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I agree, facts are sketchy so far. All we know is the guy has been arrested for the crime. Emotional crimes of this nature have a high wrongful conviction rate that doesn’t serve anybody including the victims and their families. What I’d be most interested in is whether the guy has a record for violence. One of the big warning signs when the authorities get the wrong guy is the lack of a prior record for violence. People that do something like that build up to it.

Most important is that unless the case against this guy is absolutely overwhelming, parallel investigations towards other potential suspects must continue. Too often these investigations develop tunnel vision too early due to public pressure to lynch somebody. If you resume investigating years later if the guy is acquitted then the trail will probably be dead and there may be further victims.

As well in these cases it is important to take a good look at the tipster. This case smells funny. Doesn’t mean they are wrong, but driving a body or possibly a resisting person 20 miles is a big risk. What if he got pulled over by a cop and had blood in the vehicle? Was the drive to bring the victim to a place close to home where the killer was comfortable, or was it an effort to misdirect the investigation?

I’ll suspend judgment until I see what they’ve got. Too often in these cases the authorities lose objectivity and screw up. Whoever the killer is, make sure we nail the bastard.