Here's another question: how tall was Tim Watkins?
The Indiana booking information listed DN as 5'10".
The reason I ask is that there was some discussion earlier in the thread that, since the bike and TW's body were found in different locations, that maybe the killer rode off on TW's bike. (From what I understand, the bike was located closer to Mt. Herman Rd, and the body was found off the trail further from the road, perhaps down in the canyon. Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
I am about 5'9" or so, but I have little short legs: about a 29" inseam. There's no way that I can pedal a bike fitted for a taller or longer-legged rider.
I looked for but cannot find a picture that was posted of DN from the back (he was in a military uniform), and it looked like he had little short legs, too. Is it even possible that he could ride TW's bike? (Of course, he might walk it to another location.)
ETA: I found this photo of Tim and his bike on the mb forum. There's no way that I could pedal that bike, and I doubt DN could, either.
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BBM - For some reason I have always taken TW to be 6' or 6' l".
And, yes, DN has lots of Mug Shots giving his height as 5' 10" (though a Johnson County, Indiana rap sheet lists 5' 9" as his height).
I think that was a keen observation on your part to notice how far apart TW's bike seat is from the pedals. My word, they're a l-o-n-g way apart...I might well have underestimated TW's height! I can't picture an average size person jumping on that bike and riding off without needing to adjust the seat first...which, imo, wouldn't be plausible under the circumstances.