WOW..it is unacceptable that they are just now allowing search parties to look for this little girl...the whole community should have been searching for her as soon as she went missing..instead officers thought searching by air was a logical first option, like this poor baby would be sitting out in the open to be found that easy. chief Barnett and the rest of law enforcement involved should be ashamed of themselves for the way this case has been handled starting with not posting Amber Alert in timely manner. We can only pray this baby will still be found alive and well dispite the way this case has been handled.

I have thought from the beginning that they wouldn't find her just out in the woods, Sean clearly gave her to someone else to hold on to. I would guess he planned this whole thing in advance, had someone he trusted waiting somewhere to take Kate once he got her. My thoughts (based on something said by one of "Ariel's siblings") are he didn't want the baby with Ariel, so until the DNA Results came back proving him as the father, he needed a way to get Kate from Ariel. He probably didn't think he would be arrested and charged if the baby wasn't with him, so then he could reunite with the baby and whoever is holding Kate. Apparently his parent's have custody of the older child Ariel and Sean have together, most likely if this child is confirmed to be his they would have gone for custody. After Sean's actions though, not sure they will get custody. That's just my thoughts though!

While you may feel frustrated, can you even think for a minute how Law Enforcement must feel. Believe me, there are things going on that you don't know about. The Police can't tell the public about everything. It will come out as the legal case proceeds. They have conducted searches, they are doing everything possible. We are talking about a missing baby and to Law Enforcement that is the most important fact. You can Monday Morning Quartback, but I trust the Police.

Hey Ludington Girl: Stop Spreading Rumors!!! Your comments are what drive the rumor mills so STOP NOW! There are many, many things we don't know. Let's trust the professionals and let them release information when they feel we should know it rather then speculate and conjure ideas.

Well actually what I said above came direct from a member of the Courtland Family, I won't say which though. You're right there are things we don't know, because Sean won't open his mouth. Someone Sean trust has the baby, which is why he could tell Ariel that Katherine is safe. I just like everyone else want to see this baby come back to her mother safe and sound.