There are too many missing people around the country. I was thinking that I could solve this case near me. I think he was abducted.
Knowing you from the forums, I think you are methodical and likely to unearth some new information. For instance the very idea of brainstorming in Mingle.
I may join in provided you eliminate category A instead of rushing us all into the 'abduction' theory (which no doubt is the very first thing that always comes to anyone's mind and from the movies).
Category A:
A1. Profile of child: his profile, parents, class friends, school and all
A2. Confirm child was not lost (in woods), had accident or ran away. A lot of this can also be eliminated from viewing his profile.
A3. Whether there have been missing children in your district in past 8 years ( 4 years before this case ). This may require trawling through district level records and categorizing missing persons by age, sex, time of day and so on.
What we forget is the decades of donkey's work the police department have done; the sheer experience & not the education that makes them professionals.
Category B:
B1. Why the search for this child motivates you?
Is it something recent alerting you?
Is there a list of suspects?
(You say, you are good at reading people; any information would motivate us)
As information grows, you may put it up in a blog and questions could be raised here, even 'foolish' ones as long as they widen the net.
conclusion:
Do you have a local buddy to work with or can you form a small local group.
Can you invest 6 months with you?
Also, do you have a license to carry a gun? if not, then you would have to depend on others for cooperation & so on; not a good idea.
Can you give us weekly reports (& monthly summaries)? (sorry, if this sounds mean but I don't think any one of us would like to be left hanging in the air)
If yes to 2 out of 3 questions; then a good place to start is the blog (in my opinion)
aah; done for today.