[HannahXO]

I agree with all of the pitfalls you all are bringing up, but- regardless of whether Case killed her child- not reporting her missing for a month should NOT be ok. Period. Even if there is no chance of finding the child alive, it at least increases the chance of forensic evidence being recovered that can lead to a conviction. Obviously convicting the murderer/kidnapper won't change what happened, but at least a serious criminal isn't walking free.

I defer to the GCers with more legal knowledge about how best to accomplish this. Maybe it doesn't need its own law? Or maybe the law just needs to be very very carefully written so it doesn't harm the innocent. I understand that cases like this are rare, but IMO if the law helps even one child (and doesn't harm the innocent) the law is worth it.