But the "explainer" does not say whether changing the metadata leaves a trace or trail of when the data was changed. Still he was definitive enough to make me want to see a definitive statement of what can and cannot be done with this type of image file.
Of course the strong plus here is that the time frame is already pretty well defined by independent observers - the neighbor, taxi driver, ATM camera. Still with the potential for a rogue DA, the more evidence you have the better.
Yes, when you back out and look at the whole picture of the events that night, the photos are obviously genuine.
To reasonable folks, anway.