I feel that foul play can’t be ruled out, and at the same time commuting a murder of a healthy 200lb man with no plan seems like a lot of effort. Also, Baylee’s family are just regular people. They are not cold-blooded murders. They have not committed heinous crimes before. I don’t think one of them could act alone and I don’t think they would keep it quite if they worked together.
In short, I don’t think they have the callous nature that a murderer would need, and I don’t think they have the motivation. And I don’t think any evidence exists that shows they did it! Although, yes people do get “lucky,” and if that’s the case then they will face the consequences on Judgement day.
On a personal note, I’ve started reading Crime and Punishment for the first time in my life, and maybe I am naive, but I don’t think normal people commit heinous crimes and then continue on without being totally destroyed (or maybe that just helps me sleep at night). Anyway, for me to see this as more likely, I am going to need some sort of timeline or evidence or anything.
I am wondering what would have happened for Baylee and her family to have murdered Chance. How would that be possible? I haven’t been able to think of a way that it would have happened. So someone would have to help me wrap my head around it.
If he was murdered, I think a drug cartel connection (perhaps thinking he was someone else) is a lot more likely or even people addicted to meth, with a big drug debt.
From the first time listening to the podcast, I felt an accidental drowning was the most likely, but the fact is his body has not been found. Why not? I researched drowning victims and his body should have been found. It should have washed up, and the police efforts should have recovered Chance’s remains.
But if the body (very unfortunately) floated to the surface and the water was rushing above the debris cage, his remains would be in the lake. Is this possible? The police carried out an extensive search. He should have been found!!!
If he somehow ended up in the lake, then earthly remains settle to the bottom of the lake and do not resurface (citation at bottom). As this paper explains drowning victims in rivers are usually found, but not lakes.
I feel that there are many possibilities, and I am open to any evidence, and like all of you I just want Chance brought home and given proper justice. We all have our thoughts on the case and no solution is 100% plausible in this case, whether that’s an accidental drowning, suicide, homicide, or a hit and run.
https://jcp.bmj.com/content/jclinpath/45/8/654.full.pdf
Edits: spelling mistakes