They have not been talked to by LE as of yet...... as i think i said, jeff either met his demise in his meeting with hunter or someone harmed him on his property. He didn't coincidently go off the road after driving up there 20 plus times but, the time he has a huge amount of cash , the money had been taken from the PO box, who knows if they sped up the grow and jeff may have arrived and been mad that they were seemingly taking over.... Le did not go to the property for 5 months!!!!!!!! surely, all evidence was gone. They needed cadaver dogs etc. They did not really "search" for some reason i feel as if my detective is always protecting the neighbor /land caretaker, and everyone else. He tells me i think too much like a "normal " person which is good but, i don't care if it's backwoods, people are people or are they born with no souls, no hearts in humboldt?
Thanks for answering, Peaceofmind. I can only imagine how hard it was to stand by, knowing Jeff was in danger, and feel like not enough was or is being done. This is where the panic of families collides with the laws LE has to follow, and it is very frustrating.
The truth is, no one can be forced to talk to LE. That's a legal protection for all of us, but in some cases, like this, it prevents LE from gathering needed information easily. They have to get what they need in other ways...if they can. We see this on cases often, like this one, also in Humboldt county. Read it and tear your hair out!
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...th-14-die-in-hit-amp-run-Fortuna-12-July-2016
It doesn't surprise me at all that LE didn't go to the property for five months. It seems likely that they waited until after the harvest. No one goes onto marijuana growing property during the growing season, not even LE unless it's a full force raid. I lived in Humboldt and you risked your life if you did, even by mistake. It's worse now. I can't imagine that a couple of sheriff's deputies are going to risk their lives looking for a missing adult. For families, that's the unfortunate reality when a loved one involved in the marijuana industry goes missing in Humboldt. And it's a very hard reality for family members to wrap their heads around. I do understand. You want to call out the cavalry, but it just doesn't work that way.
As far as the detective seeming to protect the neighbor and caretaker, if you were to ask him, I expect he would say that they have rights that he is sworn to protect, just as he would do for you. He has to follow the law, and if people stonewall his hands are tied. That isn't to say that LE in Humboldt are perfect. Your perception that he is protecting these people could be correct. But my personal default position with LE is that they are doing their best unless I have proof that they aren't. But in your shoes, I'd be upset too. It's easy to be all logical and leave emotion out of it from where I sit.
How do i get them to investigate? The detective has admitted that he doesn't believe Jeff is voluntarily missing. He changed his status in the Doj to missing under suspicious circumstances. HCSO is definitely more active on the case now than they have ever been.
I'm really glad to hear that they changed Jeff's status and that they are more active on the case now. That sounds like progress. I think all you can do is make sure they have every bit of information you have discovered and call the detective every couple of weeks to find out what they are investigating at the moment and how it's going. Ask if there is anything else you can do to help at your end. Be a partner. He may not welcome more involvement on your part, but I don't think you need to accept "Don't call us, we'll call you" from him. As the article by Dave Van Norman that I posted earlier said, a passive approach doesn't work. If you're already doing all this, that's great!
