I would add that we have a very sparse information set to work with and much of it would not be admissible as evidence before a jury (e.g. general studies of femicide, the investigative significance of search warrants, the refusals to take polygraphs, the mere accusations of criminal history).Well, if Barry Morphew ever is charged with an offense, his attorneys will have plenty to work with. Remember: The TOS do not allow sleuthing of persons, including family members. Trial counsel will have no such restraint & will be able to try to impeach the credibility of the State's witnesses. S/He will also be able to introduce other theories about who may have harmed Suzanne using witness testimony, which -- again -- is something we cannot do here.
Moreover, WSers do what juries are not permitted to do: we speculate and hypothesize, like investigators generating lines of inquiry. I think this can have value in many ways. However, I find it scary that some fail to recognize the limited scope of information we have and the speculative nature of our discussions, and have convinced themselves of BS's guilt. I suspect that projection and confirmation bias may be at work, and I would ask each WSer to reflect on that possibility.
The public has nowhere near the evidence needed to prove that BS killed his wife. Many of the vignettes of BS that we examine are, in fact, equivocal when examined by one applying the presumption of innocence. When we hear that TD observed BS near the river, dripping wet, distraught, slumped over the steering wheel, those who have formed a strong belief in BS's guilt may see a man who just checked to see if SM's body was where he left it, and found to his chagrin that the river had taken her downstream where she might be discovered. The person who applies the presumption of innocence sees a man exhausted after desperately searching the river at great peril to himself, hoping against hope that he finds SM, or at least evidence of her, caught on the rocks and branches.
I love you all, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.