Yep. That was me playing devil's advocate on why the ME ruled it a homicide.
If the van Dams were involved in even more drugs than we know of, it would explain the need for the coverup.
That's my guess as well. The vD's, Rich & friends are distributing coke/meth. Even in Southern LeftCoast-Land --this is serious prison time.
Accidental death, hide the body, dump later also seems to fit better than murder and dump.
Initially I was with the "accident" argument.
But now I feel that it's a case of reckless endangerment --if not outright murder. Due to the fact of dumping the body away from the scene, nude (why wave the PJ's on TV and the "an identical pair that belongs to a friend that sleeps over", a BS story from the gitgo). Doesn't every parent missing a child have former a police officer help them "interface" with the law ?
The lies and spin from this case make me want to retch.
I fergot to add that "the lies and spin" aren't comming from Westerfield either.