Madeleine74
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Quite the opposite, I do think that someone who committed murder would make missteps. Which is why the Google search is so strange, because it is so obvious and detectable. If he was so methodical to a) erase all other possible digital evidence; b) fake a phone call then make the equipment used to fake the call disappear; c) leave no trace or evidence of transporting or dumping a body; etc, then it doesn't make sense that he would risk leaving the girls home alone where they could wake up and discover both their parents gone. Or make an obviously traceable Google search. Or fight so hard for custody so as to sit through a deposition. It is inconsistent with the narrative.
a) Which he didn't do or not successfully.
b) An expensive router being the equipment, yes, but apparently he didn't know there would be evidence showing showing configuration activity, during a time he said he was asleep, between his laptop and said router, which was captured on a win sys event log and later discovered by Cisco. That of course will be available if there's a 2nd trial.
c) He removed stuff out his trunk and striations seen on trunk lining the day his wife is missing showed recent vacuuming, in contrast with the condition of the rest of the car's interior.
d) As compared to what? Risks had to be taken. He minimized risk by doing his various activities in the middle of the night and then in the morning he blocked the children's bedroom opening, at least partially, with a TV that was not normally in that spot.
e) the Google search was not obvious and it was not intended to be found. The search done was consistent with other searches he did when he checked a weather site. The cookie pointing to the Google search was deleted, which implies that the search was not supposed to be seen. He had no idea that beta version browser on his laptop had bugs that ultimately revealed that activity.
f) he first agreed on a temporary custody arrangement with his in-laws for 3 months outside of the court, and chose to sit for a deposition where he would be questioned. He lied multiple times during his deposition, and it was totally his choice to lie. He got caught. He had the opportunity to but declined to take the stand at the custody hearing itself.