EJB, As much as I hate to say it. I think you might be right. I have tried to not look at "bad" in people. I have seen enough of that for a few life times.
I believe my SS last your were taken by a 2 footer.... 95% sure. These were some of my best show birds. I even have a 70% feeling who the culprit was.
There were around 40-50 Cream legbars in the pen, about half were whites. They do have a value, but only to people like me, The rest were Appletini's, PC, SS and EEs. Some were good quality. One or two might have been show, it was my "maybe" pen.
So sorry Ralphy. People are terrible. It makes sense though since their is no trace of the predator.
Kick a man while he is down . . .low blow! If you catch them ship them to me I'll beat them up for you!