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Family's First Search And Police Delay
- Miss Louise searched the neighborhood and found the twins were last seen at a gas station around 4:30 p.m. but nobody could trace which direction they left.
- The family immediately reported them and police delayed taking the case seriously, asking them to call back in 24 hours.
Early Assumptions Derailed The Case
- Investigator Jim Ship quickly labeled the twins as runaways despite contradictory family testimony and missing steps in his probe.
- That early dismissal shaped decades of neglect and undermined all subsequent searches.
Official Records Contradict The Family
- Police later told the family the twins had been 'located' and removed from missing persons databases with no documented reason.
- The family's repeated inquiries met official denials, creating confusion and a sense of gaslighting.