I think it really comes down to this.
They didn't have enough for conspiracy úntil she talked. In fact, they had nothing until then.
And they didn't have enough even for accessory either because accessory to what? They need evidence of the crime she would've been an accessory to, in order to charge her as an accessory.
So let's say they had proof she had KB's phone. They had proof from those witnesses that she talked about PF's plan or solicitation before the fact. But there's no body. Nothing proving an actual murder. How can you charge accessory to a crime you can't prove?
So they threatened her with murder charges or conspiracy or accessory and she wouldn't know everything they had but her lawyer would know it would be hard without a body. Or a confession.
So they agreed to negotiate a plea deal.
It's not fair. Her involvement seems vast. But I don't think they had enough for much of anything but tampering. Until she talked.
I agree 100 percent. If KK hadn't talked there would be no charges against either of them. Which boggles my mind, why did she talk, but thank god she did.
I was worried last night because the case hinges on her. They have very little tangible evidence against PF.
Nov 22- video of him back at KB’s house at 336 is in conflict with his statements
Nov 22- cell phone pings show that KB and PF’s phones were together late in the day near divide and later west of cripple creek
Nov 23- cell phone pings of KB and PF’s phones show they were both in florrissant
Nov 24- texts exchanged between the two phones near Florissant and cripple creek (by the afternoon KK’s and KB’s cell phones were together pinging of the same towers at the same times.
The rest is circumstantial or the word of KK. To be frank I was still a bit worried about the case.
Until I read the arrest warrant. They left out some cell phone info in the prelim (or i missed it, but I don't think so).
Nov 24- KB, PF, and KK's cell phones were all pinging together during that trip to Nash ranch to pick up KB"s body to burn.
As the DA said originally, the cell phone data is the key. They have that, with KK's testimony and there can't be a reasonable doubt, unless you disregard the evidence.