It's heartbreaking.
The worst thing in, it's so easy to be led to think BR was involved because of his weird personality and somewhat criminal shenanigans. But I think it's foolish to rule out the fellow that "wanted a nice country girl wife" that Cassie says she never had a thing with. It's foolish to rule out HS and that household.
The truth is, the last time anyone in the world can prove they saw Cassie was 1:30 on Saturday, before the derby. We don't know if those people helped her run away. Where's the church community she was going to?
We do not know she actually made it home on Sunday. We do not know if BR was actually home at 6:20 on the 14th when Cassie was 'supposedly' dropped off. JC was out of it, sick in bed, with the door closed. Neither JC nor BR has said they actually saw Cassie. They assumed she was home 'cause her stuff showed up.
If BR was smart, he'd think long and hard about what he was doing in that time frame. If he was drunk, hopped up on drugs, hanging with thugs across the street, cheating on JC, burglarizing a house, taking a nap, driving around in her car.... anything other than standing on that porch at 6:25-6:25 pm, he should confess it. He has nothing to lose now. And time for a small crime is way better than time for murder. Just sayin.
I just want to put that out there for anyone new to this thread. If you are looking in to things, look everywhere. Nothing is as it seems. No one should be overlooked. All these men are buddies. And mommy dearest is uncooperative and weird in her handling of things. It will take a keen investigator and a dedicated media person to crack this one. But what heroes they would be!