Well put, TSO. I theorize, perhaps wrongly, that if this comes to trial and the jury turns in a verdict of guilty/1st deg non-capital/recommended 30 years without parole, the prosecutor could broker with the judge a sentence reduction to 20 years without parole on condition that Hacking shows them a body. That would tie things up as neatly as circumstances permit. Closure for the family, decent burial for Lori, freedom for Hacking when he's pushing 50 instead of 60, no lingering juror remorse, less chance of expensive appeals. IOW, nobody gets everything, everybody gets something and justice is done (more or less).
Alternate option is, of course, pre-trial plea arrangement. That would be better for everybody, but if Hacking is stubborn and unrealistic and/or his lawyer is egotistical, it might not be in the cards.
So, it's possible that he could plea bargain for a lighter sentence? I agree about finding Lori's body, but if evidence shows that Mark killed her, he shouldn't get off so lightly.
He's going to snap.
I don't think this will see a jury trial.
He'll either confess or kill himself.
With Scott, it's all about him and his ego.
I don't get that with MH.
He's hiding something. Another secret life?
Or maybe I'm just looking too closely to try and figure out a motive.....