Ok...I am still struggling to get through all the posts on the first thread, most of which do not even address the topic so I have several questions, if anyone would be so kind as to try to fill me in:
1. Where does it say that this person has not already provided the picture to LE? Perhaps the defense had to track him down because they just found out about the picture through documents they obtained in their examination of evidence.
2. Why is everyone saying that it was taken by a stranger or a tourist? I could not find that in the article anywhere? Several of the "players" in this mess are now "men who live out of state", and several of them could have been unavailable for periods of time due to their military assignments, jobs, or attempts to avoid association with this case in general.
3. Where in the article does it state that LE did not accompany the defense PI, or that the FBI in that state is not involved, or that local LE in that state is not involved? It seems as usual that many things are being assumed and then jumped on and rammed down the chute as if they are indeed "fact".
4. It also seems plausible that someone long ago gave the picture to LE, and after seeing no information in the press or from the family, that they finally realized the family had not been told about the picture, and that the person in possession of that picture felt that it should be disclosed to them.