, the father's statements are raising more questions than answering questions.
A 3 year old who sleeps until 10 or 11 AM raises questions.
A 3 year old on a bike, by herself, or watched by a 5 year old is alarming.
The timeline the father gave is alarming.
They may have nothing to do with her disappearance, but this is only learned through questions. Media needs to be asking tough questions: they owe it to Breeann, herself.
Breeann's family needs to be polygraphed immediately.
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