The police departments in the respective jurisdictions have met and shared all their evidence and found nothing.
"Everything they say is not founded in truth or reality, it's just scenarios," says Rolf Koecher, Steven's father, of the website conjecture. "Their assertions have opened up wounds that were healing.
"It sounds strange," Rolf adds, "but we'd be happy to know they're alive and safe — to know Steven is safe and not hurting, needing a rescue from somewhere."
He pauses, a dad dealing with a year's worth of unimaginable grief.
"But this isn't even on our radar that it's a possibility. We don't give it 10 seconds of thought. This is all innuendo and no evidence."
And incredibly cruel.
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If the allegations weren't so cruel they would be comedic. I did check out the Powell's website. It is clear that Steve Powell is a control freak. It's clear that he is hiding something. The suggestions he makes, for example about employment More..
Crazy conjecture...Why doesn't he just tell what he knows instead of making up stuff out of thin air?