You could be correct that Misty didn't dispose of the body and may no know where the body was disposed of.
IMO I think Ronald is the one that got rid of the body. As I mentioned on the show, Ron and his friends had been known to kill deer, and even capture live deer and feed them to Gators. In their twisted red neck minds that is considered "cool."
I also think that there could be other "evidence" that is buried. Items used to clean things, clothing, etc.
I think Misty could possibly have called in people such as Chelsea, Timmy, or Tommy to help get rid of evidence. This could explain why Timmy and Tommy failed their polygraphs, and how Chelsea is on the campaign to say Haleigh is alive.
I think Pat Brown made a good point that it is possible in a crime/coverup for a "group" of people to be involved, because once the ball starts rolling and years go by, it is just easier to lie and try to distract people than telling the truth and implicate yourself and land yourself a jail sentence.
They all know "something" and all play either minor or major roles... But I think the main "players" responsible are those closest to Haleigh, and that is Ron and Misty.
Staged 911 call, marriage, threatening Tommy with the rat, drug dealing, just show me those two are the bottom of the barrel of the human race.
I don't think LE wasted any time. What are they going to do... Arrest Ron for not answering his phone? Arrest Misty for neglect or child endangerment? All they'll do is lawyer up, refuse to talk. Go out and arrest Lindsy right away, because she made a strange comment about boots? Go out an arrest Joe in TN because Misty made comments on TV about a cousin?
You don't want to put so much pressure early on, because it could easily backfire. It is like walking on egg shells sadly.
I think LE waited a year to really start applying pressure, because they had no choice.
IF they applied it sooner they ran the risk of completey getting ANYTHING useful out of them.
I think they let Misty and company squirm a little, but also left them enough room to feel comfortable to talk. They got Misty locked in giving different accounts, got accounts out of Tommy, and got a deal with Ron, where I'm sure he gave an account.
Everything I have seen is damn good police work.
Only people wasting time, are the culprits. They have wasted LE's and everyone's time with their lies and distortions. Unfornately people like them, have no problem wasting time and covering up deaths.
Questions:
Did LE do drug tests on RC and MC the night HC disappeared?
Were RC and MC separated immediately so they could each give their own account of what happened?
Why wasn't the back door removed immediately instead of a week later?
Why were bed sheets draped over the back railing instead of sending them to a lab?
Was a luminal test done of the MH?
Why was Cobra run out of town?
Why did Tim Miller really leave?
Levi, I never said there should have been an immediate arrest, however, some of the police investigation looked pretty shoddy to me.
What does Cobra expect to happen when he goes on internet shows and implies his CLIENT, Crystal Sheffield and her mother Marie Griffis are involved in abducting Haleigh?
What does he expect to happen when he accuses the police of being involved in a conspiracy and being corrupt?
Not to mention illegally taping people without their permission and releasing those tapes to a fringe conspiracy theorist on the internet.
Cobra no longer has a PI license or bail bondsman because of his conduct in this case.