“THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN”  | DANIEL & MALEYHA’S PARTY THE NIGHT BEFORE FALSE? | 54 PEOPLE INTERVIEWED!
we’ll be looking at Malaya’s desperate call for an Amber Alert, and why a policing expert says he’d be surprised if this case hasn’t already turned into a criminal investigation. Also—54 people have been interviewed, and a possible party could explain some key details.

A Policing Expert Speaks Out
The first thing we’re going to look at is what a policing expert had to say about the case. He says he’d be shocked if this didn’t become a criminal investigation.

“If this is not a criminal investigation now, I’d be totally surprised.”

It’s been almost six weeks since Lily and Jack Sullivan were first reported missing from their home in Landown Station.

On Wednesday, the RCMP in Nova Scotia said that many RCMP units—including Major Crime—are involved in the investigation, along with the National Center for Missing Persons. Police say they’ve formally interviewed 54 people.

And this former Halifax Regional Police officer doesn’t take that lightly:

“They’re out there. And the only way they’re going to see results is by being out there—talking to people, looking at videos, looking at topography and what have you. They’re not just sitting in offices behind laptops.”

According to an update this week, the RCMP say they’ve collected hundreds of hours of video from areas surrounding Landown Station between April 28th and May 2nd, the window when the kids were last seen. They’ve also received nearly 500 tips from the public.

Search Progress and Expert Opinion
Police say they’ve searched every aspect of the family’s home, and have received authorization to seize and examine devices.

“They’ll go on the balance of probabilities. We’ve fully searched the area with a lot of people, and we still can’t find any evidence—no backpack, no shoe, no trace of the kids. At some point, someone has to say: enough is enough. If you can’t find them, the only other option is a nefarious take—in other words, a criminal act. That’s just my personal opinion.”

Polygraph Tests
Police have also used polygraph tests in some interviews. A former polygraph examiner from the U.S. explains:

“The test monitors how a person’s nervous system responds to certain questions. If someone passes, they’re not necessarily eliminated, but the focus shifts to those who don’t. Failing doesn’t mean you’re guilty—it may indicate knowledge or involvement.”

He also notes that he has seen people pass the test who were later proven guilty.

In my opinion, polygraph tests could create confusion. They’re not always reliable. If someone knows how to beat the test, it could mislead investigators. On the flip side, an innocent person could fail and be wrongly suspected.

What do you guys think about polygraph tests?
Are they reliable enough to use in a case like this—or do they only add confusion?

Was There a Party?
Next, we look at the possibility of a party the night before Jack and Lily disappeared.

Someone online pointed out that 54 people have been interviewed—and some of them took polygraph tests. That number seems high, unless there was an event like a party. After all, only a handful of people actually lived at that residence.

This could explain why Daniel and Malaya were still in bed late the next morning. If there was a party—with alcohol or something else—it makes sense that they’d sleep in.

And this isn’t the only clue.

There was also a message, which we’ve discussed before, stating that “so many cars were parked outside the property”. That lines up with the idea of a party.

We don’t know if that message is confirmed, but in other cases—like the Jay Slater case—initially dismissed messages turned out to be true. So we shouldn’t ignore it outright.

If there was a party, the police haven’t disclosed it, possibly because:

They’re protecting the integrity of the investigation

Or, no such party happened and the messages are false

Still, the question remains: Why were 54 people interviewed?

Let me know in the comments:
Do you think there was a party that night?
Could that detail change everything?

Malaya’s Facebook Post (May 3rd)
Finally, let’s look at Malaya’s Facebook post from May 3rd, which I think is crucial to the case.

In the post, Malaya says she wants an Amber Alert for her children and that they would “go with anyone” because they don’t understand stranger danger.

There are a few key things to take from that:

Malaya seems sure that Jack and Lily were taken, not just lost.

That implies she doesn’t believe the kids are in the woods—which is where search efforts were initially focused.

This makes the lack of physical evidence even more troubling. The searches yielded nothing. No clothing, no toys, no footprints—except a small bootprint early on. That’s it.

To be fair, these cases are rarely simple. There is likely information the public does not yet know.