New at this, but thought I’d throw it out there.
I’m at 80% sure PF did it and is just waiting for the case to go cold, but the 20% also has some explanations- what if KB and PF did have a somewhat rocky relationship towards the end? Say KB wanted more and PF could have been somewhat clueless. My experience with men is that they can be clueless at times. They could have exchanged the baby and if they had broken up (possibly temporarily in PF’s mind), they may not have had plans for TDay dinner. Possibly KB fibbed to her mom to keep things copacetic for the time being or maybe the statements about what KB told CB aren’t completely clear. KB could have had other plans that evening and after being picked up, things went south. Say it was someone she worked with - they would know to text work and would likely know of PF.
Part of the reason the 20% exists is because I grew up in a farming community. We had horses growing up and I even have a blue heeler that’s been bred from a working line. Growing up around these people, I don’t find what I’ve seen of PF’s behavior to be unusual. A lot of the farm men that I grew up with would seem a bit callous and tended to be pretty clueless about women. I could imagine PF being this way, and with that, also have no desire to entertain the public. His significant other is missing and right now he has to take care of his daughter. Everything else might seem wasteful to him. With PF having grown up with LE as family, he might know that he should always get a lawyer. Or hell, his mom could be calling the shots for him. I also don’t think his treatment of the baby is odd.. it’s his daughter. At a time like this, he might feel that only he can keep her safe. Maybe he has no relationship with CB or KB’s family. I wouldn’t let my infant be with strangers even if they are technically family especially not if everyone seems to be coming for my throat.
Just thinking out loud.