IMO, someone DOES know and hopefully he's squealing like a pig behind bars. I don't think it was a PI either. But I wonder why they dismissed her concerns of being followed? Was it part of her "erratic" behavior in the weeks prior? IIRC, she had expressed the same concerns to someone at the donut shop and again the night she disappeared to the clerk at the gas station. She was in possession of hydrocodone in the recent arrest. I'm not saying she was addicted to it, I clearly have no expertise, but wanted to share this info about the side effects.
https://www.addictionhope.com/hydrocodone/
A hydrocodone addiction might also be an attempt to “numb” emotional pain caused from psychological trauma, feelings of anxiety or depression, or instances of abuse. In these cases, these would be psychological causes of an addiction to hydrocodone.
Psychological effects from using hydrocodone – Abusing hydrocodone can also have negative impacts on mental health. Here are some negative psychological and mental effects from abusing hydrocodone:
- Altered perception of reality
- Personality shifts
- Low self-esteem, negative body image
- Feelings of anger, rage
- Increased anxiety
- Mood swings
- Depression
- Confusion, disorientation
- Paranoia
https://www.addictionhope.com/hydrocodone/
When I was watching the show I was actually expecting the reporter to ask that question-- had he hired a PI? Because I thought of it too. She was acting strange, got arrested for prescription pain pills not belonging to her and it SEEMS like she lied (If Heather did not lie, someone else did). If these things all happened before the incidents where she went missing it would not have been surprising if her husband hired a PI. BUT the reporter didn't ask and SM did not say anything about a PI. He even seemed reluctant to admit she may have been lying, IMO. He was trying really hard not to talk bad about Heather. I also was thinking if he HAD hired a PI we would know about it because the PI would know what happened to Heather. LE would find out if there was PI hired because they went through the computers and they would see communications/a bill. So, no I don't think there was a PI. It's actually too bad there wasn't one hired. We could know what happened. I hope someone who DOES know starts talking soon.