I am leaning heavily toward him being guilty, pending of course being able to show he was in the state and the DNA match.
The drugs Someone on here (I can't remember who) mentioned and reminded me that back then rufies and some other date rape drugs would not show up on toxicology or drug screens at that time. One of the mysteries on the case has always been that it appeared that JBR was given food and drink during the night. So I believe it is possible.
The father's defense for him is that he was writing a book about JBR's murder. Yet in his communications, it is reported that he used an anonymous server to hide his identity. No legit author would do so, as most authors want to make sure they provide all the credentials they can, in order to gain maximum cooperation from the family so they can get more and possibly confidential details. I am not saying that he wasn't writing a book, but that maybe his book was intended to have some unique perspective on the case, he didn't need the confidential details the family had. If he is writing the book, I think it will be from the killer's perspective.
His wife's story- first, did she divorce hiim after the *advertiser censored* case because she no longer had feelings for him? Or was it for the protection of the children? Could she have residual feelings or mixed feelings about him? And is she perhaps protecting the children- they probably had a lot of problems when 'Dad' was charged with child *advertiser censored*, how much worse for them will it be if he is charged with this crime?
He wasn't in jail in Thailand, he was arrested in his apartment. On charges from Calif. If he wanted out of the Thai jail, all he had to do was not waive extradition and he would accomplish the same thing. Also, he would more likely have a harder time of it if he confessed to a child murder, because let's face it- *advertiser censored* charges are not that uncommon there and I believe they look at it differently.
And last, and I think probably most convincing to me is that he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge and the confusion over whether DNA match has been made. Some media say yes, some say no, and some say no comment. One article I read said that DNA testing was done in Thailand. I somehow believe that. US officials probably won't acknowlege that, as the testing likely wouldn't be accepted in a US court. So they will have to do it again. But I think that was the probably cause that was probably used for the arrest. California is not going to extradit for a misdemeanor charge. Too costly and time consuming. But if they saw proof of other crimes, then yes they would likely allow their charges to be used to bring him back stateside. He has been so forthcoming since the arrest, I almost wonder if he didn't agree to a DNA test before the arrest.
