Jackson Jambalaya

I assumed this was going to be a 'new' interview. It's the same one that was aired days ago. This woman is beyond bizarre. She describes her adult daughter as 'pursuing some of her interests, like CARD MAKING'. So, the girl has never had a car, doesn't drive, has no cell phone, no money, is home schooled and her interests include making cards on the computer? That might be the fleeting interest of a seven year old.

The parents KNEW she was not kidnapped from the get go. They KNEW she escaped the environment they've saddled these six kids with. And the mother says (in an almost slurred and unemotional voice) "I just pray nobody has taken her".

Based on where the dots are taking us, it's my bet the parent(s) monitored every computer keystroke of these children but failed to catch this one corresponding with someone who arranged to drop by and aide in her escape.

The Madison Police Department has spent quite enough time chasing ribbons blowing in the wind on this one.

DAMN 5:56 I dont know what to say to that except....I agree!

What a bizarre comment.

No matter what the circumstances are (runaway or missing person), hope the girl is safe.

I'm hoping she did not connect with a predator on the computer who aided her escape for his own purposes.

I would hope the MPD would , at the very least, check out the computer.

This reinforces my concern that a weakness in " home schooling" is that the children of parents who are abusive,neglectful or just plain nuts become isolated from those who could help them.

This is not the time to analyze the parents or the family dynamics. She's apparently not wise to the ways of the world, but she's 17 and needs to be found and her safety ensured.

Find the girl, then figure out why she left.

I srongly agree with 10:17 am amd 10:44 am about the priority in this case.

I would point out that analyzing the family dynamics and parents is not without merit and I hope the police are doing just that as well!

Unfortunately,not all children who disappear run away or are abducted by strangers. And, why they run when they do, can be key in finding and helping them.

I agree with several statements made above. I do not think she was abducted, sounds like she "ran away". Who she ran with is where this situation could be dangerous. She still needs to be found. She is still a minor. MPD needs to follow every lead and look into every bit of family info they have privy to. This girl is from all accounts naive to the world. She has fallen victim most likely to someone she has connected with on the net. Let this be a warning to parents, know who your child is friends with, talk to your child and most importantly, LISTEN to them. I pray God is watching over this girl and she will be located.

Once again, Connecting The Dots sees this situation for what it is. This girl does not live the normal 17 yr old life. In addition to all the other things such as no phone, etc. She does not even dress like teenage. If you look at every picture of her, she is wearing a long skirt(even at Disney World) and matronly longing attire. When she left, her mom said she was wearing a long sleeve black shirt and long black skirt(or pants.) Most girls her age would be wearing shorts and tank top on a hot Sat. morn. She escaped to find a life outside her prison and God forbid, she found it with the wrong person. These holier than thou parents really irritate me. I have not seen the first tear. I was hysterical when my dog went missing and I would have to be sedated if it was my granddaughter. Waiting for the truth.

and why is she so naive? Maybe thats something worth thinking about.

May be news to some of you, but a thorough police investigation will ALWAYS analyze the totality of evidence obtained in order to size up the situation and form a theory as to why she left, including where she might have gone. And that includes an assessment of this mother's behavior, elusive demeanor and flippant appearance when she says things like, "Oh, I hope nobody has taken her."

Of course we ALL hope the girl is safe. That goes without saying. Exploring the mentality of the parent(s) is essential in this case and may well lead to a quicker resolution. The news stated days ago that the police had seized the computer the girl used. I hope that means they have taken ALL the computers available at the home. Nothing at all bizarre about my initial comment. Television interviews with the parents, the time spent locally, posting pictures all over Ridgeland....based on an analysis of the family dynamics and assessment of the facts known at this time....tells anybody with half a wit of sense, that all of that time and work has been in vain. An in depth interview with the parents, one in particular, off site, taking at least four hours, by professionals, would have saved at least three days of farting around.

I suspected this the instant I first heard about it, and was incensed that Queen Mary authorized a helicopter search (nb: I am a Madison taxpayer).

A 17 year old high school graduate (or, in her case, the home-schooling equivalent) who disappears without any sign of forced entry, violence, a ransom note, etc, is a runaway until proven otherwise.

When you hear hoofbeats behind you, expect to see a horse when you turn around, not a zebra. This is Madison, not the Serengheti.

I feel bad for her parents, but this is a family matter unless something unexpected pops up.

They are either Pentecostal, or the girl's family has issues and they clothe her that way for a reason.

With the parents so flippant about this, I suspect this isn't the first problem with this girl.

I have never seen a group of self righteous people as I have seen above. I girl is abnormal because she doest have a 500 IPhone, shorts that show her goods and a new BMW. The parents are religious nuts who restrict all their childrens life and really don't care. It great that you wonderful people can understand the dynamics of a family by watching 5 minutes of them on the news. Hopefully MHP will send the parents to Gucci Parenting school and they will go ahead and order the Iphone 10 with extra bling so you people will then call them normal.

Nowhere quite like Jackson Jambalaya to get raw perspective on a current event. Since Abigail went missing, I've had moments where I thought like each of the differing commenters above. If she's a runaway it's certainly tempting to blame her parents, but let's not forget she is a minor and the less worldly-wise she is, the more vulnerable she may be. Whether she left freely or was abducted, I pray for her safe return.

I don't see a problem with the mayor authorizing (although she's not the one to do that) use of a helicopter to search the area. Had that not been done, imagine the hootin' and hollerin' that would have ensued.

Oh, by the way, screw you 4:13; the only self righteousness I see is coming from YOU!

How ya gonna keep em down on the farm, once they've seen NYC?

Certainly hope the young lady is safe and that her parents' anxiety is relieved.

I spoke to someone who lives near them and it is worse than we thought......They are Baptist.

They are NOT Baptist, 5:30, but nice attempt at humor. If you've read the other thread on here about this subject, you'll find quotes from the family minister/priest.

Besides, how could one know by 'living near them' that they are of one religion or another?

even worse.....he works at Butler,Snow..could they get any worse.

I have never seen a group of self righteous people as I have seen above.

Well then you've never read the JFP nor been to a Hinds County BOS meeting and watched "the dispatcher".

May be news to some of you, but a thorough police investigation will ALWAYS analyze the totality of evidence obtained in order to size up the situation ...

How much would you like to wager that your "ALWAYS" doesn't apply in Jackustan?

He's not a lawyer, he's the firm administrator at Butler Snow. Just what difffence does it make who his employer is anyway?

She went to NYC this spring with her church. She met some guy there and she ran away to,the big city. That, or she has never left town.

IMO

They're not Baptist, they're Presbyterian (PCA). Many kids go through stuff, keep things to themselves, and deal with depression and try to escape from their life in one way or another. It has nothing to do with the fact that she was homeschooled. I'm not saying a little more socialization wouldn't have been good for their kids development, but they don't have to adhere to what society says is the 'norm'. Lay off and stop criticizing parents who appear to have done a decent job overall. As for someone commenting on the mother's 'flippant' attitude- its called shock.

May be news to some of you, but a thorough police investigation will ALWAYS analyze the totality of evidence obtained in order to size up the situation ...

How much would you like to wager that your "ALWAYS" doesn't apply in Jackustan?

Ah, 6:22; Operative word - Thorough. Pay attention.

Extra points for working Jackustan into a totally unrelated thread. Stop by te Madison Chamber a pick up your nickel.

People of all denominations or non-denominations are still people. It only takes one issue to get people making fun of a religion. At the end of the day, we are all human, and we all have problems. I hope no one on this thread that is condemning this family based on a few days of very unrevealing articles ever has a wayward child. We homeschooled for a year, and we saw a lot of rigid, cultish legalism, but we also saw a lot of normal, cool people choosing to homeschool their children because they believed they could do a better job than the "institutions" could (and many of them were probably right). IF there is a family issue that comes to light, my hope is that people won't jump on the bandwagon of assuming all people who homeschool or are certain denominations are crazy. It's just not true. The key issue is knowing that Abigail Bonner is safe.

This has been like reading a mystery novel (a genre I generally don't much like, unless it's one of Dorothy Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey ones, that at least assume a certain degree of literary/historical knowlegde)...the red herrings and wild guesses, in this Bonner scare, are truly "bizarre," as someone said, *supra*. The family's religion? The fact that they home-school? The paterfamilias' employment details??? What on earth can scrutinizing these details accomplish? It's just babble, as this site can be wayyyyy too full of, oftentimes.

Yes, I could say that if I had five Presbyterian/Baptist/Pentecostal siblings, force-fed home-schooling, denied ordinary teen possessions, and made to wear dowdy Amish clothes, I'd sure-as-shootin' hit the road---but that would be projecting MY bias. Would be of zero help in finding a missing child.

The lack of compassion from this blog's followers says a lot about the nuts who follow this site

This article from the Madison Co Journal includes some even weirder quotes by her father:
http://onlinemadison.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=26995

"Her sisters and brother and parents and grandparents want to be back in fellowship with her"
In fellowship with her???

Landrieu.

Paging Jim Jones...........

What does this father-nut-case actually do as COO of Butler Snow? Typically a COO knows the business inside and out, calls the operational shots and makes hiring and retention decisions, among many other things.

I wonder how the 'fellow-shipping' is going up in the BS Tower at The Colony.

I am sure everyone who is critical of the family is a wonderful parent and citizen and without fault. Its easy to say bizarre things when you are anonymous.

I detest the BS firm as much as any right-thinking lawyer, but I'm really not getting what the dad's job has to do with anything. Sounds like it's the most normal thing about this family.

I think the people who are critical of the parents based on a 30 second tv spot or because the father used the word "fellowship" are certainly insecure with their religious beliefs. That being said I think it is strange that more developments haven't come out. I wonder if Madison PD is up to the task as they usually only handle traffic violations or is this like the mona biddy cases years ago. Its strange to me that at this point more isn't publically known.

I am such a dumbass. I had been thinking she wasn't smiling in any of the poster photos because she had bad teeth. Makes more sense now that I read about the clothes, fellowship, etc.

This has turned into the most bizarre thread. It's about a missing/runaway.

Instead of hoping everyone is ok, its turned into piles of trash.

Disappointed and just plain dumbfounded.

Do any of the asshat posters feel any guilt? How about shame?

it's so tragic that this child may have felt that death was her only way out...my heart aches for her and for what her life could have been had she been allowed to go to school and college. hopefully, this will wake the parents up about the other children in the house and maybe they can start leading more normal lives and avoid a tragic end such as this. Kids just can't be caged up like animals in the name of religion. they need to experience life, the good and the bad. that's how they grow up. i'm sorry for the people who truly loved her but not for those who just wanted to control her. people that have such a low opinion of children and women should maybe examine their own consciences because it just doesn't seem right.

@9:27 pm, that is a ridiculous thing to say. The coroner hasn't released anything, and you don't know the cause of death. NONE of this speculation will help heal the family. Just because their ideals don't line up with yours does not mean their child took her life. She may have been very happy in her lifestyle. Maybe you should be examining your own thoughts and methodologies. Get over yourselves and learn to think beyond your own "norm".

I still dont understand why the parents think she ran away if she didnt take any of her belongings? If I was going to rhn away and had no money I would take as many belongings as possible. And if she wasnt acting any differently or unhappy why would you assume she ran away?

I still dont understand why the parents think she ran away if she didnt take any of her belongings? If I was going to rhn away and had no money I would take as many belongings as possible. And if she wasnt acting any differently or unhappy why would you assume she ran away?

8:35 Nothing about this case has made much sense.

"A 17 year old high school graduate (or, in her case, the home-schooling equivalent) who disappears without any sign of forced entry, violence, a ransom note, etc, is a runaway until proven otherwise."

What an idiot you are! It is this 1970s mentality that has botched THOUSANDS of missing persons cases. I PRAY your loved one never go missing and have to endure the police considering it "just a runaway". SMH. You're a piece of work.

Is there a list of those "thousands" you claim were abducted? Somewhere we can verify your statement?