I agree, if he really saw the person on Lauren's balcony at midnight just two days before she disappeared, and he was truly as concerned as he appeared during the interview, the memory would've come to light either Wednesday night or when questioned by LE the following day. One of the biggest holes in his story,
as related by his mother, was pointed out by one of our very astute members, and I apologize for not remembering which one at the moment. His mother says McD was awakened by "a loud noise" on Thursday night around midnight. He looked out of his door to find DD on LG's balcony. DD said he was thinking about cutting the grass, which McD said wouldn't bother him because he can sleep through anything. Hmm... So why was he awakened by the" loud noise"? :waitasec: Anyway, some of the discussion can be found in this thread around August 8-10.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146695&highlight=annihilation&page=10
The point here is that there are two different saws: the one McD purchased to cut the pear tree limbs, which he discarded because it was broken; and the one used in the crime and later found in the storage room. His mother claims it would not be unusual for McD to save the packaging, and says he had receipts going back several years.
If he did own the hacksaw used in the crime, and the packaging in his apartment belongs to that particular hacksaw, it was either just an oversight or as some believe, a souvenir. I think the evidence supports either notion but we don't have enough facts to be sure. If there's a nefarious reason for saving the condoms, the same reasoning might be attributed to saving the hacksaw packaging and the Wal-Mart receipts LE found in his apartment, and they are all odd mementos of his aberration. Going back to his mother's statement that he saves things like old receipts, is he just sloppy? Maybe he stashes things away never bothering to throw them out. Or is he compulsive? Is there an illogical reason why he holds onto things? If so, it could explain the incriminating items found in his apartment.
There are several examples of selective memory in the interview. For example, he claims to have met LG's family only once, when her dog was injured by a car. Yet, we have heard from her family they encountered McD on other occasions. IMO, he attempted to create distance between LG and himself to give the impression he was indifferent toward her.
Only one person I can name. It's possible someone might "borrow" a condom from a neighbor in a pinch. But two different neighbors within the same week? Why not just snatch a couple from the first neighbor if you anticipated the need for more than one and were too cheap to buy your own? But who would keep those condoms for 2-1/2 years?