Would some type of special warrant be needed to take the vehicles? IF LE was just ruling out the possibility of a crime happening by stranger abduction I highly doubt they would have seized the vehicles. Just MOO
Well, if the video at McDonald's with DR in the car was one of the last places they could visually substantiate him being, then I think that alone would allow a judge to list the vehicles. If LE had reasonable suspicion that a vehicle would likely be used to transport a victim (for instance, they didn't find a trail confirming DR left the house on foot), then I would think that would be enough to seize the items as well.
Again though - this is all speculation. I'm definitely not an expert in search warrants.
As always, all of the above is MOO! :cow:
ETA: I should have been clearer above and stated that
if there was video available at the McDonald's, and not stated that there definitely was video that would have been available for police to review. I do know that most have video at the ordering area, and again pointing at the lane at the windows, but I don't know how often those tapes record over, or if they are only "live feeds". I also would suppose that whomever served them that night might remember seeing MR and DR together in the truck as well. Again though, this is all MOO! And, it was only meant as a suggestion of possibilities, and not fact.