Sheriff Brown said at the outset that this was going to be bizarre - much more than a killing and a burial - and I am inclined to believe him.
Brown suggested Laurean may be getting help in his flight. "He's got friends out there, even though he's committed this horrible crime," Brown said. But he said he hoped Laurean would be in contact with his family and that his family would encourage him to surrender.
I think Sheriff Brown has a flare for being dramatic. The whole thing is already bizarre, though. I can’t think of a manhunt of this magnitude for a murder. Posting billboards, electronic billboards, etc. His picture is one of the most posted manhunt photos I can remember.