Veronica Brown's Kidnapping - Four Years Later

As fall rolls in, this September also marks the four year anniversary of Veronica Brown's forced removal from her father and family.  Forced to live with strangers she had no memory of, slapped with a fake name and a fake birth certificate that states those strangers gave birth to her.  Forced to remain with them and encouraged to call them Mom and Dad even though they were complete strangers to her and possibly even seen as monsters to her then four year old mind.

As the years have passed, her case, her face and her name have been lost into obscurity.  As far as the general public is concerned, her case is over and time to move on.  For those within the adoption community, her name and face represent everything that is wrong with current infant adoption practices in the United States.  It showed the world that the laws were so twisted against fathers that complete strangers could kidnap a 4 yr old child from her family and the courts would back them up.  For those in support of the kidnappers, Matthew and Melanie Capobianco, they see no issue with how her case played out.  They see no issue with tearing a 4 yr old child from her family to be sent off with strangers.  They see nothing wrong with the adoption laws. 

Recently, it was finally revealed that the Capobiancos had indeed adopted another child.  This was the newborn they had pictured Ronnie with mere months after kidnapping her.  Rumors had been rumbling in those early months that they'd adopted another child, but many of their supporters claimed the newborn was actually a relative's child.  There'd also been a baby registry with Target under the Capobianco's name.  Again, it was dismissed.  

Well, the rumors were actually true.  The newborn Ronnie was pictured with was actually the other child they adopted.  Let that sink in.  They were in the process of adopting another child while they were actively trying to steal Veronica.  I cannot wrap my brain around any of that.  To me, it just proved without any shadow of a doubt that they were monsters.  They were about to get their little loyal adoptling and yet they were still hell bent on stealing away a 4 yr old child from all she knew and loved.

How does that not scream MONSTERS?

It makes me wonder how things will play out as both Veronica and the Capobianco's daughter grow up.  While I cannot vouch for the validity of what I have heard, rumors still float around that Veronica still calls Dusten "Dad" (kidnappers were pushing her to call him by name).  There have also been whispers that she still asks to go home.  Will Matt and Melanie's daughter push her into compliance?  Will she dismiss Veronica's longing to go back to her family?  Or will she question her own adoption when Veronica tells her how she was stolen from her parents and grandparents?  Will it be revealed that their daughter's adoption was nothing more than a replacement should they have lost their case to Veronica's Dad? Will the Capobiancos find themselves face to face with their wrath and questions and unable to bullshit their way out of it?  

I hope so.  I hope Veronica turns on them and turns their daughter against them.  It's only a matter of time before she does.  It's what they deserve after what they've done.  If you say that makes me a shitty person, so be it.