Thanks. I'm glad to hear you have done your homework.
And I understand what you are saying about a fresh pair of eyes. But rehashing the mountain lion/predator theory that has been discussed to the point that a mod put a stop to it does not add new insight. Questioning whether JM has lied when the in-depth investigations of both LE and KIC have determined that she has lied adds nothing new to our understanding. If someone is new to a case, it just doesn't work well to start the discussion over again, especially looking for ways to defend people who have become suspects. We can't just ignore everything that has been said and done in order to raise doubts without a real basis in facts.
KIC's fresh eyes were that of a PI with the ability to search out information. He did the the work, as did LE. Who are we to try to "reinvent the wheel" so to speak? And with what new facts? What can we possibly add at this point? LE and KIC likely have facts they haven't revealed yet. Unfortunately, until new information is released, we have reached the end of the line IMO. Sometimes that happens on threads. There are many threads in a holding pattern including Stephanie Warner's in my signature. It's sad. No one wants to just move on, but that's reality and it doesn't mean we will forget. I'm not someone who wants to waste time and energy rehashing and picking at the details of a case and debating.
So, personally, I would encourage everyone to find new cases to support and pop in here from time to time. Much better for stress levels.
JMO
Im with you and that is what Ive resigned myself to do for this case. Which is what Im doing today. Checking in to see if anything new has surfaced and sorry to see that its about the same as when I last checked.
It became pretty obvious to me on this case that we hashed and rehashed things until we kept going in circles with similar or same information. That was a sad sign that we may be stuck unless someone can think of a new angle or something breaks this case wide open.
Wish LE could maybe go on the offensive and do something drastic like maybe use an informant to try to get close to one of them. The old fashioned way. Find a way to get associate with one of them and take a few months or more gaining their trust and maybe they would slip up some information after a night of partying or something.
This case is going to need something along those lines to break it open IMO.
I would not be so pessimistic about it if I wasnt so convinced of their involvement. All it took for me was my first listening to the interview and watching their body language and the way V played the reporter like a fiddle to sidetrack the entire interview. I kept putting myself in their shoes and if I had valuable air time to find my missing boy I would not spend the first 10-15 minutes giving no real accurate account of what happened.
Most people would have gotten right to the point and gotten down to business.
-What day time did you arrive at campground?
-Who came on the trip?
-What vehicles were used and who drove with who?
-What exactly happened from the moment you woke up at campground?
-Who slept where and where did boy sleep?
-How many people were there right at campground when he went missing?
-Where exactly was everybody and what did they last see when you first noticed him missing?
-What time was that?
-Did you have breakfast?
-Was there a fire built that morning?
-Whats his full name?
-What was all the clothes and color of clothes he had on?
-Will he respond to strangers if they call him by name?
-How long did you search before calling 911?
For the first 10 minutes or so of the interview we got very little of that. We mostly got him praising the SAR teams. Thats fine and dandy when your boy is found but no real victim would do that as much as he did with the boy still not found and its your first 10 minutes of air time to get public help.
Nope It just would not have happened that way.
And then add in all the eye contact and expressions from the other person while person X does all the talking. Nope. Not gonna happen.
LE needs to go on the offensive somehow. We need something to help break open the case.
The PI gave it a good shot and helped renew interest. But he hit the same wall many of us have hit.