MOTHER’S MASSIVE RED FLAGS | JACK AND LILLY SULLIVAN
Jack and Lily Sullivan are sadly still missing, and there are no solid leads yet as the search continues based on how the investigation progresses.

Basically, I believe that foul play is involved and that the mother and stepdad know way more than they’re saying. The mother’s behavior should never be overlooked, as she is actually making us question her actions more and more by the day.

I want to discuss her behavior from the beginning, and you can reason whether that is the behavior of an innocent parent.

Mallaya left the last place her children were seen and moved out almost immediately after they were reported missing. She did one media interview, which sounded heavily scripted and rehearsed, with barely any emotion for her missing children. She blocked the stepdad on social media, even though he is the only one keeping the children’s faces and story in the media.

Her family started playing the blame game immediately, blaming Daniel for the children’s disappearance. She then went on Facebook — not to advocate for her children — but rather to change her relationship status from “in a relationship” to “single,” and to add more Facebook friends. Don’t forget, she removed every picture of Daniel off her Facebook page and left pictures where the kids looked happy and healthy. The majority of the pictures were old — from way before Daniel and Mallaya had a baby together.

Ever since that first interview, the mother has chosen to remain silent and has lawyered up. She wouldn’t speak to the media, even though she believes her children were abducted.

Make that make sense — that is her theory: her children were abducted. She has never pleaded for their safe return, offered a reward, or anything. She hasn’t put up posters for them.

The new text messages that emerged — if true — are extremely telling as well. Daniel’s mother says Mallaya had a worried look on her face, like she got caught doing something wrong, instead of showing tears and concern that the children are missing.

These are just a few of the red flags I have observed in the mother’s behavior. There are strangers advocating for her missing children all over social media more than she is. It’s just a very sad case — heartbreaking that Lily and Jack are still missing, and we are almost at the one-month mark already. 

Jack and Lily Sullivan remain missing, and heartbreakingly, there are still no solid leads in the case. The investigation continues, but as more time passes, suspicion grows—and much of it is centered on the people closest to the children. For many following this case, one figure continues to raise the most questions: the children’s mother, Mallaya.

From the beginning, Mallaya’s behavior has seemed troubling to many. Whether it’s fair or not, the actions of a parent whose children are missing are naturally scrutinized. The hope is that a parent will do everything in their power to bring their children home—speak to media, put up posters, beg the public for help. But in this case, the opposite seems to be happening, and the red flags have only become more glaring as time goes on.

Mallaya left the home almost immediately after the children were reported missing. That home, which was the last place Jack and Lily were seen, was vacated without much explanation. Most parents in this situation would feel emotionally attached to the last place their children were, clinging to any connection or clue. Instead, she distanced herself right away. For many, that alone felt unsettling.

She did one interview with the media, which was widely seen as stiff and lacking emotion. Rather than appearing as a frantic, devastated mother, she came across as rehearsed, perhaps even coached. While everyone handles trauma differently, it’s difficult not to draw comparisons to other parents of missing children who break down in public, desperate for answers, pleading for information. Her interview had none of that urgency. And after that one appearance, she vanished from the public eye.

Meanwhile, Daniel—the children’s stepfather—has continued to speak out, give interviews, and push the story forward. He has actively tried to keep Jack and Lily’s names in the news. While some have their own suspicions about him as well, the stark contrast between his behavior and Mallaya’s is hard to ignore. Mallaya even blocked Daniel on social media, further distancing herself from the only other adult who lived with the children. This decision seems especially strange considering the shared goal they should have: finding Jack and Lily.

On social media, her priorities also raised eyebrows. Mallaya didn’t use her Facebook page to advocate for her missing children. She didn’t share flyers, updates, or pleas for help. Instead, she changed her relationship status to “single,” began adding new friends, and removed most photos of Daniel. The pictures she left were older ones—images from before she and Daniel had a child together. None of her actions suggested she was in crisis or using the internet as a lifeline to find her missing kids.

At the same time, her family members were quick to point fingers. Almost immediately after the children were reported missing, they began blaming Daniel publicly. While it’s natural to suspect those closest to a crime, the speed and aggression of the blame game caught many off guard. There was no unity, no shared effort to find the kids—just division.

And now, it’s been reported that Mallaya has lawyered up. Again, while it is not inherently suspicious for someone to seek legal counsel—especially in a case where media attention is intense—it becomes more concerning when it coincides with complete silence. Mallaya has not spoken again to the press. She has not issued any personal statement. She has not pleaded with the public. This, despite her stated belief that her children were abducted.

That’s the part that many find hardest to accept: her own theory is that the children were taken. And yet she hasn’t called on the abductors to return them, hasn’t offered a reward, hasn’t made a public appeal. In most cases of alleged abduction, the parent’s voice becomes the loudest. In this one, it’s absent.

Recently, new information has emerged in the form of alleged text messages and personal accounts from people close to the family. One such detail comes from Daniel’s mother, who reportedly said that when she saw Mallaya after the children were reported missing, she didn’t look emotional or devastated. Instead, she appeared panicked—as if she had been caught doing something wrong. While this is anecdotal and not confirmed by law enforcement, it adds to the growing unease surrounding Mallaya’s behavior.

More than anything, it’s the absence of maternal instinct that many people feel. Even if she were advised to remain silent for legal reasons, there are countless ways she could show concern without compromising a legal strategy. A mother could still write a message to her children, ask for their safe return, or quietly support advocacy groups pushing to find them. But none of that has happened.

Instead, strangers across social media have taken on the role of advocate. Volunteers, true crime communities, and everyday citizens are doing what Mallaya has not: keeping Jack and Lily’s names out there. They’re making posters, sharing timelines, analyzing the case, and trying to put pressure on those involved to speak. It’s tragic that people with no connection to these children seem to care more than their own mother appears to.

As we approach the one-month mark of their disappearance, time becomes a more pressing enemy. The longer the children are missing, the harder it becomes to recover evidence or jog memories. And yet, instead of a community united in the search, we see fractures, silence, and blame. That alone is enough to warrant concern.

This case remains deeply troubling—not only because two children are still missing, but because those who should be fighting hardest for them are not. The red flags are stacking up, and while we cannot yet know what truly happened to Jack and Lily, we can say this with certainty: their disappearance is not being treated like a tragedy by everyone who should care.

Until answers come, the world watches, waits, and wonders how two innocent children could simply vanish—while their own mother fades from view.