According to the RCMP, there’s evidence linking both crime scenes to B&K. So 4 days after the murder of L&C, it’s unlikely they’d suddenly become overcome with fear and panic upon the murder (death) of LD, given they benefited by taking his vehicle. Stealing an innocent person’s vehicle who’s killed at the scene involves planning and intent, it doesn’t just happen by accident.
The thing is, we just can’t say anything for certain regarding motive or mind-state. Because we do not have enough information to speak confidently to that. There are so, so, so many conflicting factors in this case, which is what keeps us discussing it over and over.
The RCMP have enough evidence in their possession to connect them to both crimes. However, we don’t know what was and was not premeditated. Like I said, we don’t have that information. I could see the murder of Leonard Dyck being completely unplanned, just by virtue of how brazen it was.
We don’t know the nature of the connections the RCMP has made. We can make educated guesses, but that’s it. My heart aches for the 5 families involved, I imagine the void of information doesn’t make any of this any easier.
Anyway. I’m very wary of saying anything here with any conviction.
I’d say it’s very,
very likely they were directly involved in Leonard Dyck’s murder. It’s hard to argue against that, considering they stole his vehicle and left theirs burning not far from the scene of the crime. That’s tough evidence to negate, and I’m not trying to do so.
Why did they do that, though,
why?
This is not the work of cold, calculating murderers. If it was, I imagine there would be more finesse. More hiding of evidence. They could have hidden a lot that was left out in the open. People say it was because they wanted to be chased for the thrill of it, but then why high-tail it all the way up to Gillam? They would not have even had the opportunity to bask in the so-called notoriety, because by the time they were named suspects, they were in an area of no contact with the outside world. In their travels they seemed desperate to just hide.
We can’t say whether or not they enjoyed themselves, or felt regret, or the degree of fear they may have experienced. Once again, contradicting myself because this case is contradictory.
J.M.O.