This is so disturbing, everyday you read or watch the reports of this happening daily, I am sure more you don't see covered.
I am scared for my kids. Alot of these kids are taken from their own beds, the doors are locked, the windows are closed. Some of these homes have alarm systems and it still happens.
I will not let my kid sleep in the front living room unless the 15 old brother is in there. I have even put board slats so the windows can not be opened. I will not let my kids ride their bikes on the road, I will not even let them play in the front yard.
We live in a small, very small, town with a low crime rate of these things, and in an elderly neighborhood.
I find it hard to sleep sometimes because I have to get up and check on the kids. I have always been that way thou, making sure the gas stove was turned off, doors locked, no pillows on their faces, no necklaces that could choke them on before they go to sleep.
I know I am a obsessive and complusive by this, but you have to be. Even the most well meaning parents who think they have thought of everything, this happens to their little precious children.
There is not greater tragedy that I can think of than this. Glad you posted it, I am glad I don't let my kids even play in the front yard now. My kids are , as all children are, trusting, no matter how many times you tell them , and even tell them what a kidnapper may say, you just don't know how they will react in the situation. So all we can do is, keep a constant look out for our kids, even if it is sad to take away riding their bikes around in the neighborhood, at least that is one way to make sure where they are at all times. I remember as a kid, having alot more freedom, you just didnt hear about these kind of things happeing as often. We got our kids a trampoline( no broke bones yet) and they love it, so staying in the back yard is alot easier for them.
Thanks for the news of this, it makes my heart break for that precious little girl and it makes me want to hold mine even closer now. Poor parents, there will be no comfort for them , that too breaks my heart.