I always believe that actions speak louder than words, and this is especially true in the cases of missing children. How are those closest to the children behaving?

The mother of Jack and Lily has some red flags, to say the least. So does the stepfather, Daniel. However, what I find most interesting is how no extended family—besides the paternal grandmother—are speaking out, trying to keep the children’s names and faces out there.

It wasn’t only Mallaya and Daniel at the house when the children vanished. There was also a step-grandmother, Janie, who lived right on the property. She never once spoke out about Jack and Lily—what she saw, heard—just silence from her part.

Same goes for Daniel’s brother, who was seen lounging on the ATV while police searched for the missing siblings.

After listening to what Belinda had to say about Janie, it raised my eyebrows even more. Two innocent children—your step-grandchildren—vanish, and you don’t want police to search your trailer because of the dog? That makes zero sense to me. Take the dog for a walk, even if it’s around the yard, and let police search the trailer.

I don’t believe the reason she doesn’t want the trailer searched is because of the dog. There must be another reason—and so it seems there is.

During another part of Belinda’s conversation on ItsAimeeShame’s channel, she mentioned a cupboard. Janie didn’t want her trailer searched because of a cupboard or something. This cupboard is causing a lot of speculation.

What is in that cupboard? Why does she not want police there?

The alarming thing in this case is that no cat or her dogs were on the property. I have so many questions about this cupboard. How big is it? Did police eventually get a search warrant and go inside?

Take a listen:

“Stating that you did anything wrong—it’s okay. They just want to look in the trailer so they can rule it out. They just need to check the trailer.
And she was going on, saying no. She didn’t want them to look at… something. I can’t remember what it was. It was a cupboard or something.” 

When it comes to missing children, the urgency to speak, act, and search is often overwhelming for those closest to them. Parents, grandparents, siblings, and extended family typically flood the media, social platforms, and physical search areas—pleading for help, sharing photos, telling stories, doing anything to bring the children home. But in the case of Jack and Lily Sullivan, something deeply unsettling has emerged: a silence that is as haunting as the disappearance itself.

It has now been over two months since Jack and Lily vanished without a trace. No verified sightings. No confirmed evidence of where they went. And perhaps most perplexingly—no public outcry from nearly anyone in their immediate or extended family. Except one.

Belinda, the children’s paternal grandmother, has been the sole family voice speaking out consistently. From day one, she’s been involved—texting with the children’s mother on the day they went missing, searching alongside others, and speaking to the public with growing concern. But where are the others? Where is the family support structure that should be amplifying their story?

Their mother, Mallaya, has drawn scrutiny for her demeanor and shifting stories. Daniel, her partner, has sent cryptic messages, contradicted earlier statements, and appeared to harbor secrets about what the children were wearing when they disappeared. His behavior has raised eyebrows, but it doesn’t end there. The people around them—the ones who shared that household and property—are equally silent, and in some cases, suspiciously so.

Take Janie, for example. Daniel’s mother and the children’s step-grandmother. She lived on the property, in a small trailer. She was home that morning—when two toddlers reportedly disappeared under mysterious circumstances. And yet, she has not spoken publicly. Not once. She has not offered her account of what she heard or saw that morning. For someone physically present at the scene of a child abduction—or worse—that kind of silence is not just concerning. It’s extraordinary.

And her actions that day, according to Belinda’s testimony, raise even more questions. Belinda described an interaction she witnessed between Janie and a female police officer, just hours after the children went missing. Janie was reportedly crying. The officer reassured her that no one was blaming her—they just needed to search the trailer. Janie refused. She claimed there was nothing in the trailer, and she didn’t want the officers near her dog. The policewoman warned her that refusing access could be seen as obstructing an investigation and that a warrant might be required.

This single moment has become a focal point for many following the case. Why would a grieving grandmother—or step-grandmother—refuse to allow a search of her home during a child emergency? Why not step out with the dog and allow authorities to look? The excuse doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. And the more it’s examined, the more it seems like there’s another reason—one not related to pets at all.

Belinda’s later statements added a strange new detail: a cupboard. On ItsAimeeShame’s channel, she recalled that part of Janie’s reluctance had to do with something in the trailer—specifically a cupboard. Janie didn’t want anyone to look inside. The moment was vague, even for Belinda, but it was clear that Janie’s objection wasn’t just about the dog.

This mention of a cupboard has sparked widespread speculation. What could possibly be inside that is so important—so sensitive—that it would make someone resist a police search during a missing child investigation? The nature of cupboards is that they are closed, hidden spaces. Small, enclosed, and often overlooked. But in a case like this, even the smallest detail could matter. Was it large enough to hide something? Could it have contained evidence? Was there something about its contents that would have exposed a crime—or contradicted a timeline?

It’s not just Janie whose behavior has raised eyebrows. Other family members who were around at the time have been strangely disengaged. Daniel’s brother was seen lounging on an ATV while search crews combed the woods. This is during the most critical period—those early hours and days when every moment counts. The optics of someone relaxing during a crisis involving two missing children are, to put it mildly, disturbing.

Meanwhile, the silence continues. There have been no regular press conferences, no widespread flyers from the family, no candlelight vigils, no consistent calls for volunteers. Belinda stands alone in her efforts to keep Jack and Lily’s names and faces in the public eye. That absence of urgency from others is deeply troubling—and for many observers, inexplicable.

In missing persons cases, especially involving children, time is everything. So is public engagement. The wider the net of people looking, the better the chances of bringing the missing home. And yet, in this case, so many of the people who should be screaming their names from the rooftops are choosing to stay silent.

The cupboard detail, in particular, won’t go away. It’s haunting. It’s a single offhand reference—“a cupboard or something”—but it sits at the center of what could be a critical lead. Was it ever searched? Did police eventually obtain a warrant? And if they did, what did they find—or not find?

Another chilling question that has surfaced is about the pets. Belinda mentioned that there were no cats or dogs seen on the property. If Janie’s concern was about police being near her dog, where was the dog? Was it removed before the search? Hidden? Does it even exist? These questions may seem small, but in a case where nothing adds up, they might be pieces of a much larger puzzle.

What’s becoming more evident is that there are people in this case who know more than they are saying. Whether their silence is due to fear, guilt, shame, or complicity remains unclear. But the longer it goes on, the more unbearable it becomes—for the public, for the people still searching, and especially for those who loved Jack and Lily.

Belinda’s voice remains a lone cry in a vacuum of silence. She is doing what so many others refuse to: asking questions, facing painful truths, and refusing to let the world forget that two children—innocent and vulnerable—are still missing. And until the cupboard is opened, until the trailer is searched, until the silence is broken, there can be no peace—only deeper suspicion, and growing fear that the truth is being hidden in plain sight.