Hi Ember,
Bouncing off your post...
I know not everyone posting on here lives or has lived in a town of less than 3500 people. Having first hand experience of a town similar in population to Delphi, Id say chances are pretty good that members of the families went to school with, live next door to or down the block from, are related to, go to church with, are in an organization with, play sports with or are in some other way connected to the LEOs handling this investigation or the families of those LEOs. When youve known someone or their family for a long time you have a pretty good idea whether or not they are telling you the truth and theres a level of trust and confidence not found in bigger cities.
JMO.