Careless Police Work
Noreen went on to criticize the police for years because there was no distinction between missing minors and adults. She said it was a dreadful and slow reaction time. Noreen also claimed that it took 45 minutes from when her husband called to when the police even got there to speak with her.
Source: desmoinesregister.com
Based on Johnny’s abandoned wagon and the neighbor’s reports, police started to suspect that this could have been a kidnapping. But they couldn’t figure out a motive. Barely any evidence was found, and no arrests were made involving this tragic case. That wasn’t going to stop Noreen and John from searching for their boy.