That all makes sense and possibly very true, but don't you think that as time went by Chad would have done anything to NOT have the kids buried on his property? It could be that it was nothing more than the closest and only place available at the time, and time was of the essence.
I’ve considered that Lori and Alex took the kids to Yellowstone with a plan to kill one or both of them there, then had to abort the plan for some reason. If their original plan was to kill them there, I’m comfortable assuming that they planned to do so because they thought it was a good place to leave their bodies. Why else?
If that were the case, and they chose to abort that plan, they still chose to murder Tylee that night, IMO, after they returned. In that case, I would agree with you about why they buried Tylee on Chad’s property. Later, they would have buried JJ there, as well, to minimize the separate locations that they had to monitor.
This could make sense, as Tylee’s burial spot is in a poorly planned location on the property; it’s close to the residence and in a spot that family members could try to dig (the pet cemetery). However, JJ’s location seems like more forethought went into it.
All of this brings up a good discussion IMO.
We know CD applied for a permit to have a modular home placed near or over Tylee's body (and was subsequently denied IIRC). It makes sense to me that he would want to cover TR body (parts) and pretend she never existed. This is the one set of remains none of these people wanted found. That would potentially take care of the most desecrated remains but it still leaves JJ's remains to potentially be uncovered one day. The place where JJ was buried (under the tree, on top of the bluff, overlooking the pond) looks to be the ideal burial spot on CD's property as far as a "final resting place" IMO.
If CD ever sold his property or he deeded it to his kids and work was to be done on it, I would think that maybe filling in the pond or even expanding it might be one of the options. Should a backhoe begin to fill it in - wouldn't they take the crown edges of the hill and push it into the hole? That would most certainly uncover JJ. What about if that tree uprooted itself in a windstorm or an ice storm - that would also expose JJ potentially. Even if a new homeowner wanted to expand the pond - they could dig out where JJ was buried. I think CD was stuck with that property because of this decision now - no matter what. He just had to keep his family members out of there for the remainder of his lifetime. MOO
I don’t know that Chad and Lori actually planned to keep the children on the property indefinitely, but they would need to keep them there until the attention died down. After that, if they relocated or sold the property, they could also attempt to relocate the children. IMO, Tylee would be nearly impossible to fully remove from the property but, as I’ve said before, I don’t think Chad and Lori are smart. so that probably wouldn’t stop them from trying—if that was what suited their needs at the particular moment.
That said, in the short term, Chad would have a much greater need to deal with Tylee’s burial spot than JJ’s—after all, she was buried in the pet cemetery. How long would it be before someone in the family attempted to put another pet there? A modular home would have allowed him to quickly cover her, but also potentially allow him access later.
IMO, In his mind, JJ could be dealt with later because, in the short term again, it was probably less likely that someone within his household would go digging by the pond.
All JMO. My apologies if some of the language comes across as callous, regarding “dealing with” the kids. I meant to reflect how Chad and Lori so callously (monstrously!} treated the children.
ETA: Punctuation.