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Yes, that's what the statistics say, but statistics don't predict an individual outcome.

Prayers for her safe return.

Yup.

[desertsolitaire]

You are correct of course.
I just get a sick feeling everytime I see headlines about search efforts on these cases knowing that most all are already dead.
And a feeling that despite many good people that the darkness of acts like these is winning. Not the goodness. Gloomy.
Shoplifting. Looting. Abortion.
Grooming. Our former President being subjected to lawfare torment designed to ruin him and make hom die on prison. How does this ever get solved by the ballot box?