He has spent the past week milling about at relatives' homes, waiting for the legal case to be resolved and meeting with attorneys. Their daughter, Marisleysis, has returned to the home occasionally only to gather her belongings and has been staying with an aunt at an undisclosed location. She has not returned to her job as an assistant loan processor with Ocean Bank. He has been approached by strangers offering their support in cafeterias, grocery stores and outside his home. A small crowd still gathers outside the Little Havana home where angry and mournful signs are displayed on the chain-link fence.
New signs pop up with daily developments.
On Monday, a sign suggesting that Elian seems unhappy was displayed beside a photo of the boy's visit Saturday with Democratic Party benefactors Elizabeth and Smith Bagley. Herald staff writer Frances Robles contributed to this report.