No matter how much I theorize, I cannot remove the doubt concerning Donnie's COD. Yes, he was under investigation and I'm sure he did not want to go to jail. He was scheduled the day of his shooting to speak with LE. All enough reasons to want to commit suicide. However, we all know a murder can be made to look like suicide. You don't need to be a smart person to pull it off and LE has to complete the appropriate investigation. I'm not sure the latter happened. It would be easy for BCSO to sum up the shooting as a suicide considering the charges Donnie was likely facing. A sexual predator found in his truck allegedly by a self inflicted gunshot. How much priority or attention to detail would LE give a sexual predator?
In my opinion, it is possible both Brittney and Donnie were murdered. Maybe for the same reasons, because they both planned to talk. Is it possible Donnie did not physically engage in the rapes. He could have been the ring leader without committing rape. If this was the case, his charges might differ from the scums that actually raped these children. I am in no way attempting to minimize Donnie's involvement. Donnie was a sicko no matter what his involvement. We have heard a few things about Donnie teaching, listening and watching. Maybe Donnie was planning to talk for a plea bargain? The next question would be, who knew this?
Brittney's gun didn't necessarily have to come from Donnie. Whoever harmed Brittney could have taken her gun and used it on Donnie. Maybe someone attempted to set Brittney up for Donnie's death by using her gun? Something about Donnie's suicide has always seemed a little off to me. He was not initially successful and he chose to remain in his truck. If Brittney and Donnie had planned to talk to LE, would Donnie have shared this with WWH? Brittney obviously had a lot of information for LE to call her the 'golden nugget'. There is at the minimum 6 people, 7 if you count Donnie, who had reason to eliminate the 'golden nugget'. In my opinion, it is feasible a few of these sickos could have conspired together to eliminate the people who they believed could put them behind bars for life. I can visualize a particular group of 3 working together. One of them is currently not facing any charges.