Well of course they would be further investigating if this search had proved to be a success and yielded Lauren's missing remains and in that was found to be a gun shot wound.. Of course that would be additional and extra evidence.. Given what is known of Stephen in a way it wouldn't be surprising that his cowardly azz knew he couldn't or found tht he wasn't able to overpower the fit and athletic match that Lauren proved to be thus him having to resort to a method such as a gunshot in order to overpower and kill his victim.. I don't believe that this would have ever been his original or plan "a" due to it being very quick and likely fairly painless if it were a gunshot wound to the head, as was purposed ^above^.. He very much was a sadistic
Predator that wanted to see his victim suffer while committing deplorable acts on his helpless victim.. From what I've read that definitely seemed to be an important aspect to his murdering someone and I feel that if it were found that he did infact have to resort to a tactic such as this it would have been because Lauren proved to be much stronger and more of a fighter than he had planned for her to be..
Although now in truly giving this a moment of thought as I type this post it would however make sense that if he had indeed ended up having go resort to a gun in overpowering Lauren whatever part of the body was impacted with the actual gunshot most definitely WOULD HAVE TO BE THOROUGHLY DISPOSED OF OR DESTROYED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WOUND WOULD BE AN EASILY IDENTIFYING KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT COULD BE DIRECTLY TIED TO STEPHEN AND HIS FIREARMS.. So in looking at it that way I'd say it's in the realm of possibility that he had to resort to using a gun and is all the more reason that her remains have not been able to have been located..
All in all this landfill search IMO never held true or real promise of holding her remains, ATLEAST IMO it did not.. I honestly believe LE and the DAs office felt similarly that searching the landfill was a total shot in the dark with nothing indicating it held Lauren's remains.. There was truly nothing and I believe that all agencies involved realize and know this better than anyone that it was highly unlikely that the remains were there.. That's why I, unlike others do not see LE as being deceitful and lying to everyone, hiding behind this precious family's pain and desperation of hoping to find Lauren's remains.. I believe they are being honest this was for the family.. THERE NEVER WAS ANYTHING TO INDICATE THAT THE REMAINS WERE THERE!!! it was the family and their private searching that had a hunch and that's what that precious family was hoping and praying that the hunch was truly Gods way of leading them to where Laurens remains were.. LE and FBI CLEARLY SAW IT FOR WHAT IT WAS AND KNEW THERE'D LIKELY BE ZERO EVIDENTIARY VALUE IN THIS SEARCH!! They knew this and they did not go into the search with the intent of finding evidence . This Has been repeated several times by LE and they truly do not have any reason to be lying, because again there was zero evidence that led to this landfill search, nor does the court of public opinion matter like it does for the defense.. Prosecution doesn't show their hand til the trial and the court of public opinion matters not..
As I said when speaking of a gunshot wound being discovered if the remains had turned up.. Sure that wouldve been great, too.. Of course every DA would love to have every single piece of the puzzle of a murder case, but obviously that isn't possible and doesn't happen.. If the family's hunch had unexpectedly yielded results that would have been great for the DA as well.. But all agencies involved full well knew going into this search that there was nothing whatsoever to indicate the remains were in the landfill.. The motive was for the family and I am so happy that they were able to raise the funds to help aid in making this search happen, along with having the resources available to them that were volunteering their time to do so!! Many were not even field agents but rather deskjobs that volunteered their time.. Thank God for people like them and I *know the Giddings even tho this did not yield the results they so desperately desired it to.. Nonetheless I know they are extremely grateful to those who volunteered their time, on their own dime to help a perfect stranger, Lauren and her family..
Jmo, tho!