from the Timeline - unfortunately no time.
January 28th:
No Time - Passport search on family desktop - Someone using the McStay’s computer search for information about travel to Mexico and passports for children days before they disappeared. Also, a search of the McStay's computer showed someone had gone to the information website About.com to inquire about travel into Mexico and passports for children.
I think the McStay's eminent deaths were decided by that day. McGuyver threw a monkey wrench into it by being there painting for the next few days. Possibly CM had planned on doing it the day the family was home with CM and McGuyver was there working.
CM could have asked JM to do a search for him on JM's computer about Mexico.....CM had children so it wasn't that strange. Summer TOLD McGuyver that CM was hanging around the house.
I don't get how CM could claim JM was his "best friend", business associate, partner, whatever (according to his LE interview) and disregard a phone call from JM when they had 2 big projects (SA and Paul Mitchell), and JM was CM's "BEST FRIEND" because he was watching a movie with his GF? What if his "Best Friend" had personal emergency? What if there was a change in a job?
And why all this BS about CM's "Wife"? She was NOT his wife, why lie about that simple thing to LE? Maybe so they wouldn't talk to her? "Spousal Privilege"?
And if CM thought JM was his BEST FRIEND, why didn't his BEST FRIEND (who talked to him daily numerous times) mention he'd be off the grid with the family?
And why would CM look around to find a window that was unsecured just because he was checking on the family? If you were checking on a friend, and one of their vehicles were missing, would you go around through the gate to the back yard and check windows? 1 vehicle is gone, the dogs are outside because no one wants them pooping in the house while they're gone, why scope out the house when your friend might just drive up and ask what the heck you are doing? Wouldn't you be concerned that a neighbor might call the police on you for trespassing?
And if for some reason, it just didn't feel right, wouldn't you call the police that very moment? Specially if it was your "BEST FRIEND"? JM's family didn't seem to know JM's comings and goings so why depend on their perception? And what about the planned birthday party for one of the boys?
No, I don't believe for one moment that this is what a person does when they're concerned about their "Best Friend".