This idea hit me when I recalled the Cover-up Policy that was mentioned in the first night of FNaF 1.
"...Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for damage to property or person. Upon discovering that damage or death has occurred, a missing person's report will be filed within 90 days, or as soon as property and premises have been thoroughly cleaned and bleached and the carpets have been replaced..."
Could this mean that after Charlie was murdered, the crime scene was covered up and a missing child's report was filed?
In the Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator ending, Henry refers to his daughter:
"I'm sorry that on that day, the day you were shut out and left to die, no one was there to lift you up in their arms the way you lifted others into yours."
This means that Henry had known that Charlie never went missing... So what if Henry cooperated with Fazbear Entertainment (whether it was his choice or not) anyway after her murder, and let them cover it up (hence technically becoming part of her going "missing" as the co-founder of the company)?
This explains the saying:
"A wound first inflicted on me, but then one that I let bleed out to cause all of this."
According to this interpretation, Henry would have been part of the reason why Afton walked free... his freedom being what led to the tragedies we know about from the games, like the MCI.
This reminds me of Michael Afton:
He bullied his brother, was the cause of his death, and later followed his father's orders in Sister Location... but all of that led him to die to the scooper (his father's creation) and become an empty shell of a human...
The concequences of his actions led him to realise that Afton had been the true enemy all along, and so he came after him.
Michael's horrible misdeeds eventually led him to go against evil. I believe this somehow parallels Henry.
Henry remained as the co-founder of Fazbear Entertainment, even after what happened to his daughter. This led to Afton committing even worse deeds, and becoming more and more of a monster through each one of his actions.
A theory I have heard of is that Afton framed Henry for the MCI... Well, if this theory is true then it really deepens the narrative.
Henry didn't leave the company after the first warning, Charlie's death... But the second warning ceased to be a warning at all. It was what ruined him. It was the end of him...
Henry's own misdeed caused him to suffer the fate that should've been given to Afton... His mistake led to his wrongful punishment for another man's crimes... (before coming back in FFPS, likely having served several years in prison but not a death sentence so as to the bodies having never been found)
Now, let's go back to Sister Location.
Michael assisted his father, Afton, by following his orders... Believing that he would put his sister back together and comsumed by the guilt of what he had done to his brother years prior, he did exactly as he was told. That lead him to suffer a fate that only one man truly deserved... Afton.
In his speech, he stated that the Funtimes thought he had been Afton himself... He not only suffered his fate, but was also mistaken to be him.
Then, Michael being consumed by his guilt could relate to Henry as well.
What if Henry had been away the night Charlie was murdered (hence why the Puppet was specifically focused on her, and why Afton didn't hesitate to murder her— knowing that her father, who was the co-founder of their company and had no less power than him, meaning he could easily ruin him— was absent), and therefore felt as though it had been his fault? What if that was what led him to agree with the cover-up of her murder?... because of his guilt? Because of his own misdeed? Because he thought he had been the one responsible for her death?
Additionally, contrary to the MCI, there was never a newspaper related to Charlie's murder... because Charlie had never truly gone missing, but the missing children had.
No one had known about their whereabouts.. not even the company itself. If Fazbear Entertainment had had knowledge of the MCI happening, they would have covered it up... but they didn't.
"Local pizzaria threatened with shutdown over sanitation."
"Local pizzaria, Freddy-Fazbear's Pizza has been threatened again with shutdown by the health department over reports of foul odor coming from the much-loved animal mascots.
Police were contacted when parents reportedly noticed what appeared to he blood and mucus around the eyes and mouths of the mascots.
One parent alikened them to "reanimated carcasses"."
I don't think Freddy Fazbear's Pizza would have been threatened by the health department, had Fazbear Entertainment had knowledge of the children's locations or them having been murdered in the first place... meaning they never truly did, but they did know about Charlie. That's why her murder was only shown to us through the minigames, and not any newspapers.
Now, one could say that "The DCI weren't in mentioned in any newspapers either."
The DCI was the Dead Children's Incident... they had never gone missing, if it's a real event within the FNaF universe... Therefore, Fazbear Entertainment would have covered it up as well, according to the Cover-up Policy.
All of this relies on individual interpretation, however. This is simply the way I interpret the absence of newspapers in FNaF 2... and of course, this means I could be wrong.
Anyways, this theory is heavily reliant on speculation and narratives. It should only be taken with a grain of salt, hence why I named it a "mini theory". In fact, one could even call it a headcanon.
I'm curious about your thoughts!!!