MOO, MOO, MOO the Sheriff Dept. probably decided to call off the searching when they started to suspect it was a homicide. Remember, they did get a search warrant to go to another state to check out KH and confiscate evidence.
For clarity –
Local Dia Abrams still missing • Idyllwild Town Crier
"RMRU went out again on [Wednesday] June 10 to search more difficult areas on the property including a creek bed and the hills overlooking her ranch. All assignments were completed by 6 p.m. At that point,
detectives took over the investigation and called off the physical ground search."
I am unclear under what department/jurisdiction the detectives operated.
MOO Assume Riverside Sheriff?
NB: this occurs after the June 9 warrant was issued at 6pm concerning the grow op (see below) in which the CENTRAL HOMICIDE UNIT is mentioned.
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Below may be duplicating previous work, but in consideration of the discussion about timelines ... here's a run down of (some of) the warrants served (which may serve as clues for LE focus and suspicions):
Source:
Search warrants served in case of missing former La Jolla woman | cbs8.com
"In a
June 8 search warrant served on the Bonita Vista Ranch, investigators seized a list of evidence, including a tan bed sheet with possible blood, a band-aid with possible blood, a piece of toilet paper with possible blood, two spent bullet casings (with F and REM markings), two handwritten letters, and a Netgear router, News 8 has learned."
"'Abrams went missing under suspicious circumstances and foul play is suspected,' Riverside detectives wrote in a
June 9 warrant." [6 pm is indicated on the warrant]
MOO Likely this one:
https://interactive.cbs8.com/pdf/marijuana_grow_warrant.pdf which followed the aerial search that spotted the greenhouses.
NB: Central Homicide Unit is inferred to be involved. Also, a "deputy from our aviation bureau" observed the greenhouses, leading to this warrant being issued. A night search was requested but not authorized.
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"On
June 12, detectives traveled to [Aztec] New Mexico and seized a Ford RV belonging to Keith Harper, Abrams’ 71-year-old fiancé. Investigators impounded the vehicle and removed a "section of front driver seat" as evidence, according to the search warrant."
Received June 12. Executed June 13:
https://interactive.cbs8.com/pdf/RV_warrant.pdf and
https://interactive.cbs8.com/pdf/AmericanStorageComplex_warrant.pdf
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MOO KH certainly remains suspect, so I took a few moments to really listen to what he's said in the interview at
One (new to me) observation:
@ 1:30 he comments he and Dia were planning to go to Durango, CO the next day (Sunday). Much has been made of his departure Monday morning while the search went on to do business in NM.
Aztec, NM (11 hours east of the ranch) is where that business is located ... coincidentally, only
44 mins south of Durango. So it is entirely plausible that they planned to go to Durango on Sunday, then come back Monday - stopping off at Aztec along the way. That is, if we are to believe KH about the Durango trip. If none of this is true, then it only implicates him further and we move firmly into Dia's disappearance being planned in advance.