N.S. missing kids: Retired police detective on big statement made in case [Video]

Developments in the vanishing of two children in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County have seemingly stalled, as no new information is being shared with the public.

It’s been 24 days since Lilly and Jack Sullivan — aged six and four — were reported missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, N.S.

Their disappearance launched a multi-day search that involved upwards of 160 people, including volunteers and agencies from around the province. 

Searchers were back to the woods near the home a week ago, but there have been no significant updates since.

Family members, including the children’s stepfather, have speculated they were taken but police have remained adamant they do not believe the siblings were abducted.

That’s left some criminal experts to weigh in on why this case is raising alarm bells nationwide and beyond.

“They gave a clue and they said no abduction. That’s a big statement to make at this early in the game,” said Jim Hoskins, a retired …