SavageMarkIII
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I looked back at some articles from around the time that Barrentine was arrested. First, they said they had their man. Then they said they were looking for a second suspect. (I'm guessing this happened when the DNA did not match.) Then Barrentine's lawyers told him to shut up, so he did. Then the grand jury cleared him. But an ABI agent, whom I tend to place more trust in than a local, said that Barrentine could identify the girls' clothing and such. Just out of curiosity, how many of the sleuths on the board think Barrentine was completely uninvolved?
Interesting question. So many ways this could be looked at. I don't know that anyone or anything can be ruled out based on the information that is public.
Here are the different options with Barrentine in MOO:
1) absolutely involved; and had help
2) involved but unknowingly; gave a ride to someone who was involved, etc., but didn't realize what had happened
3) drove by the Big/Little that night and saw JB and Tracie there and decided to try to get the reward money
4) Not involved at all and didn't see anything; made up his story on newspaper articles and leading questions by the investigators in hopes of getting the reward money
I am leaning towards #3 or #4, but I again I don't believe there is enough known by us to completely rule him out.