To the best of my knowledge they do not have prints. They, coming to realize, don't divulge much to me. The vehicle, I am now learning, was very new. Their house was meticulously clean, and I suppose also being a rental, may have had to do with the collection or not collecting that information. They did a "super glue" test on the vehicle. They, I am told, spray a fine mist of it all over the vehicle to find such evidence. If they were truly transported in the Durango and there were two or more perps then it leads me to believe it was a professional hit. Otherwise surely there would be evidence. I had honestly hoped for some type of information left behind by Mr. Kaye, who's to say there wasn't though, the police don't seem to feel the need to disclose anything to me at this point.
I read in a newspaper clipping that their wallet, purse, and cell phones were missing. Did anyone subpoena the phone or credit card records?
I have also been thinking about the situation at the home on the night they disappeared. Aside from a few items found at the grave site that matched items in the Tillmans' home, there were no signs that anything was disturbed. Everything seems normal and the Tillmans were getting ready for bed after a night out with friends. The neighbor
heard them arrive that evening after 9 p.m.. If there was a struggle, wouldn't it make sense that someone, likely the same neighbor, would have heard it? Teddy was also found at the grave site. Why would an abductor willing bring along the dog? Photos of Teddy show that he was well-cared for and 'prized' by the Tillmans. So, given the state of the home on the night of the disappearance, and the fact that Teddy was found at the grave site, gives me the impression that the Tillmans were some somehow lured or enticed to leave the home.
Blood was found on the road near the grave site, but was that blood even linked to the Tillman's? Assuming the blood did belong to the Tillman's, this suggests that at least one of them was still alive when they arrived to their final destination. Obviously, we don't know if the Tillman's were still willing occupants when they arrived in Yucaipa, but we can assume that they probably knew something wasn't right by this point.
What could possibly have gotten the Tillmans to leave their home at that time of night with such urgency? Was it urgent, or were they not given an opportunity to take care of things before they left? The neighbor heard the Tillmans arrive, but why didn't anyone hear them leave? Was the Tillmans' vehicle used to take them to Yucaipa, or was it left at the residence and picked up later before being taken to Van Nuys? Was any evidence ever recovered from the vehicle after it was found? If so, what?
Although this occurred in 2000, it is reasonable to assume that someone had surveillance cameras given the neighborhood. Was this possibility ever investigated?
This may never be answered, but if the Tillmans knew they were being threatened, why didn't they fight back? Did they even feel threatened, or did they believe their chances of survival were better by going along quietly?
