MeoW333
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This is quite a mystery. There are a number of "misadventures" that could befall a family out in a remote area looking at property. They could get lost on a 40 acre parcell and concievibly die of exposure before they found their way out. If it was rainy and they got wet and it was windy and cold that night (under 50 degrees), they could easily died of exposure at night. There seems to be lots of roads or "tracks" that would lead them to some "civilization" in a days' walk but they could have been hurt or weakened. If one of them got seriously hurt and they decided to "stick together" rather than have one seek help, it is possible they are all dead of exposure while hunkered down somewhere they may never be found.
There are plenty reasons fellow humans might have killed them other than robbery, if they were just innocently looking at land.
The big THING that makes us suspect there is more to this is the Money. I heard the number $41,000 tossed around and I must assume that "substantial" means more than the several thousand a hard core "cash only" man might carry. There is something very "hinkey" about someone "just happening" to get lost in the woods the same day they "just happened" to be carrying a "substantial amount" of cash.
I'm sure LE has attempted to locate the source of that cash. Cash transactions of over $10,000 must be reported and I am sure the families finacial records have been checked. If there is no explaination for the money, then the obvious conclusion is that they were up to something illegal. If they had a business, this could represent "cash skimming", ie tax avoidance on otherwise legally obtained money. If they had no legitamate business then you have to assume something more sinister is involved. So far, I have not learned that the father had any job or other source of income. I wonder if the cash has something to do with the "trouble" he had with his father?
I sort of suspect that once the source of the money is discovered, it will all start to make sense.
What are plenty of reasons humans would kill them and leave the money there? If someone is capable of killing another human, they sure would be able to take the money too. Unless it was personal or a thrill kill.
It was said both parents were on disability. I would assume that means they both got SSD. Now if you get SSD, you can only have a certain amount of money in the bank (i think around $2500) before the govt will take it.
That may be the reason he was a "cash man" and probably didn't keep most their money in a bank. It doesn't have to necessarily do with anything illegal. That he had $40,000 {or any substantial sum} on his person is odd to me. I certainly hope they weren't meeting anyone for a cash deal. If he is a paranoid person and was afraid to leave money at home, maybe he brought it with them. It would also explain the security system with cameras in the home. Both on SSD, can't keep all the money in the bank, likely they were keeping a lot at home.
I'm curious to find out info about the man that lived with them who LE is looking to question.