Mrs. Smyrl has been forced to come to Oklahoma from her home in Texas to find an apartment to meet the requirements of the child protective services. She is hopeful that she can gain custody of her grandchildren by doing so. The case workers told her that she could not have custody if the children were taken out of state. The children will not be permitted back into their own home, even if the parents do not return there. Mrs. Smyrl offered to buy the home and live there with the children, but the case workers told her it would not be permitted.
Neighbors claim they have been interviewed by plainclothes officers.
Some say the officers are from the FBI, however this could not be confirmed. There are reports that the Eymer home has many visitors, and that the teen-age daughter has been missing school, according to some neighbors. However, no one believed the Eymers had done anything that warranted police action of any kind. All neighbors expressed shock and distrust of the police and the government, but none would speak on the record.