Great point! I’ve been super worried that neither parent will talk and M will not be found. I’m so bothered by the idea that some sort of LE presence showed up at that house in the early days because of the fires when there might have been more evidence …but of course, how would they know something nefarious was going on? It haunts me, though.
If evidence was removed and destroyed, they had at least three-weeks to do that before LE became involved.
Agreed, this is a move to protect the integrity of the investigation. There's something there, and they're keeping it to themselves, for now.
The backyard was dug and investigated by LE. If there was any indication of human remains, the coroner would have been called in. That has not happened.If M is indeed in the backyard under the remains of the fire,, then why did CP drive all the way to Michigan?
Am I correct that CP and DC's defense attorneys will have copies of the search warrants to discuss with their clients? However, at this time LE is not required to reveal to defense any other discovery of evidence?
Good question. I'm not really sure but my guess is that yes, their attorneys would have access to the warrants. Although the probable cause for the warrants won't be anything the parents didn't already know. i.e., "we're searching the house because we believe a., b., and c., may have taken place here".
I am glad the docs are sealed too. LE needs to investigate this case without public interference. These days, we are seeing more and more sealing of warrants because of public's belief in their "right to know". At one time, I was a huge supporter of FOI (freedom of Information act), That has all changed with intrusion of social media. moo
Or there could be human remains left behind there that weren’t immediately identifiable. It’s possible rubble from the fire was sent to a lab for closer examination.
The fact that the absences took place around holidays did not help. I work in an affluent school system, and it is not unusual for families to take extended vacations around the Thanksgiving break. If the guidance counselor had come by the house to do a home visit, they were certainly concerned and following protocol.
My husband is a prosecutor and he said that the defense would get whatever they usually get following the state's discovery laws. Sealing the documents doesn't apply to them.
The backyard fire likely contained evidence, possibly bloody evidence. Sadly, I believe M's remains are somewhere between NC and MI. moo
Agreed, I don't think M was burned in the back yard, I think evidence of what happened to her, as well as evidence of what kind of lifestyle these two were living, is what went up in smoke.
Oh yes. I guess that plywood enclosure in/off the kitchen remained in place because it seemed OK to them. It seems odd to me though.
Getting back to fire rubble/human remains: MOO...We can deduce that a fire must be extremely large and hot and burn constantly at a high temp for several hours to reduce human remains to bone stage. Then the bones would likely have to be disposed of elsewhere. Bones tend not to burn well except in crematoriums. If LE discovered bones in fire rubble, the coroner would have been called there. And, we know the coroner wasn't called to scene. Additionally, the distinct odor of burning flesh would permeate the neighborhood, thus a neighbor would have called fire dept or LE. moo
I agree. According to the Daily Mail:
I thought by sealing the documents, the defence was not privy to them at this time?
Just catching up in here !!
