Alice

But I've really given you basically all the facts we actually know.

Yet we have had hundreds of thousands of hours of reporting.

What are they reporting on and what does that kind of reporting do to an investigation like this?

I know you've already said this, but like hoaxes, man.

So at least we've heard of, you know, as soon as the disappearance was reported on, I think there were different outlets.

They didn't always come from the outlets themselves.

Other people would say some outlet received a ransom note.

Why would someone risk federal prosecution in, you know, writing a hoax letter like this?

Is it just for fun?

trying to eke out, you know, maybe some Bitcoin from the family?

Or are they trying to get their, you know, two seconds of fame in that moment?

Why would you possibly hoax this?

Have you ever had a situation where you advised people close to the case, not law enforcement, family members, friends, not to say anything, but they do say things if they want to.

Can that happen?

Can you control that?

No, no, we can't control them.

And I think that's worth noting without you getting it, you know, speculating too much.

But I think a lot of people just assume that anything being put out on the case is all coordinated through law enforcement.

It may be.

It may not be.