MaryLiz
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Regarding the Batsons from the KOA Campground: I thought I read or heard somewhere (can't remember where right now) that LE was interested in talking to David Batson's wife again as recently as last summer. I don't know if that ever happened or not.
As far as them being involved, I have never thought of them as suspects but you never know. In 1976 the media wasn't as saturated with in-your-face news as it is today. This was long before the Internet and the only methods of reporting news basically were the newspapers, TV and radio. In the summer of '76 not a lot of people were glued to their TVs as they are today. It was the Bicentennial summer and people were out doing things. You just didn't watch TV as much as people do today, especially in the summer. So I can easily see where they may not have heard news reports about the couple or even seen the sketches of them for several months afterwards. I can't remember exactly how long it was before they came forward. And that's another thing, I can't see them even contacting LE with their info had they been involved. LE probably would NEVER have known that the Mystery Couple had even been at a KOA Campground in Santee if the Batsons hadn't come forward.
I do wish LE would talk to Mrs. Batson again though to see if there is any other little tidbit of info she might remember. Highly doubtful she would remember anything different after all these years but it's worth a try.
As far as them being involved, I have never thought of them as suspects but you never know. In 1976 the media wasn't as saturated with in-your-face news as it is today. This was long before the Internet and the only methods of reporting news basically were the newspapers, TV and radio. In the summer of '76 not a lot of people were glued to their TVs as they are today. It was the Bicentennial summer and people were out doing things. You just didn't watch TV as much as people do today, especially in the summer. So I can easily see where they may not have heard news reports about the couple or even seen the sketches of them for several months afterwards. I can't remember exactly how long it was before they came forward. And that's another thing, I can't see them even contacting LE with their info had they been involved. LE probably would NEVER have known that the Mystery Couple had even been at a KOA Campground in Santee if the Batsons hadn't come forward.
I do wish LE would talk to Mrs. Batson again though to see if there is any other little tidbit of info she might remember. Highly doubtful she would remember anything different after all these years but it's worth a try.