Dr. Fessel is right - there was a big jurisdictional issue going on. With the murders of those sweet boys, now WA can actually do something, instead of just watching.
If the storage unit was not in SP's name, there is NO way that they could have searched it. And since JP wasn't charged with a crime, even if the WA LE knew about the storage unit, they couldn't search it.
Our constitution provides for a life free of unreasonable S/S. It has always been interpreted that until you've been accused or arrested for a crime, you have the right to refuse permission for a search. After arrest, of course, it's game on.
But an arrest is also a problem, because you need to be able to prove the likelihood of a crime, or have 'reasonable suspicion' that a crime has occurred or is occurring.
In other words, despite being court-ordered to take a psycho-sexual exam, and the kids being removed (due to SP's actions), and the alleged presence of photos on JP's computer, there was no reasonable suspicion that a crime had occurred or is occurring **in the jurisdiction** that JP lived in.
Further, LE is prevented from conducting "fishing" exercises, such as contacting all the storage units in the area and asking if JP has a unit. Kind of like LE running your plate for no reason - they're not allowed to. If LE catches you breaking a traffic law, they can run the plate...but not until. And because of the "No Fishing" rule, LE often doesn't have knowledge that something exists...
I can't leave off thinking that SP is talking (about the storage unit) to be able to get a deal with LE, and that this was likely a bit of info given to 'prove' SP's statements as valid; most deals include a phrase that if the information is baloney, the deal is a no-go. So it could very well be that SP said something, LE now can get a warrant, and this has all transpired in the last 24-48 hours.
It will be interesting to see what comes from this search...maybe nothing, maybe proof of Susan's murder, maybe just more circumstantial stuff.
All I know is that two boys are dead, and their mother is likely dead too, at the hands of at least one monster...and maybe the monsterDaddy is talking to save his behind...
This whole thing is utterly, totally horrible. And I think it will get worse before it gets better...and it will never get better. KWIM?
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