As someone else alredy posted, the FBI is in on this crime scene, along with the local law enforcement types, sheriff/MSP personnel. I guess the kidnapping claim is what brought the FBI into the picture. If something is indeed phony about the story, they will get to the bottom of it.
BTW, I had the pleasure of talking with a deputy sheriff(St. Mary's Co.), about the case, and where the bad guys might be, and was told that they think these guys are still in the county!
They do not believe they have left, or escaped from the local area.