PHILADELPHIA AP – The husband of the woman who police say orchestrated an abduction hoax that began near Philadelphia and ended at Disney World said Friday he is struggling to sort out the rumors of theft and marriage problems surrounding her disappearance.

Bonnie Sweeten’s husband, landscaper Richard L. “Larry” Sweeten said Friday on NBC’s “Today” show that he wanted to know “more than anybody” what caused his wife to flee with her 9-year-old daughter from a previous marriage.