That possible scenario was floated around by everybody from about day three.
I don’t understand the hostility toward the Sheriff’s Dept. The perps didn’t leave any clues. One can’t make something out of nothing. Cases like this always rely on tips.
“I don’t understand the hostility toward the Sheriff’s Dept.”
I think the hostility was not toward the department, but was toward the sheriff himself. There was something “off” about him — beyond being a retard. He slow-rolled action, gave reports that contained no info, and did other odd things. Almost like he was in in it (IMO).
“I don’t understand the hostility toward the Sheriff’s Dept. The perps didn’t leave any clues.”
You obviously didn’t follow the case at all then.
The missteps and questionable decisions by the sheriff were well documented....including the mishandling of DNA evidence.
“Cases like this always rely on tips.”
i watch a lot of real-life crimes shows: VERY educational!
and tips, cams, FLOCK, DNA/CODIS and/or fingerprints/AFIS-NGI are the starting point of pretty much all successfully solved major crimes; when NONE of the above is present, then the crimes almost always go unsolved ... period ...
most violent criminals are stupid and/or impulsive, so it’s shear luck when they aren’t caught ... occasionally, stupid LEOs are are the reason they aren’t caught, though it’s actually surprising how many rural LEOs are very capable of utilizing the latest detective tools ... very occasionally, violent crimes are committed by smart professionals who don’t get caught ... white collar crimes, of course, are a whole nother ball of wax ...
If, as seems reasonable, she died soon after the incident began, the sheriff should have been looking for a corpse. If it’s nearby, evidence might now be degraded or gone. Perps more likely to get away with the crime.
Not their last crime, but it could have been.