Right, regarding the "special treatment."
As far as the Yellowstone trip ...
I've found what LE has let out about that and the actions they've taken curious. I don't expect them to lie to the public, but also know they aren't going to tell us everything and the things they hold back are often key facts. The public (and sometimes reporters?) may assume facts not in evidence. They've told us that Lori, Alex, Tylee, and JJ went to Yellowstone on 9/8. They've shown us the picture Lori took while there with Tylee in it. They've told us that ... I think the wording is that they can't find anyone who has seen Tylee since that day.
What they haven't said is that they know for sure or have any evidence that Tylee didn't leave Yellowstone. Maybe they have a picture of the car leaving Yellowstone and they can see some of the people in the car, so know for sure those people left Yellowstone, but can't be sure if there are others that were there. The request for pictures implies that they think there is at least a chance that Tylee didn't leave the park with them that day and they don't have definitive evidence. That could be no picture of anyone leaving. That could be they're sure she wasn't with Lori and crew, but could have left with someone else. Or maybe it means she didn't leave. Pictures from the park could uncover lots of stuff, including potentially Tylee leaving with someone else that had a cover story JJ thought was okay.
I think JJ got a cover story that he bought to some degree as to where Tylee went when he last saw her whether that was at the park or after they left. I doubt he witnessed her demise at the park, if that happened, or odds of him saying something to someone would be too high.
MOO