No one has come forward with knowledge that changes the picture.

The working assumption of the San Antonio police — that he ran away — has never been confirmed or replaced with a better-supported alternative.

The asymmetry between these two sides of the balance sheet is one of the most uncomfortable aspects of the case.

The fraud was resolved.

The underlying mystery was not.

In some sense the fraud resolution — the arrest, the trial, the documentary — drew public attention and resources toward the deception story while the disappearance story remained without the same level of sustained investigative attention.

This is not necessarily unjust.