A reason why so many of these missing kids cases don't get solved more promptly might be illustrated by an event I read about a few days ago.

I believe it was in Pennsylvania and that the young girl's name was Dawn Yoder. She had been reported missing from her grandmother's home and the usual publicity and case circulars resulted. Years later her skeleton was found less than two hundred yards from home.

Given a situation like this, one has to wonder just how much investigative effort really did go into the case. Are the cops so anxious to issue Amber Alerts and post notices that they can't get around to doing basic police work?