Several things strike me after reading this synopsis of the case:
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/t/tucker_logan.html
There are a lot of things in common, but some differences that made it easier to convict KR than it will be for CA.
First, Katherine Rutan clearly did not want Logan. She was going to give him away and was mad that DHS was not taking him fast enough. Contrast this with Casey, Cindy and George who appear to have taken excellent care of Caylee and love her.
KC didn't want Caylee. Cindy wouldn't let her be adopited. Talked about a tumer that would be removed. Cindy & George was the responsible parents, KC was glorified babysitter.
Second, there is a witness to the exact time Logan disappeared. The roommate heard Logan crying in the night and the next morning he was gone. Mom lied and said DHS took him. Absolute BS. Then she lied a whole bunch of other times. Contrast with a month's time span when Caylee disappeared. We still have the BS story, but at least there is the tiny shred of doubt about exactly what happened an when.
Not an exact time. However, when asked about Caylee, KC would lie a bunch of times to where she was, what she was doing, and who she was with. DHS (DCF in Fl) story wouldn't work, since CA & GA would have contacted DCF for custody. Then game would have been over.
Third, there was forensic evidence in the house. Masking tape with Logan's blood and hair on it. Unless LE is keeping a tight lid on things and just waiting, they don't have enough forensics to keep Casey in jail.
There is forensic evidence in trunk. We do not know all the forensic evidence that the LE have in this case.
Fourth, the witness who saw KR carry Logan's body and the shovel into the woods and return without him. :furious: We may have a witness like this with Casey, but they have not come forward yet or I do believe she'd be in jail.
The closest thing is the borrowing of the shovel. No witness to her carrying Caylee in a rug.
After all of this, it still took them 5 YEARS to convict KR of murder, and Logan has still not been found. It makes me despair. What if Casey gets away with this???
You think folks will let her forget?
And, the fact that he's never been found and she hasn't confessed really makes you think long and hard about some other parents whose children have never been found. People who think that not finding a body lends to reasonable doubt need to read this case. It is enough to give you nightmares.
