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They keep some information under their hats at first so that they can easily eliminate nuts and publicity-seekers who come to them. That is a solid rule of investigative work. It cuts down the amount of material they have to follow up on--it allows them to prioritize the many tips they receive, by seeing which are more probable and putting those first.

Plus, how are they supposed to follow up on tips when the Petersons are running a tipline of their own which BURIES tips and doesn't turn them over to police??

I really thought they were overwhelmed with some 8,000 tips without having to look for more. It doesn't seem like now at the very beginning they were prioritizing the park and neighborbood, and doing a thorough investigation there. And I'm certain since Nancy Grace had to give them a hint a couple of months after Laci disappeared to look for what was missing from her wardrobe, their "methodical" job performance was, at best, remiss. JMO