But a judge wouldn't sign off on a search warrant allowing LE to rip plumbing out of the walls unless they were able to show probable cause. So, IF it's true that they removed a tub or sink from his apartment, they must've had a good reason.
Why would we assume that a search warrant was required to take out the bathtub? The landlords would agree to it, they are watcing their property value plummet and they want this solved asap. An innocent McDaniel would also agree to it in a heartbeat, he hopes letting them search everything will get him out of jail and off the POI list.
If they really really wanted it to be McDaniel but they couldn't find any blood evidence in the tub they think "well not finding it doesn't mean it isn't there, it means we just haven't found it yet" and they rip out the tub hoping for a scrap of evidence stuck in the pipe or maybe some leakage around the bathtub. In this case I think it really would have to be blood evidence found in someone's apartment, too much dna transference is explainable with these people bebopping around each others apartments and socializing amongst each other and such.
The press conferences are so very telling. The police are very disheartened and the DA is really stressing "how hard they worked, what a great job they did" with no hint of "a break in the case coming soon". If they had evidence and a real suspect they would say it, there is just too much pressure on them to play coy. Sheesh these crazy rumors get worse every day! Body parts from multiple victims, others missing, etc....and the longer this goes on the crazier the rumors will get. The moment the police whisper that McDaniels is officially a suspect the rumors stop and everyone starts saying "see I knew it, I could tell by his eyes, he looks weird with that hair, etc..." instead of making up more crazy stories.
I don't see hate in the manner of disposal, I see a frantic attempt to rid oneself of evidence one otherwise had hoped to keep. More consistent with hate would be some gruesome display of the torso with the limbs arranged in a spiteful, grotesque manner.
Two things, first of all did you read all the threads posted last night? The body was in bad shape when they found it, they found it based on the
strong odor. The theory that the killer was holding on to it and then HAD TO dump it last minute when the police arrived doesn't quite add up. If the killer were keeping this body close by in an enclosed space the smell would be horrendous and someone would quickly notice when they went sniffing around the apartments knocking on doors later that morning.
BTW a reporter at the press conference asked if the torso was found in a trash can (apparently another rumor) and the police would neither confirm or deny. Kind of rules out a dog, dogs take things out of the trash all the time but I have never known one to put things in the trash.
Regarding a hateful message, don't misunderstand I am not talking about some weird hollywood film type message that likely would only be known to a very few. I mean the torso being found makes sure everyone knows this was murder, not a missing person. The missing body parts and search through the trash is quite humiliating for the victim and ensures the public will become aware of the situation and have a very unsettlilng ugly mental image of the victim. I think that "message" was intentional, without the torso being found this would still be a backpage missing persons story which is exactly what someone afraid of capture would want.