musicaljoke
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Hi mj , best wishes .... I think the ether topic is unrelated to this case. Ether is common to diesel engines .... they need a shot of it to get them to start ..... ether comes in a small spray bomb that has an electrical solenoid switch to squirt some in .... on some machines you have to spray it in the air breather by hand.
Anyone who has ever operated a diesel and found out the small ether cans are empty knows it can be a real pain in the asss if they are empty . I think DM was simply giving everyday instructions to his mechanic by mentioning ... "make sure it is ethered up" .
IMO, it is significant to the case because it shows premeditation of their intention to murder the owner of the truck they were planning to steal, and use the loader to lift the body into the eliminator in which they planned to burn the body. DM was planning to use the bobcat or the excavator, something he hasn't used in a while, and wants to make sure it will start. In the same series of texts as the ones about the "ether", he also asked about the location of the generator. All of this is, imo, in preparation for what Smich calls "fireworks tonight".
That physical preparation was done before they selected their victim which tells me that a murder was just as much a part of this mission as was stealing a truck. So it's no surprise that they headed directly to the farm where everything was ready for "mission digestion".