David Miscavige likely removed Shelly from public life to maintain his power and prevent her from potentially starting a rebellion against him.

“It makes a lot of sense to me that he would want to kind of remove her from the public picture. I mean, it's very clear that David wants to remain in power, and that is the most important thing to him.”

It is implausible that Shelly Miscavige chose on her own to disappear and live in seclusion given the circumstances of her life.

“I just can't accept that she's just chosen to stay hidden or they've just been able to keep her hidden.”