I am not a lawyer and the following may be completely without merit.
A confession alone isn't worth much. There must be supporting evidence. Were DDS to do this, she'd have to answer how Kyron left school without witnesses, how she met up with Kyron that day, how she killed him, where his body is, etc.
She would also have to finesse any possible federal charges; the transactional immunity only protects her from state charges. While double jeopardy protects her from being tried twice for the same crime, there are often differences between the state and federal statutes that can be exploited by prosecutors willing to take a risk. Under such a scenario, I think the prosecutors would be furious and looking for the tiniest scaps of whatever they could charge her with.
Under this scenario, TMH would probably not be cleared, she'd probably be charged as an accomplice. It appears that DDS was at work during the time period when Kyron disappeared from the school, so how did he get out of the school if not for TMH? If the confession were that DDS and TMH traded places for the morning, starting at, say, 7:45 am, then the instant Kyron went missing, TMH became an accomplice.
I just don't think this is a workable scenario. Sorry.
I'm just throwing my :twocents: in here but my take was that in the above scenerio DDS confessing to everything meaning she had a potential role as an accomplice and assisted TMH in carrying out the crime.
I am curious if DDS has been completely candid with her attorney thus far because I remember credible reports about the client she was gardening for that morning was located near the Horman home, the client had prepared a nice lunch for the both of them and DDS had left the job unannounced.....the client called her cell phone and she did not answer or return to the job until around 1 p.m. A second client also came forward and said she could not reach DDS on her cell phone during that same time frame. I will try to find the source and post as soon as I can locate it.
It is odd that the attorney for DDS is stating she was home all day when the client she was gardening for that morning made a statement about DDS working that day, making the lunch and not being able to locate DDS or contact her. Have I completely confused myself, anyone reading my posts or all of the above???? The answer to that question is YES!
I just re-read previous reports and none of them referred to Dede's clients. In regards to information that contradicts the attorney's statement saying that she was at home on the morning of question:
- most say the learned about the gardening scenerio from "reliable sources"
- a few were more specifice stating that detectives or investigators spoke directly with the homeowner where she was gardening and a person that she was working with that morning.
One snip from Oregon Live is as follows:
Detectives learned that Spicher, who shares Terri Horman's passion for fitness and gardening, was doing gardening work for a Northwest Portland homeowner on June 4. She abruptly left the house about 11:30 a.m. and didn't return until an hour to 90 minutes later.
Another person working at the home called Spicher to come in for lunch, and the homeowner called Spicher on her cell phone but she wasn't reachable. Detectives have questioned both the homeowner and the other person who was working at the home that day.
I am very interested to learn what the different perspectives are on the subject. My personal belief is that most of us would be shocked to learn how many people lie to their attorneys. On the other hand, if it is true that she was gardening with another person for a homeowner that saw her also, one would think this isn't something she would try to lie about.
Any hoo, I am sorry for declaring that actual clients had made any statements. Hopefully I have finished making this any more wack a doo than it already had become.